Worker Responsibilities Regarding Dose Limits

DOE-HDBK-1130-98

addition, the DOE RCS recommends that the employer provide the option of a mutually

agreeable assignment of work tasks, with no loss of pay or promotional opportunity, such

that further occupational radiation exposure is unlikely.

This declaration may be revoked, in writing, at anytime by the declared pregnant

worker.

DOE limit

For a declared pregnant worker who continues working as a radiological worker, the

following radiation dose limit will apply.

The dose equivalent limit for the embryo/fetus (during the entire gestation

period) is 500 mrem.

Measures must be taken to avoid substantial variation above the uniform

exposure rate necessary to meet the 500 mrem limit for the gestation period.

The DOE RCS recommends that efforts be made to avoid exceeding 50

mrem/month to the embryo/fetus of the declared pregnant worker.

If the dose equivalent to the embryo/fetus is determined to have already

exceeded 500 mrem when a worker notifies her employer of her pregnancy, the

worker shall not be assigned to tasks where additional occupational radiation

exposure is likely during the remainder of the pregnancy.

Site policy

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Facility administrative control level

(Insert facility-specific information.)

Members of the public

DOE radiation dose equivalent limit is 100 mrem/year .

Facility administrative control levels

(Insert facility-specific information.)

C. Worker Responsibilities Regarding Dose Limits

It is each employee's responsibility to comply with DOE dose limits and facility

administrative control levels.