Re: chirper

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

On 30 May 2002 at 17:26, Kevin Wright wrote:



> Over the years, I have seen many problems thwarted by attentive staff.  Good staff will help you select equipment appropriate for your 

> facility (and possibly at reduced cost). Good equipment enhances the worker, but the best equipment in the world will not stop all 

> incidents when the users are inattentive or poorly trained.  Equipment that is too high-tech and costly sometimes causes workers to 

> lose their "ownership" of a job, thus decreasing their effectiveness.



Your basic premise has merit, but, let me just make a few comments:



(1) Not all staff will be good.

(2) Continuous training and re-qualification is essential

(3) Appropriate procedures are required, and, need to be reviewed and 

updated periodically

(4) Management oversight is critical. Periodic management reviews are 

required to assess the program

(5) Appropriate equipment for the job must be provided.

(6) Staff need to be familiar with all equipment, limitations and 

maintenance requirements



In this case, a secondary alarming dosimeter is a requirement. It 

doesn't protect you 100% from any known or unknown hazard. It simply 

provides the individual with the means to understand the work 

environment that is being worked in. As with any tool, the worker 

should be checking the alarming dosimeter to ensure that it continues 

to function within the work area. One should not rely solely on the 

assumption that the alarm will in fact, go off. The worker can not 

become complacent when using any equipment.



The whole discussion, except for some comments, appear to be skirting 

the whole issue, that being, radiographers are known to have many 

problems with unexpected dose being received. Therefore, the 

discussion regarding whether an electronic alarming dosimeter, or a 

chirper, or some other dosimeter should be sued, misses the point 

entirely. The worker should use whatever equipment will assist in 

minimizing unexpected exposure, and, provide for continual 

information on the work environment.

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Sandy Perle

Director, Technical

ICN Worldwide Dosimetry Service

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