New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter I - State Sanitary Code
Part 16 - Ionizing Radiation
Human Uses of Radioactive Materials
Section 16.130 - Radon testing and reporting
Universal Citation: 10 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 16.130
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Definitions. As used in this Part:
(1) Radon
means the radioactive noble gas radon-222.
(2) Radon testing firm means a commercial
business which uses equipment or provides detectors for testing for radon or
radon decay products and which provides the results of such tests to
customers.
(3) Radon mitigation
firm means a commercial business which evaluates buildings for the purpose of
developing plans for reducing indoor air radon levels, and/or implements
measures designed to reduce such levels within existing buildings.
(b) General requirements.
(1) A radon testing firm shall report to the
department in writing, within 30 days following the end of a reporting period,
a summary of all indoor air radon screening and long-term radon tests performed
in the State during that reporting period. Reporting periods shall be from
January 1st to June 30th and July 1st to December 31st of each year. The report
shall include the dates for which the report is made and the number of such
measurements performed for the reporting period in each county or ZIP code area
in the State.
(2) When any radon
screening or long-term testing result exceeds 20 pCi/1 or 0.1 working level as
defined in section
16.2(a)(145)
of this Part, the radon testing firm shall advise the customer, if a resident
of this State, in writing to contact the New York State Department of Health,
Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection, for further technical advice and
assistance.
(3) A radon mitigation
firm shall report to the department in writing, within 30 days following the
end of a reporting period, a summary of the number of homes mitigated in the
State during that reporting period. Reporting periods shall be from January 1st
to June 30th and July 1st to December 31st of each year. The report shall
include the dates for which the report is made and the number of buildings for
which mitigation was performed for the reporting period in each county or ZIP
code area in the State.
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