The "declared" pregnant worker and her employer are encouraged to arrange for a mutually agreeable reassignment of work tasks, with no loss of pay or promotional opportunity, such that occupational radiation exposure is unlikely.
For a declared pregnant worker who continues working in radiological areas, the following radiation dose limits will apply. The dose limit for the embryo/fetus (during entire gestation period) is 0.500 rem. Efforts should be made to avoid exceeding 50 millirem/month to the pregnant worker. If the dose to the embryo/fetus is determined to have already exceeded 500 mrem when a worker notifies her employer of her pregnancy, the worker should not be assigned to tasks where additional occupational radiation exposure is likely during the remainder of the pregnancy.
It is important to note that the declaration of pregnancy is a voluntary measure taken by the expectant parent. No special dose limitations may be applied to pregnant workers without their written consent in the form of the declaration of pregnancy. If you have any questions regarding this policy, you should contact the Radiation Control Group.
Radiation dose limits for a pregnant Radiation worker
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