Re: Fwd: Re: respiratory tract dose

["Todd Brautigam" <brautt@myapc.com>]

Bill,



While your specific written words do not SAY he is unqualified, the insinuation is definitely there. 



Specifically -



"If you are a member of the Health Physics Society, I point out that the HPS code of

ethics includes the statement, "Each member shall be a judge of his/her competence and

will not undertake any assignment beyond his/her abilities."  I assume that the AIHA

has a similar code of ethics."



**AND**



" I would caution any "kind sole" who is considering responding to this, that it's one

thing having a general discussion or steering a qualified person to an overlooked

reference.  It's quite another to be performing calculations for a licensing document

that the NRC will be using to determine whether this facility and its personnel can

safely handle the requested radioactive materials."



I took your response as questioning his qualifications and thinking he was asking someone to do the calculations. In fact, he did not ask for that... only for the materials (equations and constants) addressing his situation. He even says that he wants to work out the problem himself. That statement does NOT mean he is unqualified. If YOU can sit down and do everything that YOUR job MAY require without referring to relevant documents or asking for assistance, more power to you. Personally, I like to self-check no matter how well I may know my duties... and that is something we should all do religiously.







Todd Brautigam

(207) 882-4506



"I was told to expect the

unexpected, but the

unexpected has exceeded

my expectations."



>>> William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM> 05/15/03 08:21AM >>>

Your posting shows that you did not read my message.  In the future, please do

so before trying to respond.





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