RE: Strontium-90 on Tennessee Highway 95

["George J. Vargo" <vargo@physicist.net>]

Actually, there's a lot of validity in that  A lot of us could use more

training in effective communication, psychology, leadership (the right-brain

kind of stuff).  I can recall many instances where radiation workers,

members of the public, etc. have been turned "anti" because of dismissive or

condescending attitudes, ineptly communicated explanations of risk, or the

"we know what's good for you" attitude.  Like or not, personal perceptions

become personal realities and feelings become beliefs.

 

 



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-----Original Message-----

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Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:01 PM

To: Jose Julio Rozental; RadSafeInst; bobcherry; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: Strontium-90 on Tennessee Highway 95







 



If, as suggested, an understanding of peoples "feelings" is important for

decisions on cleanup of radioactivity, shouldn't training in psychology be a

part of Health Physics training?

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Jose Julio Rozental <mailto:joseroze@netvision.net.il>  

To: RadSafeInst <mailto:RadSafeInst@cableone.net>  ; bobcherry

<mailto:bobcherry@cox.net>  ; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu 

Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:55 PM

Subject: Re: Strontium-90 on Tennessee Highway 95



Why you intend to transfer responsibility to someone? - Do it yourself - You

are not the common member of the public to understand feelings about

radioactive contamination

 

Jose Julio Rozental

Joseroze@netvision.net.il

Israel



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From: RadSafeInst <mailto:RadSafeInst@cableone.net>  

To: bobcherry <mailto:bobcherry@cox.net>  ; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu 

Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 4:38 AM

Subject: Re: Strontium-90 on Tennessee Highway 95





 

I wish someone would leak a "few drops" of Strontium-90 in my neighborhood

so I could get my street re-paved!!!!      

Ed Battle