New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 4000 - NEW HAMPSHIRE RULES FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIATION
Part He-P 4020 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Section He-P 4020.10 - Planned Special Exposures
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 4020.10
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) A licensee or registrant may authorize an adult worker to receive doses in addition to and accounted for separately from the doses received under the limits specified in He-P 4020.05.
(b) This authorization in (a) above shall be permitted provided that each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The licensee or registrant authorizes a
planned special exposure only in an exceptional situation when alternatives
that might avoid the higher exposure are unavailable or impractical;
(2) The licensee or registrant, and employer
if the employer is not the licensee or registrant, specifically authorizes the
planned special exposure, in writing, before the exposure occurs;
(3) Before a planned special exposure, the
licensee or registrant ensures that each individual involved is:
a. Informed of the purpose of the planned
operation;
b. Informed of the
estimated doses and associated potential risks and specific radiation levels or
other conditions that might be involved in performing the task; and
c. Instructed in the measures to be taken to
keep the dose ALARA considering other risks that may be present;
(4) Prior to permitting an
individual to participate in a planned special exposure, the licensee or
registrant ascertains prior doses as required by
He-P
4020.09(b) during the lifetime of
the individual for each individual involved;
(5) The licensee or registrant does not
authorize a planned special exposure that would cause an individual to receive
a dose from all planned special exposures and all doses in excess of the limits
to exceed:
a. The numerical values of any of
the dose limits in He-P 4020.05(a)
in any year; and
b. Five times the annual dose limits in
He-P
4020.05(a) during the individual's
lifetime;
(6) The
licensee or registrant maintains records of the conduct of a planned special
exposure in accordance with
He-P
4021.06 and submits a written report in accordance
with He-P
4021.15;
(7) The licensee or registrant records the
best estimate of the dose resulting from the planned special exposure in the
individual's record and informs the individual, in writing, of the dose within
30 days from the date of the planned special exposure; and
(8) The dose from planned special exposures
shall not be considered in controlling future occupational dose of the
individual pursuant to
He-P
4020.05(a) but shall be included in
evaluations required by
He-P
4020.10(b) (4) and (5) .
#5903, eff 2-1-95; ss by #6827, eff 8-6-98; ss by #8481, eff 11-5-05
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