Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1007 - Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
6 CCR 1007-1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PESTICIDE APPLICATORS' ACT
Part 08 - RADIATION CONTROL - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES NOT USED IN THE HEALING ARTS
Section 6 CCR 1007-1-8.5 - Radiation levels and dosimetry monitoring

Universal Citation: 1000 CO Code Regs 6 CCR 1007-1-8.5

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, March 25, 2025

8.5.1 Radiation Levels.

A. X-ray equipment shall be located and arranged with sufficient shielding and area access control to ensure compliance with Part 4.

B. The registrant shall assure that no radiation levels exist in any area surrounding the local component group which could result in a dose to an individual present therein in excess of the dose limits in Part 4, Sections 4.14 or 4.15.

8.5.2 Personnel Monitoring Requirements.

A. Each individual who is associated with the operation of a non-healing-arts radiation generating device shall meet the requirements of Part 4, Sections 4.6, 4.10, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, and 4.18.
1. When personnel dosimetric monitoring devices are required, they shall be worn in accordance with Part 4, Section 4.6.3.

2. Each operator of portable hand-held x-ray equipment shall wear separate whole body and extremity personnel dosimetric monitoring devices, unless otherwise exempted by the Department or by regulation.

3. Deliberate exposure of a personnel dosimetric monitoring device to deceptively indicate a dose delivered to an individual is strictly prohibited.

B. In addition to the requirements of Part 4, Section 4.6, extremity dosimetry shall be provided to and shall be used by:
1. Personnel working with or routinely working near and having potential for extremity exposure to, the primary beam of an open-beam RGD; and

2. Personnel maintaining RGDs if the maintenance procedures require the activation of a primary x-ray beam when any local component in the x-ray system is disassembled or removed.

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