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Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1110 - Training Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No licensee
				or registrant shall permit any individual to act as a logging supervisor as
				defined in this part until such individual has:
(a) Received, in a course taught by an
				individual who has been licensed by the Department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
				Commission, an Agreement State or a Licensing State, instruction in the
				subjects outlined in this part and demonstrated an understanding
				thereof;
(b) Read and received
				instruction in the regulations contained in this part and the applicable
				sections of Parts I, III and IX, or their equivalent, conditions of the
				appropriate license or certificate of registration, and the licensee's or
				registrant's operating and emergency procedures, and demonstrated an
				understanding thereof; and,
(c)
				Demonstrated competence to use sources of radiation, related handling tools and
				radiation survey instruments which will be used on the job.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1111 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency
				  procedures shall include appropriate instructions in at least the
				  following:
(1) Handling and use of
				sources of radiation to be employed so that no individual is likely to be
				exposed to radiation doses in excess of the standards established in Part
				III;
(2) Methods and occasions for
				conducting radiation surveys;
(3)
				Methods and occasions for locking and securing sources of radiation;
(4) Personnel monitoring and the use of
				personnel monitoring equipment;
(5)
				As applicable, the transportation of radioactive sources to temporary job sites
				and field stations, including the packaging and placing of such sources in
				vehicles, placarding of vehicles and securing the sources during
				transportation;
(6) Minimizing
				exposure of individuals in the event of an accident;
(7) Procedure for notifying proper personnel
				in the event of an accident;
(8)
				Maintenance of records;
(9) As
				applicable, inspection and maintenance of source holders, logging tools, source
				handling tools, storage containers, transport containers and injection
				tools;
(10) As applicable,
				procedures to be followed in the event a sealed source is lodged downhole; and,
(11) An applicable, procedures to
				be used for picking up, receiving and opening packages containing radioactive
				material.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.081,
					 404.20,
					 404.22 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1),
					 (4),
					  404.061(2),
					  404.081(1),
					  404.20(1),
					  404.22 FS.
New 7-17-85, Formerly
					 10D-91.1212.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1112 - Personnel Monitoring

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No licensee or registrant shall permit any individual to act
				  as a logging supervisor or to assist in the use of sources of radiation unless
				  such individual wears a film badge, optically stimulated luminescent device
				  (OSLD), or a thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) that is processed and evaluated
				  by an accredited NVLAP processor. Each film badge, OSLD, or TLD shall be
				  assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film badges shall be replaced at
				  least monthly and OSLDs and TLDs shall be replaced at least quarterly. Each
				  film badge, OSLD, and TLD shall be processed promptly after replacement. The
				  licensee shall retain records of personnel dosimeters and bioassay results
				  until the Department terminates each pertinent license or registration
				  requiring the records.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.022,
					 404.051(1),
					 (4),
					 404.061(2),
					 404.081(1), (2)
					 FS.
New 7-17-85, Amended 5-15-96, Formerly 10D-91.1213, Amended
					 10-8-00, 9-28-06.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1113 - Security

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
During each logging or tracer application, the logging
				  supervisor or other designated employee shall maintain direct surveillance of
				  the operation to protect against unauthorized or unnecessary entry into a
				  restricted area, as defined in Rule
				   64E-5.101,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.022,
					 404.031,
					 404.051(1),
					 (4),
					 404.061(2)
					 FS.
New 7-17-85, Amended 8-29-94, Formerly
					 10D-91.1214.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1114 - Handling Tools

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The licensee shall provide and require the use of tools that
				  will assure remote handling of sealed sources except for low-activity
				  calibration sources that result in a gamma exposure rate at contact of less
				  than 100 milliroentgens (2.58 x 10-5 uC per kg) per
				  hour.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.022,
					 404.051(1),
					 (4),
					 404.061(2)
					 FS.
New 7-17-85, Formerly
					 10D-91.1215.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1115 - Subsurface Tracer Studies

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Protective
				gloves and other appropriate protective clothing and equipment shall be used by
				all personnel handling radioactive material. Precautions shall be taken to
				avoid ingestion or inhalation of radioactive material.
(2) No licensee shall intentionally inject
				radioactive material into any fresh water aquifers unless the Department of
				Health and the Department of Environmental Protection determine that such
				injection will not endanger the public health, safety and welfare.
(3) No licensee shall inject radioactive
				material into any well unless it can be demonstrated to the Department that the
				procedure will not result in any liquids or gases distributed to the public
				exceeding the following criteria:
(a) For
				gases, the air concentration in State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control
				ALIs, DACs, and Effluent Concentrations, June 2012, (see
				 64E-5.101, F.A.C.) Table II,
				Column 1, shall apply.
(b) For
				liquids, the water concentration values in State of Florida Bureau of Radiation
				Control ALIs, DACs, and Effluent Concentrations, June 2012, Table II, Column 2,
				shall apply.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1116 - Radiation Surveys

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Radiation
				surveys and personnel exposure calculations shall be made and recorded for each
				area where radioactive materials are stored.
(2) Radiation surveys and personnel exposure
				calculations shall be made and recorded for the radiation levels in occupied
				positions and on the exterior of each vehicle used to transport radioactive
				material. Such surveys and calculations shall include each source of radiation
				or combination of sources to be transported in the vehicle.
(3) After removal of the sealed source from
				the logging tool and before departing the jobsite, a survey meter shall be used
				to assure that the logging tool is free of contamination.
(4) Radiation surveys shall be made and
				recorded at the jobsite or well-head for each tracer operation, except those
				using tritium, carbon 14 and sulfur 35. These surveys shall include
				measurements of radiation levels before and after the operation. If radiation
				levels, post operation, exceed twice background, the area shall be
				decontaminated or restricted until radiation levels reach twice
				background.
(5) Records required
				pursuant to this section shall include the dates, the identification of
				individuals making the survey, the identification of survey instruments used
				and an exact description of the location of the survey. Records of these
				surveys shall be maintained for inspection by the Department for 2 years after
				completion of the survey.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081,
					 404.20 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4),
					 (6),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1),
					  404.20(1) 
					 FS.
New 7-17-85, Formerly
					 10D-91.1217.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1117 - Documents and Records Required at Field Stations

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Each licensee or registrant shall maintain, for inspection by
				  the Department, the following documents and records for the specific devices
				  and sources used at the field station:
(1) Appropriate license or certificate of
				registration;
(2) Operating and
				emergency procedures;
(3) A copy of
				these regulations;
(4) Records of
				the latest survey instrument calibrations pursuant to Rule
				 64E-5.1103 and Part III,
				F.A.C.;
(5) Records of the latest
				leak test results pursuant to license conditions;
(6) Quarterly inventories required pursuant
				to Rule  64E-5.1105, F.A.C.;
(7) Utilization records required pursuant to
				Rule  64E-5.1106, F.A.C.;
(8) Records of inspection and maintenance
				required pursuant to Rule
				 64E-5.1109, F.A.C.;
				and,
(9) Survey records required
				pursuant to Rule  64E-5.1116,
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1),
					 (4),
					  404.061(2),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 7-17-85, Formerly
					 10D-91.1218.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1118 - Temporary Jobsites

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Each licensee or registrant conducting operations at a
				  temporary jobsite, which is a location to which radioactive materials have been
				  dispatched to perform wireline service operations or subsurface tracer studies,
				  shall have the following documents and records available at that site for
				  inspection by the Department:
(1)
				Operating and emergency procedures;
(2) Survey records required pursuant to Rule
				 64E-5.1116, F.A.C., for the
				period of operation at the site;
(3) Evidence of current calibration for the
				radiation survey instruments in use at the site; and,
(4) When operating in the State under
				reciprocity, a copy of the appropriate license, certificate of registration or
				equivalent documents.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.081,
					 404.22 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4),
					 (11),
					  404.061(2),
					  404.081(1),
					  404.22 FS.
New 7-17-85, Amended 5-15-96, Formerly
					 10D-91.1219.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1119 - Notification of Incidents, Abandonment and Lost Sources

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Notification shall be made of radiation
				incidents and radioactive sources lost in other than downhole logging
				operations in accordance with appropriate provisions of Part III.
(2) Whenever a sealed source or device
				containing radioactive material is lodged downhole, the licensee shall:
(a) Monitor at the surface for the presence
				of radioactive contamination with a radiation survey instrument or logging tool
				during logging tool recovery operations; and,
(b) Notify the Department immediately by
				telephone or telegraph if radioactive contamination is detected at the surface
				or if the source appears to be damaged.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1120 - Subjects to Be Included in Training Courses for Logging Supervisors

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following subjects: must be included in training courses
				  for logging supervisors.
(1)
				Fundamentals of radiation safety, including:
(a) Characteristics of radiation;
(b) Units of radiation dose and, if
				appropriate, quantity of radioactivity;
(c) Significance of radiation dose,
				including:
1. Radiation protection standards;
				and,
2. Biological effects of
				radiation dose;
(d)
				Levels of radiation from sources of radiation; and,
(e) Methods of minimizing radiation dose,
				including:
1. Working time;
2. Working distances; and,
3. Shielding.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1201 - Radon Requirements and Enforcement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) This part establishes rules, requirements
				and procedures for the certification of radon measurement and mitigation
				specialists, technicians and businesses, and the protocols for mandatory
				measurements.
(2) The General
				Statement of Policy and Procedures for Radon Enforcement Actions January 1993,
				which is available from the department and which is incorporated herein by
				reference, will be used to determine enforcement actions.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.042,
					 404.051,
					 404.056 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.051(1), (3),
					 (7),
					 404.056
					 FS.
New 1-3-89, Amended 12-9-96, Formerly
					 10D-91.1301.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1203 - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No person may
				test for or mitigate the presence of radon in Florida for a fee or other
				remuneration unless such person has been certified as provided by this part.
				These regulations in no way exempt any person from other state and local
				occupational licensure requirements.
(2) The certification requirements of this
				part shall not apply to a commercial business that subcontracts radon
				measurements to a certified radon business when the complete radon report from
				the certified radon business is provided to the client and interpretations of
				the results are provided by the certified business.
(3) No certification shall be approved unless
				the applicant demonstrates to the department that the following conditions are
				met:
(a) The applicant has not been found to
				be in violation of Chapter 404, F.S., or this part, and has not been
				decertified;
(b) The applicant has
				filed an accurate and complete application with the application fee describing
				compliance with the relevant certification requirements.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1204 - Certification Requirements for Radon Measurement Specialists and Technicians

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The following is required for
				certification as a radon measurement specialist and measurement technician:
(a) The individual shall submit an
				application on form DH 1751, Application for Certification as Radon Specialist
				or Technician (11/15), incorporated by reference and which is available from
				the department at 4025 Esplanade Way, Room 205, Tallahassee, Florida, at
http://radon.floridahealth.gov
,
				and at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08108
.
				The application shall include the nonrefundable application and certification
				fee according to the fee schedule set forth in this section and documentation
				of the applicant's relevant education and experience, as specified on form DH
				1751, Application for Radon Certification as Radon Specialist or
				Technician.
(b) Individuals who
				have never been certified must have attended within the last 2 years of the
				training examination date a course on radon measurement that has been approved
				by the department. The technician applicant also shall have received a score of
				65 percent or greater on the measurement technician training examination to be
				administered by the department at least three times per year. The specialist
				applicant also shall have received a score of 75 percent or greater on the
				measurement specialist training examination to be administered by the
				department at least three times each year. If a specialist applicant receives a
				score of less than 75 percent but greater than or equal to 65 percent, he can
				be certified as a measurement technician by making a written request to the
				department for a change from specialist to technician. If an applicant wishes
				to be reexamined for specialist or technician certification, he must reapply by
				submitting a completed application with experience history and a $200
				nonrefundable application and certification fee. On approval of the new
				application, the applicant can take the next scheduled department exam.
				Applicants can review their exam results during normal working hours at the
				department's office in Tallahassee by requesting an appointment at least 5
				business days prior to the review.
(c) Application and certification fee
				schedule:
1. Radon Measurement Specialist
Application request received on or before June 30,
							 2016:
$375.00
Application request received on or after July 1,
							 2016:
$425.00
2.
				Radon Measurement Technician
Application request received on or before June 30,
							 2016:
$300.00
Application request received on or after July 1,
							 2016:
$325.00
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1205 - Certification Requirements for Radon Mitigation Specialists and Technicians

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The following is required for
				certification as a radon mitigation specialist and technician:
(a) The individual shall submit an
				application on form DH 1751, Application for Certification as Radon Specialist
				or Technician, (11/15) (incorporated in Rule
				 64E-5.1204, F.A.C.), a
				nonrefundable application and certification fee according to the fee schedule
				set forth in this section, and documentation of the applicant's relevant
				education and experience, as specified on form DH 1751, Application for Radon
				Certification as Radon Specialist or Technician.
(b) Individuals who have never been certified
				must have attended within 2 years of the training examination date a course on
				radon diagnostics and mitigation that has been approved by the department. The
				technician applicant also shall have received a score of 60 percent or greater
				on the mitigation technician training examination to be administered by the
				department at least three times per year. The specialist applicant also shall
				have received a score of 70 percent or greater on the mitigation specialist
				training examination to be administered by the department at least three times
				each year. If a specialist applicant receives a score of less than 70 percent
				but greater than or equal to 60 percent, he can be certified as a mitigation
				technician by making a written request to the department for a change from
				specialist to technician. If an applicant wishes to be reexamined for
				specialist or technician certification, he must reapply by submitting a
				completed application with experience history and a nonrefundable $200.00
				application and certification fee. After approval of the new application, the
				applicant can take the next scheduled department exam. Applicants can review
				their exam results during normal working hours at the department's office in
				Tallahassee by requesting an appointment at least 5 business days prior to the
				review.
(c) Application and
				certification fee schedule:
1. Radon
				Mitigation Specialist
Application request received on or before June 30,
							 2016:
$375.00
Application request received on or after July 1,
							 2016:
$425.00
2.
				Radon Mitigation Technician
Application request received on or before June 30,
							 2016:
$300.00
Application request received on or after July 1,
							 2016:
$325.00
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1208 - Measurement Requirements and Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The following buildings are required to
				be measured for radon or radon progeny.
(a)
				All public and private school buildings or school sites housing students in
				kindergarten through grade 12.
(b)
				All state-owned, state-operated, state-regulated or state-licensed 24-hour care
				facilities. This shall include but not be limited to the following: hospitals,
				nursing homes, foster homes, assisted living facilities, mental institutions,
				nursery facilities providing 24-hour care, detention centers, correctional
				institutions, and pre-release centers.
(c) All state-licensed day care centers for
				children or minors.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1301 - Sealed or Unsealed Sources of Radioactive Material

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The rules in this part establish radiation safety
				  requirements for licensees possessing or using sealed or unsealed sources of
				  radioactive materials not otherwise specified in a license or addressed in
				  these rules. The requirements of this part are in addition to and not in
				  substitution for other applicable requirements of these rules. Licenses of
				  broad scope are exempt from the requirements of Rule
				   64E-5.1313, subsections
				   64E-5.1318(2) 
				  and  64E-5.1319(1), (2), (3),
				  (4), F.A.C. Except for Rule
				   64E-5.1320, F.A.C., the
				  requirements of this part do not apply to persons licensed as specified in
				  Parts IV, VI, and XI. General licensees as specified in subsections
				   64E-5.206(7) and
				  (8), F.A.C., are exempt from the requirements
				  of this part.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.022,
					 404.051(1), (4), (6),
					 (10),
					 404.061(2),
					 (3),
					 404.081(1)
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Amended 5-15-96, Formerly 10D-91.1401, Amended
					 2-11-10.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1302 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The licensee's operating and emergency procedures shall be
				  posted in accordance with Rule
				   64E-5.901, F.A.C., and shall
				  accompany portable devices at all times. The procedures shall include
				  instructions in the following as applicable to the type of use:
(1) The uses of sources of radiation so that
				exposures are maintained as low as reasonably achievable and no individual is
				likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the standards in Part
				III;
(2) Methods and occasions for
				conducting radiation surveys;
(3)
				Methods and occasions for locking and securing sources of radiation;
(4) Personnel monitoring and the use of
				personnel monitoring equipment;
(5)
				Minimizing exposure of individuals in the event of an accident;
(6) Notifying proper personnel in the event
				of damage, loss, theft, or accident involving sources of radiation;
(7) General guidelines for the safe handling
				and use of unsealed sources of radioactive materials;
(8) Maintenance of records;
(9) Procedures for picking up, receiving and
				opening packages containing radioactive materials; and,
(10) The transportation of radioactive
				sources to temporary job sites, including the packaging, marking, labeling and
				placing of such sources in vehicles, placarding of vehicles, securing the
				sources during transportation and possessing proper shipping papers and
				emergency response information.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.022,
					 404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					 404.061(2),
					 (3),
					 404.071(1),
					 404.081(1)
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Amended 1-1-94, 5-15-96, Formerly
					 10D-91.1403.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1303 - Leak Test Requirements for Possession of Sealed Sources

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A licensee in possession of a sealed
				source shall assure that:
(a) The sealed
				source is tested for leakage before its first use unless the licensee has a
				certificate from the supplier indicating that the sealed source was tested
				semiannually before transfer to the licensee;
(b) The sealed source is tested for leakage
				at least semiannually or at intervals approved by the department;
(c) Leak tests are capable of detecting 0.005
				microcurie (185 Bg) of radioactive material on the test sample, or, in the case
				of radium, the escape of radon of 0.001 microcurie (37 Bg) each 24
				hours;
(d) Test samples are taken
				from the sealed source or from the surfaces of the device in which the sealed
				source is mounted or stored on which radioactive contamination might be
				expected to accumulate; and,
(e)
				Device test samples are taken when the sealed source is in the off or shielded
				position.
(f) Leak tests are
				analyzed by individuals who are licensed by the department, U.S. Nuclear
				Regulatory Commission, an agreement state or a licensing state to perform leak
				test services.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1304 - Inventory Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
A licensee who possesses sealed sources shall conduct a
				  physical inventory of all such sealed sources semiannually unless another
				  interval is specified in the license. Inventory records shall be retained for 3
				  years. Inventory records shall contain the following:
(1) The model and serial number of each
				sealed source;
(2) The identity of
				each sealed source radionuclide and its estimated activity;
(3) The location of each sealed
				source;
(4) The date of the
				inventory; and,
(5) The signature
				of the radiation safety officer or designee.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Formerly
					 10D-91.1405.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1305 - Training Requirements, Authority, Duties and Responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Officer

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The licensee
				shall appoint a radiation safety officer with the authority to fulfill the
				duties and responsibilities listed in this part.
(2) The radiation safety officer shall have
				sufficient training and experience with radioactive materials to be a user of
				the requested licensed materials, unless otherwise specified in the license.
				This training shall include practical experience in the safe use of radioactive
				materials and knowledge of procedures, facilities and equipment.
(3) The duties and responsibilities of the
				radiation safety officer shall include the following:
(a) Ensure that all terms and conditions of
				the license and these regulations are complied with;
(b) Ensure that the sealed sources are leak
				tested timely and as prescribed by the manufacturer or by the
				license;
(c) Ensure that
				radioactive materials are used only by individuals who are authorized by the
				license and that all individuals wear required personnel monitoring
				equipment;
(d) Maintain all records
				required by the license and these regulations. These records shall include
				personnel monitoring records, leak test records, inventory records, training
				records for users and receipt, transfer and disposal records;
(e) Ensure that radioactive materials are
				properly secured against unauthorized access or removal;
(f) Serve as a contact with the department
				for events such as the loss, theft or damage of radioactive material; and,
(g) Ensure that all users read and
				understand the licensee's emergency, operating and radiation safety
				procedures.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1306 - Opening Sealed Sources

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unless otherwise specifically licensed by the department, the
				  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state or a licensing state to
				  perform such services, the licensee shall not open sealed
				  sources.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Formerly
					 10D-91.1407.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1307 - Training Requirements for Authorized Users

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Radioactive materials shall be used by
				individuals who are qualified by training and experience to protect public
				health, safety and the environment. A description of this training must be
				submitted and approved by the department and include the following:
(a) Principles and fundamentals of radiation
				protection and safety practices related to the use of radioactive materials,
				including ALARA principles;
(b)
				Radioactivity measurements;
(c) Use
				of radiation detection instruments and monitoring techniques;
(d) Biological effects of
				radiation;
(e) Transportation of
				radioactive materials;
(f)
				Practical experience with the use of radioactive materials; and,
(g) Licensee's operating and emergency
				procedures.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1308 - Additional Requirements for General Licenses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Specific licensees authorized for a general license described
				  in subsection  64E-5.205(4),
				   64E-5.206(1), (4) or
				  (6), F.A.C., shall comply with the
				  regulations that are applicable to that general license and Rules
				   64E-5.1304 and
				   64E-5.1305, F.A.C. Specific
				  licensees authorized for the general license in subsection
				   64E-5.205(4),
				  F.A.C., or possess generally licensed devices described in subsection
				   64E-5.206(1) or
				  (4), F.A.C., are not required to remit the
				  annual fees specified in subparagraph
				   64E-5.204(1)(c) 
				  1., 2., or 5., F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Formerly
					 10D-91.1410.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1309 - Training for Current Authorized Users

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Individuals who are authorized users on a department, U.S.
				  Nuclear Regulatory Commission, agreement state or licensing state license on
				  5-12-93 who perform only those procedures for which they are authorized on that
				  date need not comply with the training requirements in Rules
				   64E-5.1307,
				   64E-5.1312 and
				   64E-5.1313,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Formerly
					 10D-91.1411.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1310 - Personnel Monitoring

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Unless
				otherwise specified in the license, no licensee shall permit any individual to
				use or to assist in the use of sealed sources of radiation in portable devices
				unless such individual wears a film badge, OSLD, or a TLD.
(2) Unless otherwise specified in the
				license, no license shall permit any individual to perform installations,
				maintenance or service, initial radiation surveys, relocations or removal from
				service of sealed sources in fixed devices unless such individual wears a film
				badge, OSLD, or a TLD.
(3)
				Licensees who use iodine 125, iodine 131, hydrogen 3, uranium 234, uranium 235
				or uranium 238 and are required to have a bioassay program must submit a
				description of their bioassay program for approval by the department.
(4) A whole body film badge, OSLD, or TLD is
				required to be worn by any individual using or assisting in the use of unsealed
				sources of radioactive materials of any gamma-emitting isotope with a gamma ray
				energy greater than 50 kiloelectron volts or the use of any beta-emitting
				isotope with a maximum beta energy of 300 kiloelectron volts or more.
(5) An extremity film badge, OSLD, or TLD is
				required to be worn by any individual using or assisting in the use of unsealed
				sources of radioactive materials of 1, 000 microcuries (37 MBq) or more of
				beta-emitting isotopes with a maximum beta energy of 1, 000 kiloelectron volts
				or more in any month or by any individual who receives a dose of 40 millirem
				(400 µSv) or more on a whole body film badge, OSLD, or TLD for 2
				consecutive months.
(6) Each film,
				OSLD, and TLD badge shall be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film
				badges and extremity OSLDs and TLDs must be replaced monthly. Whole body OSLDs,
				and TLDs must be replaced quarterly. After replacement, each film badge, OSLD,
				and TLD must be promptly processed.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.022,
					 404.051(1), (4), (6),
					 (10),
					 404.061(2),
					 404.081(1), (2)
					 FS.
New 5-15-96, Formerly 10D-91.14111, Amended
					 10-8-00.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1311 - Storage, Security and Transportation Precautions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each sealed source of radioactive
				material shall be provided with a storage or transport container. The container
				shall be equipped with a lock or tamper seal to prevent unauthorized removal of
				or exposure to the source of radiation.
(2) All portable gauge licensees must comply
				with either paragraph (2)(a), or (2)(b), below. Effective January 1, 2007,
				portable gauge licensees must comply only with paragraph (2)(b).
(a) Sealed sources must have a minimum of two
				locks between the device and the public when being transported or
				stored.
(b) Each portable gauge
				licensee shall use a minimum of two independent physical controls that form
				tangible barriers to secure portable gauges from unauthorized removal, whenever
				portable gauges are not under the control and constant surveillance of the
				licensee.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1312 - Training and User Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Users of sealed sources in portable devices must have completed a minimum of 8
				hours of training from individuals approved by the department. This training
				must include the areas described in Rule
				 64E-5.1307, F.A.C.
(2) Documentation of training for each user
				must be maintained for the duration of employment or 5 years, whichever is
				greater.
(3) Sealed sources in
				portable devices may be used by individuals who are under the direct
				supervision and in the physical presence of an authorized
				user.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Formerly
					 10D-91.1415.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1313 - Training and User Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unless otherwise specifically licensed by the department, the
				  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state or a licensing state to
				  perform such services, the licensee shall not remove sealed sources from source
				  holders; remove source holders containing sealed sources from devices; perform
				  maintenance or repair of devices or sources holders containing sealed sources,
				  including repair or maintenance of the shutter; perform installations,
				  replacement, removal from service, relocations, or disposal of sealed sources,
				  source holders or devices containing sealed sources; or perform initial
				  radiation surveys of devices or source holders.
(1) Users of sealed sources in fixed devices
				must have completed a minimum of 8 hours of training from individuals approved
				by the department. This training must include the areas described in Rule
				 64E-5.1307, F.A.C.
(2) Individuals who perform installations,
				maintenance or service, initial radiation surveys, relocations, or removal from
				service must have completed a minimum of 40 hours of training from individuals
				approved by the department. This training must include the following:
(a) The principles and fundamentals of
				radiation protection and safety practices related to the use of radioactive
				material;
(b) Radiation
				measurements, use of radiation detection instruments and monitoring
				techniques;
(c) Biological effects
				of radiation;
(d) Procedures for
				performing services; and,
(e)
				Actual practice in performing the services.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1314 - Possession of Survey Instruments

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
A licensee authorized to perform installations, maintenance
				  or service, initial radiation surveys, relocations or removal from service of
				  sealed sources in fixed devices shall possess portable radiation survey
				  instruments with a range from 1 millirem (10 µSv) per hour to 200
				  millirem (2 µSv) per hour. The instruments shall be operable and
				  calibrated as provided in Rule
				   64E-5.314,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Amended 1-1-94, Formerly
					 10D-91.1419.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1315 - Additional Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
A licensee must post and provide to personnel lock-out
				  procedures that prevent employees from entering the radiation beam during
				  maintenance, repairs, or other work in, on, or around a bin, tank, hopper or
				  pipe on which a device is mounted. The department is authorized to require a
				  physical barrier around certain types of devices where the possibility exists
				  that an individual could be exposed to the beam of radiation.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Formerly
					 10D-91.1420.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1316 - General Rules for the Safe Use of Unsealed Sources of Radioactive Materials

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The licensee shall assure that all individuals who handle
				  unsealed sources of radioactive materials comply with the following, unless
				  otherwise specified in the license:
(1) Laboratory coats or other protective
				clothing are worn at all times in areas where radioactive materials are
				used;
(2) Disposable gloves are
				worn at all times while handling radioactive materials;
(3) Eating, drinking, smoking, or applying
				cosmetics in any area where radioactive material is stored or used is
				prohibited;
(4) Storing food,
				drinks, or personal effects in areas where radioactive material is stored or
				used is prohibited;
(5) If
				applicable, personnel monitoring devices are worn at all times while in areas
				where radioactive materials are used or stored;
(6) Radioactive waste is disposed of only in
				designated, labeled, and properly shielded receptacles; and,
(7) Radioactive materials are confined in
				clearly labeled appropriate containers.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Formerly
					 10D-91.1422.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1317 - Storage and Control of Volatiles and Gases

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A licensee shall store volatile
				radioactive materials and radioactive gases in the shippers' radiation shield
				and container or an equivalent shield and container.
(2) Unless otherwise specified in the
				license, a licensee shall store and use radioactive volatiles and gases in a
				properly functioning glove box or fume hood that will maintain airborne
				concentrations within the limits prescribed by State of Florida Bureau of
				Radiation Control ALIs, DACs, and Effluent Concentrations, June 2012, (see
				 64E-5.101, F.A.C.) Table I,
				Column 2, and Table II, Column 1.
(3) Unless otherwise specified in the
				license, the glove box or fume hood shall either be directly vented to the
				atmosphere through an air exhaust or provide for collection and decay or
				disposal of the volatile or gas.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.051,
					 404.061,
					 404.071,
					 404.081 FS. Law Implemented
					  404.022,
					  404.051(1), (4), (6), (9),
					 (10),
					  404.061(2),
					 (3),
					  404.071(1),
					  404.081(1) 
					 FS.
New 5-12-93, Amended 1-1-94, Formerly 10D-91.1423, Amended
					 12-26-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1318 - Instrumentation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The licensee shall have instruments
				available to detect radioactive materials listed on the license, unless
				otherwise authorized by the department. Instrumentation shall be sensitive
				enough to detect activities required for adequate contamination control
				described in this part.
(2) The
				licensee must submit a description of the equipment and procedures to be
				followed in measuring contamination for departmental approval. These procedures
				shall include the following:
(a) Type of
				instrument detection system used, such as a Geiger-Mueller or scintillation
				detector with a scaler, single or multichannel analyzer, and type of radiation
				detected;
(b) Background counting
				times and average background counts;
(c) Sample counting times;
(d) Instrument efficiency and calculation of
				efficiency determination;
(e)
				Instrument's lower limit of detection using the sample counting time and the
				isotope and activity of calibration standards;
(f) Sample calculation converting counting
				results into activity or activity per unit time, if applicable; and,
(g) Frequency of instrument
				calibration.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1319 - Contamination Control Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The licensee shall establish and submit for department
				  approval a contamination control program to limit the spread of unsealed
				  sources of radioactive materials. This program shall include contamination
				  action levels, corresponding actions taken if these levels are exceeded,
				  frequency of measurement and maintenance of records.
(1) Unless otherwise specified in the
				license, the licensee shall perform the following:
(a) A survey with a radiation survey
				instrument shall be completed at the end of each day of use or receipt of all
				areas where radioactive materials are used or received.
(b) A weekly survey with a radiation survey
				instrument shall be completed of all areas where radioactive materials or
				radioactive waste are stored.
(c) A
				wipe survey shall be completed for removable contamination weekly during weeks
				of use of all areas where radioactive materials or waste are routinely used or
				stored.
(d) Surveys required by
				paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (f), of this rule, shall be completed with an
				instrument capable of measuring dose rates as low as 0.1 millirem (1 µSv)
				per hour, if applicable.
(e) A wipe
				survey shall be completed for removable contamination at the end of each day of
				use of all areas where radioactive materials are routinely used if the
				radioactive materials authorized by the license are not detectable with
				instruments described in paragraph (1)(d), above.
(f) Monitoring shall be performed of
				individuals for contamination prior to leaving the restricted area.
(g) The radiation safety officer shall be
				notified if the contamination detected during the surveys required by this rule
				exceeds the action levels specified in subsection (2),
				below.