A4a Ultra Radiac Personal Radiation Monitor

Question 1

Ultra Radiac Detects ?

Answer 1

Gamma and X-ray Radiation

-rate and dose

Question 2

UltraRadiac will be turned on when?

Answer 2

Officers leave quarters

-secured to HT with Ultra Radia retention strap–CONTINUOUSLY

Question 3

When are the doses cleared? For Officers

Answer 3

BEGINNING OF EACH TOUR

Question 4

Firefighters Ultra Radiac are stored in?

Answer 4

YELLOW PELICAN CASE

Question 5

Secured to FF by?

Answer 5

• Retention Strap - HT

- Ultra Radia Case- BUNKER COAT

Question 6

FF’s are required to wear and have their Ultra Radiacs turned on, operationally tested and doses cleared prior to…?

Answer 6

OPERATING AT RADIOLOGICAL INCIDENTS and EMERGENCIES or when ordered by INCIDENT COMMANDER

Question 7

Rate/Dose Range?

Answer 7

• Rate Range- 1.0 uR/hr to 999mR/hr to 500R/hr
• Dose Range- 0.1 uR to 999mR to 999R

Note: 1,000,000 uR= 1000mR=IR

Question 8

Clearing Accumulated Dose?

Answer 8

• Press DOSE- see accumulated dose
• Press and hold DOSE + CLR/TEST KEYS
• display will flash and then clear accumulated dose
• return to Rate mode- PRESS RATE KEY

Note:accumulated dose is NOT cleared when Ultra Radiac is turned off

Question 9

Source Finder Mode…

Answer 9

• locate and isolated source using AUDIBLE SOURCE
• unit will start clicking near radioactive material
• closer to radiation/click faster
• aim TOP OF UNIT AT the suspected source of radiation

Enable Source Finder Mode:
-press and hold RATE key until display changes to flashing “I”/then release Rate key
Exit Source Finder Mode
–press and hold the RATE key/display flashing “0”/release Rate Key

Question 10

Alarms for Ultra Radiac?

Answer 10

LOW- 2 mR/hr- 5 R

High- 50 R/hr- 12 R

Question 11

At a Radiological incident or emergency,Do NOT turn Green Light and the Alarm indicator , which will clear the accumulated Dose until?

Answer 11

DOSE IS RECORDED or when ORDERED BY IC

Question 12

Batteries

Answer 12

• blinking b displayed , unit stopped functioning and batteries need to be replaced
• blinking BAT is seen in top left corner , batteries have 10 hours or less of useful life…replace
• display is blank, batteries are dead, replace

Question 13

Batteries should be stored?

Answer 13

• in Firefighter UltraRadiac Container (yellow pelican case) AND OUTSIDE INSTRUMENTS
• minimum of 8 batteries for each Ultra Radiac stored within the case

Question 14

Return OOS Ultra Radiacs to?

Answer 14

HAZMAT OPS

DO NOT permanently mark ULTRARADIACS OR CASES with any type of unit designation