Current through March 20, 2024
The following requirements apply to well logging
personnel:
017.01
RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER. A radiation safety officer
must:
(A) Have a college degree at the
bachelor level, or equivalent training and experience in the physical or
biological sciences or in engineering;
(B) Be qualified as well logger or have six
weeks on-the-job training under an authorized user; and
(C) Have forty hours of formal instruction
in:
(i) Principles and practices of radiation
protection;
(ii) Radioactivity
measurements standardization and monitoring techniques and
instruments;
(iii) Mathematics and
calculations basic to the use of and measurement of radioactivity;
(iv) Biological effects of radiation;
and
(v) Operating and emergency
procedures and federal and state radiation control
regulations.
017.02
SUPERVISOR. A
logging supervisor must have:
(A) Completed
forty hours of formal training in the subjects outlined in 180 NAC
14-017.06;
(B) Received copies of
and instruction in:
(i) 180 NAC 4, 10, and
14;
(ii) The license under which
the logging supervisor will perform well logging; and
(iii) The licensee's operating and emergency
procedures required by 180 NAC 14-019;
(C) Completed six weeks of on-the-job
training under a logging supervisor and demonstrated competence in the use of
radioactive materials, remote handling tools, and radiation survey instruments
by a field evaluation; and
(D)
Demonstrated understanding of the requirements in 180 NAC 14-017.02(A) and (B)
by successfully completing a written test.
017.03
ASSISTANT. A
logging assistant must have:
(A) Received
instruction in applicable parts of 180 NAC 4, and 10;
(B) Received copies and instruction in the
licensee's operating and emergency procedures required by 180 NAC
14-018;
(C) Demonstrated
understanding of the materials listed in 180 NAC 14-017.03(A) and (B) by
successfully completing a written or oral test; and
(D) Received instruction in the use of
radioactive materials, remote handling tools, and radiation survey instruments,
as appropriate for the logging assistant's intended job
responsibilities.
017.04
SAFETY REVIEW. The licensee must provide safety
reviews for logging supervisors and logging assistants at least once during
each calendar year.
017.05
RECORDS. The licensee must maintain a record on each
logging supervisor's and logging assistant's training and annual safety review.
The training records must include copies of written tests and dates of oral
tests. The training records must be retained for three years following the
termination of employment. Records of annual safety reviews must list the
topics discussed and be retained for three years.
017.06
TRAINING
SUBJECTS. The following topics must be included in the training
required by 180 NAC 14-017.02:
(A)
Fundamentals of radiation safety including:
(i) Characteristics of radiation;
(ii) Units of radiation dose and quantity of
radioactivity;
(iii) Hazards of
exposure to radiation;
(iv) Levels
of radiation from radioactive material;
(v) Methods of controlling radiation dose
(time, distance, and shielding); and
(vi) Radiation safety practices, including prevention
of contamination, and methods of decontamination; and
(B) Radiation detection instruments
including:
(i) Use, operation, calibration,
and limitations of radiation survey instruments;
(ii) Survey techniques; and
(iii) Use of personnel monitoring equipment;
and
(C) Equipment to be
used including:
(i) Operation of equipment,
including source handling equipment and remote handling tools;
(ii) Storage, control, and disposal of
radioactive material; and
(iii)
Maintenance of equipment; and
(D) Requirements of pertinent regulations;
and
(E) Case histories of well
logging accidents.
