New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION
Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS
Section 20.3.5.18 - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Licensees and registrants shall supply the following items at each job site:
B. Industrial radiographic operations shall not be performed if any of the items in Subsection A of 20.3.5.18 NMAC are not available at the job site or are inoperable.
C. No individual other than a qualified radiographer, radiographer's assistant, radiographer instructor, or radiographer trainee (under the personal supervision of a radiographer instructor) shall manipulate controls or operate equipment used in industrial radiographer operations.
D. No individual shall act as radiographer instructor unless such individual possesses the qualifications required for radiographer instructors as listed in Subsection D of 20.3.5.11 NMAC.
E. During an inspection by the Department, the Department inspector may terminate an operation if any of the items in Subsection A of 20.3.5.18 NMAC are not available and operable or if the required number of radiographic personnel is not present. Operations shall not be resumed until such conditions are met.
F. All radiographic operations conducted at locations of use authorized on the license or registration must be conducted in a permanent radiographic installation, unless specifically authorized by the Department.
G. Whenever radiography is performed at a location other than a permanent radiographic installation, the radiographer must be accompanied by at least one other qualified radiographer or a radiographer's assistant who has at a minimum met the requirements specified within Subsections B or A of 20.3.5.11 NMAC as appropriate. The additional qualified individual shall observe the operations and be capable of providing immediate assistance to prevent unauthorized entry. Radiography may not be performed if only one qualified individual is present. Licensees will have one calendar year from the effective date of these regulations to meet the requirements for having two qualified individuals present at locations other than a permanent radiographic installation.
H. During each radiographic operation the radiographer, or the other individual present as required by Subsection G of 20.3.5.18 NMAC, shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation area, as defined in Part 1 of 20.3 NMAC, except:
I. All areas in which industrial radiography is being performed must be conspicuously posted as required by Part 4 of 20.3 NMAC. Exceptions to posting requirements listed in Part 4 do not apply to industrial radiographic operations.
J. Utilization Logs. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain current logs which shall be kept available for inspection by the Department for 3 years from the date of the recorded event, showing for each source of radiation the following information:
K. Locking of Sources of Radiation.
L. A licensee may conduct underwater radiography only if procedures have been approved by the Department.