Mr. Wright;

This is super and is the way things should be. Congratulations  to both the Steelworkers, Materion, and to OSHA.

Robert (Bob) Weeks, Ph.D.,  CIH

Beryllium is transparent to most wavelengths of x-rays, so it is present in x-ray equipment in the form of x-ray windows. The best source for practical information on beryllium is Materion Brush, the only US producer of the pure metal, and the predominant supplier of beryllium alloys. They can go way beyond the regulatory information and give you good advice on the safety issues. In fact, the company has partnered with our union to advocate for a new, and much more protective OSHA standard. (And when's the last time you saw a company push for more stringent regulation of its major product?) The person to contact is Terry Civic:

Terence M. Civic
Director:  Health, Safety and Regulatory Affairs
T -  216.383.3698
M - 216.870.9791
Terence.Civic**At_Symbol_Here**Materion.com

Before disposing of old x-ray machines be sure to verify the capacitors and transformers are free of PCB's.

W.

Dear All, 

 

We are looking to dispose some old X-ray equipment at our institution.Are you aware of regulations governing beryllium disposal? 

 

Regards,

 

Sandhya

 

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Sandhya Muralidharan, PhD

Department of Chemistry

Stony Brook University 

New York

 

email - sandhya.muralidharan**At_Symbol_Here**stonybrook.edu