With radiating waves, a skull and crossbones and a person running, a new symbol for ionizing radiation and 'was introduced to supplement the traditional symbol for radiation, the clover edgy. The new symbol and 'was launched today by the IAEA and the International Organisation for Standards (ISO) to help reduce unnecessary deaths and serious injuries from accidental exposure to large radioactive sources. It serves as additional notice to the clover that has no intuitive meaning and is 'beyond the little recognition of who' been instructed on its meaning.
"I believe that the recognition of international experience of both organizations, we ensure that the new stand will be 'accepted and implemented by governments and industry to improve the safety of nuclear applications, protection of the people and the environment" said Ms. Eliana Amaral, Director of the Division of Radiation Safety, trasposrti and waste, the IAEA.
The new symbol is intended to alert anyone, anywhere, and the potential dangers of being near a strong source of ionizing radiation, the result of a project that lasted 5 years conducted in 11 countries around the world. The symbol 'was tested with different population groups - by age' mixed different cultural level, male and female - to ensure that the message "Warning - stay away" was crystal clear and understood by all "We can not tell the world about radiation, "said Carolyn Mac Kenzie, a radiation specialist 's International Atomic Energy Agency who helped develop the symbol," but we can warn people about the dangers of sources at the cost of a sticker saying "The new symbol, developed by experts human factors, graphic artists, and experts in radiation protection, and 'was tested by the Gallup Institute on a total of 1650 people in Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Thailand, Poland, Ukraine and the United States.
The symbol 'related to sources of IAEA Category 1, 2 and 3, defined as dangerous sources capable of killing or serious injury, including for food irradiators, radiation therapy machines for the treatment of cancer and united 'for industrial radiography. The symbol should be placed on the device housing the source, as a warning not to dismantle the object and not to move further. You should not 'be visible in normal use, but only if someone attempts to disassemble the device. The symbol must 'be placed on the doors of buildings, parcels or containers for transportation. "The new radiation warning symbol (ISO 21482) the last of a long successful cooperation between the IAEA and the' ISO.
We encourage the rapid adoption of the symbol by the international community, "said Secretary General of 'ISO Alan Bryden.Molti sources manufacturers have plans to use the symbol on new large sources. The strategy to apply the symbol on the major sources already 'existing' in development by the IAEA.
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