Re: Laboratory Eating/Drinking Policy

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 15:57 29.03.2000 -0600, you wrote:
>          We are in the process of designing a new research building and in 
>          recent meeting where the lab space was being discussed several
PI's 
>          have mentioned the desire to allow eating/drinking at desk spaces 
>          which would be located inside laboratories.  
>          
>          Here are my specific questions...
>           
>          1.Does your radiation safety program allow eating/drinking of any 
>          kind within laboratory spaces which are designated for radioactive 
>          material use?

No, because it is strictly forbidden by the Austrian radiation protection
legislation to eat, drink and to use cosmetics in a room where radioactive
material is handled. I think this is a rare example of legislation which
makes sense........


Franz


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