Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
All employers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who own or
control the operation of machines specified in 105 CMR 122.101 shall notify the
Director of the Radiation Control Program of their operations. Employers
operating machines specified in 105 CMR 122.101 that were installed prior to
10/31/97 shall send written notification to the Director within 12 months of
10/31/97, and subsequently, whenever changes are made to the subject
machine(s). Employers initially placing machines specified in
105 CMR 122.000 in
operation after 10/31/97 shall notify the Director prior to the date of
regularly scheduled operations and whenever changes are made to the subject
machine(s). Written notification shall contain the following
information:
(A) For fixed and mobile
radar, fixed and mobile radio and television, and other communication machines,
with greater than 100 watts total power delivered to the antennas. (Note: A
copy of the FCC construction permit application or license application may be
substituted for the following listed items providing that the information
specified is contained therein.):
(1) Name and
address of owner of the facility on which the transmitter and/or antenna is
located;
(2) Name and address of
owner of transmitter and/or antenna including FCC assigned call
letters;
(3) Name of individual
designated as RF Safety Officer as specified in
105
CMR 122.103;
(4) Location of transmitter;
(5) Location of antenna;
(6) Operating frequency of
transmitter;
(7) Type of modulation
and class of service;
(8) Power
output of transmitter (average and peak);
(9) Power input to antenna;
(10) Manufacturer, type, manufacturer's model
number of antenna;
(11) Gain of
antenna and antenna radiation pattern;
(12) Polarization of radiation from
antenna;
(13) Horizontal and radial
distance of antenna to nearest place where facility employees work or
congregate;
(14) Date of
installation of present transmitter, and date of installation of associated
antenna, date of installation of the structure, if any, on which the antenna is
located;
(15) A layout drawing
showing various areas in which employees associated with such machines work and
the predicted levels of RF radiation at these areas using standard practice
prediction methods described to and acceptable to the Director. In cases where
frequent changes may occur the predicted level of RF radiation shall refer to
maximum expected levels. Actual survey measurements may be submitted if
available in lieu of predicted levels; and,
(16) A list of areas in which employees have
been classified as NIR workers.
(B) For RF Heaters and Sealers:
(1) Name and address of company or
organization where RF heater(s) and/or sealer(s) are located;
(2) Name of individual designated as RF
Safety Officer as specified in
105
CMR 122.103;
(3) Name of the manufacturer of the RF
heater(s) and/or sealer(s).
(4)
Model and serial or other identification number and date of
installation;
(5) Type: Shuttle,
turntable, or stand up;
(6)
Radiofrequency at which the RF heater(s) and/or sealer(s) operate;
(7) Rated power output in kilowatts
(kw);
(8) Duty cycle;
(9) Information on whether RF heater(s)
and/or sealer(s) are installed in a screen room enclosure; nature of floor, and
existing ground planes;
(10) A
layout drawing showing various areas in which employees work and the predicted
levels of RF radiation at these areas using standard practice prediction
methods described to and acceptable to the Director. In cases where frequent
changes may occur the predicted level of RF radiation shall refer to maximum
expected levels. Actual survey measurements may be submitted if available in
lieu of predicted levels; and,
(11)
A list of areas in which employees have been classified as NIR
workers.
(C) For
microwave ovens other than those specified in 105 CMR 122.200 (Example:
Microwave ovens used in industrial establishments for production processing and
drying activities):
(1) Name and address of
company or organization where Microwave Oven(s) are located;
(2) Name of the manufacturer of the Microwave
Oven;
(3) Model and serial or other
identification number;
(4)
Frequency of operation and rated power in kilowatts;
(5) Date of installation;
(6) Name of individual designated as RF
Safety Officer as specified in 105 CMR;
(7) Type of feed mechanism;
(8) Brief description of application or
process including average amount of time (or workload) that equipment is used
each day;
(9) A layout drawing
showing various areas in which employees work and the predicted levels of RF
radiation at these areas using standard practice prediction methods described
to and acceptable to the Director. In cases where frequent changes may occur
the predicted level of RF radiation shall refer to maximum expected levels.
Actual survey measurements may be submitted if available in lieu of predicted
levels; and,
(10) A list of areas
in which employees have been classified as NIR workers.
(D) For RF Diathermy and RF Hyperthermia
Equipment:
(1) Name and address of company or
organization where equipment is located;
(2) Name of manufacturer of the RF Diathermy
or RF Hyperthermia equipment;
(3)
Model and serial or other identification number;
(4) Date of installation;
(5) Name of individual designated as RF
Safety Officer;
(6) Radiofrequency
at which equipment operates;
(7)
Duty cycle;
(8) Brief description
of application or process including amount of time (or workload) that equipment
is used each day;
(9) A layout
drawing showing various areas in which employees work and the predicted levels
of RF radiation at these areas using standard practice prediction methods
described to and acceptable to the Director. In cases where frequent changes
may occur the predicted level of RF radiation shall refer to maximum expected
levels. Actual survey measurements may be submitted if available in lieu of
predicted levels; and,
(10) A list
of areas in which employees have been classified as NIR workers.
(E) Employers of equipment or
facilities listed in 105 CMR 122.101(A) to 122.101(D) in compliance with the
Notification Requirements of 105 CMR 122.101 need not re-notify the Director
whenever temporary relocation occurs involving periods not in excess of 30 days
provided that the equipment or facility does not cause employee exposures to
exceed the limits established in
105 CMR
122.100: Table
1.
