Re: OSHA radiation regulatory activities

[bobscottchp@juno.com (Robert A Scott)]

	About four years ago a nurse at our hospital complained to OSHA
that we were creating a safety hazard in the way we were handling
brachytherapy patients on the patient care unit.  Apparently this nurse
had come from another facility where they treated brachy patients
differently than we do.
	OSHA called us, and we had to compile a lot of documentation for
them, which eventually satisfied them.  But if we had not had a tight
system, I suspect they would have come in for a rather complete
inspection.


On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:51:13 -0600 (CST) Joelle Key
<jkey@mail.state.tn.us> writes:
>At a recent meeting, OSHA representatives claimed to regulate x-ray
>machines and accelerators.  Is anyone aware of an OSHA inspection of
>an accelerator or x-ray machine?  Is anyone aware of any other OSHA
>radiation inpections?
>
>Joelle Key
>jkey@mail.state.tn.us
>

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