N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4022.03

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section He-P 4022.03 - Location of Individual Monitoring Devices
(a) Each licensee or registrant shall ensure that individuals who are required to monitor occupational doses in accordance with He-P 4022.02(a) wear monitoring devices.
(b) Individual monitoring devices shall be worn as follows:
(1) An individual monitoring device used for monitoring the dose to the whole body shall be worn at the unshielded location of the whole body likely to receive the highest exposure;
(2) When a protective apron is worn, the location of the individual monitoring device shall be at the neck;
(3) An individual monitoring device used for monitoring the dose to an embryo/fetus of a declared pregnant woman, pursuant to He-P 4020.12(a) , shall be located under the protective apron at the waist;
(4) An individual monitoring device used for monitoring the lens dose equivalent, in accordance with He-P 4020.05(a) (2) , a., shall be located:
a. At the neck and outside the protective apron if being worn by the monitored individual; or
b. At an unshielded location close to the eye;
(5) An individual monitoring device used for monitoring the dose to the extremities, in accordance with He-P 4020.05(a) (2) , b., shall be worn on the extremity likely to receive the highest exposure;
(6) Each individual monitoring device used in accordance with He-P 4022.03(b) (5) shall be oriented to measure the highest dose to the extremity being monitored;
(7) One individual monitoring device used to determine the effective dose equivalent for external radiation pursuant to He-P 4020.05(g) and He-P 4022.02(b) (5) , shall be located at the neck outside the protective apron;
(8) If two individual monitoring devices are used to determine the effective dose equivalent for external radiation pursuant to He-P 4020.05(g) and He-P 4022.02(b) (5) , they shall be located:
a. One at the neck outside the protective apron; and
b. One under the protective apron at the waist; and
(9) Two individual monitoring devices shall be used and worn in accordance with He-P 4022.03(b) (8) by declared pregnant woman.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4022.03

#5903, eff 2-1-95; ss by #6827, eff 8-6-98; ss by #8488, eff 11-18-05; ss by #8808, eff 1-24-07

Amended byVolume XXXV Number 14, Filed April 9, 2015, Proposed by #10805, Effective 3/28/2015, Expires3/28/2025.