Re: radioactive material training for researchers

[Sam Engelhard <mrnrge@lamar.colostate.edu>]

Try Tide or any other phosphate containing laundry detergent. thats what I used
when I was in the navy.
Samuel A Engelhard (Sam) RRPT
Colorado State University Radiation Control Office
131 General Services Bldg.
Ft. Collins Co 80523-6021
(970)491-4835
MrNrge@lamar.colostate.edu

Andrew Buchan wrote:

> In light of this request. I have a similar one. I will be teaching a
> basic training class for some undergrad bio students who will be using
> some H3, I want to use a material that shines under black light to
> show how contamination spreads. Has anyone done this? If so how
> effective was it, and what did you use as the mock contamination?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Andrew
>
> On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 11:53:27 -0600 (CST) "Gross, Karen M.(Health
> Phys.)" <karen_gross2@merck.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I work in a pharmaceutical research facility and we have been revising our
> > > basic radioactive material training course for researchers this past year.
> > > Although it is much more effective and interesting that what we were
> > > previously using, there is always the problem of boring the researchers.
> > > In addition, there is definitely a large portion of training and knowledge
> > > about working safely with radioactive material that researchers will only
> > > gain from on-the-job training by experienced researchers.
> > >
> > > Keeping these two points in mind, I wanted to ask people what types of
> > > demonstrations they include in their training to keep the researchers'
> > > attention and to bridge that gap of "book" knowledge and
> > > "practical/experience" knowledge which will minimize radiation exposures
> > > and maximize regulatory compliance.
> > >
> > > Please reply to me in person at "karen_gross2@merck.com".
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for you input.
> > >
> > > Karen M. Gross
> > >
> > > karen_gross2@merck.com
> > >
> > > Phone:  (215) 652-3363
> > > Fax:       (215) 652-3667
> > >
> > > WP44C-2
> > > P. O. Box 4
> > > Merck & Co., Inc.
> > > West Point, PA  19486
> > >
> > >
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