Re: Here We Go Again.....

[Thomas M Lashley <lashleyt@dteenergy.com>]

Or the individual's family who received internal contamination.......

Glen.Vickers@ucm.com wrote:

> 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
> > E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net
> > Personal Website: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1205
> >
> > "The object of opening the mind, as of opening
> > the mouth, is to close it again on something solid"
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