Radiation Safety Manual

Summary

Follow these safety policies and procedures to use radiation, radioactive materials, and radiation generating devices at Harvard. This includes:

• Administration and recordkeeping.
• Radiation authorizations, registration, and training.
• How to buy, procure, and transfer materials and devices.
• Dosimetry, exposure controls, liquid scintillation cocktails, and personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Radiation surveys, forms, and signs.
• Bioassays, irradiators, lasers, radiation sources, volatile materials, and X-rays.
• Radioactive materials in classrooms and biological labs.
• Declared pregnancies and minors using radiation.
• Waste management and disposal.
• Incidents and spills.

Who is this for?

Lab and research staff.