Re: ILLINOIS RADIOGRAPHER

["P. van Rooyen" <rooyen@aib-vincotte.nl>]

It is to far to simple to suppose that just buying special detection 

equipment will prevent these incidents from happening.  I do agree that 

good monitoring and training to keep awareness high is crucial.

I have seen to many equipment manufacturers selling “so called safety 

solutions to all of your problems”

When you want to improve the working practices you should look into the 

environmental working conditions also.

We supply our radiographers with pocket meters so they are able to use it 

in all kind of situations.



I do not want judge in this particular case because scarcely any formal 

information is provided.

There could be a dozen contributing factors leading to this person doing 

what he did, even if he covered up info.

That would be the same as guessing how many clouds will pass by in the next 

hour.

Hopefully a professional independent accident investigation is performed so 

some lessons are learned.

And not merely to put the blame on..., or to cover insurance claims..., but 

to really learn something from it.



To suppose that in the last 30 years no improvements were made is an 

underestimation of the reality.





Regards

Paul van Rooijen



Manager HSE

AIB-Vinçotte Nederland BV, PO Box 6869, 4802 HW Breda, The Netherlands

tel (+31) 076 579 11 54, fax (+31) 076 587 47 60

e-mail rooyen@aib-vincotte.nl 



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