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Source or Dominant radiological Hazard
Condition Main actions
package type hazard level

1. Recover the source.
2. Ensure source is in its shielding and not missing.
Shielded source Unknown External exposure Low 3. Check the integrity of the source and shielding.

4. Find owner of the source.

1. Do not handle the source until the Radiological Assessor is present.
2. Isolate the area to 30 m.
3. Call the Radiological Assessor.
External exposure Low
Unknown 4. Identify and segregate potentially exposed or contaminated people.
Surface contamination to high 5. Survey and recover the source.

6. Find the owner of the source.

7. Survey area and clean up as required.

Consumer product Negligible 1. Recover the source.

Calibration source Low 2. Find the owner of the source.
Unknown

conditions
or 1. Do not handle the source until Radiological Assessor is present.
damaged source 2. Isolate the area to 10 m.
Industrial gauge 3. Call the Radiological Assessor.

Well logging External exposure Medium 4. Identify and segregate potentially exposed or contaminated people.
Moisture detector Surface contamination to high 5. Survey and recover the source.
6. Find the owner of the source.

7. Survey area and clean up as required.

1. Do not handle the source until the Radiological Assessor is present.

2. Isolate the area to 30 m.
External exposure 3. Call the Radiological Assessor.
Brachytherapy Surface contamination 4. Identify and segregate potentially exposed or contaminated people.
Radiography Inhalation High 5. Notify medical authorities.

Teletherapy Ingestion 6. Survey and recover the source.
Found source or 7. Find the owner of the source.

contamination 8. Survey area and clean up as required.

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