Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
REPORTS
Section 120.753 - Instructions to Workers
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.753
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) All individuals who in the course of employment are likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of one mSv (100 mrem)
(1)
shall be kept informed of the storage, transfer, or use of sources of radiation
in the licensee's or registrant's workplace;
(2) shall be instructed in the health
protection problems associated with exposure to radiation or radioactive
material to the individual and potential offspring, in precautions or
procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and functions of
protective devices employed;
(3)
Shall be instructed in, and instructed to observe, to the extent within the
worker's control, the applicable provisions of 105 CMR 120.000 and licenses for
the protection of personnel from exposures to radiation or radioactive
material;
(4) Shall be instructed
of their responsibility to report promptly to the licensee or registrant any
condition which may constitute, lead to, or cause a violation of the Act, 105
CMR 120.000, and licenses or unnecessary exposure to radiation or radioactive
material;
(5) Shall be 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) Shall be advised
as to the radiation exposure reports which workers shall be furnished pursuant
to
105 CMR
120.754.
(B) In determining those individuals subject to the requirements of 105 CMR 120.753(A), licensees must take into consideration assigned activities during normal and abnormal situations involving exposure to radiation and/or radioactive material which can reasonably be expected to occur during the life of a licensed facility. The extent of these instructions shall be commensurate with potential radiological health protection problems present in the workplace.
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