Cleaning Up a Spill (Radiation Safety for Material Users)

Learn the proper method for cleaning up a spill in a lab setting.
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[@gerseykev]

Good video to show your employees as part of ongoing training & information.

[@jamesluck2969]

Good video, although at 2:26 holding a source over a upside down probe is a good way of contaminating your lab safety equipment.
Here you are dealing with a liquid source, so its risk unless sopping wet for spreading contamination is low its still there.
It's good practice to avoid this method of checking.

[@ceeveefive9657]

what if you just clean all the area? just asking

[@roxanaralea]

You risk to spread the contamination

[@woutmoerman711]

Good video! I'm not used to using 2 gloves although I know it's mandatory on some labs. For me it is a big no to see someone pick up equipment or hold a pen with a glove. Also wetting a contamination is not smart because it can cause spreading of the contamination. Later on in the video a towel was wetted and used for decontamination which is preferable. But for the rest: good instruction!

[@Paskiewicz1985]

Cleaning up radioactive spill hurts ass..