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“The Army Radiation Safety program encompasses both ionizing and nonionizing radiation sources.”

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Standards & Regulations

• AR 385-10 Army Safety Program (Ch. 7)
• DA Pam 385-24 Army Radiation Safety Program
• DA Pam 385-25 Occupational Dosimetry and Dose Recording for Exposure to Ionizing
• DA Pam 700-48 Handling Procedures for Equipment Contaminated with Depleted Uranium or Radioactive Commodities
• DODI 6055.8 Occupational Radiation Protection Program
• DODI 6055.11 Protecting Personnel from Electromagnetic Fields
• DODI 6055.15 DoD Laser Protection Program

Compliance Guides

• Laser Hazards – OSHA Technical Manual
• TB Med 521 – Management and Control of diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Medial Research X-Ray Systems and Facilities (APHC)
• TB Med 522 – Control of Health Hazards from Radioactive Material Used in Self-Luminous Devices (APHC)
• TB Med 523 – Control of Hazards to Health from Microwave and Radio-Frequency Radiation and Ultrasound (APHC)
• TB Med 524 – Control of Hazards to Health from Laser Radiation (APHC)
• TB Med 525 – Control of Hazards to Health from Ionizing Radiation used by the Army Medical Department (APHC)
• TB 9-1300-278 – Guidelines for Safe Response to Handling, Storage, and Transportation Accidents Involving Army Tank Munitions or Armor which Contain Depleted Uranium

Optics/Lasers/Attachments

• Blank Firing Attachments (BFA)
• U.S. Army Laser Range Safety
• Poster: Laser Safety – DAZZLERS Bullets of Light
• Videos: Green Laser Safety
• MIL-HDBK-828A Range Laser Safety
• Green Eye Lasers (GLARE & IZLID) Mounted to M153 CROWS
• Small Arms Integration Book
• Optics Systems (Target Acquisition System Device List)
• Green Laser Safety Presentation
• Laser Safety Bulletin
• Laser/Optical Radiation
• Be Very Careful About BFA
• Green Laser Safety Video
• M240 Series Machine Gun – Which BFA to Use
• Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Reference Book

Resources and Links

• U.S. Army Radiation Safety Officer Resource and Information Library – (Regulations, Publications, Forms, Signs, and Labels, Checklist, SOPs, etc.)
• U.S. Army Public Health Command Laser and Optical Radiation webpage
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Information Analysis Center (CBRNIAC)
• USACHPPM Laser/Optical Radiation Program
• OSHA Ionizing Radiation – Safety & Health Topics
• OSHA Radiation – Safety & Health Topics
• OSHA Non-Ionizing Radiation – Safety & Health Topics website
• GTA 03-04-001A: DU Awareness CAC login required
• Radiation Protection (NRC)
• Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• Health Physics Society
• Laser/Radiation Safety Officer Info (APHC)
• Laser and Optical Radiation (APHC)
• Laser Hazards (APHC)
• Laser & Radio Frequency Hazards Course
• Army Public Health Center Training
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