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contact hazard which personnel experience when working on radioactively contaminaSectively contam
aircraft was investigated. Masasurements of the contact hecard are spproximated by surgoproximated by
voying the aircraft with a gamma survey instrumont (T1B) and applyiag a correvtica {204n¢g @ correction 1
tor to the readings obtained; 110 times the T1B reading (r/hr) will give the approximate tve the approxim:
contact dose ~ep/hr)to the skin in areas of direct impingement of the contaminant, t.¢ 25 contaminant,t
leading edge of the wing, acse, eto., wherene 40 times the TI reading is epyicable to yng is applicable
the sliding surfaces, i.v., aides of the fuselege.
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“The protection to an individual from tho contact hazard realized by wearing gloves wy veering gloves
was also investigated. All gloves tested reduced the radiation intenaly to the biads by dity to the hands
at least 50 pevsdut in addition to preventing the contanstnantfrei coming In direct contatuing in direct cc
with the kin. Wearing of gloves in radiation fields of 0.1 r‘hr or more is roocmmendedyrs {5 recomme:
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It is recommended that Air Force publicationa be revised to indicate the lack of necegat, the lack of m
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