Philosophy One's philosophy of safety provides the motivation for how it is that hazardous materials are used and handled. The philosophy that life is valuable is the philosophy that assures excellence and achieves prudent practice. Promoting good practices and good science in handling sources of radiation are important for protecting life and enhancing the quality of life.
Safety means freedom from injury and health risks.
Having a view towards safety helps to protect the current and future well-being of ourselves and others from health risks. As such, one's philosophy of safety should facilitate maximizing the benefits and reducing the risks. Secondly, where potential or real exposures are unavoidable, every reasonable effort should be made to reduce the exposure. We value the research that you are doing. We are hoping that how you work and what you discover will lead to an even greater quality of life for you and others.