| Job Title |
Health Physicist |
| Job Description |
Devises And Directs Research, Training, And Monitoring
Programs To Protect Plant And Laboratory Personnel From
Radiation Hazards: Conducts Research To Develop Inspection
Standards, Radiation Exposure Limits For Personnel, Safe Work
Methods, And Decontamination Procedures, And Tests Surrounding
Areas To Ensure That Radiation Is Not In Excess Of Permissible
Standards. Develops Criteria For Design And Modification Of
Health Physics Equipment, Such As Detectors And Counters, To
Improve Radiation Protection. Assists In Developing Standards Of
Permissible Concentrations Of Radioisotopes In Liquids And
Gases. Directs Testing And Monitoring Of Equipment And Recording
Of Personnel And Plant Area Radiation Exposure Data. Requests
Bioassay Samples From Individuals Believed To Be Exposed.
Consults With Scientific Personnel Regarding New Experiments To
Determine That Equipment Or Plant Design Conforms To Health
Physics Standards For Protection Of Personnel. Conducts
Research Pertaining To Potential Environmental Impact Of
Proposed Atomic Energy Related Industrial Development To
Determine Qualifications For Licensing. Requisitions And
Maintains Inventory Of Instruments. Instructs Personnel In
Principles And Regulations Related To Radiation Hazards.
Assigns Film Badges And Dosimeters To Personnel, And Recommends
Changes In Assignment For Health Reasons. Advises Public
Authorities On Methods Of Dealing With Radiation Hazards, And
Procedures To Be Followed In Radiation Incidents, And Assists In
Civil Defense Planning. May Specialize In Research Concerning
Decontamination Of Radioactive Equipment And Work Areas In
Nuclear Plants, Laboratories, And Other Facilities And Be
Designated Nuclear-decontamination Research Specialist
(profess. & Kin.).
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