RF Medical Exams

["Mercado, Don" <don.mercado@lmco.com>]

Greetings, everyone.

I'm reviewing the safety requirements for individuals working with
RF/microwave sources. Our current 
standard, which was generated from documents created at about the time
the earth cooled,
requires that RF users get a full blown eye exam, including a retinal
photo, prior to working with RF
sources. I cannot find any regulatory reference or standard which
requires this eye exam. Do any of 
you know where this may have come from? Do any of your institutions
require an eye exam, or ANY
type of physical exam prior to using RF sources? This could be a
substancial $$ savings if it is not
required.

Please respond to me at Don.Mercado@lmco.com.

Thank you in advance. 

> A man is caught, by a forest ranger, sitting at a make-shift campfire,
> and to the ranger's horror, eating a bald eagle.  The man is
consequently
> put in jail for the crime.  On the day of his trail, the conversation
> went something like this:
>
> JUDGE: "Do you know that eating a bald eagle is a federal offense?"
>
> MAN: "Yes I do.  But if you let me argue my case, I'll explain what
> happened."
>
> JUDGE: "Proceed."
>
> MAN: "I got lost in the woods.  I hadn't had anything to eat for two
> weeks.  I was so hungry.  Next thing I see is a Bald Eagle swooping
down
> at the lake for some fish.  I knew that if I followed the Eagle I
could
> maybe steal the fish.  I caught up with the eagle who lighted upon a
tree
> stump to eat the fish.  I threw a stone toward the eagle hoping he
would
> drop the fish and fly away.  Unfortunately, in my weakened condition,
my
> aim was off, and the rock hit the eagle squarely on his poor little
head,
> and killed it.  I thought long and hard about what had happened, but
> figured that since I killed it I might as well eat it since it would
> be more disgraceful to let it rot on the ground."
>
> JUDGE: "The court will take a recess while we analyze your testimony."
> 15 minutes goes by and the judge returns.
>
> JUDGE: "Due to the extreme circumstance you were under and because you
> didn't intend to kill the eagle, the court will dismiss the charges."
>
> The Judge then leans over the bench and whispers: "If you don't mind
my
> asking, what does a bald eagle taste like?"
>
> MAN: "Well your honor, it is hard to explain.  The best I can describe
> it is somewhere between a California Condor and a Spotted Owl."