Before a beryllium item is considered an article, the following process shall be implemented:

1. The item shall be assumed to be contaminated until surface contamination is determined.

2. Swipes shall be taken by the ES

3. If swipes reveal contamination that is less than 0.2 µg Be/100 cm2, the article or its container shall be labeled as an article with the date of the sampling and sample numbers (see Figure 5). If labeling of the article or its container would be inappropriate, then a record of the results of swiping shall be maintained with other documents for the work process.

4. If swipes reveal contamination that is greater than 0.2 µg Be/100 cm2, the part may be recleaned and surface contamination reevaluated. If the results are less than 0.2 µg Be/100 cm2, the part shall be labeled as an article (see Figure 5).

Equipment that is purchased for LLNL use and that has internal beryllium components does not require further evaluation. The components are assumed to be articles unless worked on by LLNL personnel, at which point the components are subject to the controls of this document.

4.0 Responsibilities

All workers and organizations responsible for the safe handling of beryllium and its compounds shall refer to Document 2.1, "Laboratory and ES

4.1 Workers

Workers involved in work with beryllium shall:

* Take the appropriate courses specified in Table 3.

* Comply with all requirements of an activity's IWS and safety plan.

* Notify the Responsible Individual whenever beryllium or beryllium-containing items are brought into the work area so that appropriate evaluation can be conducted.

* Follow the procedures specified in this document for all purchases of beryllium.

* Wear the provided PPE.