- How do I place an order?
- What types of payments do you accept?
- Do you ship internationally?
- How quickly will I get my order?
- How do you handle shipment of large orders?
- What is your return policy?
- Can I do a fundraiser with your products at my school, church or other organization?
- Do you offer affiliate programs?
- Do you offer wholesale pricing on your products?
- How do I place an order? Online – at 411RAD.com Email – info@411rad.com
Phone – call us at 1.855-411-test (orders only) No customer service via telephone you must send an email to info@411rad.comMail – Checks can be mailed to 10101 E bay harbor Drive Bay Harbor Island Florida 33154
- What types of payments do you accept? We accept cash, credit cards, checks, Paypal and purchase orders. Accounts are available upon approved credit for schools, municipalities, government agencies, police and fire departments, public institutions, and industrial and commercial companies.
- Do you ship internationally? Yes. Our website is set up to handle orders shipped to the U.S. and Canada. For US orders please allow 4-6 weeks delivery. Shipping to Canada and other countries can also be done through the United States Postal Service (USPS).
- How quickly will I get my order? Due to the overwhelming response to our product as well as the great need please allow 4-6 weeks delivery. In order to keep up with production demand it may take time to receive your product we will work as fast as we can to get your product to you. We soon hope to offer express delivery.
- How do you handle shipment of large orders? Large orders are generally shipped via freight truck on a pallet. We will research the most cost-effective way to ship your order and give you an estimate prior to shipment. Please let us know whether you have a loading dock and/or forklift to unload the pallet(s) from the truck and whether the delivery will be made in a residential or commercial neighborhood.
- What is your return policy? Your satisfaction is very important to us. If you are unhappy with your purchase, please let us know. You can get an exchange (less shipping costs) within 30 days or a store credit if your return is after 30 days. Please note that you will be responsible for return shipping charges.
- Can I do a fundraiser with your products at my school, church or other organization? Yes. Emergency Supplies fundraisers are a great way to help your community get better prepared for a disaster while earning much needed funds for your school or group. One method is a hassle-free “ONLINE FUNDRAISER” where you direct people (via flyer) to buy on our site using a special code. A check for a percentage of the sales is sent to you at the end of the fundraiser period.Another, often more effective method, is to sell a few select items at a well-attended event such as a Back to School Night, Book Fair or Pancake Breakfast. One order is placed with us and the items are shipped to the school for distribution.
- Do you offer affiliate programs? Yes. You will earn 10% of all sales generated through a link on your site to www.411rad.com. Please email us at info@411rad.com for more information.
- Do you offer wholesale pricing on your products? Yes. Please call or email us at info@ 411RAd.com for more information.
FAQ: FREQUNTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON RADSTICKER AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Q. Why is it not changing colors? Is it broken or not working?
A. No it is working fine. If it doesn’t change colors that is great news, it means you haven’t been exposed.
Q. Would a RADSticker detect a dirty bomb or radioactive material?
A. No. It is not a radiation detector. It is a high dose dosimeter and it will not detect a dirty bomb or a radioactive material before it goes off.
Q. Would RADSTICKERs be affected by conventional exposure to X‐ray machines used at airports?
A. No. It will not be affected by exposures to diagnostic X‐ray (e.g., chest or dental) or airport x‐ray machines. They have a are very low (e.g., ~0.05 rads/exposure) dose while RAD STICKER monitors doses higher than a few rads.
Q. Will a RADSTICKER prevent radiation induced cancer?
A. No. But it will alert you when you have been exposed to doses that require medical treatment or Potassium Iodide Tablets
Q. Will a RAD STICKER protect from ionizing radiation?
A. No. It will only help you know your exposure levels, it is not a shield.
Q. What should I do if the sensor of my RADSTICKER badge has developed color?
A. First make sure that you are not using an expired sticker or the color development is not due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures and/or UV/sunlight (false positive). If there are no false positive, then estimate the dose, immediately report to department/agency/organization issuing the dosimeter and seek medical help immediately, especially if the dose is higher than 25 rads. Inform an appropriate authority.
Q. Should I buy a RAD STICKER
A. We recommend EVERY AMERICAN using RADSTICKERs as you are potentially at risk of getting a high dose. There are over 100 nuclear power plants in the US and accidents do happen.
Q. How should I store RADSTICKER?
A. Before issuing or once you receive RAD STICKER, store it at room temperature or below. Keep the RADSticker dosimeter with you on your DL or cellular phones. Keep the sticker out of direct sunlight.
Q. How often should I read the RAD STICKER?
A. This depends if the threat is high you should read often. It is good to check every day or more frequently if a radiation exposure is suspected.
Q. Can a RAD STICKER be used for monitoring radon?
A. No sorry the Alpha particles emitted by radon will be absorbed by the protective cover and will not reach the sensor.
Q. Does 411 RAD keep records of our radiation exposure?
A. No we don’t keep those records. RADSTICKER is a disposable dosimeter and the user is responsible for keeping record of exposure
Q. Who should I report the radiation exposure to?
A. To the best of our knowledge, there is no one national or international phone number or organization to report individual exposure. However, if you are an individual user of the dosimeter, and if you are exposed to radiation, contact the followings: City police bomb squads or hazardous materials units, emergency response divisions, or National Guard civil support teams.
Q&A RELATED TO GENERAL INFORMATION
Q. What is radiation dose?
A. The common used definition of dose is the amount of energy deposited in a unit of tissue or material. So its how much has been absorbed by you potentially.
This measurement of dose can be used to represent the average dose to an organism, organ, tissue or even a cell.
Q. Is a dose lower than 25 rads harmless? Can it cause cancer?
A. Any exposure to radiation is harmful. The higher the dose, the higher is the chance of getting cancer. On average, one person out of 1,000 will die from cancer if they receive 25 rads.
Q. Is it true that there is no observable adverse health effect at doses below 10 rem?
A. The Health Physics Society has issued a position statement that addresses this issue. The statement does not claim that “there are no observable health effects below 10 rem but that health risks, if they exist below 10 rem, are too small to be observed. The facts of the matter is radiation effects at low doses are very simple: no one knows whether there is any risk or not. All we can say now is that no one has detected any statistically significant effect at doses below about 100 mSv (10 rem)”. (1 rem is almost equivalent to 1 rad for tissue equivalent materials).
Q: Is the threshold dose for causing cancer is 15‐20 rems?
A. Some epidemiological studies suggest an increased risk of cancer in this dose range. However, the data suggest that risks in the 15‐20 rem dose range are very small and difficult to measure. Above 10 rem there appears to be a significant risk of thyroid cancer due to radioactive iodine exposure in children 15 years of age and younger.
Q: What is the dose required to kill somebody almost instantly?
A: There is no exact number, the best guess is @ 2,000‐5,000 rad (20‐50 Gy) and even then the death will not be instant.
Q. What happens to exposures to high dose (higher than 25 rads)?
A. It has been proven that high dose ionizing radiation can cause cancer.
Symptoms and effects of expose are listed below:
0 to 25 rads:
- No detectable clinical effect in humans.
- However, at about 15 rads can cause temporary sterility in men.
25 to 100 rads:
- short‐term reduction in blood cells.
100 to 200 rads:
- Fatigue and nausea.
- Increased vomiting if dose is greater than 125 rads.
- reduction in number of some types of blood cells-long term.
200 to 300 rads:
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Appetite loss, general malaise, sore throat, pallor,diarrhea, and moderate emaciation up to a week later.
- Recovery in about three months unless complicated by infection or injury.
300 to 600 rads:
- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea in first few hours.
- Loss of appetite, fever, and general malaise in the second week up to a week later.
- Bleeding, inflammation of mouth and throat, diarrhea, and emaciation.
- Death follows in two to six week for 50% if exposure is above 450 rems.
- Others recover in about six months.
Over 600 rem:
- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
- Rapid emaciation and death in 2nd week.
- Death of nearly 100%.
Q. Will I get cancer if I am exposed to ionizing radiation?
A. It mainly depends on the dose. The risk for radiation exposure has been very widely studied. The general consensus of opinion for the induction of cancer by ionizing radiation is 10% increase in cancer rate/Sv when the dose is given over a short time with a decrease to 5% when the dose is protracted over an extended time period. (One Sv is equal to 1000 mSv and one mSv is equal to 100 mRem.)
Hence a 10% increase in cancer is related to a dose of 100,000 mrem with 5% if the dose is protracted over a long period of time. At doses near background levels 370 mrem/year the risk from radiation induced cancer is 5%/Sv divided by 1000 Sv/mSv and divided again by 100 mSv/mrem, times the amount of radiation exposure.