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MINI-RADIAC
THE MINI-RADIAC IS A PERSONAL
DOSIMETER/RADIATION MONITOR. IT IS USED TO
DETECT ACCUMULATED DOSE AND/OR RATE OF
RADIATION EXPOSURE. IT IS DESIGNED TO ALERT
AND INFORM THE WEARER OF THE PRESENCE OF
GAMMA RADIATION BY FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES
OF WARNING/ALERT ALARMS AND DISPLAYS
WHICH INCLUDE A DIGITAL LCD DISPLAY, AN
AUDIBLE ALARM, A VIBRATING ALARM, AND
BLINKING GREEN LIGHTS.
MINI-RADIAC
THE MINI-RADIAC IS ABLE TO DETECT AND
DISPLAY LOW AND HIGH LEVELS OF
GAMMA RADIATION BOTH AS
ACCUMULATED DOSE AND RATE. THIS UNIT
WILL DETECT AND DISPLAY LOW LEVELS
SUCH AS NORMAL
BACKGROUND RADIATION ( 5 – 20 micro R/hr )
ALL THE WAY UP TO 999 R/hr AS EITHER RATE
OR DOSE.
MINI-RADIAC
THE MINI-RADIAC IS BUILT TO MILITARY
SPECIFICATIONS AND IS ACCURATE AND
EXTREMELY DUARABLE. IT IS
WATERPROOF, INTRINSICALLY SAFE FOR
USE IN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES AND IS
DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND AN ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC PULSE ( EMP ) THAT OCCURS
DURING A NUCLEAR DETONATION.
MINI-RADIAC
INTRODUCTIONTHE MINI- RADIAC CAN MEASURE AND DISPLAY BOTH
THE RATE OF EXPOSURE (RATE), (which is the amount of
radiation being measured at the moment) AND THE TOTAL
ACCUMULATED RADIATION DOSE RECEIVED (DOSE).
THE ALARMS:
THE MINI-RADIAC’S PRESET ALARMS FOR BOTH RATE
AND CUMULATIVE DOSE CAN ALERT YOU TO
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WHEN AN ALARM
THRESHOLD IS EXCEEDED, THE DISPLAY WILL BEGIN
FLASHING,BEEPING AND VIBRATING.
THE RADIATION UNITS:
THE MINI-RADIAC IS DESIGNED TO READ EFFECTS OF
GAMMA RADIATION IN ROENTGENS (R) PER HOUR
DISPLAY
VISUAL ALARM
FOR THE
INSTANTANEOUS
RATE
FUNCTION
KEYS
BATTERY
COMPARTMENT
DOOR
IR
COMMS PORTS
VISUAL ALARM FOR
THE ACCUMULATED
DOSE
AUDIO
ALARM
MINI-RADIAC
RADIATION MONITOR
Priorities Similar to Other HazMat Scenes
� Safety of Response Personnel
� Rescue of Injured
� Securing Scene
� Preventing Spread of Contamination
� Restricting Entry to the Exclusionary Zone
MINI-RADIAC
AT THE REQUEST OF THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT,
THE FOLLOWING LOW AND HIGH ALARM LEVELS HAVE BEEN
FACTORY PRESET.
DOSE RATE
LOW ALARM LEVEL: 2 mR/Hr
HIGH ALARM LEVEL: 10 R/Hr
ACCUMULATED DOSE
LOW ALARM LEVEL: 5 R
HIGH ALARM LEVEL: 10 R
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
THE ABILITY TO CHANGE ALARM LEVELS FROM THE FRONT PANEL
HAS BEEN DISABLED .
THE ABILITY TO RESET THE ACCUMULATED DOSE FROM THE FRONT
PANEL REMAINS ENABLED.
MINI-RADIAC QUICK STARTTO TURN ON, PRESS AND HOLD ON/OFF
* THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE NUMBERS 0,1,3,4, IN
SEQUENCE.
* THE DISPLAY WILL CHANGE TO THE RATE MODE;
THE WORD RATE WILL BE SEEN AT THE TOP LEFT OF
THE SCREEN.
MINI-RADIAC QUICK START CONT.
*TO CHECK THE ACCUMULATED DOSE
* PRESS DOSE; THE ACCUMULATED DOSE WILL BE
DISPLAYED
* WHILE IN THE RATE MODE, THE UNIT WILL
CONTINUE TO TO COLLECT AND STORE DOSE MODE
DATA.
*TO RESET THE ACCUMULATED DOSE TO ZERO
* PRESS BOTH DOSE AND CLR/TEST.
* THE DOSE WILL FLASH ALL ZEROS AND CLEAR
THE ACCUMULATED DOSE.
MINI-RADIAC* THE ALARM INDICATORS, ALARM , AUD AND/OR VIS,
WILL BE SEEN ONLY IF AT LEAST ONE OF THE
INDICATORS HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.
* THE UNIT WILL START COUNTING AND DISPLAYING THE
CURRENT EXPOSURE RATE. NATURALLY OCCURING
BACKGROUND RADIATION WILL CAUSE THE UNIT TO
DISPLAY A LOW READING. ( 5 - 20 MICROROENTGENS PER
HOUR )
MINI-RADIAC* TESTING THE DISPLAY. SET THE UNIT TO “RATE” DISPLAY
MODE*
* PRESS AND HOLD THE CLR/TEST KEY UNTIL YOU SEE THE TEST
DISPLAY BELOW
* A SET OF NUMBERS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER WILL APPEAR. CHECK
THAT ALL OF THE NUMBERS ARE EXACTLY AS SHOWN BELOW.00.0
111.
2.22
33.3
444
5.55
66.6
777
888
999
0009 (blinking)
MINI-RADIAC
• IF A b IS DISPLAYED, THE MINI-RADIAC IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING
BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ARE ALMOST EXHAUSTED.
• IF NOTHING IS DISPLAYED, THE BATTERIES ARE DEAD. WITH NO POWER TO
THE UNIT, YOU MAY HAVE LOST ALL DATA IN THE MEMORY.
• THE GN LOCATED IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE DISPLAY IS USED
ONLY BY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS. IT’S SHOWN SO YOU CAN VERIFY THAT
THE ENTIRE DISPLAY IS OPERATING PROPERLY.
TESTING THE DISPLAY CONT.
CHECKING THE ALARM:
AT ANY TIME DURING THE CLR/TEST SEQUENCE OF NUMBERS:
• PRESS THE RATE KEY – THE ALARM BUZZER SHOULD SOUND AND
THE INSTANTANEOUS RATE LIGHT SHOULD TURN ON.
• PRESS THE DOSE KEY – THE ALARM BUZZER SHOULD SOUND AND
THE ACCUMULATED DOSE LIGHT SHOULD TURN ON.
• PRESS THE ALARM KEY – BOTH ALARM LIGHTS SHOULD TURN ON
AND THE ALARM BUZZER SHOULD SOUND.
MINI-RADIAC
AT THE END OF THE TEST SEQUENCE, THE BLINKING
9 WILL APPEAR, INDICATING THAT THE RATE MODE IS
OPERATIONAL.BACKLIGHT TEST:
PRESS AND RELEASE THE LIGHT KEY, THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT WILL
TURN ON FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. THIS FUNCTION IS MEANT TO BE
USED IN TOTAL DARKNESS: THE BACKLIGHT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE IN
DAYLIGHT OR NORMAL ROOM LIGHTING. LOW BATTERY INDICATORS:
* IF A BLINKING BAT APPEARS IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE
DISPLAY, THE BATTERIES HAVE NO MORE THAN 10 HOURS OF
USEFUL LIFE REMAINING. THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
* IF A BLINKING b IS DISPLAYED, THE UNIT WILL HAVE STOPPED
FUNCTIONING: THERE IS ONLY A ENOUGH POWER LEFT TO KEEP THE
MEMORY ALIVE FOR A SHORT TIME. IF THE BATTERIES ARE NOT
REPLACED AT THIS TIME, ALL DATA AND SETTINGS WILL BE LOST.
MINI-RADIACSOURCE FINDER MODE :
THE SOURCE FINDER OR CHIRP MODE ALLOWS THE UNIT TO LOCATE
AN ISOLATED SOURCE. AS THE UNIT IS MOVED CLOSER TO THE
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, THE UNIT WILL “CHIRP”. AS THE UNIT
APPROACHES THE SOURCE, THE RADIATION INTENSITY INCREASES,
CAUSING THE “CHIRP RATE” TO INCREASE.
ENABLING THE SOURCE FINDER MODE:
• PRESS AND HOLD THE “RATE” KEY UNTIL THE DISPLAY CHANGES
TO A FLASHING 1 .
• RELEASE THE “RATE” KEY.
EXITING THE SOURCE FINDER MODE:
• PRESS AND HOLD THE RATE KEY UNTIL THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO
A FLASHING 0 .
• RELEASE THE RATE KEY.
MINI-RADIAC
TURNING THE UNIT OFF:
• PRESS THE ON/OFF KEY
• OFF WILL BE DISPLAYED
• YOU’LL SEE - - -
• THE UNIT WILL TURN IT’S POWER OFF
COMPLETING THE TESTS:• WHEN THE MINI-RADIAC HAS PASSED ALL
TESTS, THE UNIT IS READY FOR OPERATION.
• IF THE UNIT FAILS ANY OF THE OPERATIONAL
VERIFICATION TESTS, CONTACT S & M
FOR SERVICE
MINI-RADIAC
THE AUDIBLE AND VIBRATION CAN BE CLEARED BY
PRESSING CLR/TEST. THE VISUAL WILL CONTINUE
TO INDICATE ALARM UNTIL THE RADIATION LEVEL
RETURNS BELOW THE LOW LIMIT.
SILENCING THE ALARM AND VIBRATION:
MINI-RADIACDEFINITIONS
DOSE – ACCMULATED AMOUNT OF RADIATION MEASURED OVER A
PERIOD OF TIME
RATE – THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION MEASURED EVERY 2 SECONDS
DISPLAYED AS UNITS PER HOUR
ROENTGEN – UNIT OF MEASURE OF RADIATION EXPOSURE;
MONITORS THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION RECEIVED
DISPLAY UNITS :
MICRO (u)uR - ONE MILLIONTH OF A ROENTGEN
MILLI (m) mR - ONE THOUSANDTH OF A
ROENTGEN
BASE UNIT - (R) - ONE ROENTGEN
MINI-RADIACMAINTENANCE:
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CONSISTS OF ROUTINE
CHECKS OF THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE AND AFTER
EACH USE.
ROUTINE CHECKS INCLUDE:
* CLEANING THE UNIT
* INSPECTING THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT
DOOR
* INSPECTING THE BATTERY CONTACTS FOR
CORROSION
MINI-RADIAC
*BATTERIES*
*MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE UNIT IS TURNED OFF
BEFORE INSERTING NEW BATTERIES*
*CAUTION* THE MINI-RADIAC STORES ITS
CURRENT DATA IN
MEMORY WHEN IT’S TURNED OFF. TO
PREVENT DATA LOSS, YOU MUST TURN
THE MINI-RADIAC OFF BEFORE
REMOVING BATTERIES
MINI-RADIAC - Wear PolicyMEMBERS ARE TO REFER TO THE DEPARTMENTAL
BULLETIN
“MINI-RADIAC WEAR POLICY”
THE FOLLOWING WEAR POLICY SHALL BE IN EFFECT UPON RECEIPT
OF THE UNITS:
THE MINI- RADIAC IS ISSUED ALONG WITH IT’S CARRYING POUCH, SHALL
NORMALLY REMAIN ATTACHED TO AND BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
PEK. IN ADDITION, THE POUCH CAN BE USED TO ATTACH THE UNIT TO:
* THE PAL STRAP ON THE TURNOUT JACKET
* THE WEB BELT OF A PAPR ( POWERED AIR PURYFING RESPIRATOR)
* THE STRAP OF A SCBA
* OR TO ANY TYPE OF HOLDING DEVICE DEPENDING UPON THE NEEDS
OF THE WEARER
MINI-RADIACMEMBERS SHALL WEAR THE MINI-RADIAC UNDER
ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
I. WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT IS NOTIFIED OF A HOMELAND
SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM THREAT LEVEL OF “ HIGH”
(ORANGE/ LEVEL 4 ) OR GREATER, AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENTS ADMINISTRATION, THE
FOLLOWING POLICY SHALL BE IN EFFECT:
• THE PEK/MINI-RADIAC SHALL BE WORN WHEN DISPATCHED
ON ALL INCIDENTS.
MINI-RADIACMEMBERS SHALL WEAR THE MINI-RADIAC UNDER ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
II. WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT IS NOTIFIED OF A HOMELAND SECURITY
ADVISORY SYSTEM THREAT LEVEL OF “ SEVERE” ( RED LEVEL 5 )”
OR GREATER, AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT’S ADMINISTRATION, THE FOLLOWING POLICY SHALL BE
IN EFFECT. THE PEK’S AND MINI-RADIAC SHALL BE WORN:
• ON ANY INCIDENT
• WHEN OUT OF QUARTERS
• WHEN AWAY FROM APPARATUS
• WHEN IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE / BUILDING
EXCEPTION: MEMBERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR THE PEK/
MINI-RADIAC WHILE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY (E.G. FRANK
HOTCHKIN MEMORIAL TRAINING CENTER OR HEADQUARTERS).
MINI-RADIACMEMBERS SHALL WEAR THE MINI-RADIAC UNDER ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
III. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE CONDITIONS, THE MINI-RADIAC SHALL BE
WORN ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS:
• ANY REPORTED EXPLOSION
• ANY INCIDENT WHERE RADIATION IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT
• ANY INCIDENT OF SUSPICIOUS NATURE
• ANY BRAVO TANGO INCIDENT IN WHICH THE LAFD IS SUPPORTING
LAPD OPERATIONS OR ANY OTHER LIKE AGENCY
• ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING RADIATION
MINI-RADIACCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE DECONTAMINATION
DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT WHICH HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED
WITH BLOOD OR OTHER FLUIDS SHALL BE
DECONTAMINATED BY MEMBERS WEARING DISPOSABLE
GLOVES AS FOLLOWS:
• MINI -RADIAC SHOULD BE SCRUBBED WITH A 1:10
BLEACH SOLUTION, RINSED WITH CLEAR WATER, AND AIR-
DRIED