:
~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,