Precautions are appropriate depending on dose rate. If dose rate is high, there is risk. If dose rate is very low, there is less risk. As far as I'm aware, radi

Precautions are appropriate depending on dose rate. If dose rate is high, there is risk. If dose rate is very low, there is less risk. As far as I'm aware, radium does not seep through wounds and sweat but does get into water and dust which can be inhaled or ingested. Again, if high dose rates get in your body there is risk. Sounds like these people need some health physicists and probably better PPE and training. We should avoid blanket statements of danger that do not have dose rate numbers in them.