Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article V - Radiological Health
Chapter 227a - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-HEALING ARTS RADIATION-PRODUCING DEVICES
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 227a.3 - Exemptions

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 227a.3

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) A radiation-producing device meeting the definition of "bomb detection radiation-producing device" is exempt from § 227a.16 (relating to posting).

(b) Unless used in a dedicated location, a handheld radiation-producing device is exempt from § 227a.16.

(1) Domestic television receivers, if the exposure rate at 5 centimeters from any outer surface is less than 0.5 mrem (0.005 mSv) per hour.

(2) Cold-cathode gas discharge tubes, if the exposure rates do not exceed 10 mrem (0.1 mSv) per hour at 30 centimeters from any point on the external surface of the tube.

(3) Other electrical equipment, except electron microscopes, that produces radiation incidental to its operation for other purposes, if the dose rate to the whole body at the point of nearest approach to the equipment when any external shielding not integral to the equipment is removed does not exceed 25 mrem (0.25 mSv) per year. The product testing of any radiation-producing device or factory servicing of the equipment is not exempt.

(d) Equipment described in this section is not exempt from this chapter if it is used or handled in a manner an individual might receive a dose of radiation in excess of the limits specified in Chapter 219 (relating to standards for protection against radiation).

(e) Equipment operating at less than or equal to 50 kV tube voltage and designed to be held by an operator during use is exempt from this chapter except for §§ 227a.12 and 227a.21 (relating to labeling; and instruction and training).

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