New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 28 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Subchapter 17 - INDUSTRIAL AND NONMEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
Section 7:28-17.8 - Shielded room radiography
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any ionizing radiation-producing machine used in shielded room radiography unless the equipment, installation, and personnel meet the requirements of 7:28-17.1 through 17.6 and this section.
(b) No person shall operate or permit any person to operate an ionizing radiation-producing machine used in shielded room radiography until such operator has completed the following requirements:
(c) Each owner shall supply appropriate personnel monitoring equipment and shall require that it be used by every individual who operates, makes "set-ups," or performs maintenance on an ionizing radiation-producing machine used in shielded room radiography.
(d) The enclosed room in which shielded room radiography is conducted shall be shielded so that no location on the exterior exceeds the radiation levels and limits established in N.J.A.C. 7:28-6. No industrial radiography shall be conducted in a shielded room until a radiation survey is first made to insure compliance with these radiation levels and limits. A record of this survey shall be maintained and a copy shall be available for inspection by the Department.
(e) No person shall enter an enclosed room in which shielded room radiography is performed until after a physical radiation survey is conducted to determine whether the ionizing radiation producing machine is off. A record shall be maintained of the date and exposure rate measured for each physical radiation survey and shall be made available for inspection by the Department.
(f) The radiation surveys required in (d) and (e) above shall be made with a radiation survey instrument measuring radiation at the energies and at the exposure rates to be encountered. This instrument shall have an operational check source test conducted prior to each use and shall be calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year and shall be recalibrated after each servicing other than a battery replacement. Records shall be maintained of each date of calibration and the daily operational check and shall be made available for inspection by the Department.
(g) Adequate methods shall be provided to restrict the access of personnel and the public to any and all shielded room radiography areas to prevent the exposure of any person to radiation in excess of the level limits of N.J.A.C. 7:28-5, 7:28-6 and 7:28-17. No person is permitted to remain within the enclosed room where shielded room radiography is being performed.
(h) All ionizing radiation-producing machines used in shielded room radiography and all objects exposed thereto shall be confined within an installation or structure designed or intended for radiography and in which radiography is regularly performed in accordance with the following requirements: