title: Radon in the Workplace: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Ionizing Radiation Standard.
abstract: On 29 December 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This article on OSHA, Title 29, Part 1910.1096 Ionizing Radiation standard was written to increase awareness of the employer, the workforce, state and federal governments, and those in the radon industry who perform radon testing and radon mitigation of the existence of these regulations, particularly the radon relevant aspect of the regulations. This review paper was also written to try to explain what can sometimes be complicated regulations. As the author works within the Radon Division of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Radiation Protection, the exclusive focus of the article is on radon. The 1910.1096 standard obviously covers many other aspects of radiation and radiation safety in the work place.
authors: *PA Department Environmental Protection, Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
authors: Robert K
authors: RK
authors: Lewis
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination / Q000592:standards; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000592:standards; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000592:standards; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D011886:Radon