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FW: AIHA pamphlet response - Please Post for me



I'm posting this to Radsafe for Pete as he currently isn't subscribed. It is
in response to my email to AIHA about the ionizing radiation panphlet.



> Fellow Radsafers,
> 
> I would fall on my sword at this point but unfortunately my wife insists I
> stay alive until all of my son's college education is paid for.
> 
> Bill Lipton alerted me to the booklet and its errors (I had not been aware
> of its existence until Bill sent me an e-mail) back in February.
> 
> This booklet apparently got rushed into publication without a final edit
> and
> review. Additionally none of the CHPs on the committee got to review the
> booklet during the draft stages (kind of interesting in itself). I believe
> that was what was intended and somehow the communication got botched and
> the
> AIHA published the document as is. So I plead mea culpa as I haven't been
> able to attend the last several committee meetings and I should have been
> paying attention to what was going on.
> 
> I spoke with the pamphlet's author at the last meeting (yes I did make
> one)
> and he agreed to look over the comments that have been made.
> 
> So I would ask that anyone who has comments to please send them to me and
> I'll try to correct all the technical errors. As usual I can try to
> influence style and format but I probably won't waste political capital
> doing so.
> 
> While somewhat an embarrassing situation for me it was actually kind of
> enlightening as to how the internal workings of AIHA happen. And I used to
> think attending committee meetings weren't useful.
> 
> 
> Pete Collopy
> Director, EH&S Services
> MJW Corporation
> 338 Harris Hill Road, Suite 208
> Williamsville, NY  14221
> pcollopy@mjwcorp.com
> 
> PS If you still want me to commit seppuku, then send enough money to pay
> for
> four years at American University.
>