RE: (another) radiography overexposure

["Jean-Francois, Stephane" <stephane_jeanfrancois@merck.com>]

Excellent point. The second I started working here as an RSO for a reseacrh
center and that I saw that there was always construction on the site, I ask
for industrial radiography.Are we using any contractors ?

" Why ?" I was told .

"Because you may have a man walking with a 100 Ci source of gamma around OUR
employees and that my job is to make sure that OUR employees do not have any
unecessary dose of radiation" P-32, Zn-65, Cr-51 or In-111 are radioisotopes
that you learn to respect in biotech research but Ir-192 (or even Co-60 for
"concrete jobs") in Curies activities are something else. I performed so far
5 inspections on site and it worth the extra effort.

My opinion

Stephane Jean-Francois, Eng., CHP

Specialiste en radioprotection/Radiation Safety Specialist
Gestion des risques/Risk Management
Merck Frosst Canada & Co
TEL: 514.428.8695
FAX; 514.428.8541
email: stephane_jeanfrancois@merck.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: Williamson, Matthew [mailto:Matthew.Williamson@nypa.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 9:12 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE: (another) radiography overexposure


Bill,

We took an opportunity with the rash of events in 1999 to have a stand down
with our radiographer contractor and QA.  WE need to take these event and
look to help the folks at our facility and do OUR part.  The radiographers
were very glad/shocked to hear the events of late.

Remember if they screw up at your plant; your program is on the line,
especially if it involves your work force wandering into a HRA from the
radiographer.
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