Ohio Administrative Code Search

...46 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215" (C) The request for review of a sealed source or a device must include sufficient information about the design, manufacture, prototype testing, quality control program, labeling, proposed uses and leak testing and, for a device, the request must also include sufficient information about installation, service and maintenance, operating and safety instructions, and its poten...

...ufactured prior to November 30, 2007: (1) Antiquities originally intended for use by the general public. For the purposes of this paragraph, antiquities mean products originally intended for use by the general public and distributed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as radium emanator jars, revigators, radium water jars, radon generators, refrigerator cards, radium bath salts, and healing pa...

...Terms defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code shall have the same meaning when used in this chapter except terms redefined within a given rule for use within that rule only, and additionally, as used in this chapter: (A) "Annual Refresher Safety Training" means a review conducted or provided by the licensee for its employees on radiation safety aspects of industrial radiography. The review may includ...

...neral requirements specified in rule 3701:1-40-15 of the Administrative Code for radioactive material, as appropriate, and any special requirements contained in this chapter. (B) The applicant submits an adequate program for training radiographers and radiographers' assistants that meets the requirements of rule 3701:1-48-16 of the Administrative Code. (C) The applicant submits procedures for verifying and document...

...he following minimum criteria: (A) (1) Each radiographic exposure device, source assembly or sealed source, and all associated equipment must meet the requirements specified in american national standards institute, N432-1980 "Radiological Safety for the Design and Construction of Apparatus for Gamma Radiography," (published as NBS handbook 136, issued January 1981). This publication may be pu...

...phic installations as stated in rule 3701:1-48-21 of the Administrative Code. In addition, during radiographic operations the sealed source assembly must be secured in the shielded position each time the source is returned to that position. (B) Each sealed source storage container and source changer must have a lock or outer locked container designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source...

...required by this chapter and Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code. Instrumentation required by this rule must be capable of measuring a range from 0.02 millisievert (two millirem) per hour through 0.01 sievert (one rem) per hour. (B) The licensee shall have each radiation survey instrument required under paragraph (A) of this rule calibrated: (1) At intervals not to exceed six months and after instrument se...

...r an agreement state to do so. (C) (1) Each licensee who uses a sealed source shall have the source tested for leakage at intervals not to exceed six months. The leak testing of the source must be performed using a method approved by the director, the United States nuclear regulatory commission or by an agreement state. The wipe sample should be taken from the nearest accessible point to the sealed source where c...

...ccordance with paragraph (E) of rule 3701:1-48-23 of the Administrative Code.

...ee shall have written procedures for: (1) Inspection and routine maintenance of radiographic exposure devices, source changers, associated equipment, transport and storage containers, and survey instruments at intervals not to exceed three months or before the first use thereafter to ensure the proper functioning of components important to safety. Replacement components shall meet design specifications. If equipment...

...raphic installation must have either: (1) An entrance control of the type described in paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-38-15 of the Administrative Code that reduces the radiation level upon entry into the area; or (2) Both conspicuously visible and audible warning signals to warn of the presence of radiation. The visible signal must be actuated by radiation whenever the source is exposed. The audible signal must be ac...

...ng papers in accordance with Chapter 3701:1-50 of the Administrative Code. (C) Locked radiographic exposure devices and storage containers must be physically secured to prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel. The licensee shall store licensed material in a manner which will minimize danger from explosion or fire. (D) The licensee shall lock and physically secure the transport package containing lice...

...equirements of paragraph (C) of rule 3701:1-48-16 of the Administrative Code. The additional qualified individual shall observe the operations and be capable of providing immediate assistance to prevent unauthorized entry. Radiography may not be performed if only one qualified individual is present. (B) All radiographic operations conducted at locations of use authorized on the license must be conducted in a permane...

...ndustrial radiography are as follows: (1) Completion of the training and testing requirements of paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-48-16 of the Administrative Code; (2) Two thousand hours of hands-on experience as a qualified radiographer in industrial radiographic operations; and (3) Formal training in the establishment and maintenance of a radiation protection program. (B) The director will consider alternatives to ...

... a radiographer until the individual: (1) Has received copies of and instruction in the requirements described in this chapter, Chapter 3701:1-38, and rule 3701:1-40-05 of the Administrative Code; in applicable regulations as specified in Chapter 3701:1-50 of the Administrative Code; in the Ohio license(s) under which the radiographer will perform industrial radiography; and the licensee's operating and emergency pr...

...nimum, instructions in the following: (1) Appropriate handling and use of licensed sealed sources and radiographic exposure devices so that no person is likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the limits established in Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code; (2) Methods and occasions for conducting radiation surveys; (3) Methods for controlling access to radiographic areas; ...

...ys required by paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-48-20 of the Administrative Code to determine that the sealed source has returned to the shielded position after an exposure, the assistant shall be under the personal supervision of a radiographer. The personal supervision must include: (A) The radiographer's physical presence at the site where the sealed sources are being used; (B) The availability of the radiographer t...

...rming rate meter is not required. (1) Pocket dosimeters must have a range from zero to two millisievert (two hundred millirem) and must be recharged at the start of each shift. Electronic personal dosimeters may only be used in place of ion-chamber pocket dosimeters. (2) Each personnel dosimeter must be assigned to and worn by only one individual. (3) Film badges must be replaced at periods...

... alarming rate meter is not required. (1) Pocket dosimeters must have a range from zero to two millisievert (two hundred millirem) and must be recharged at the start of each shift. Electronic personal dosimeters may only be used in place of ion-chamber pocket dosimeters. (2) Each personnel dosimeter must be assigned to and worn by only one individual. (3) Film badges must be replaced at least m...

... that meets the requirements of rule 3701:1-48-08 of the Administrative Code. (B) Using a survey instrument meeting the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule, conduct a survey of the radiographic exposure device and the guide tube after each exposure when approaching the device or the guide tube. The survey must determine that the sealed source has returned to its shielded position before exchanging films, repo...

...ividual present, as required by rule 3701:1-48-14 of the Administrative Code, shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation area, as defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code, except at permanent radiographic installations where all entryways are locked and the requirements of rule 3701:1-48-12 of the Administrative Code...

...aphs (A)(4)(a) and (A)(4)(b) of rule 3701:1-38-18 of the Administrative Code. Exceptions listed in paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-38-18 of the Administrative Code do not apply to industrial radiographic operations.

...ruments that are required under rule 3701:1-48-08 of the Administrative Code and retain each record for three years after it is made. (D) Each licensee shall maintain records of leak test results for sealed sources and also for devices containing depleted uranium. The results must be stated in units of becquerels (microcuries). The licensee shall retain each record for three years after it is made or until the sourc...

...nts that are required under rule 3701:1-48-08 of the Administrative Code and retain each record for three years after it is made. (D) Each licensee shall maintain records of leak test results for sealed sources and also for devices containing depleted uranium. The results must be stated in units of becquerels (microcuries). The licensee shall retain each record for three years after it is mad...

...ting requirements specified in rules 3701:1-40-20 and 3701:1-38-23 of the Administrative Code, each licensee shall provide a written report to the director, within thirty days of the occurrence of any of the following incidents involving radiographic equipment: (1) Unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control cable; (2) Inability to retract the source assembly to its fully shielded position a...