Re: DECLARED PREGNANT WORKER WAIVERS

[mozley@darius.pet.upenn.edu (P. David Mozley)]

Penn has a formal education program for workers who become pregnant.  A
specialized counselor has been identified.  Some minimal participation in
the educational program is mandatory, but how each worker chooses to
respond is her own choice. The policy only required minimal revision after
the 1994 Supreme Court decision reaffirming a women's right to make her own
choices about hazards in the work place.  Most women who have given me
feedback enjoyed the "course" and appreciated a formal mechanism for
ensuring that the information they needed was provided.

Written descriptions could probably be mustered if needed.

mozley@darius.pet.upenn.edu

>Hi Radsafers!
>
>I was wondering if any of you have a policy or a waiver statement that
>each female radiation worker signs acknowledging that she understands the
>new regulation about declaring herself as a pregnant radiation worker.
>
>Our Radiation Safety Committee wanted to know if there is some legal
>wording we could use and we are checking with our Attorney General.
>
>Do you think this type of waiver is legal or necessary?
>
>Please respond to me directly at my email address: isakimot@hawaii.edu
>
>Thank you in advance!
>
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>Irene Sakimoto
>University of Hawaii at Manoa
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