Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part XV - Radiation Protection
Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections
Section XV-1012 - Instructions to Workers
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-1012
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. All individuals who, in the course of employment, are likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem (1 mSv) shall be:
1. kept informed of the storage, transfer, or
use of sources of radiation in the licensee's or registrant's
workplace;
2. instructed in the
health protection problems associated with exposure to such radioactive
material or radiation (including biological risks to an embryo or fetus), in
precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and
functions of protective devices employed;
3. instructed in, and instructed to observe,
to the extent within the worker's control, the applicable provisions of the
Louisiana Radiation Protection Regulations (LAC 33:XV) and licenses for the
protection of personnel from exposures to radiation or radioactive
material;
4. instructed of their
responsibility to report promptly to the licensee or registrant any condition
that may constitute, lead to, or cause a violation of the Louisiana Radiation
Protection Regulations (LAC 33:XV) and licenses or unnecessary exposure to
radiation or radioactive material;
5. instructed in the appropriate response to
warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that may
involve exposure to radiation or radioactive material; and
6. advised as to the radiation exposure
reports that workers shall be furnished in accordance with LAC
33:XV.1013.
B. The extent of the instructions required by Subsection A of this Section shall be commensurate with potential radiological health protection problems present in the workplace.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.
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