radiation exposure

A FairWarning story

Wireless industry using First Amendment as a cudgel in its battle against safety warnings

July 11, 2018

Few people know that there are federal safety limits for exposure to the weak radiation emitted by cellphones and other wireless devices. There often is language about this embedded right in our phones, but finding it requires knowing where to look, wading through sometimes five or more steps and then making sense of the technical jargon.

Radiation health risks depend on dose & type of exposure

Benita Mehta

May 15, 2017

Everyone is exposed to radiation every day and sources of radiation often surround us. Some are natural and some are man-made, but we can’t see or feel radiation’s presence.

What you need to know about ionizing radiation

Dave Johnson

May 3, 2016

That “CAUTION IONIZING RADIATION” yellow and black warning sign is intimidating enough to frighten anyone – as though any thought of radiation exposure is enough to us running for SCBAs, chemical suits, and bunkers.

Five years after reactor meltdown

Huge increase in cancers expected in Japan from Fukushima disaster

March 11, 2016

Residents of the Fukushima area and the rest of Japan will experience more than 10,000 excess cancer deaths as a result of radiation exposure from the triple-reactor meltdown that took place on March 11, 2011, according to a new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW).

Dangerous dose: What you should know about radiation in the workplace

Maureen Brady

May 1, 2015

Radiation sources are found in a wide range of occupational settings, according to OSHA.

Protect workers against radiation-related health hazards

Maureen Brady

December 2, 2014

Ionizing radiation is addressed in specific OSHA standards for the general industry, shipyard employment, and the construction industry.

Reducing radiation hazards

Distance, shielding, PPE & containment are keys

May 1, 2014

Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through space and may be able to penetrate various materials.

White house approves radical radiation cleanup rollback

The radiation guides allow cleanup many times more lax than anything EPA has ever before accepted.

April 17, 2013

The White House has given final approval for dramatically raising permissible radioactive levels in drinking water and soil following “radiological incidents,” such as nuclear power-plant accidents and dirty bombs.