Remove Protective Clothing and Dosimeter(s)

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Module 10.3: Practical Factors

Instructor's Notes

Suggest: During demonstration, pre-stage

abnormal situations, and discuss appropriate

response.

Unusual situations or conditions may include off-

scale dosimeter, spill of water, shielding that has

slipped, posting that is different from pre-job brief

information, etc.

Take appropriate actions to radiological alarms. Be

familiar with location of area monitors.

10. Personnel and equipment must be monitored.

F. Remove Protective Clothing and Dosimeter(s)

Once the job has been completed, the worker should

proceed directly to the step-off pad area and follow facility-

specific instructions.

General requirements

EO6 REMOVE protective

clothing and dosimeter(s) in

Protective clothing should be removed without

accordance with posted

spreading contamination and, in particular, without

instructions. (DOE RCS,

contaminating the skin.

Appendix 3C.)

Workers should be instructed not to touch the skin

or place anything in the mouth during protective

clothing removal.

Posted instructions for protective clothing removal

should be posted adjacent to the step-off pad.

Removal process

Suggest: Using facility-specific posted

instructions, remove protective clothing and

dosimeter(s). If practical, have students do the

same.

Incorporate lessons learned occurrences.

(Demonstrate or discuss occurrences.)

G. Monitor for Contamination

EO7 MONITOR for

personnel contamination in

Immediately upon exiting Contamination, High

accordance with posted

Contamination, Airborne Radioactivity Areas or prior to

instructions. (DOE RCS,

exiting a Radiological Buffer Area that contains these

Appendix 3D.)

areas, monitoring for contamination is required.

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