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RE: perception and reality regarding tool boxes on trucks
Bill, I feel that the "fears of the general public" were amplified by
misapplication of the evacuation recommended in the DOT "ERG". The
recommended evacuation range is 100m or about 330 feet.. So why did
"Police closed off three miles of Route 9 and evacuated more than 100
residents"?
Did the Emergency Response Team do more harm than good by evacuation an
area beyond the 100m (downwind) area?
I agree that an individual forced out of their home by police claiming that
they are in danger of exposure to radiation has a right to be concerned but
they should have never been placed in a situation where they were asked to
evacuate because it was not necessary. All E.R. teams have access to the
books which tell them how to deal with these types of accidents and should
know how to use and apply them.
What if one of those evacuated individuals suffers from "Radiation induced
Stress"? Who is to blame, the transport company, the owner of the
radioactive items, the E.R. team or the media???
Just my $0.0126 worth (Canadian) :-)
William Stewart
Radiation Safety Manager
University of Saskatchewan
306-966-8494
-----Original Message-----
From: William V Lipton [SMTP:liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:08 PM
To: Ruth Sponsler
Cc: caspar@AECOM.YU.EDU; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: Re: perception and reality regarding tool boxes on trucks
Not quite; we "deal with it" by recognizing that the fears of the
general public, even tho not rational for a "scientifically trained
person", are real and must be respected. If someone is ordered to
evacuate his home because of a radioactive materials accident, I don't
blame him for being concerned. BTW, this evacuation is one of the
actions recommended in the DOT, "Emergency Response Guidebook."
Dismissing people with concerns as stupid or inferior will only
reenforce their fears.
My humble request to those who want to continue their elitist and
condescending approach to public concerns: "Don't just do something,
stand there."
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.
Bill Lipton
Ruth Sponsler wrote:
> ...
>
> 'Just deal with it.'
>
> How are we to deal with this? I presume that you want
> us to 'deal with it' by reinforcing and supporting the
> distortions...in other words, in other words, to
> create a Big Lie. ...
>
> ~Ruth 2
>
> --- William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM> wrote:
> > Perception is reality; just deal with it.
> >
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