Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 45 - RADIATION CONTROL
Subchapter 5 - INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS
Section 11-45-114 - Special requirements and exemptions for cabinet radiography

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-45-114

Current through February, 2024

(a) Systems for cabinet radiography designed to allow admittance of individuals shall:

(1) Comply with all applicable requirements of this subchapter and subchapter 4. If such a system is a certified cabinet x-ray system, it shall comply with all applicable requirements of this subchapter and 21 C.F.R. §1020.40.

(2) Be evaluated at intervals not to exceed one year to assure compliance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter. Records of these evaluations shall be maintained for inspection by the department for three years.

(b) Certified cabinet x-ray systems designed to exclude individuals from the interior of the cabinet are exempt from the requirements of this subchapter except that:

(1) Operating personnel shall be provided with either a film badge or a thermoluminescent dosimeter, and reports of the results shall be maintained for inspection by the department for three years.

(2) No licensee shall permit any individual to operate a cabinet x-ray system until such individual has received a copy of and instruction in the operating procedures for the unit and has demonstrated competence in its use. Records which demonstrate compliance with paragraph (1) shall be maintained for inspection by the department for three years.

(3) Tests for proper operation of high radiation area control devices or alarm systems, where applicable, shall be conducted, recorded, and maintained in accordance with section 11-45-104.

(4) The licensee shall perform an evaluation, at intervals not to exceed one year, to determine conformance with subchapter 4. If such a system is a certified cabinet x-ray system, it shall be evaluated at intervals not to exceed one year to determine conformance with 21 C.F.R. §1020.40. Records of these evaluations shall be maintained for inspection by the department for three years.

(c) Certified cabinet x-ray systems shall be maintained in compliance with 21 C.F.R. §1020.40 unless prior approval has been granted by the department pursuant to subchapter 1.

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