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Thus, it is the purpose of this subpart to provide for the establishment by the Secretary of an electronic product radiation control program which shall include the development and administration of performance standards to control the emission of electronic product radiation from electronic products and the undertaking by public and private ...
In the United States, non-ionizing radiation is regulated in the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. [55] In Canada, various federal acts govern non-ionizing radiation by originating source, such as the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, and ...
The Advisory Committee on X-Ray and Radium Protection was established in 1929. [1] Initially, the organization was an informal collective of scientists seeking to proffer accurate information and appropriate recommendations for radiation protection.
Radiation exposure can be managed by a combination of these factors: Time: Reducing the time of an exposure reduces the effective dose proportionally. An example of reducing radiation doses by reducing the time of exposures might be improving operator training to reduce the time they take to handle a radioactive source.
The main aim of the regulations as defined by the 1999 official code of practice was to "establish a framework for ensuring that exposure to ionising radiation arising from work activities, whether man made or natural radiation and from external radiation or internal radiation, is kept as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) and does not ...
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was enacted in 1990 to provide lump sum payments to Americans exposed to radiation. Nuclear reparations expire. New Mexicans impacted by Trinity Site ...
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), the quarter-century old law that compensates Americans sickened by U.S. nuclear testing, expired this summer, but two Native American women are ...
42 U.S.C. ch. 88—Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act 42 U.S.C. ch. 89 — Congregate Housing Services 42 U.S.C. ch. 90 —Neighborhood and City Reinvestment, Self-Help and Revitalization