Thanks for the link, Michel. I will tell her about this though I'm not sure if she will act on it. She's not the type that likes to cause trouble in the workplace even though she's got a legitimate reason to. At any rate, it will be interesting to see my other co-worker who's also pregnant and has to lift heavy stuff. We'll see what will happen in the coming weeks.
49er - I don't think there's a lot of radiation going on when taking radiographs. The amount taken is quite small compare to hospitals when they're taking full x-rays on a person. When I was pregnant (both times) I actually had to work with x-ray machines that were not digital. Here at the university, they use digital and you don't even have to stay in the same room. I guess for her, it isn't about whether or not she's exposed to any radiation but that as a pregnant woman, she should be given the RIGHT if she should take any radiographs or not.
As it stands, there are so many of us who can take radiographs. Heck, I'll take it if she doesn't want to... even the dental students can take them.
What's funny (or not) is that everything boils down to politics. It's so so unfair at work sometimes......