MANAGEMENT OF NORM IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Akpojevwa Tega Naomi, october 2016 | Page 41

 Disposal location
 Organization/facility where the NORM waste was generated
 Any other relevant information.
3.3 Control of contaminated equipment
All equipment contaminated with NORM should be handled, stored and
transported in a secure manner to avoid environmental contamination and in
order to provide security to the workers. It is very important to be able to
identify which equipment is contaminated, what the conditions of transport of
this equipment are, and where the specific area of storage is.
To mention an example: a pipe containing NORM scales that for some reason is
not identified and is transported with non-radioactive materials to the supply
base can end up to be stored with the non-radioactive pipes for a short period.
Later it is sent to a facility for cleaning/ fixing/ recycling. This scenario creates
potentially substantial exposure to workers and spread of NORM scales in the
environment.
A list of basic requirements for the control of contaminated equipment is given
below; all contaminated equipment should: (OGP 2008; IAEA 2003)
 Have particular storage area
 Be tagged as NORM contaminated equipment
 Handled by employees trained in NORM
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