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Choose one response for each question:

1. P-32 decays by beta elimination. Is that the only radiation that one is likely to measure in the vicinity of P-32 stored in a refrigerator?
   Yes   No
   
   
2. When one spills, drops, or places radioactive material in a different area than the work area, should that area be marked off with tape to indicate that radioactive material was on that area?
   Yes   No
   
   
3. When one spills, drops, or places radioactive material in a different area than the work area, should that area be marked off with tape to indicate that radioactive material was on that area?
   before touching the container containing the radioisotope
   just after starting to work with the isotope
   when checking your gloves or person to see if the gloves or you are contaminated
   when getting ready to check an area for contamination so the batteries do not run down
   
   
4. If something is spilled in an area other than the immediate work area (laboratory desk top), the RSO should be told about it within twenty-four hours. In the meantime, the area can be encircled with tape to indicate there is potentially radioactive material in that area.
   Yes   No
   
   
5. When ejecting a radioactive liquid from a pipette, care must be taken that all of the material gets into the receiving container. There are no concerns about aerosols as long as one can see that it all went into the receiver. 
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6. If a chromatographic technique is used to separate materials having radioisotopes, once the chromatogram has been developed, it can be disposed of in the trash because the concentration of the isotope will be quite small. 
   Yes   No
   
   
7. When developing a photographic film that has been exposed to a radioactive source, the solutions used for developing the film should be placed in a closed container. Once the developing solutions have been used beyond their useful lifetime, they can be poured down the drain. 
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8. It is important to keep inventory records that track the use and disposition of all radioactive materials that are under your care or use, or were ordered by you.   
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9. The battery of a Geiger-Mueller meter has a lifetime of more than a year when used normally to detect radiation and only needs to be checked every few months.     
   Yes   No
   
   
10. Swipes for checking for possible contamination of areas where isotopes have been used should be made once a term (about every 10 weeks).       
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11. When students are not using isotopes but work in a laboratory where isotopes are being used, they do not have to wear dosimeter badges and the RSO does not have to be informed they are in the lab.        
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12. Because the time might be short for transferring radioactive material from one lab to another that is close by, security of the area, like closing the lab door or placing a sign indicating entry is prohibited, is not essential.        
    Yes   No
    
    
13. If the principle investigator in a laboratory that uses radioactive material has been well trained beforehand, a yearly refresher course for him or her is not necessary.          
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14. Students who work in a laboratory where radioactive materials either are being used or stored do not have to be trained about their use as long as the principal investigator is present.          
    Yes   No
    
    
15. Because of the high quality of latex gloves, wearing just one glove per hand is okay.
    Yes   No
    
    
16. If the radioisotope being used is weak in energy, wearing just one glove per hand is okay as radiation will not penetrate through the glove, and there is no concern about spills entering through an unobserved hole in the glove. 
    Yes   No
    
    
17. Members of the Radiation Safety Committee meet once every quarter year. Members do not have to attend all of the meetings as the minutes of the meeting are sufficient.
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18. Whenever radioisotopes or new equipment that generates ionizing radiation are ordered, they have to have the approval only of the financial authority on campus.
    Yes   No
    
    
19. When using X-ray equipment, it can be assumed that any stray radiation is of minor consequence and detecting such radiation is not necessary. 
    Yes   No
    
    
20. Anyone should have access to a laboratory that has radioactive material even if his or her interest is for other purposes. Thus, access should be easy for anyone. 
    Yes   No
    
21. Radioactive materials should in locked areas or locked laboratories even if the quantities on hand are low. 
    Yes   No
    
    
22. If the phone rings while you are working with isotopes, it is okay to answer the phone. In this instance, you need not be concerned that your hands might be contaminated. 
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23. When finished working with isotopes and after checking for possible contamination of the work area, one can leave without checking one’s shoes or clothes.
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24. Right to Know and emergency spill procedures should be in the laboratory, but they do not have to be obvious to everyone as they might frighten people. 
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25. Materials that have some radioactivity can be poured down any sink drain as long as enough water is used to flush them down completely and dilute them significantly. 
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26. If there is a conflict between the RSO and you, it will be resolved by the Radiation Safety Committee.
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27. If there are concerns about safe practices, they can be reported to the division of the DOH that deals with radioactive matters, without any concern of recourse by the employer. 
    Yes   No
    

Type your response to each question in the space provided:

1. Who is the Chair of the Radiation Safety Committee?
   
2. What is the name of the Radiation Safety Officer?
   
3. Where can you find a copy of the Radiation Safety Manual?
   

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