RE: Here We Go Again.....

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

> How about the concept of removing workers from respirators so they can work
> faster.  Workers are being forced to receive internal contaminations...  The
> workers don't want to take it home to their families, but the "man" says
> that dose is dose... 

Glenn,

We're all familiar with this particular issue in the Jan.1 revised 
10CFR20. More often than not, it was the HP population that was most 
upset with the change. However, if one truly believes in effective  
dose equivalent, and what the actual effective dose to the various 
organs is, evaluating TEDE ALARA makes logical sense. What is the 
overall risk from both external and internal. The old Part 20 didn't 
address this very well, and I don't believe was validation of the 
true dose to a workers organs. If the review is done correctly, and 
there is some internal uptake, but the evaluated effective dose is 
less than one would receive from external dose while wearing the 
respirator, it makes sense to get the job done without the 
respirator, in less time with less overall dose. This makes perfect 
sense to me, and has generally been accepted by almost all workers I 
deal with. This appears to be anon-issue, and eliminates a burdensome 
program (respiratory protection).


Sandy Perle
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