RE: Question about radiation exposure and employment

["Humphrey, Monica M." <MONICA.M.HUMPHREY@saic.com>]

Sounds like an ugly situation got uglier. This poses a lot of questions. Who

was the assignor and why was the assignee explaining increase in dose, was

there any pre-planning, do they have a formal ALARA program? What

circumstances allowed the dose to exceed 5 rem and why is it the assignee

who is being punished for it?



Monica Humphrey

SAIC - Rad Safety



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From: owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu

[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu] On Behalf Of Celia Rajkovich

Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 8:38 PM

To: John Jacobus

Cc: radsafe

Subject: Re: Question about radiation exposure and employment



> If there are other radworkers and the "licensee" is not dose sharing that

is unALARA and not acceptable - What is the RSO doing? Something is not

right there.

The following question was posed to me and I would like to know if anyone

> has heard of a similar situation.

> 

> A radiation worker is being assigned duties by the licensee that is

> resulting in increasing doses of radiation.  Several times during the year

> he had to explain in writing an increase in exposure to the RSO. Still,

> increased duties are being assigned, and exposure values increase.  Before

> the end of the year, the exposure values exceed 5000 mrem (50 mSv).  The 

> worker is removed from radiation-related duties, and assigned other work

> to do.  Now he is facing a reduction in pay and possible firing.

> 

> Any thoughts?

> 

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> -- John John Jacobus, MS Certified Health Physicist e-mail:

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