Safety program, protective clothing

Protective devices are often used to prevent contact of chemicals with the respiratory tract, eyes, skin, and digestive system. Foulger states that a safety program should be designed to prevent or minimize contact of chemicals (or materials that are injurious to health) with the body respiratory protective devices, safety glasses and shields, impermeable clothing, gloves, shoes, and masks must be made available... 

Radiation protection control is one of most important considerations in the program. Dose equivalent rate and radioactive concentration are measured daily and reported by health physicists. Each work plan is made on the basis of this measurement and work areas are classified into various categories. For example, radioactive contamination is classified into three groups C-l(less than 4 Bq/cm ), C-2(4 to 40 Bq/cm and C-3(more than 40 Bq/cm ). Work conditions, such as respiratory protection and personal protective clothing, are then decided according to this categorization. Data on radiological safety... 

Adequate general ventilation, provision of appropriate containment equipment (fume hoods, safety cabinets, or localized exhaust systems), procedural controls, or use of personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, and protective gloves, clothing, and eye protection are all part of a possible program to reduce exposures. 

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