Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R9-7-1722 - Operating and Emergency ProceduresEach licensee shall develop operating and emergency procedures on the following subjects:
1. Procedures designed to prevent individuals from being exposed to radiation in excess of the limits in Article 4 of this Chapter. This subject includes:a. Use of a sealed source in a well without a surface casing for the purposes of protecting a fresh water aquifer, as appropriate;b. Methods employed to minimize exposure from inhalation or ingestion of licensed tracer materials; andc. Methods for minimizing exposure of individuals in the event of an accident;2. Use of remote handling tools for manipulating a radioactive sealed source or tracer;3. Methods and occasions for conducting a radiation survey;4. Methods and occasions for locking and securing a source of radiation;5. Personnel monitoring and the use of personnel monitoring equipment;6. Transportation of a source to a temporary job site or field station, including packaging and placing the source of radiation in a vehicle, placarding the vehicle, and securing the source of radiation during transportation;7. Procedure for notifying the Department if there is an accident;8. Maintenance of records;9. Inspection and maintenance of source holders, logging tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport containers, and injection tools;10. Procedure required if a sealed source is: a. Lost or lodged downhole; orb. Ruptured, including safeguards to prevent job site and personnel contamination, inhalation; and ingestion;11. Procedures required for picking up, receiving, and opening packages that contain radioactive material; and12. Procedures required for site and equipment surveys and decontamination following tracer studies.Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-1722
New Section R9-7-1722 recodified from R12-1-1722 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).