RE:

["Jim F. Herrold" <Herrold@UWyo.Edu>]

ORISE has on display health physics posters from the Manhattan Project
era, one of which states: "A man and his contaminated clothing are soon
parted -- Wear your protective clothing" This is our policy and I show a
copy of this poster in my training. We have confiscated shoes and other
articles of clothing to either be held for decay, decontaminated or
disposed. We have our own small washing machine for contaminated
clothing and do our best, but make no guarantees of getting these things
back to the owner. I hung one of my own contaminated street shoes on the
wall in our waste building a number of years back as a reminder to our
employees to be careful. (Do as I say, not as I do)


Jim F. Herrold
Radiation Safety Officer
University of Wyoming
Environmental Health & Safety
312 Merica Hall
Laramie, WY 82071

herrold@uwyo.edu
(307) 766-3277

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>From: 	kulpanowski@glerl.noaa.gov[SMTP:kulpanowski@glerl.noaa.gov]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, November 26, 1996 1:08 PM
>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>
If I may employee your assistance once again, I would like to know how
>you handle contaminated clothing.  If 100 ml of C-14 in water, total activity
>0.1 uCi is spilled directly on street clothes (i.e. lab coat NOT being worn)
>would you discard the clothing or launder them and return them to the
>employee.  I'm familiar with the option of cutting out the contaminated area
>of the clothing, but hardly seems realistic when dealing with street
>clothes.  My initial response would be to discard the clothing because I
don't know how you can assure that after decon, you have removed all
>C-14. Since this clothing is street clothing worn directly against the skin,
>I
>feel justified in this logic. I'm wondering if others would agree or if you
>would wash the clothes and return them to the employee.  If you would like
>to respond, my e-mail address is kulpanowski@glerl.noaa.gov 

>Thank you for your assistance.
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