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Appendix A

Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions

Term

Definition

Accepted applicant

A person who has accepted an offer of employment at LLNL but who has not yet entered active duty as a beryllium worker as defined by 10 CFR 850. For purposes of this appendix, an accepted applicant is not a current LLNL or UC employee.

Action level (AL)

The level of airborne concentration of beryllium that is established pursuant to 10 CFR 850.23 and that, if equaled or exceeded, requires the implementation of worker protection provisions specified in that section. The AL is 0.2 µg Be/m3 averaged over 8 hours.

AL

See "Action level."

Authorized person

Any person required by work duties to be in a regulated area.

Be-LPT

See "Beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test."