ERP ADD4 Ultraradiac Personal Radiation Monitor

Question 1

What type of radiation can the UltraRadiac detect?

Answer 1

Gamma and X-ray

Question 2

How shall the Ultraradiac be secured to the Officer’s gear?

Answer 2

Continuously secured to Officer’s H/T by the use of the UR Retention strap.

Question 3

When are Fire Officers required to wear and have their designated Ultra Radiacs turned on?

Answer 3

Whenever they are out of quarters.

emergency and non-emergency responses

Question 4

When shall Fire Officers ensure their UR’s are tested and accumulated doses are cleared?

a) daily
b) tourly
c) after each response

Answer 4

b) AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH TOUR.

Question 5

T OR F

Officers shall ensure that their designated UR’s are turned off when in quarters.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

Where are the UltraRadiacs designated for FF use stored?

a) in quarters
b) in the crew cab in an accessible location
c) a secure location on the fire apparatus
d) near the Officer

Answer 6

c) secure location on the fire apparatus.

* in a YELLOW pelican case.

Question 7

Whenever UR’s designated for use by firemen are required to be worn, what are the two methods of securing them?

Answer 7

1) secured to each FF H/T case with the Ultraradiac retention strap
2) secured to the bunker coat by the UR case.

Question 8

When are operational tests done and doses cleared if FF are required to wear their UR?

Answer 8

Prior to operating at radiological incidents OR when ordered by the IC.

Question 9

To check your stay time at a Biological incident, a member should press which button on the UR?

Answer 9

ALARM button.

Will tell you the number of minutes you can stay in the area without exceeding the High Dose threshold.

Question 10

How do you test the UR to make sure it is properly functioning?
How will you know it is functioning properly?

Answer 10

• -Hold down the “CLR/TEST” button until display test sequence begins.
• -A blinking “9” indicates UR PASSED all tests.

Question 11

What indicated an instrument failure?

What should be done in this case?

Answer 11

A blinking “0” indicates failure.

Place Ultraradiac OOS.

Question 12

How would a member using the UltraRadiac clear their dose?

Answer 12

1) Press “DOSE”.
2) Press and hold “DOSE” and “CLR/TEST keys at the same time.
3) Display will flash for a few seconds then clear the accumulated dose.

Question 13

What is the Source Finder Mode?

How does it alert a member to radioactive materials?

Answer 13

Allows a unit to locate an isolated source by using an audible sound. The unit will start clicking if near radioactive material. As the unit moves closer it will click faster.
AIM TOP OF UNIT AT SUSPECTED SOURCE OF RADIATION

Question 14

How do you place the UR in Source Finder Mode?

Answer 14

Hold the “RATE” key until display changes to “1”. release “Rate” key

to disable: Hold Rate key until “0” comes up, then release.

Question 15

What is the Low Rate Alarm for the Ultra Radiac and how is it displayed?

Answer 15

2mR/hr

• visual rate/alarm indicators will flash slowly
• audio alarm will beep slowly
• GREEN light on LEFT side will flash slowly
• the UR will vibrate slowly
• *c/r ERP 2 mR/hr is where the Hotline is established at bio incidents.

Question 16

When will the High Rate Alarm flash?

Answer 16

• 50 R/hr
• audio alarm will beep quickly
• RED light on LEFT side flashes quickly
• UR will vibrate quickly

Question 17

Whats the Low Dose Alarm?

High Dose Alarm?

Answer 17

low= 5 R
high= 12R

*audio, visual alarms are the same as low/high Rate.

Question 18

Return OOS UltraRadiacs with case to_________for exchange and Repair.

Answer 18

Haz Mat Operations

Question 19

True or False

To mark the Ultra Radiac case, the units designation should be written in 1” black marker on the front flap.

Answer 19

FALSE

*UltraRadiac cases shall not be permanently marked with any type of unit designation.

Question 20

Where are the UltraRadiacs designated for FF use stored?

a) in quarters
b) in the crew cab in an accessible location
c) a secure location on the fire apparatus
d) near the Officer

Answer 20

c) secure location on the fire apparatus In a YELLOW pelican case.

Question 21

A blinking “b” indicates what?

Answer 21

Unit has stopped functioning, batteries need to be replaced.

Question 22

Blinking “BAT” is seen in the topl left corner indicates_______?

Answer 22

10 hrs of usefull life left in batteries. They need to be replaced

Question 23

Four AAA batteries provide ____hrs of continuous monitoring

Answer 23

150 hrs

Question 24

In the Rate mode with the “BAT” blinking indicator, press the CLR/TEST key to get a 3 digit number which will indicate what?

Answer 24

Approximate remaining battery life, in minutes.

Question 25

How often should the UltraRadiac be checked, including an operational test and cleaning of its surface with a clean soft cloth?

Answer 25

WEEKLY

Question 26

If a high Does (12R) Alarm goes off, the flashing Red light and DOSE/ALARM indicators can be turned off by clearing the accumulated does? When cab this be done at a radiological incident or emergency?

Answer 26

Until the accumulated does is recorded OR
When ordered by the IC.

*Same For a Low Dose Alarm (5 R)