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The MRI magnet is ALWAYS ON, even when the scanner is not in
use. The magnetic field cannot be seen, makes no sound, and
MRI Safety offers no warning sign that it is present.
Whether you are transporting a patient to MRI, cleaning the MRI
room or having an MRI yourself, never enter the MRI scan room
unless the MRI technologist tells you that it is safe to do so.

Only MRI-Safe equipment can
be inside the MRI Scan room.

All metal objects must be kept
away from the MRI scan rooms.

Items such as stretchers,
oxygen tanks, IV poles, life
support equipment, crash carts,
fire extinguishers, floor
polishers, buckets, patients'
charts, clipboards, ID badges,
credit cards, cell phones,
beepers, pens, scissors, jewelry,
hair clips, etc., cannot be taken
into the MRI scan room.

Note: Any employee working at a
BOS site that has a MRI shall have an
Annual MRI Safety Training.