Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) The licensee
or registrant shall not permit any individual to act as a radiographer until
the individual has completed both of the following:
(1) At least 40 hours of training in the
subjects specified in subsection (g) of this regulation; and
(2) one of the following types of on-the-job
training consisting of hands-on experience under the supervision of a
radiographer and certification through a radiographer certification program by
a certifying entity as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-293:
(A) If the individual will be performing
industrial radiography utilizing radioactive material, on-the-job training that
includes at least two months or 320 hours of active participation in the
performance of industrial radiography utilizing radioactive material;
(B) if the individual will be
performing industrial radiography utilizing radiation machines, on-the-job
training that includes at least one month or 160 hours of active participation
in the performance of industrial radiography utilizing radiation machines; or
(C) if the individual will be
performing industrial radiography utilizing radioactive material and radiation
machines, both segments of the on-the-job training specified in paragraphs
(a)(2)(A) and (B).
(b) The licensee or registrant shall not
permit any individual to act as a radiographer until the individual meets the
following requirements:
(1) Has received the
following:
(A) A copy of and instruction in
the requirements contained in this part;
(B) a copy of the applicable portions of
parts 4 and 10 of these regulations;
(C) the license or registration under which
the radiographer will perform industrial radiography; and
(D) a copy of the licensee's or registrant's
operating and emergency procedures;
(2) has demonstrated an understanding of the
material listed in paragraphs (b)(1) (A) through (D) by successful completion
of a written or oral examination;
(3) has received training in the use of the
registrant's radiation machines, or the licensee's radiographic exposure
services and sealed sources, in the daily inspection of devices and associated
equipment and in the use of radiation survey instruments; and
(4) has demonstrated an understanding of the
use of the equipment specified in paragraph (b)(3) by successful completion of
a practical examination.
(c) The licensee or registrant shall not
permit any individual to act as a radiographer's assistant until the individual
meets the following requirements:
(1) Has
received the following:
(A) A copy of and
instruction in the requirements contained in this part;
(B) a copy of the applicable portions of
parts 4 and 10 of these regulations;
(C) the license or registration under which
the radiographer's assistant will perform industrial radiography; and
(D) a copy of the licensee's or
registrant's operating and emergency procedures;
(2) has demonstrated an understanding of the
material listed in paragraphs (c)(1) (A) through (D) by successful completion
of a written or oral examination;
(3) under the personal supervision of a
radiographer, has received training in the use of the registrant's radiation
machines, or the licensee's radiographic exposure devices and sealed sources,
in the daily inspection of devices and associated equipment and in the use of
radiation survey instruments; and
(4) has demonstrated an understanding of the
use of the equipment specified in paragraph (c)(3) by successful completion of
a practical examination.
(d) Each radiographer and radiographer's
assistant shall receive the annual refresher safety training at least every 12
months.
(e) The radiation safety
officer or designee shall conduct an inspection program of the job performance
of each radiographer and radiographer's assistant to ensure that the
department's regulations, the license or registration requirements, and the
operating and emergency procedures are followed. Alternatives may be considered
by the secretary if the individual serves as both radiographer and radiation
safety officer. In those operations in which a single individual serves as both
radiographer and radiation safety officer and performs all radiography
operations, an inspection program shall not be required. The inspection program
shall include the following:
(1) Observation
of the performance of each radiographer and radiographer's assistant during an
actual industrial radiographic operation, at least every six months; and
(2) a provision that, if a
radiographer or a radiographer's assistant has not participated in an
industrial radiographic operation for more than six months since the last
inspection, the radiographer shall demonstrate knowledge of the training
requirements of paragraph (b)(3) and the radiographer's assistant shall
demonstrate knowledge of the training requirements of paragraph (c)(3) by a
practical examination before these individuals are allowed to participate in a
radiographic operation.
(f) Each licensee or registrant shall
maintain the following:
(1) Records of the
training of each radiographer and radiographer's assistant. These records shall
include radiographer certification documents and verification of certification
status, copies of written tests, dates of oral and practical examinations, the
names of individuals conducting and receiving the oral and practical
examinations, a list of the subjects tested, and the results of the oral and
practical examinations; and
(2)
records of annual refresher safety training and semiannual inspections of job
performance for each radiographer and each radiographer's assistant. These
records shall list the topics discussed during the refresher safety training,
the date or dates on which the annual refresher safety training was conducted,
and the names of the instructors and attendees. For inspections of job
performance, the records shall also include a list showing the items checked
and any noncompliance observed by the radiation safety officer.
(g) The training of each licensee
or registrant shall include information about the following:
(1) Fundamentals of radiation safety,
including the following:
(A) The
characteristics of gamma radiation and Xradiation;
(B) the units of radiation dose and activity;
(C) the hazards of exposure to
radiation;
(D) the levels of
radiation from different sources of radiation; and
(E) the methods of controlling radiation dose
using time, distance, and shielding;
(2) radiation detection instruments,
including the following:
(A) The use,
operation, calibration, and limitations of radiation survey instruments;
(B) survey techniques; and
(C) the use of
personnel-monitoring equipment;
(3) the equipment to be used, including the
following:
(A) The operation and control of
radiographic exposure equipment, remote handling equipment, and storage
containers, including pictures or models of source assemblies;
(B) the operation and control of radiation
machines;
(C) the storage,
control, and disposal of sources of radiation; and
(D) inspection and maintenance of equipment;
(4) the requirements of
state and federal regulations; and
(5) case histories of accidents in
radiography.
