Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-7-522

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-7-522 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

A. A licensee shall ensure that the operating and emergency procedures include, at a minimum, instructions in the following, as applicable:

1. Handling and use of sealed sources or radiographic exposure devices, so that persons are not exposed to radiation that exceeds the limits in Article 4 of this Chapter;

2. Methods and occasions for conducting radiation surveys;

3. Methods for controlling access to radiographic areas;

4. Methods and occasions for locking and securing radio-graphic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, and sealed sources;

5. Personnel monitoring and associated equipment;

6. Transportation of sealed sources to field locations, including packing radiographic exposure devices and storage containers in vehicles, placarding vehicles, and maintaining control of the sealed sources during transportation, as required in 49 CFR 171-173, 2002 edition, published October 1, 2002, by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408, which is incorporated by reference and on file with the Department. This incorporation contains no future editions or amendments;

7. Inspection, maintenance, and operability checks of radio-graphic exposure devices, survey instruments, transport containers, and storage containers;

8. Actions to be taken immediately by radiography personnel if a pocket dosimeter is found to be off-scale or an alarm rate meter sounds an alarm;

9. Procedures for identifying and reporting defects and non-compliance, as required by R9-7-448 and R9-7-535;

10. Procedures for notifying the RSO and the Department in the event of an accident;

11. Methods for minimizing exposure of persons in the event of an accident;

12. Procedures for recovering a source if the licensee is responsible for source recovery; and

13. Maintenance of records.

B. The licensee shall maintain copies of current operating and emergency procedures until the Department terminates the license. Superseded procedures shall be maintained for three years after being superseded. Additionally, a copy of the procedures shall be maintained at field stations in accordance with R9-7-540.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-522

New Section R9-7-522 recodified from R12-1-522 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).