Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL
Article 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING RADIATION
Section R9-7-444 - Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, and Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Limits
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-7-444
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. In addition to the notification required by R9-7-445, each licensee or registrant shall submit a written report within 30 days after learning of any of the following:
1. Incidents for which notification is
required by R9-7-445;
2. Doses in
excess of any of the following:
a. The
occupational dose limits for adults in
R9-7-408;
b. The occupational dose limits for a minor
in R9-7-414;
c. The limits for an embryo or fetus of a
declared pregnant woman in
R9-7-415;
d. The limits for an individual member of the
public in R9-7-416;
e. Any applicable limit in the license or
registration; or
f. The ALARA limit
on air emissions in R9-7-407;
3. Levels of radiation or concentrations of
radioactive material in:
a. A restricted area
in excess of applicable limits in the license or registration, or
b. An unrestricted area in excess of 10 times
the applicable limit in this Article or in the license or registration, whether
or not this involves an exposure of any individual to a dose in excess of the
limits in R9-7-416;
4. Radiation levels or concentrations of
radioactive material in excess of the standards in 40 CFR 190, 2003 edition,
published July 1, 2003, 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, if the licensee is
subject to these federal standards, or there is a license condition referencing
the 40 CFR 190 standards. This incorporation by reference contains no future
editions or amendments.
B. Contents of reports.
1. Each report shall contain a description of
each individual's exposure to radiation and radioactive material, including as
applicable:
a. Estimates of each individual's
dose;
b. The levels of radiation
and concentrations of radioactive material involved;
c. The cause of the elevated exposures, dose
rates, or concentrations; and
d.
Corrective steps taken or planned to ensure against a recurrence, including the
schedule for achieving conformance with applicable limits, generally applicable
environmental standards, and associated license or registration
conditions.
2. Each
report filed according to subsection (A) shall include for each occupationally
overexposed individual: name, Social Security number, and date of birth. With
respect to the limit for an embryo or fetus in
R9-7-415, the identifiers in the
report should be those of the declared pregnant woman. The report shall be
prepared so that information regarding each overexposed individual is stated in
a separate and detachable part of the report.
C. All licensees or registrants who make reports according to subsection (A) shall submit the report in writing to the Department.
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