Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 422 - REGULATIONS FOR RADON SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 422.70 - Conditions of Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any
			 person licensed by the Agency to perform radon measurement shall perform in
			 accordance with the measurement protocol provided in Section
			 422.130 as
			 applicable to the measurement type performed and the devices used.
b) Any person licensed by the Agency to
			 perform radon measurements shall use devices approved by USEPA, prior to the
			 retirement of the USEPA Radon Proficiency Program, or the Agency to measure
			 radon and radon progeny.
c) No
			 unlicensed individual shall perform radon measurement or mitigation activities
			 without the direct on-site supervision of a licensed individual.
d) Within 45 days after providing radon
			 measurements, the individual providing the service shall report the results in
			 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) to the occupant, the owner of the building,
			 his/her representatives or the client.
e) Licensees shall comply with 32 Ill. Adm.
			 Code 340. This means that the radiation exposure shall not exceed 30 pCi/L or
			 0.3 WL, based on continuous workplace exposure for 40 hr/week, 52 weeks per
			 year and shall not exceed 4 working level months (WLM) over a 12 month period,
			 using an equilibrium ratio of 50 percent to convert radon exposure to
			 WLM.
f) Records of radon
			 measurements, mitigations, Quality Assurance Programs, calibration
			 measurements, equipment repairs and worker protection plans shall be retained
			 by the licensee for a least 5 years or the length of time of any warranty or
			 guarantees, whichever is longer.
g)
			 No person shall interfere with, or cause another to interfere with, the
			 successful completion of a radon measurement or the installation or operation
			 of a radon mitigation.
h) The radon
			 laboratory licensee shall notify the Agency in writing within 5 working days
			 when it loses or replaces the individual named pursuant to Section
			 422.60(e)(1).
i) A licensee shall return the original
			 license document to the Agency within 15 days after ceasing to provide licensed
			 services, unless the license has expired.
j) Mitigators who are also licensed to
			 perform measurements shall not perform radon measurements before or after the
			 installation of a mitigation system at the same address as the mitigation
			 installation, unless a measurement has been made by another independent person
			 in accordance with this Part.
k)
			 Licensees shall inform the Agency of changes in biographical information, such
			 as addresses and telephone numbers within 10 days after the change is
			 effective.
l) Substantive changes
			 to license application representations require an amendment to the license and
			 Agency approval. Licensees shall request amendments to documents at least 30
			 days prior to the effective date of the desired revision.
m) The licensee shall comply with all the
			 applicable provisions of this Part.
n) The licensee shall comply with the
			 Agency-approved Quality Assurance Program.
o) Professional licensees shall be located in
			 Illinois or within 50 miles of the Illinois border. Professional licensees
			 shall provide general supervision of technician licensees working under their
			 Quality Assurance Program.
p) Radon
			 contractors or residential building contractors installing research or
			 innovative radon techniques or otherwise deviating from the standards in this
			 Part shall notify the Agency in writing. Approval from the Agency in writing
			 must be received prior to the commencement of work. When the research is
			 conducted, a performance standard shall be applied, for example,
			 post-mitigation radon levels shall be below USEPA's action level (4.0 pCi/L).
			 Written notification to the Agency shall include:
1) Written acknowledgement signed by the
			 client stating that the client understands the reasons the contractor plans to
			 deviate from the standards of this Part;
2) The technical bases for the measurement or
			 mitigation technique and description of the functional accomplishments that
			 will be achieved; and
3) The
			 identity of the client and the address of the building, including the zip
			 code.