La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-590

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-590 - Specific Requirements for Radiographic Personnel Performing Industrial Radiography

A. At a job site, the following shall be supplied by the licensee or registrant:

1. at least one operable, calibrated survey instrument;

2. a current whole body personnel monitor (TLD or film badge) for each individual;

3. an operable, calibrated pocket dosimeter with a range of 0 to 200 milliroentgens (5.16 x 10^-5 C/kg) for each worker;

4. an operable alarm ratemeter which meets the requirements of LAC 33:XV.577.H for each individual; and

5. the appropriate barrier ropes and signs.

B. Industrial radiographic operations shall not be performed if any of the items in LAC 33:XV.590.A are not available at the job site or are inoperable.

C. Collimators shall be used in industrial radiographic operations that use crank-out devices and/or X-ray devices, except when physically impossible.

D. No individual other than a radiographer or a radiographer trainee who is under the personal supervision of a radiographer instructor shall manipulate controls or operate equipment used in industrial radiographic operations. The radiographer trainee shall also be under the personal supervision of a radiographer instructor when using radiographic exposure devices, associated equipment, or a sealed source or while conducting radiation surveys required by LAC 33:XV.587 to determine that the sealed source has returned to its shielded position or the radiation machine is off after an exposure. The personal supervision must include:

1. the radiographer instructor's physical presence at the site where the sources of radiation are being used;

2. the availability of the radiographer instructor to give immediate assistance if required; and

3. the radiographer instructor's direct observation of the trainee's performance of the operations referred to in this Section.

E. No individual shall act as a radiographer instructor unless such individual:

1. has met the requirements of LAC 33:XV.575.A;

2. has one year of documented experience as a radiographer; and

3. has been issued a radiographer certification card with instructor status by the department.

F. During an inspection by the department, the department inspector may terminate an operation if any of the items of LAC 33:XV.590.A are not available and operable or if at least two radiographers are not present. Operations shall not be resumed until such conditions are met.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-590

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 20:653 (June 1994), amended LR 23:1139 (September 1997), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2584 (November 2000), LR 27:1237 (August 2001), LR 28:1952 (September 2002), LR 29:36 (January 2003), LR 29:1816 (September 2003), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 451757 (12/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and 2104.B.