Contextual Information for the Potential Enhancement of Annual Radiation Protection Program Review Reports

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• Personal Author:
  Emery RJ ; Gutiérrez JM
• Description:
  Organizations possessing sources of ionizing radiation are required to develop, document, and implement a "radiation protection program" that is commensurate with the scope and extent of permitted activities and sufficient to ensure compliance with basic radiation safety regulations. The radiation protection program must also be reviewed at least annually, assessing program content and implementation. A convenience sample assessment of web-accessible and voluntarily-submitted radiation protection program annual review reports revealed that while the reports consistently documented compliance with necessary regulatory elements, very few included any critical contextual information describing how important the ability to possess radiation sources was to the central mission of the organization. Information regarding how much radioactive material was currently possessed as compared to license limits was also missing. Summarized here are suggested contextual elements that can be considered for possible inclusion in annual radiation protection program reviews to enhance stakeholder understanding and appreciation of the importance of the ability to possess radiation sources and the importance of maintaining compliance with associated regulatory requirements. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Occupational Health
  • Radiation
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Radioactive materials
  • Radiation protection
  • Safety
  • Control systems
  • Protective measures
  • Humans
  • Work organization
  • Work operations
  • Health protection
  • Occupational safety programs
  More +
• ISSN:
  0017-9078
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  154-164
• Volume:
  113
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052741
• Citation:
  Health Phys 2017 Aug; 113(2):154-164
• Contact Point Address:
  Janet M. Gutiérrez, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Environmental Health & Safety, 1851 Crosspoint Drive, OCB 1.330, Houston, TX 77054
• Email:
  janet.r.mccrary@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Health Physics
• End Date:
  20250630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212219/cdc_212219_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.02 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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