Re: dose limits for members of the public

[Chris Davey <chris.davey@cancerboard.ab.ca>]

If what Sandy says below is truly the result....  so be it.  But I don't believe that it is true, any more than it would be true for 'audio'

radiation:



The fact that we know that low levels of 'audio' radiation are harmless does not mean that, in circumstances where levels are high, we do not provide

hearing protection, sound insulation, or engineer alternatives which run more quietly.



Regards,



Chris Davey



Sandy Perle wrote:



> > I think it should be raised to 5 rem. 5 rem won't hurt radiation

> > workers, it won't hurt the general public. Think of the $$$ it would

> > save that could go to things that REALLY hurt people, like auto

> > safety.

>

> One more thought. If the above statement was proven to be absolutely correct, then we could save even more; i.e., no need for a rad safety group,

> no need to expend huge sums of $$ on occupational dose reports, no need for surveys, no need for commercial outfits to provide signs, tape and

> other supplies, no need for survey meters and other instrumentation, no need for a cal lab, no need for rad safety training, no need for rad

> protection consulting, no need for regulatory oversight, no need for personnel monitoring, no need for ... RADSAFE!!

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> Sandy Perle



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