| For further information on Tritium, please visit the third party sites listed below |
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| Safety Data Sheet - Self-Luminous Tritium Powered Lights and Devices |
This Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is provided in a format that is intended to meet the requirements of the Hazardous Products Regulations.
Note that nuclear substances (including tritium) are specifically exempt from the requirements pertaining to SDS within the Hazardous Product Act.
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| Radiation Safety Data Sheet - Tritium |
The above link is intended to provide our customers with quick access to instructions for dealing with any accidental breakage of SRBT devices (Section 19 of the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations).
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| http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/pdfs/Fact_Sheets/January-2013-Fact-Sheet-Tritium_e.pdf |
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is an independent quasi- judicial agency that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources. The CNSC regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment, and to respect Canada's international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
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| United States Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov |
The US EPA has done extensive research on Tritium and its properties. This government site will provide you with endless information about tritium. Simply do a search on tritium from their main page.
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| International Atomic Energy Agency: http://www.iaea.org |
THE major international regulatory body. Search tritium from their main page to find info
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| International Commission on Radiological Protection: http://www.icrp.org |
In preparing its recommendations, ICRP considers the fundamental principles and quantitative bases upon which appropriate radiation protection measures can be established, while leaving to the various national protection bodies the responsibility of formulating the specific advice, codes of practice, or regulations that are best suited to the needs of their individual countries
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| Health Physics Society: http://www.hps.org |
A nonprofit scientific professional organization whose mission is to promote the practice of radiation safety
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| International Agency for Research on Cancer: http://www.iarc.fr |
IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control.
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