Radiation Safety Manual

Summary

Follow these safety policies and procedures to use radiation at Harvard. This manual includes:

• Radiation safety policies, administration, responsibilities, and recordkeeping.
• Radiation authorizations and registration.
• Safety training.
• Exposure control and dosimetry.
• Personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Radiation surveys, forms, and signs.
• Purchasing and procurement.
• Transferring radioactive materials.
• Radiation waste.
• Incident and spill response.
• Safety for radiation, radioactive materials, and radiation-generating devices, including:
  • Bioassays.
  • Biological lab work.
  • Irradiators.
  • Lasers.
  • Liquid scintillation cocktails.
  • Minors using radiation.
  • Pregnancy declaration.
  • Sealed and unsealed radiation sources.
  • Using radioactive materials in classrooms.
  • Volatile materials.
  • X-rays.

Who is this for?

Lab and research staff.