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What is the purpose of the monitoring program established by the Basic Safety Standard regulations?
What is the purpose of the monitoring program established by the Basic Safety Standard regulations?
The purpose of the monitoring program is to systematically measure and assess actual and potential occupational and public exposures resulting from working with radioactive materials and irradiating apparatus.
What are the two types of measurements that the monitoring program is required to carry out?
What are the two types of measurements that the monitoring program is required to carry out?
The monitoring program is required to carry out measurements of both radiation and contamination.
What are the three components that the monitoring program may consist of?
What are the three components that the monitoring program may consist of?
The monitoring program may consist of personnel monitoring, work place monitoring, or environmental area monitoring.