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|  DOE-HDBK-1130-98
Module 6: Radiological Access Controls and Postings
Instructor's Notes
d.
Recommended requirements for exiting an RBA:
Personnel exiting a RBA containing a
Contamination Area, High Contamination Area, or
Airborne Radioactivity Area should, at a minimum,
perform a hand and foot frisk.
1)
General guidelines for handheld monitoring
E08 Identify the purpose and
using a hand-held radioactive contamination
use of personnel
survey instrument include the following:
contamination methods.
a)
Verify the instrument is on, set to the
proper scale, and within the calibration
date.
b)
Verify instrument response and source
check.
c)
Ensure the audible function of the
instrument is on and can be heard.
d)
Determine the instrument background.
(Insert facility-specific information concerning
acceptable background rates).
e)
Survey hands before picking up the probe.
f)
Hold the probe approximately " from
the surface being surveyed for
beta/gamma and " for alpha radiation.
g)
Move probe slowly over the surface,
approximately 2" per second.
h)
If the count rate increases during frisking,
pause for 5 to 10 seconds over the area to
provide adequate time for instrument
response.
2)
Alarm response for hand-held survey
instrument
a)
If contamination is indicated, remain in the
area and notify the Radiological Control
personnel.
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