Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
5.12.1 The licensee may not permit any individual
to act as a radiographer until the individual:
5.12.1.1 Has received training in the subjects in
RHA 5.12.7, in addition to a minimum of 2 months of on-the-job training, and is
certified through a radiographer certification program by a certifying entity in
accordance with the criteria specified in Appendix A.
RHA 5.26. (An independent
organization that would like to be recognized as a certifying entity shall submit
its request to the Director, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, US
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001) or
5.12.1.2 The licensee may, until May 26, 2002,
allow an individual who has not met the requirements of RHA 5.12.1.1 to act as a
radiographer after the individual has received training in the subjects outlined in
RHA 5.12.7 and demonstrated an understanding of these subjects by successful
completion of a written examination that was previously submitted to and approved by
the Department.
5.12.2 In
addition, the licensee may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer until
the individual:
5.12.2.1 Has received copies of
and instruction in the requirements described in Department regulations contained in
this part; in RHA 6.7, and 2.1.2; in the applicable sections of parts III and VI; in
applicable DOT regulations as referenced in 10 CFR part 71, in the specific
license(s) under which the radiographer will perform industrial radiography, and the
licensee's operating and emergency procedures;
5.12.2.2 Has demonstrated understanding of the
licensee's license and operating and emergency procedures by successful completion
of a written or oral examination covering this material.
5.12.2.3 Has received training in the use of the
licensee's radiographic exposure devices, sealed sources, in the daily inspection of
devices and associated equipment, and in the use of radiation survey
instruments.
5.12.2.4 Has demonstrated
understanding of the use of radiographic exposure devices, sources, survey
instruments and associated equipment described in RHA 5.12.2.1 and 5.12.2.3 by
successful completion of a practical examination covering this material.
5.12.3 The licensee may not permit any
individual to act as a radiographer's assistant until the individual:
5.12.3.1 Has received copies of and instruction in
the requirements described in Department regulations contained in this part, in RHA
6.7 and 2.1.2, in the applicable sections of parts III and VI, in applicable DOT
regulations as referenced in 10 CFR part 71, in the specific license(s) under which
the radiographer's assistant will perform industrial radiography, and the licensee's
operating and emergency procedures;
5.12.3.2 Has developed competence to use, under
the personal supervision of the radiographer, the radiographic exposure devices,
sealed sources, associated equipment, and radiation survey instruments that the
assistant will use; and
5.12.3.3 Has
demonstrated understanding of the instructions provided under RHA 5.12.3.1 of this
section by successfully completing a written test on the subjects covered and has
demonstrated competence in the use of hardware described in 5.12.3.2 of this section
by successfully completion of a practical examination on the use of such
hardware.
5.12.4 The licensee
shall provide annual refresher safety training for each radiographer and
radiographer's assistant at intervals not to exceed 12 months.
5.12.5 Except as provided in RHA 5.12.5.4, the RSO
or designee shall conduct an inspection program of the job performance of each
radiographer and radiographer's assistant to ensure that the Department's
regulations, license requirements, and the applicant's operating and emergency
procedures are followed. The inspection program must:
5.12.5.1 Include observation of the performance of
each radiographer and radiographer's assistant during an actual industrial
radiographic operation, at intervals not to exceed 6 months; and
5.12.5.2 Provide that, if a radiographer or a
radiographer's assistant has not participated in an industrial radiographic
operation for more than 6 months since the last inspection, the radiographer must
demonstrate knowledge of the training requirements of RHA 5.12.2.3 and the
radiographer's assistant must re-demonstrate knowledge of the training requirements
of RHA 5.12.3.2 by a practical examination before these individuals can next
participate in a radiographic operation.
5.12.5.3 The Department may consider alternatives
in those situations where the individual serves as both radiographer and
RSO.
5.12.5.4 In those operations where
a single individual serves as both radiographer and RSO, and performs all
radiography operations, an inspection program is not required.
5.12.6 The licensee shall maintain records of the
above training to include certification documents, written and practical
examinations, refresher safety training and inspections of job performance in
accordance with RHA 5.12.10.
5.12.7 The
licensee shall include the following subjects required in RHA 5.12.1 of this
section:
5.12.7.1 Fundamentals of radiation safety
including:
5.12.7.1.1 Characteristics of gamma
radiation;
5.12.7.1.2 Units of radiation
dose and quantity of radioactivity;
5.12.7.1.3 Hazards of exposure to
radiation;
5.12.7.1.4 Levels of
radiation from licensed material; and
5.12.7.1.5 Methods of controlling radiation dose
(time, distance, and shielding);
5.12.7.2 Radiation detection instruments
including:
5.12.7.2.1 Use, operation, calibration,
and limitations of radiation survey instruments;
5.12.7.2.2 Survey techniques; and
5.12.7.2.3 Use of personnel monitoring
equipment;
5.12.7.3 Equipment
to be used including:
5.12.7.3.1 Operation and
control of radiographic exposure equipment, remote handling equipment, and storage
containers, including pictures or models of source assemblies (pigtails).
5.12.7.3.2 Storage, control, and disposal of
licensed material; and
5.12.7.3.3
Inspection and maintenance of equipment.
5.12.7.4 The requirements of pertinent Federal and
State regulations; and
5.12.7.5 Case
histories of accidents in radiography.
5.12.8 Licensees will have until May 26, 2001, to
comply with the additional training requirements specified in RHA 5.12.2.1 and RHA
5.12.3.1.
5.12.9 Licensees will have
until May 26, 2002, to comply with the certification requirements specified in RHA
5.12.1.1. Records of radiographer certification maintained in accordance with RHA
5.12.10.1 provide appropriate affirmation of certification requirements specified in
RHA 5.12.1.1.
5.12.10 Each licensee
shall maintain the following records (of training and certification) for 3 years
after the record is made:
5.12.10.1 Records of
training of each radiographer and each radiographer's assistant. The record must
include radiographer certification documents and verification of certification
status, copies of written tests, dates of oral and practical examinations, and names
of individuals conducting and receiving the oral and practical examinations;
and
5.12.10.2 Records of annual
refresher safety training and semi-annual inspections of job performance for each
radiographer and each radiographer's assistant. The records must list the topics
discussed during the refresher safety training, the dates the annual refresher
safety training was conducted, and names of the instructors and attendees. For
inspections of job performance, the records must also include a list showing the
items checked and any non-compliances observed by the RSO.