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IONIZING RADIATION Preliminary planning of operating functions Fig. 42-11. The American Standards Asso ciation recommends this symbol Tor radia tion warning signs. Symbol should bo reddish-purple, displayed against a yellow background and should be accompanied by the word "RADIATION" in yellow let ters on reddish-purple panel. Radiation signs should be proportioned the same as "donger" signs and sited according to the area to be marked. See American Standard N2 1 "Rodiotion Symbol " include die Atomic Energy Commission for contractor work. Prune contractors and their subcontractors are controlled m ac cordance with the provisions of die AEC Manual chapters Licensees are subject to Federal Regulations, Tide 10 * Other governmental regulations are is sued by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, the U S Coast Cuard, F A A , the VS Post Office, and the U S Public Health Service Many state governments have also developed regulations m this field If the company is a multiplant operation, controls may be exercised through the com pany's headquarters group or central staff Some policies may require insurance com pany services, consultants, and industrial associations Health and safety advisory and inspection services may be obtained from the state or federal government, the insurance earner, or commercial sources The company's internal operations should be analyzed so that methods can be devel oped to cope with: 1 Requirements for preemployment and subsequent periodic medical examina tions of personnel subject to radioac tivity exposure 2 Transportation, storage, and handling of radioactive materials. 3 The air-borne spread of radioactive contaminants which may result in in. halation hazards for employees and in widespread contamination of areas, sur faces, and equipment 4 The spread of contaminants via cloth ing, shoes, hands, or bodies of person nel Eating and drinking regulations should be reviewed from tins stand point 5 Discarded materials and wastes 6 Programs for conducting surveys and monitoring exposure areas and em ployees 7. The heightened requirement to prevent ordinary fire, explosion, temperature elevation, or other occurrence that could cause incidental spread of radio active contaminants. 8 Any possibility of a radioactive mate rial fire, such as a plutonium fire. 9. The spread of radioactive contaminants in the event of an ordinary fire, explo sion, temperature nse, or similar caus ative occurrence--or in the event of a radioactive material fire, together with the need for development of special techniques to combat it, if any possi bility of such a fire should exist 10 Wounded and contaminated persons who need medical care. 11 Contamination of medical facilities "Title 10--Atomic Energy, Chapter 1-- Atomic Energy Commission, Part 20, "Standards for Protection against Radia tion," Federal Register, Nov 17, 1960, or latest revision (National Archives, Wash ington, DC) 42-31