IRRADOverviewandAccidents.pptVIP

* No area warning signs visible * Note the apparent lack of area warning signs and, although not obviously accessible, the gaps between the pipe and the source and detector housings. * The crushed moisture/density gauge was being used on a dam construction site. With the terrain contours, the gauge was not visible to the compactor operator until it was too late. The Cs 137 source rod was bent but the source intact, as was the Am 241 source in the body of the gauge. The operators were instructed to ensure that all workers were made aware of the use of gauges on site and to use flags on long