Re: Dosimeters and airport security

[Doug Aitken <daitken@sugar-land.oilfield.slb.com>]

At 01:12 PM 1/9/2003 -0600, Sandy Perle wrote:

> On 9 Jan 2003 at 14:30, Doug Aitken
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> wrote:
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> > A dosimeter is obviously to measure your occupational dose, so you
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> should wear it during all professional occasions. And why 
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> > confuse your records by having to add in "visitor badge"
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> doses? 
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> The "visitor badge" is the official dose from the licensee. I
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> wouldn't think that you're confusing the dose records. The fact is, 
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> the badged individual will receive an official Form 5 with the 
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> assigned dose. If the individual is wearing 2 badges, there is always
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> the possibility that the doses will be accidentally combined. Worse 
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> yet, if there is a significant difference between the 2 doses, which
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> one will be used? Won't the worker then have reason to question all 
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> dosimetry worn?


I stand corrected! I deal with a mobile workforce, working in multiple

locations for the same company (same licensee). Obviously, my situation

is different from people who work in various facilities with separate

licensees. 


However, I wonder how these people working (short term) in multiple

locations under different licensees ever get a correct cumulative dose,

if these assignments are of a duration insufficient to pass the

sensitivity threshold of the individual dosimeters? Besides the obvious

problem of keeping track and correct notification from the various

licensees.


regards





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