Re: Personnel Dosimetry Records -Reply

[DAVID HARRISON <DHARRISON@doe.lanl.gov>]

Don't necessarily agree with BRZGV.  True, the supervisor should know
what his/her teams' exposure is, lifetime and YTD.  And the individual
should definitely know what his/her exposure is; however, comparing
exposures does little  to benefit the group/individual re: radiation
exposure control.  Re: collective doses, sure.  This definitely comes into
play when you are deriving ALARA goals.  If the individual wishes to
divulge this information, so be it.  But individual exposures should not be
posted, just the collective groups.

DHARRISON@DOE.LANL.GOV

>>> <BRZGV@ccmail.ceco.com> 07/10/96 07:09am >>>
     Supervisors must know how much dose their personnel are
accumulating.  
     How might they use "dose-equalization" principles or look at trends or 
     comparisons between workers to ensure that everyone is performing
work 
     in a manner that is consistent with ALARA principles?
     
     I would think that the name, monthly, and yearly total posted in the 
     group breakroom would be reasonable.  This allows workers to
compare 
     themselves against one another and possibly question their own 
     exposure.
     
     You need to find the balance between the needs of the individual and 
     the needs of the group.
     
     Glen Vickers
     Nuclear Power HP


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Subject: Personnel Dosimetry Records
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at INTERNET
Date:    7/9/96 2:13 PM


Recently a question of confidentiality of personnel dosimetry records has
 been brought up.  The question is, if monthly film badge exposures are 
posted in a department, what, if any, information on the report from the 
badge vendor should not be posted?  information such as SSN and DOB
are  assumed not to be posted.  The main question is, each person has a
 participant number, so should the name also be excluded so the
exposure  is theoretically known only to the participant?  What right do 
supervisors and managers have to know the exposures of the people
they  supervise?  Do occupational radiation exposure records come
under the  federal Privacy Act?  Any info would be greatly appreciated.
      Bob Yoss
Radiation Safety Coordinator
Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital  9200
W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226
Office 414-257-5381
FAX    414-259-7889