Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Each
licensee or registrant shall ensure that each individual who is likely to
receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem (1 mSv) is
instructed as follows:
(1) Is kept informed
of the storage, transfer, or use of radioactive material or of radiation in the
restricted area;
(2) is instructed
in all of the following subjects:
(A) Health
protection problems associated with exposure to radioactive material or
radiation to the individual and potential offspring;
(B) precautions or procedures to minimize
exposure; and
(C) the purposes and
functions of protective devices employed;
(3) is instructed in, and instructed to
observe, to the extent within the worker's control, the provisions of these
regulations and any licenses concerning the protection of personnel from
exposures to radiation or radioactive material;
(4) is informed of the individual's
responsibility to report promptly to the licensee or registrant any condition
that has caused or could cause any of the following:
(A) A violation of these regulations;
(B) a violation of a license or
registration; or
(C) unnecessary
exposure to radiation or radioactive material;
(5) is instructed in the appropriate response
to warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that
could involve exposure to radiation or radioactive material; and
(6) is informed of the radiation exposure
reports that workers may request as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-334.
(b) In determining which
individuals are subject to the requirements of subsection (a) of this
regulation, each licensee or registrant shall take into consideration each
individual's assigned activities during normal and abnormal situations
involving exposure to radiation or radioactive material, or both, that can
reasonably be expected to occur during the life of a licensed or registered
facility. The extent of the instruction specified in subsection (a) shall be
commensurate with the potential radiological health protection problems present
in the workplace.
