Environnement MP101M, Technical Manual

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SAFETY GUIDELINES
0.6 RADIATION PROTECTION RECOMMENDATIONS
0.6.1 SIGNALS
A label indicating the presence of a radioactive source can be put outside on the analyzer door. In this case,
it is necessary to use the black radioactive clover on yellow background. To take care not to use other types
of clover.
Figure 0–3 – Radioactive clover
A warning label is placed on the front side of the upper block of the receiver.
0.6.2 STAFF INFORMATION
The staff of the user company should be clearly informed of the presence of the radioactive source, of the
associated risks, and of the meaning of various signals.
0.6.3 INTERVENTION ON SOURCE HOLDERS
Any intervention on source holders should be made by the supplier or under the authority of the person
responsible for the nuclear activity of the user company by an person aware of the risks.
0.6.4 ESTIMATES OF SPECIAL RISKS
The person responsible for the nuclear activity should draw up the miscellaneous instructions to be applied
in case of malfunctions, incidents or fires, providing for the measures to be taken and the interventions to be
carried out.
In case of a fire likely to affect the confinement of the sealed source, the risk of surface and atmospheric
contamination would be low in light of the activity applicable in this case.