: ~S@ 5 xem/yoar fro. age 20, dying from radiation induced cancer ‘is calculated to be fron 1 in 16 to 1 in 40. We believe this level of risk is excessive. A means of illustrating the excessiveness of the radiation risk to workers exposed at the maximum permissible dose rate is to compare tnis risk with the fatality rate associated with other occupations. This comsarison is given in Table 2. Table 2 Fatality Rate by Occusation Oacuvationn arly earls Patalit-: Bate Patality .1 in 10090 tc 1 in 2600 All Industries _ 1 in 6090 England and Vales tr Mining and Quarrving All Occupations l in 909 © {males) 1 in 5000 to 1 in 10,000 uw Due to cancer induced by occurational whole body exsosure (at 5 renfre.) only. b National Safery Ccuncil, Acciagent Paces, 1974 editicn, p.23, © PDeeanntal Gonerahtn YOor.2. A, p.od. Giver trient Pie bet crak, iil be ctan far ieavland and Vales. Teeitsatrar Occupac onal Sarraliav. Parc ol ()9355) as rerereneat in Fer? Puro 1 1974,