This revision updates the entire Radiation Safety chapter of the SPPM. This revised chapter includes the following 12 sections:
– Introduction to SPPM Chapter 9: Radiation Safety 9.05
– Committment to ALARA 9.06
– Administration and Support of the Radiation Protection Program 9.10
– Radiation Protection Program Implementation 9.20
– Assurance of Public and Worker Safety 9.30
– Authorizaton to Possess and Use Ionizing Radiation 9.40
– Radioactive Materials Authorization 9.50
– Radiation Machine Authorization 9.60
– Radioactive Waste Management 9.70
– Radiological Incident and Emergency Response 9.80
– Regulatory Oversight and References 9.90
– Acronyms and Definitions 9.95
This revision removes or replaces the following SPPM sections:
– Radiation Safety Philosophy 9.10
– Radiation Safety Responsibility and Authority 9.14
– Radiation Safety Courses 9.16
– Authorization to Use Radiation Sources 9.20
– Radiation Machines 9.22
– Acquiring Sources of Ionizing Radiation 9.25
– Radiation Signs and Labels 9.32
– Laboratory Radiation Safety Practices 9.35
– Decontamination Procedures 9.40
– Laboratory Survey Program 9.42
– Sealed Source Leak Testing Program 9.43
– Personnel Monitoring Devices 9.45
– Extremity Monitoring 9.46
– Bioassays 9.48
– Prenatal Radiation Exposure 9.50
– Disposal of Radioactive Wastes 9.60
– Disposal of Equipment Used with Radioactive Materials 9.65
For a summary of the changes and links to the revised sections, see the SPPM Revision 102 memorandum at:
https://www.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/Revision_Memos/RevisionMemoS102.htm
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