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 4021 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Section He-P 4021.13 - Notification of Incidents

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 4021.13

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Notwithstanding other requirements for notification, each licensee or registrant shall immediately report to the DHHS/RHS by telephone each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the following:

(1) An individual to receive:

a. A total effective dose equivalent of 0.25 Sv or "25 rems" or more;

b. A lens dose equivalent of 0.75 Sv or "75 rems" or more; or

c. A shallow dose equivalent to the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of 2.5 Gy or "250 rads" or more; or

(2) The release of radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake 5 times the occupational ALI.

(b) The provision in He-P 4021.13(a) (2) shall not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures.

(c) Each licensee or registrant shall, within 24 hours of discovery of the event, report to the DHHS/RHS by telephone each event involving loss of control of a licensed or registered source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have caused, or threatens to cause, any of the following:

(1) An individual to receive, in a period of 24 hours:

a. A total effective dose equivalent exceeding 0.05 Sv or "5 rems";

b. A lens dose equivalent exceeding 0.15 Sv or "15 rems"; or

c. A shallow dose equivalent to the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent exceeding 0.5 Sv or "50 rems"; or

(d) The provision in (c) (2) above shall not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures.

(e) The licensee or registrant shall prepare each report filed with the DHHS/RHS pursuant to He-P 4021.13 so that names of individuals who have received exposure to sources of radiation are stated in a separate and detachable portion of the report.

(f) Reserved.

(g) The provisions of He-P 4021.13 shall not apply to doses that result from planned special exposures, provided such doses are within the limits for planned special exposures and are reported pursuant to He-P 4021.15.

#5903, eff 2-1-95; ss by #6827, eff 8-6-98; ss by #8481, eff 11-5-05

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