Radiation/Laser/RF Safety
2020 | U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center |
“The Army Radiation Safety program encompasses both ionizing and nonionizing radiation sources.”
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
- Link To Source