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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section XV-501 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The regulations
				in this Chapter establish radiation safety requirements for persons utilizing
				sources of radiation for industrial radiography. The requirements of this
				Chapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, applicable
				requirements of LAC 33:XV.Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 15, and 16.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et seq. and
				  2104.B.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section XV-502 - Scope

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A. The regulations
				in this Chapter apply to all licensees or registrants who use sources of
				radiation for industrial radiography. Radiation machines and sealed radioactive
				sources are both covered by this Chapter, except for sections applicable only
				to sealed radioactive sources.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section XV-504 - Exemptions

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A. Except for the
				requirements of LAC 33:XV.589.B and C, certified cabinet X-ray systems designed
				to exclude individuals from the interior of the cabinet are exempt from the
				requirements of this Chapter.
B.
				Industrial uses of lixiscopes are exempt from the requirements of this
				Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Section XV-505 - Form of Records

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A. Each record
				required by this Chapter must be legible throughout the specified retention
				period. The record may be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform
				provided that the copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel
				and that the microform is capable of reproducing a clear copy throughout the
				required retention period. The record may also be stored in electronic media
				with the capability for producing legible, accurate, and complete records
				during the required retention period. Records, such as letters, drawings, and
				specifications, must include all pertinent information, such as stamps,
				initials, and signatures. The licensee or registrant shall maintain adequate
				safeguards against tampering with and loss of records.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S. 30:2101
				  et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-540 - Limits on Levels of Radiation for Radiographic Source Changers and Storage Containers

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A. The
				  maximum exposure rate limits for storage containers and source changers are 2
				  millisieverts (200 millirem) per hour at any exterior surface and 0.1
				  millisieverts (10 millirem) per hour at 1 meter from any exterior surface with
				  the sealed source in the shielded position.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-541 - Locking of Sources of Radiation

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A.
				  Each radiographic exposure device must have a lock or outer locked container
				  designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source
				  from its shielded position. The exposure device and/or its container must be
				  kept locked, with the key removed at all times for a keyed-lock, when not under
				  the direct surveillance of a radiographer or a radiographer trainee except at
				  permanent radiographic installations in accordance with LAC 33:XV.585. In
				  addition, during radiographic operations the sealed source assembly must be
				  secured in the shielded position each time the source is returned to that
				  position.
B. Each sealed source
				  storage container and source changer must have a lock or outer locked container
				  designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source
				  from its shielded position. Storage containers and source changers must be kept
				  locked, with the key removed at all times for a keyed-lock, when containing
				  sealed sources, except when under the direct surveillance of a radiographer or
				  radiographer trainee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and
					 2104(B)1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-542 - Storage and Transportation Precautions

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A. Locked radiographic exposure devices,
				  source changers, storage containers, and radiation machines shall be physically
				  secured to prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel. The licensee
				  shall store radioactive material in a manner that will minimize danger from
				  explosion or fire.
B. The licensee
				  may not use a source changer or a container to store licensed material unless
				  the source changer or the storage container has securely attached to it a
				  durable, legible, and clearly visible label bearing the standard trefoil
				  radiation caution symbol conventional colors, (i.e., magenta, purple, or black
				  on a yellow background) having a minimum diameter of 25 mm, and the wording:
CAUTION*
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES
(or "NAME OF COMPANY") *_________or "DANGER".
C. If a vehicle is to be used for
				  storage of radioactive material, a vehicle survey shall be performed after
				  securing radioactive material in the vehicle and before transport to ensure
				  that radiation levels do not exceed the limits specified in LAC 33:XV.421.A at
				  the exterior surface of the vehicle.
1. The
				  licensee shall lock and physically secure the transport package containing
				  licensed material in the transporting vehicle to prevent accidental loss,
				  tampering, or unauthorized removal of the licensed material from the
				  vehicle.
2. The licensee may not
				  transport licensed material unless the material is packaged and the package is
				  labeled, marked, and accompanied by appropriate shipping papers in accordance
				  with LAC 33:XV.Chapter 15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-543 - Radiation Survey Instruments

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A.
				  The licensee or registrant shall maintain sufficient calibrated and operable
				  radiation survey instruments at each location where radioactive material is
				  present to make physical radiation surveys as required by this Chapter and LAC
				  33:XV.430. Instrumentation required by this Section shall have a range such
				  that 0.02 millisieverts (2 millirems) per hour through 0.01 sievert (1 rem) per
				  hour can be measured.
B. Each
				  radiation survey instrument shall be calibrated:
1. at energies appropriate for use and at
				  intervals not to exceed six months and after each instrument
				  servicing;
2. such that accuracy
				  within
+
20 percent can be demonstrated; and
3. at two points located approximately 1/3
				  and 2/3 of full-scale on each scale for linear scale instruments; at midrange
				  of each decade, and at two points of at least one decade for logarithmic scale
				  instruments; and at three points between 0.02 and 10 millisieverts (2 and 1000
				  millirems) per hour for digital instruments.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-545 - Quarterly Inventory

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A. Each
				  licensee and registrant shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account
				  for all sealed sources and licensed or registered devices received or possessed
				  under his or her license or registration, including devices containing depleted
				  uranium. The records of the inventories shall be maintained for inspection by
				  the department for at least three consecutive years from the date of the
				  inventory and shall include the radionuclide, number of becquerels (curies) or
				  mass (for DU) in each device, the location of sealed sources and/or devices,
				  the date of the inventory, the name of individual(s) performing the inventory,
				  the manufacturer, the model number, and the serial number.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-546 - Utilization Logs

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A. Each licensee or
				  registrant shall maintain current logs, which shall be kept available for
				  inspection by the department for three consecutive years from the date of the
				  recorded event, showing for each source of radiation the following information:
1. a unique identification describing the
				  make, model, and serial number of each radiation machine, each radiographic
				  exposure device, each transport or storage container in which the sealed source
				  is located, and each sealed source;
2. the identity and signature of the
				  radiographer to whom the source is assigned;
3. the locations and dates of use;
				  and
4. the date(s) each source of
				  radiation is removed from storage and returned to storage.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-547 - Inspection and Maintenance of Radiographic Exposure Devices and Storage Containers

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A. The
				  licensee or registrant shall perform visual and operability checks on survey
				  meters, radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and
				  storage containers, source changers, and associated equipment prior to each
				  day's use, or work shift, to ensure that:
1.
				  the equipment is in good working condition;
2. the sources are adequately shielded;
				  and
3. required labeling is
				  present.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-548 - Permanent Radiographic Installations

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A. Permanent radiographic installations
				  having high-radiation area entrance controls of the type described in LAC
				  33:XV.436.A and B shall also meet the following requirements:
1. each entrance that is used for personnel
				  access to the high radiation area shall have both visible and audible warning
				  signals to warn of the presence of radiation. The visible signal shall be
				  activated by radiation. The audible signal shall be activated when an attempt
				  is made to enter the installation while the source is exposed; and
2. the control device or alarm system as
				  described in LAC 33:XV.436.A and B shall be tested for proper operation at the
				  beginning of each day of equipment use. If a control device or alarm system is
				  operating improperly, it shall be immediately labeled as defective and repaired
				  before industrial radiographic operations are resumed. Records of these tests
				  shall be maintained for inspection by the department for three consecutive
				  years from the date of the event or until disposition is authorized.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-549 - Vehicle Identification

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A. The
				  name of the licensee or registrant and the city or town where the licensee's or
				  registrant's main business office is located shall be displayed with durable,
				  clearly visible, and legible label on the sides of all vehicles used at
				  temporary job sites.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter A - Equipment Control › Section XV-551 - Notifications

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A. Each licensee or
				  registrant shall provide a written report to the Office of Environmental
				  Compliance within 30 days of the occurrence of any of the following incidents
				  involving radiographic equipment:
1.
				  unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control
				  cable;
2. inability to retract the
				  source assembly to its fully shielded position and secure it in this position;
				  or
3. failure of any component
				  (critical to safe operation of the device) to properly perform its intended
				  function.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter B - Personal Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographers › Section XV-573 - Conducting Industrial Radiographic Operations

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A. Whenever radiography is performed at a
				  location other than a permanent radiographic installation, the radiographer
				  must be accompanied by at least one other qualified radiographer or, if the
				  radiographer is a qualified instructor, a qualified radiographer trainee, as
				  required by Subsection D of this Section. The additional qualified individual
				  shall observe the operations and be capable of providing immediate assistance
				  to prevent unauthorized entry. Radiography may not be performed if only one
				  qualified individual is present.
B.
				  All radiographic operations conducted at locations of use authorized on the
				  license must be conducted in a permanent radiographic installation, unless
				  specifically authorized by the department.
C. A licensee may conduct lay-barge, offshore
				  platform, or underwater radiography only if procedures have been approved by
				  the department, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or another agreement
				  state.
D. At temporary job sites
				  each licensee or registrant shall provide, as a minimum, two-person crews. Such
				  crews shall consist of at least two qualified radiographers or an approved
				  instructor directly supervising a qualified radiographer trainee.
E. A radiation safety officer (RSO) shall be
				  designated for every industrial radiography license and certificate of
				  registration, or license condition specifying such, issued by the department.
				  The RSO's minimum qualifications, training, and experience shall include:
1. possession of a high school diploma or
				  certificate of high school equivalency based on the GED test;
2. completion of the training and testing
				  requirements of LAC 33:XV.575;
3.
				  two years of documented radiation protection experience, including knowledge of
				  industrial radiographic operations, with at least 2000 hours of hands-on
				  experience as a qualified radiographer in industrial radiographic operations;
				  and
4. formal training in the
				  establishment and maintenance of a radiation protection program.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter B - Personal Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographers › Section XV-575 - Training and Testing

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A. No licensee
				  or registrant shall permit any individual to act as a radiographer, as defined
				  in this Chapter, until such individual completes the following requirements.
1. The individual shall receive training in
				  the subjects outlined in LAC 33:XV.599.Appendix A, in addition to a minimum of
				  two months of on-the-job training, and shall be certified through a
				  radiographer certification program by a certifying entity in accordance with
				  the criteria specified in LAC 33:XV.599.Appendices A, B, and C.
2. The individual shall demonstrate
				  understanding of the licensees license, and operating and emergency procedures
				  by successful completion of a written or oral examination covering this
				  material.
a. The hours of on-the-job training
				  do not include safety meetings or classroom training or the use of a cabinet
				  X-ray unit.
b. The current Form
				  DRC-20, available from the department or the department's website, must be
				  submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance documenting the on-the-job
				  training.
3. The
				  individual shall receive copies of and instruction in the regulations contained
				  in this Chapter and the applicable sections of LAC 33:XV.Chapters 4, 10, 15,
				  and 16, the license(s) under which the radiographer will perform industrial
				  radiography, and the licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency
				  procedures.
4. The individual shall
				  receive training in the use of the licensees radiographic exposure devices,
				  sealed sources, and radiation survey instruments, and in the daily inspection
				  of devices and associated equipment that may be employed in his
				  assignment.
5. The individual shall
				  demonstrate understanding of the use of radiographic exposure devices, sources,
				  survey instruments, and associated equipment described in Paragraphs A.3 and 4
				  of this Section by successful completion of a practical examination covering
				  this material.
6. The individual
				  shall successfully complete, within the last five years, a radiation safety
				  examination administered by the department, another agreement state, the U.S.
				  Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or the American Society of Non-Destructive
				  Testing (ASNT). The examination must be successfully completed at least once
				  every five years.
7. The individual
				  shall have in his or her possession a valid radiographer certification card
				  issued by the department, another agreement state, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
				  Commission, or the American Society of NonDestructive Testing (ASNT).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter B - Personal Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographers › Section XV-576 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

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A.
				  The licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency procedures shall include
				  instructions in at least the following:
1.
				  the handling and use of licensed sealed sources and radiographic exposure
				  devices to be employed such that no individual is likely to be exposed to
				  radiation doses in excess of the limits established in LAC 33:XV.Chapter
				  4;
2. methods and occasions for
				  conducting radiation surveys;
3.
				  methods for controlling access to radiography areas;
4. methods and occasions for locking and
				  securing radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, and
				  sealed sources;
5. personnel
				  monitoring and the use of personnel monitoring equipment, including steps that
				  must be taken immediately by radiography personnel in the event a pocket
				  dosimeter is found to be off scale or an alarm ratemeter sounds
				  unexpectedly;
6. transportation of
				  sealed sources to field locations, including packing of radiographic exposure
				  devices and storage containers in the vehicles, placarding of vehicles when
				  needed, and control of sealed sources during transportation (See 49 CFR Part
				  171-3);
7. minimizing exposure of
				  individuals in the event of an accident;
8. the procedure for notifying proper
				  personnel in the event of an accident or unusual occurrence;
9. maintenance of records;
10. the daily inspection, maintenance, and
				  operability checks of radiographic exposure devices, radiation machines,
				  associated equipment, survey meters, transport containers, storage containers,
				  and personnel monitoring devices; and
11. source recovery procedure if licensee
				  will perform source recoveries.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter B - Personal Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographers › Section XV-578 - Reciprocity

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A. Reciprocal
				  recognition by the department of an individual radiographer certification will
				  be granted provided that:
1. the individual
				  holds a valid certification in the appropriate category and class issued by
				  another state or jurisdiction;
2.
				  the requirements and procedures for certification in the state of jurisdiction
				  issuing the certification afford the same or comparable certification standards
				  as those afforded by LAC 33:XV.575;
3. the applicant presents the certification
				  to the Office of Environmental Compliance prior to entry into Louisiana;
				  and
4. no escalated enforcement
				  action is pending with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or in any other
				  state.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter B - Personal Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographers › Section XV-579 - Certification Cards for Radiographers or Radiographer Trainees

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A. Issuance
1. An industrial radiographer or industrial
				  radiographer trainee certification card shall be issued to each person who
				  successfully completes the requirements of LAC 33:XV.575.A or B,
				  respectively.
2. An industrial
				  radiographer certification card shall contain the radiographer's photograph.
				  The department will take the photograph at the time the examination is
				  administered. The radiographer trainee certification card does not require a
				  photograph.
3. A certification card
				  remains the property of the state of Louisiana and may be revoked or suspended
				  under the provisions of this Section.
4. Any individual who wishes to replace
				  his/her certification card shall submit to the Office of Environmental
				  Compliance a written request for a replacement certification card, stating the
				  reason a replacement certification card is needed. A non-refundable fee of $29
				  shall be paid to the department for each replacement of an certification card.
				  The prescribed fee shall be submitted with the written request for a
				  replacement certification card. The individual shall maintain a copy of the
				  request in his/her possession while performing industrial radiographic
				  operations until a replacement certificaton card is received from the
				  department.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-585 - Security

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A. During each
				  radiographic operation, a radiographer or instructor shall maintain continuous
				  direct, visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized
				  entry into a radiation area or high radiation area, as defined in LAC
				  33:XV.Chapter 1, except:
1. where the high
				  radiation area is equipped with a control device or alarm system as described
				  in LAC 33:XV.436.A; or
2. where the
				  high radiation area is locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental
				  entry.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-586 - Posting

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A. Notwithstanding
				  any provisions in LAC 33:XV.452, areas in which radiography is being performed
				  shall be conspicuously posted as required by LAC 33:XV.451.A and B.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-587 - Radiation Surveys and Survey Records

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A. No radiographic operation shall be
				  conducted unless calibrated and operable radiation survey instrumentation, as
				  described in LAC 33:XV.543, is available and used at each site where
				  radiographic exposures are made.
B.
				  A physical radiation survey shall be made after each radiographic exposure
				  utilizing radiation machines or sealed sources to determine that the machine is
				  "off" or that the sealed source has been returned to its shielded position
				  immediately upon completion of exposure and before exchanging films,
				  repositioning the exposure head, or dismantling equipment. The entire
				  circumference or perimeter of the radiographic exposure device shall be
				  surveyed. If the radiographic exposure device has a source guide tube, the
				  survey shall also include the entire length of the guide tube.
C. A physical radiation survey shall be made
				  to determine that each sealed source is in its shielded position any time the
				  source is exchanged and prior to securing the radiographic exposure device or
				  storage container as specified in LAC 33:XV.541.
D. A survey shall be made of the storage area
				  as defined in LAC 33:XV.503 whenever a radiographic exposure device is being
				  placed in storage.
E. Records shall
				  be kept of the surveys required by Subsections C and D of this Section. Such
				  records shall be maintained for inspection by the department for three
				  consecutive years after completion of the survey. If the survey has been used
				  to determine an individual's exposure, the records of the survey shall be
				  maintained until the department authorizes their disposition.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq. and
					 2104.B.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-588 - Documents and Records Required at Temporary Job Sites and Applicable Field Stations

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A. Each
				  licensee or registrant shall maintain copies of records required by this
				  Chapter at the location specified in LAC 33:XV.326.E.1.k. Also, each licensee
				  or registrant conducting industrial radiography at a temporary job site or
				  applicable field station shall have the following documents and records
				  available at that job site or field station for inspection by the department:
1. current copy of appropriate license,
				  registration certificate, or other authorizing documents;
2. operating and emergency
				  procedures;
3. applicable
				  regulations;
4. survey records
				  required pursuant to LAC 33:XV.472 and 587. E for the period of operation at
				  the site;
5. dosimeter records,
				  from daily pocket dosimeters and/or electronic personal dosimeters, for the
				  period of operation at the site as required by LAC 33:XV.577;
6. the latest instrument calibration and leak
				  test records for specific devices and sealed sources in use at the site as
				  required by LAC 33:XV.543 and 544. Acceptable records include tags or labels
				  that are affixed to the device or survey meter;
7. a copy of the card issued by the
				  department granting radiographer trainee status to any radiographer trainee
				  performing industrial radiography at the temporary job site;
8. a copy of the card issued by the
				  department granting radiographer instructor status to any radiographer
				  instructor performing industrial radiography at the temporary job
				  site;
9. a copy of the current Form
				  DRC-20 for persons possessing industrial radiographer cards indicating
				  instructor or trainer status issued from an agreement state, the NRC, or an
				  independent certifying organization;
10. records of equipment problems identified
				  in daily checks of equipment as required in LAC 33:XV.577;
11. records of alarm system and entrance
				  control checks required by LAC 33:XV.548.A.2;
12. utilization records for each radiographic
				  exposure device dispatched from that location as required by LAC
				  33:XV.546;
13. evidence of the
				  latest calibration of alarming ratemeters and operability checks of dosimeters
				  as required by LAC 33:XV.577;
14.
				  the shipping papers for the transportation of radioactive materials as required
				  by LAC 33:XV.1502; and
15. when
				  operating under reciprocity in accordance with LAC 33:XV.390, a copy of the
				  applicable state license or registration or Nuclear Regulatory Commission
				  license authorizing the use of sources of radiation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-589 - Special Requirements and Exemptions for Enclosed Radiography

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A. Systems for
				  enclosed radiography designed to allow admittance of individuals shall:
1. comply with all applicable requirements of
				  this Chapter and LAC 33:XV.421, and if such system is a certified cabinet X-ray
				  system, it shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Chapter and
				  21 CFR
				  1020.40; and
2. be evaluated at intervals not to exceed
				  one year to assure compliance with the applicable requirements as specified in
				  LAC 33:XV.589.A.1. Records of these evaluations shall be maintained for
				  inspection by the department for a period of two consecutive years after the
				  evaluation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-590 - Specific Requirements for Radiographic Personnel Performing Industrial Radiography

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A. At a job
				  site, the following shall be supplied by the licensee or registrant:
1. at least one operable, calibrated survey
				  instrument;
2. a current whole body
				  personnel monitor (TLD or film badge) for each individual;
3. an operable, calibrated pocket dosimeter
				  with a range of 0 to 200 milliroentgens (5.16 x 10-5
				  C/kg) for each worker;
4. an
				  operable alarm ratemeter which meets the requirements of LAC 33:XV.577.H for
				  each individual; and
5. the
				  appropriate barrier ropes and signs.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-591 - Prohibitions

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A. Industrial
				  radiography performed with a sealed source which is not fastened to or
				  contained in a radiographic exposure device, known as fishpole radiography, is
				  prohibited unless specifically authorized in a license issued by the
				  department.
B. Exposure of a
				  personnel monitoring device to deceptively indicate a dose delivered to an
				  individual is prohibited.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 5 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Subchapter C - Precautionary Procedures in Radiographic Operations › Section XV-599 - Appendices A, B, and C

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Appendix A
Subjects to be Covered during the Instruction of
					 Radiographers
A. Training
				  provided to qualify individuals as radiographers in compliance with LAC
				  33:XV.575.A shall be presented on a formal basis. Subjects to be covered during
				  instruction shall include the following topics.
1. Fundamentals of Radiation Safety
a. Characteristics of radiation, especially
				  gamma radiation
b. Units of
				  radiation dose and quantity of radioactivity
c. Significance of radiation dose and hazards
				  of exposure to radiation
i. Radiation
				  protection standards
ii. Biological
				  effects of radiation dose
iii. Case
				  histories of radiography accidents
d. Levels of radiation from licensed
				  material
e. Methods of controlling
				  radiation dose
i. Working time
ii. Working distances
iii. Shielding
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-601 - Scope

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A. This Chapter
				establishes requirements, for which a licensee or registrant is responsible,
				for use of X-ray equipment by or under the supervision of an individual
				authorized by and licensed in accordance with state statutes to engage in the
				healing arts or veterinary medicine. The provisions of this Chapter are in
				addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable provisions of LAC
				33:XV.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-604 - General Requirements for All Diagnostic X-Ray Systems

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A. In addition to other requirements of this
				Chapter, all diagnostic X-ray systems shall meet the following requirements.
1. Warning Label
a. On systems manufactured on or before June
				10, 2006, the control panel containing the main power switch shall bear the
				warning statement, legible and accessible to view: "WARNING: This X-ray unit
				may be dangerous to patient and operator unless safe exposure factors and
				operating instructions are observed."
b. On systems manufactured after June 10,
				2006, the control panel containing the main power switch shall bear the warning
				statement, legible and accessible to view:
"WARNING: This X-ray unit may be dangerous to patient and
				  operator unless safe exposure factors, operating instructions, and maintenance
				  schedules are observed."
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-605 - Fluoroscopic X-Ray Systems

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A. Only
				image-intensified or direct digital receptor fluoroscopic equipment shall be
				used for fluoroscopy.
1. Primary Protective
				Barrier
a. The fluoroscopic imaging assembly
				shall be provided with a primary protective barrier that intercepts the entire
				cross section of the useful beam at any SID.
b. The X-ray tube used for fluoroscopy shall
				not produce X-rays unless the primary protective barrier is in position to
				intercept the entire useful beam.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-606 - Radiographic Systems Other Than Fluoroscopic, Dental, or Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems

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A. Beam
				Limitation. The useful beam shall be limited to the area of clinical interest.
				This requirement shall be deemed to have been met if a positive beam-limiting
				device has been properly used or if evidence of collimation is shown on at
				least three sides or three corners of the film (for example, projections from
				the shutters of the collimator, cone cutting at the corners, or borders at the
				film's edge).
1. General Purpose Stationary
				and Mobile X-Ray Systems, Including Veterinary Systems Installed after February
				21, 1991. These systems shall meet the following requirements:
a. there shall be provided a means of
				stepless adjustment of the size of the X-ray field. The minimum field size at
				an SID of 100 centimeters shall be equal to or less than 5 centimeters by 5
				centimeters;
b. a method shall be
				provided for visually defining the perimeter of the X-ray field. The total
				misalignment of the edges of the visually defined field with the respective
				edges of the X-ray field along either the length or width of the visually
				defined field shall not exceed 2 percent of the distance from the source to the
				center of the visually defined field when the surface upon which it appears is
				perpendicular to the axis of the X-ray beam;
c. when a light localizer is used to define
				the X-ray field, it shall provide an average illumination of not less than 160
				lux or 15 footcandles at 100 centimeters or at the maximum SID, whichever is
				less. The average illumination shall be based upon measurements made in the
				approximate center of each quadrant of the light field. Radiation therapy
				simulation systems manufactured on and after May 27, 1980, are exempt from this
				requirement;
d. the edge of the
				light field at 100 cm or at the maximum SID, whichever is less, shall have a
				contrast ratio, corrected for ambient lighting, of not less than 4 in the case
				of beam-limiting devices designed for use on stationary equipment, and a
				contrast ratio of not less than 3 in the case of beam-limiting devices designed
				for use on mobile and portable equipment. The contrast ratio is defined as
				I1/I2, where I1 is the illuminance 3 mm from the edge of the light field toward
				the center of the field; and I2 is the illuminance 3 mm from the edge of the
				light field away from the center of the field. Compliance shall be determined
				with a measuring aperture of 1 mm; and
e. the department may grant an exemption on
				X-ray systems to LAC 33:XV.606.A.1.a-d provided the registrant makes a written
				application for such exemption and in that application:
i. demonstrates that it is impractical to
				comply with LAC 33:XV.606.A.1.a-d; and
ii. the purposes of LAC 33:XV.606.A.1.a-d
				will be met by other methods.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-607 - Dental Radiographic Systems

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A.
				In addition to the provisions of LAC 33:XV.603 and 604, the requirements of
				this Section apply to dental radiographic facilities using intraoral,
				panoramic, and cephalometric systems. Dental facilities using cone beam
				computed tomography (CBCT) technology shall follow applicable provisions of LAC
				33:XV.610.G.
1. Warning Label
a. On systems manufactured on or before June
				10, 2006, the control panel containing the main power switch shall bear the
				warning statement, or the warning statement in LAC 33:XV.607.A.1.b, legible and
				accessible to view: "WARNING: This X-ray unit may be dangerous to patient and
				operator unless safe exposure factors and operating instructions are
				observed."
b. On systems
				manufactured after June 10, 2006, the control panel containing the main power
				switch shall bear the warning statement, legible and accessible to view:
"WARNING: This X-ray unit may be dangerous to patient and
				  operator unless safe exposure factors, operating instructions, and maintenance
				  schedules are observed."
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-608 - Therapeutic X-Ray Systems of Less Than 1 MeV

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A. Equipment Requirements
1. Leakage Radiation. When the tube is
				operated at its leakage technique factors, the leakage radiation shall not
				exceed the value specified at the distance specified for the classification of
				that X-ray system, as follows.
a. Contact
				Therapy Systems. Leakage radiation shall not exceed 100 milliroentgens (25.8
				[MICRO]C/kg) per hour at 5 centimeters from the surface of the tube housing
				assembly.
b. 0-150 kVp Systems.
				Systems that were manufactured or installed prior to April 20, 1977, shall have
				a leakage radiation that does not exceed 1 roentgen (0.258 mC/kg) in one hour
				at 1 meter from the source.
c.
				0-150 kVp Systems. Systems manufactured on or after April 20, 1977, shall have
				a leakage radiation that does not exceed 100 milliroentgens (25.8 [MICRO]C/kg)
				in one hour at 1 meter from the source; and
d. 151-999 kVp Systems. Leakage radiation
				shall not exceed 1 roentgen (0.258 mC/kg) in one hour at 1 meter from the
				source, except that systems that operate in excess of 500 kVp may have a
				leakage radiation at 1 meter from the source not to exceed 0.1 percent of the
				useful beam 1 meter from the source.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-611 - Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) (Bone Densitometry)

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A. DXA systems shall be:
1. registered in accordance with Chapter 2 of
				these regulations; and
2. at a
				minimum, maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's
				specifications.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-613 - Notifications, Reports, and Records of Medical Events

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A. A registrant shall report any medical
				event, except for an event that results from patient intervention, in which the
				administration of radiation involves the wrong patient, a procedure different
				than that which was authorized by the licensed practitioner of the healing
				arts, or a body site different from that which was authorized and intended to
				be exposed by the authorized X-ray procedure that results in:
1. unintended skin dose to the same area in a
				single procedure greater than two Gy (200 rad);
2. unintended dose other than skin dose in a
				single procedure greater than:
a. five times
				the facilitys established protocol, and >0.5 Gy (50 rad) to any organ,
				or
b. five times the facilitys
				established protocol, and >0.02 Sv (2 rem) effective dose;
3. exposure to the wrong patient
				or wrong site for the entire procedure when the resultant dose is:
a. greater than 0.5 Gy (50 rad) to any organ;
				or
b. an effective dose greater
				than 0.02 Sv (2 rem); or
4. a total effective dose that exceeds 0.02
				Gy (2 rads) that involves any equipment failure, personnel error, accident,
				abnormal or other unusual occurrence with the administration of ionizing
				radiation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-615 - Report and Notification of a Dose to an Embryo/Fetus

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A. A registrant shall report any dose to an
				embryo/fetus in excess of 50 mSv (5 rem) dose equivalent that is a result of a
				diagnostic X-ray procedure, in accordance with LAC 33:XV.710.A and
				C-F.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2104 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 6 - X-Rays in the Healing Arts › Section XV-699 - Appendices A, B, C, and D

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Appendix A
Information on Radiation Shielding Required for Plan
				  Reviews
In order for the department to provide an evaluation,
				  technical advice, and official approval of shielding requirements for a
				  radiation installation, the following information shall be submitted.
A. The plans should show, as a minimum, the
				following.
1. The normal location of the X-ray
				system's radiation producing equipment's radiation port, the port's travel and
				traverse limits, general direction(s) of the useful beam, locations of any
				windows and doors, the location of the operator's booth, and the location of
				the X-ray control panel.
2. The
				structural composition and thickness or lead equivalent of all walls, doors,
				partitions, floor, and ceiling of the room(s) concerned.
3. The dimensions of the room(s)
				concerned.
4. The type of occupancy
				of all adjacent areas inclusive of space above and below the room(s) concerned.
				If there is an exterior wall, show distance to the closest area(s) where it is
				likely that individuals may be present.
5. The make and model of the X-ray equipment
				and the maximum technique factors.
6. The type of examination(s) or treatment(s)
				that will be performed with the equipment.