Which action is recommended for a worker who is pregnant or breastfeeding?

• A. Enter Zone 3
• B. Notify FLM, Health Physics, HR, or the station nurse
• C. Assigned work with dose over 10 mrem
• D. Enter radiological zones without approval by RHP or delegate

Answer: (B)

When a worker is pregnant or breastfeeding, the priority is to get the right people involved so protection can be adjusted to the new needs. Notifying the first line manager, Health Physics, HR, or the station nurse allows the radiation safety team to review current duties, dosimetry, and shielding, and to arrange appropriate accommodations or changes in assignments. This ensures exposure is kept as low as reasonably achievable for both mother and baby and that records and medical considerations are updated.

Options that skip this safety review—like continuing in restricted zones without approval or taking on work with higher dose—would bypass the protective checks designed to minimize fetal exposure and could violate safety rules.