Safety » Workplace Radiation
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- Disasters / Radiation : Radiological emergency response
Nuclear power plant emergency advice on radiation exposure from nuclear power plants. What to do before, during and after an adverse radiological event.
- Environment / Radiation : Radioactive waste management and environmental concerns
Radiation dose and risk modeling. Full text of MARSSIM - Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual - used for evaluating requirements with federal radiation regulations. NRC tutorial on radiation. Radioactive waste disposal. Database of EPA toxicity values for radionuclides. How nuclear radiation works. Radiological Emergency Management.
- Environment / Radon : Resources related to environmental and indoor radon, low level radiation
Technical resources related to the hazards of radon and mitigation strategies. Engineering instructions for indoor radon prevention. Hotlines, answers to common questions, state radon contacts, etc. Ionizing radiation protection. Predicted median annual-average living-area concentration, by county. EPA radon mitigation standards.
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EPA documents related to the ultraviolet index. Causes and prevention of skin cancer. Answers to frequently asked questions about sunglasses.
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Electromagnetic field radiation hazards (EMF). Cellular phones. Power lines. VDTs. EMF measurements database. Swedish EMF standards. Fact sheets on electric and magnetic fields in the workplace.
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Laser-related materials. Tutorials. Standards. Resources. Research & theory. Safety programs and manuals. Medical laser safety.
- Industrial Hygiene / Radiation : Radiation control programs, technical manuals, tutorials and more
Resources. Technical reference manuals. Fact sheets. Control of radioactive materials. Radiation safety policies, procedures & manuals. Worker safety training modules & study guides. Full text of radiation safety programs. Guidelines on radioactive material identification, storage, control, transportation, etc. Safety concerns from medical radiology procedures. User guides for workers using equipment that deal with radiation.
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Emphasis on safety & health references for the nuclear medicine department.
- OSHA / Radiation : OSHA technical resources on radiation, including EMF, lasers, etc.
Technical resources related to ionizing radiation hazards, radiofrequency radiation and lasers.
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Full text of radiation regulations and reference materials from a variety of sources in the US government. TLV exposure criteria. Full text of the state radiation laws available on the internet.
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