RE: Here We Go Again.....

[Glen.Vickers@ucm.com]

We agree that the TEDE concept is sound.  I was thinking more about how
outsiders such as the media would handle such a concept.

Glen Vickers

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sandy Perle [SMTP:sandyfl@earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:06 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	RE: Here We Go Again.....
> 
> > 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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