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NEW BUSINESS <br />Agenda Item 1: <br />Standardize the purchase of Personal Radiation Monitors for the County Fire Department. <br />Members of the committee reviewed the written request and attachment submitted from the County Fire <br />Department. <br />Mr. Hisashima — Personnel wear these monitors on themselves when going on any radiation calls or calls that <br />we don't know what's going on. This is not a monitor, it's more accumulative; how much radiation we get over <br />time and limits on how much radiation we can get as workers. Depending on what we do whether it be life or <br />property it's all there as to how much we're supposed to be able to take. <br />Ms. Sako, — Is it one monitor per person? <br />Mr. Hisashima — Yes. It will accumulate over the career of that personnel in the Hazmat division. <br />Mr. Hisashima — The main reason we are going with this model because Department of Health (DOH) uses the <br />same one and they have the capability of calibrating for us and does it on an annual basis for free. DOH also <br />comes to train with us once a year. <br />Ms. Sako, — DOH brings there equipment here? <br />Mr. Hisashima — Yes, normally. <br />Mr. Hisashima -- Any Hazmat call we go to; the ultimate end authority is DOH's HEER (Hazard Evaluation & <br />Emergency Response) Office. We've had these monitors for 20 years therefore familiar with them as well. <br />Ms. Sako — This is the newer model? <br />Mr. Hisashima — Yes, new model with a life span of 10 years, the same as our old ones it's just we've never <br />been on it. Our initial order is 15 monitors, and we will get more every year until we fill out and have that cycle <br />continue. <br />Ms. Lonokapu — The LEPC committee approved purchase of $18,000 and that covers 15 units, so we won't be <br />spending any of our money on it this year. I believe future years they will approve more, <br />Ms. Sako, — How many personnel are going to need these monitors? <br />Mr. Hisashima — There's 5 personnel a shift, there's 3 shifts and 2 stations. Total 30 workers. <br />Mr. Hisashima — Once you get into Hazmat, you're supposed to be assigned to a monitor and that monitor stays <br />with you if you are in Hazmat. We cannot afford to purchase a monitor for every Firefighter. <br />Ms. Sako — Generally we would expect the Hazmat personnel to be the ones more likely to be exposed. <br />Ms. Lonokapu — The monitors are $1,250 each. <br />