Re: laboratory surveys and inspections

[Matthew J Walker <mwalker3@Bayou.UH.EDU>]

Oops I goofed on my first response.  Here at the University of Houston the
researcher is responsible for the monthly surveys.  The safety office does
the quarterly surveys.  I hope that this is helpful.


On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Matthew J Walker wrote:

> Here at the 
> 
> On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Andrew Karam wrote:
> 
> > Dear Radsafers -
> > 
> > The University of Rochester Radiation Safety Office is currently performing
> > monthly surveys of all posted laboratories.  I am trying to turn the
> > majority of this responsibility over to the researchers so that we can
> > start performing less frequent but more thorough inspections.  To support
> > this change, I am gathering information on the number of universities in
> > which researchers perform these surveys themselves.  My guess is that very
> > few universities have this function supplied by Radiation Safety.
> > 
> > I would appreciate hearing from my fellow RSOs about:
> > 
> > - whether or not periodic surveys are performed by the researcher or by
> > radiation safety, 
> > - how long you feel a realistic inspection should take
> > - how frequently your staff inspect laboratories
> > - how effective your laboratory inspection program is
> > 
> > Please respond directly to me and I will summarize for everyone else.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Andy
> > 
> > Andrew Karam, MS, CHP			akaram@safety.rochester.edu
> > RSO, University of Rochester		http://www.rochester.edu/Admin/EHAS/rshpage.htm 
> > (716) 275-3781 (voice)				(716) 256-0365 (fax)
> > 
> > "Just as, from the pawprint alone, one recognizes the lion." Johann
> > Bernoulli, 1697 referring to Newton's anonymous solution of the
> > brachistochrone problem. 
> > 
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