Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1202 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following definitions shall be applicable to this
				  part:
(1) "Business day" means any day
				of the year, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and State of Florida
				holidays.
(2) "Diagnostic tests"
				means tests performed or procedures used to determine appropriate mitigation
				methods for a building.
(3)
				"Certified person" or "certified individual" means a certified radon
				measurement specialist, certified radon measurement business, certified radon
				measurement technician, certified radon mitigation business, certified radon
				mitigation specialist or certified radon mitigation technician as defined by
				this part.
(4) "Certified radon
				measurement business" means a commercial business which provides on-site
				measurement services for radon or radon progeny and which meets the
				requirements for certification provided by this part. For the purpose of this
				section, an analytical service provider which does not perform on-site
				measurement services directly to the public is not considered a radon
				measurement business.
(5)
				"Certified radon measurement specialist" means an individual who performs
				on-site radon or radon progeny measurements; provides professional advice on
				such radon or radon progeny measurements, health risks, radon-related exposure,
				radon entry routes, and other radon-related activities; and meets the
				requirements for certification provided by this part.
(6) "Certified radon measurement technician"
				means an individual who performs on-site radon or radon progeny measurement
				activities, provides information on measurement results, and meets the
				requirements for certification provided by this part. Such an individual can
				perform these activities only under the supervision of a certified radon
				measurement specialist.
(7)
				"Certified radon mitigation business" means a commercial business which designs
				or installs systems in existing buildings to mitigate radon or radon progeny
				contamination and which meets the requirements for certification provided by
				this part.
(8) "Certified radon
				mitigation specialist" means an individual who performs or evaluates diagnostic
				tests to determine appropriate radon or radon progeny mitigation strategies for
				a building, designs and installs mitigation systems, and meets the requirements
				for certification provided by this part.
(9) "Certified radon mitigation technician"
				means an individual who installs or supervises the installation of radon or
				radon progeny mitigation techniques on existing buildings and meets the
				requirements for certification provided by this part. Such an individual can
				perform these activities only under the supervision of a certified radon
				mitigation specialist.
(10)
				"Mitigate" means to apply materials or install systems and materials to reduce
				radon or radon progeny concentrations in the indoor atmosphere or to prevent
				entry of radon or radon progeny into the indoor atmosphere.
(11) "Picocurie per liter (pCi/l)" means 2.22
				disintegrations per minute of radioactive material per liter. One picocurie is
				equivalent to 10-12 Curies.
(12)
				"Radon" means the radioactive noble gas radon 222.
(13) "Radon progeny" means the short-lived
				radionuclides formed as a result of the decay of radon 222, including polonium
				218, bismuth 214, lead 214, and polonium 214.
(14) "Working level (WL)" means the
				concentration of short-lived radon progeny that will result in 130, 000 million
				electron volts of potential alpha particle energy per liter of air. Working
				level is a measure of radon progeny concentration in air.
Rulemaking Authority
					 404.042,
					 404.051,
					 404.056 FS. Law Implemented
					 404.051(1), (3),
					 (4),
					 404.056
					 FS.
New 1-3-89, Amended 5-21-90, 10-24-90, 1-18-94, 12-9-96,
					 Formerly 10D-91.1303.