RADIATION SAFETY MANUAL 

      1.    Authorization to Use Radioactive Materials

        2.    Radiation Safety Training

        3.    Emergency Procedures
                a.     Minor Spills
                b.     Major Spills
                c.     Skin and Body Contamination

        4.    Posting and Labeling
                a.     Posting Requirements
                b.     Labeling Requirements

        5.    Personnel Monitoring
                a.     The ALARA Principle
                b.     External Monitoring
                c.     Obtaining a Dosimeter
                d.     Rules for Wearing Badges
                e.     Internal Monitoring (bioassays)
                f.     Radiation Work at Other Institutions or Companies
                g.     Pregnant Employees Exposed to Radiation

        6.    Purchasing of Radioactive Material

        7.    Receipt and Opening of Radioactive Packages
               
        8.    Using Radioactive Materials Safely

        9.    Procedures for Performing Periodic Surveys

        10.  The Use of P-32 in the Laboratory
                a.     Monitoring
                b.     Facilities
                c.     Concerns
                d.     Waste

        11.   The Use of I-125 in the Laboratory
                a.     Monitoring
                b.     Facilities
                c.     Concerns
                d.     Waste

        12.   Common Low Energy Beta Emitters
                a.     H-3
                b.     C-14
                c.     S-35

        13.   Radioactive Waste Disposal
                a.     Procedures for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste
              
        14.   Inventory of Radioactive Materials

        15.   Security of Radioactive Materials

        16.   Procedures for Transferring Radioactive Materials
Forms:
        1.    Radiation Dosimeter Badge Request Form
        2.    Radionuclide Utilization Form
        3.    Incidental Sink Disposal Log
        4.    Radioactive Package Receipt Log
        5.    Radioactive Waste Transfer Form
        6.    Radioactive Biannual Inventory Report

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