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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.264 - Records of Tests for Leakage or Contamination of Sealed Sources

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Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed
				  sources required by
				  105 CMR
				  120.223 shall be kept in units of becquerel
				  or microcurie and maintained for inspection by the Agency for five years after
				  the records are made.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.265 - Determination and Records of Prior Occupational Dose

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(A) For each individual who is likely to
				receive, in a year, an occupational dose requiring monitoring pursuant to
				105
				CMR 120.226, the licensee or registrant
				shall:
(1) Determine the occupational
				radiation dose received during the current year; and
(2) Attempt to obtain the records of
				cumulative occupational radiation dose.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.266 - Records of Planned Special Exposures

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(A)
				For each use of the provisions of
				105 CMR
				120.216 for planned special exposures, the
				licensee or registrant shall maintain records that describe:
(1) the exceptional circumstances requiring
				the use of a planned special exposure;
(2) the name of the management official who
				authorized the planned special exposure and a copy of the signed
				authorization;
(3) what actions
				were necessary;
(4) why the actions
				were necessary;
(5) what
				precautions were taken to assure that doses were maintained ALARA;
(6) what individual and collective doses were
				expected to result; and,
(7) the
				doses actually received in the planned special exposure.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.267 - Records of Individual Monitoring Results

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(A)
Recordkeeping Requirement
. Each licensee or registrant
				shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring
				was required pursuant to
				105
				CMR 120.226, and records of doses received
				during planned special exposures, accidents, and emergency conditions.
				Assessments of dose equivalent and records made using units in effect before
				January 1, 1994 need not be changed. These records shall include, when
				applicable:
(1) the deep dose equivalent to
				the whole body, lens dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent to the skin, and
				shallow dose equivalent to the extremities;
(2) the estimated intake of radionuclides,
				see
				105
				CMR 120.212;
(3) the committed effective dose equivalent
				assigned to the intake of radionuclides;
(4) the specific information used to
				calculate the committed effective dose equivalent pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.214(A)  and
				120.214(C)
				 and when required
				105
				CMR 120.226;
(5) the total effective dose equivalent when
				required by
				105
				CMR 120.212; and
(6) the total of the deep dose equivalent and
				the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.268 - Records of Dose to Individual Members of the Public

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(A) Each licensee or registrant shall
				maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit for
				individual members of the public.
See
105 CMR
				120.221.
(B) The licensee or registrant shall retain
				the records required by 105 CMR 120.268(A) until the Agency terminates each
				pertinent license or registration requiring the record.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.269 - Records of Waste Transfers

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(A) Each licensee
				shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed materials made pursuant to
				105
				CMR 120.252,
				105 CMR
				120.253,
				105 CMR
				120.254,
				105 CMR
				120.255, and 105 CMR 120.800.
(B) The licensee shall retain the records
				required by 105 CMR 120.269(A) until the Agency terminates each pertinent
				license requiring the record.
(C)
				If any burials of licensed material were made under the provisions of 10 CFR
				20.304 prior to its repeal in 1981 the records of such burials shall be
				maintained by the licensee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.270 - Records of Testing Entry Control Devices for Very High Radiation Areas

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(A) Each licensee or registrant shall
				maintain records of tests made pursuant to
				105
				CMR 120.229(B)(9)  on entry
				control devices for very high radiation areas. These records must include the
				date, time, and results of each such test of function.
(B) The licensee or registrant shall retain
				the records required by 105 CMR 120.270(A) for three years after the record is
				made.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.271 - Form of Records

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Each record required by
				  105 CMR
				  120.200 shall be legible throughout the
				  specified retention period. The record shall 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 producing a clear
				  copy throughout the required retention period or 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, shall 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.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.281 - Reports of Stolen, Lost, or Missing Licensed or Registered Sources of Radiation

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(A)
Telephone Reports
. Each licensee or registrant shall
				report to the Agency by telephone as follows:
(1) immediately after its occurrence becomes
				known to the licensee, stolen, lost, or missing licensed radioactive material
				in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater than 1,000 times the quantity
				specified in
				105
				CMR 120.297:
Appendix C
,
				under such circumstances that it appears to the licensee that an exposure could
				result to individuals in unrestricted areas;
(2) within 30 days after its occurrence
				becomes known to the licensee, lost, stolen, or missing licensed radioactive
				material in an aggregate quantity greater than ten times the quantity specified
				in
				105
				CMR 120.297:
Appendix C
that
				is still missing;
(3) immediately
				after its occurrence becomes known to the registrant, a stolen, lost, or
				missing radiation machine.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.282 - Notification of Incidents

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(A)
Immediate Notification
. Notwithstanding any other
				requirements for notification, each licensee or registrant shall immediately
				report each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee or
				registrant that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the following
				conditions:
(1) An individual to receive:
(a) a total effective dose equivalent of 0.25
				sievert (25 rems) or more;
(b) a
				lens dose equivalent of 0.75 sievert (75 rems) or more;
(c) a shallow dose equivalent to the skin or
				extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of 2.5 grays (250 rads) or more;
				or
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.283 - Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, and Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Constraints or the Limits

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(A)
Reportable
				Events
. In addition to the notification required by
				105 CMR
				120.282, each licensee or registrant shall
				submit a written report within 30 days after learning of any of the following
				occurrences:
(1) incidents for which
				notification is required by
				105 CMR
				120.282; or
(2) doses in excess of any of the following:
(a) the occupational dose limits for adults
				in
				105 CMR
				120.211;
(b) the occupational dose limits for a minor
				in
				105 CMR
				120.217;
(c) the limits for an embryo/fetus of a
				declared pregnant woman in
				105 CMR
				120.218;
(d) the limits for an individual member of
				the public in
				105 CMR
				120.221;
(e) any applicable limit in the license or
				registration;
(f) the ALARA
				constraints for air emissions established under
				105 CMR
				120.210(D); or
(3) levels of radiation or
				concentrations of radioactive material in:
(a)
				a restricted area in excess of applicable limits in the license or
				registration;
(b) an unrestricted
				area in excess of ten times the applicable limit set forth in this part or in
				the license or registration, whether or not involving exposure of any
				individual in excess of the limits in
				105 CMR
				120.221; or,
(4) for licensees subject to the provisions
				of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's generally applicable environmental
				radiation standards in 40 CFR 190, levels of radiation or releases of
				radioactive material in excess of those standards, or of license conditions
				related to those standards.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.284 - Reports of Planned Special Exposures

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The licensee or registrant shall submit a written report to
				  the Agency within 30 days following any planned special exposure conducted in
				  accordance with
				  105 CMR
				  120.216, informing the Agency that a planned
				  special exposure was conducted and indicating the date the planned special
				  exposure occurred and the information required by
				  105 CMR
				  120.266.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.285 - Reports to Individuals of Exceeding Dose Limits

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When a licensee or registrant is required, pursuant to
				  105
				  CMR 120.283 or
				  120.284
				  to report to the Agency any exposure of an identified occupationally exposed
				  individual, or an identified member of the public, to radiation or radioactive
				  material, the licensee shall also provide a copy of the report submitted to the
				  Agency to the individual. This report must be transmitted at a time no later
				  than the transmittal to the Agency.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.286 - Reports of Individual Monitoring

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(A) The
				requirements of 105 CMR 120.286 apply to each person licensed or registered by
				the Agency:
(1) Possess or use sources of
				radiation for purposes of industrial radiography pursuant to 105 CMR 120.100
				and 120.300; or
(2) Possess or use
				at any time, for processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to 105
				CMR 120.100 or 120.500, radioactive material in quantities exceeding any one of
				the following quantities:
Radionuclide, Activity
Radionuclide
Activity
Ci
GBq
Cesium-137
1
37
Cobalt-60
1
37
Gold-198
100
3700
Iodine-131
1
37
Iridium-192
10
370
Krypton-85
1000
37000
Promethium-147
10
370
Technetium-99m
1000
37000
[
Note
: The Agency may require as a license
				  condition, or by rule, regulation, or order pursuant to
				  105 CMR
				  120.012, reports from licensees or
				  registrants who are licensed or registered to use radionuclides not on this
				  list, in quantities sufficient to cause comparable radiation levels.]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.287 - Notifications and Reports to Individuals

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(A)
				Requirements for notification and reports to individuals of exposure to
				radiation or radioactive material are specified in 105 CMR 120.750.
(B) When a licensee or registrant is required
				pursuant to
				105
				CMR 120.283 to report to the Agency any
				exposure of an individual to radiation or radioactive material, the licensee or
				registrant shall also notify the individual. Such notice shall be transmitted
				at a time not later than the transmittal to the Agency, and shall comply with
				the provisions of
				105 CMR
				120.754(A).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.288 - Reports of Leaking or Contaminated Sealed Sources

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The licensee shall immediately notify the Agency if the test
				  for leakage or contamination required pursuant to
				  105 CMR
				  120.223 indicates a sealed source is leaking
				  or contaminated. A written report of a leaking or contaminated source shall be
				  submitted to the Agency within five days. The report shall include the
				  equipment involved, the test results and the corrective action
				  taken.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.290 - Reports of Transactions Involving Nationally Tracked Sources

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Each licensee who manufactures, transfers, receives,
				  disassembles, or disposes of a nationally tracked source shall complete and
				  submit a National Source Tracking Transaction Report as specified in 105 CMR
				  120.290(A) through (E) for each type of transaction.
(A) Each licensee who manufactures a
				nationally tracked source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
				Transaction Report. The report must include the following information:
(1) The name, address, and license number of
				the reporting licensee;
(2) The
				name of the individual preparing the report;
(3) The manufacturer, model, and serial
				number of the source;
(4) The
				radioactive material in the source;
(5) The initial source strength in becquerels
				(curies) at the time of manufacture; and,
(6) The manufacture date of the
				source.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.298 - Appendix D - Nationally Tracked Source Thresholds

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The Terabecquerel (TBq) values are the regulatory standard.
				  The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the TBq value.
				  The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only and are rounded
				  after conversion.
Radioactive material
Category 1(TBq)
Category 1(Ci)
Category 2(TBq)
Category 2(Ci)
Actinium-227
20
540
0.2
5.4
Americium-241
60
1600
0.6
16
Americium-241/Be
60
1600
0.6
16
Californium-252
20
540
0.2
5.4
Cobalt-60
30
810
0.3
8.1
Curium-244
50
1400
0.5
14
Cesium-137
100
2700
1
27
Gadolinium-153
1000
27000
10
270
Iridium-192
80
2200
0.8
22
Plutonium-238
60
1600
0.6
16
Plutonium-239/Be
60
1600
0.6
16
Polonium-210
60
1600
0.6
16
Promethium-147
40000
1100000
400
11000
Radium-226
40
1100
0.4
11
Selenium-75
200
5400
2
54
Strontium-90
1000
27000
10
270
Thorium-228
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thorium-229
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thulium-170
20000
540000
200
5400
Ytterbium-169
300
8100
3
81
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.301 - Purpose and Scope

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(A) Establish
				radiation safety requirements for persons using sources of radiation for
				industrial radiography,
(B) Apply
				to all licensees and registrants who use sources of radiation for industrial
				radiography,
(C) Apply to sealed
				radioactive sources and radiation machines, except for those regulations
				clearly applicable only to sealed radioactive sources; and,
(D) Supplement, but do not replace, other
				applicable requirements of 105 CMR 120.000.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.303 - Exemptions

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(A) Certified cabinet x-ray systems are
				exempt from the requirements of 105 CMR 120.300 except for the requirements of
				105
				CMR 120.337(C) and
				(D).
(B) Industrial uses of lixiscopes are exempt
				from the rules in 105 CMR 120.300. Lixiscope use is regulated under 105 CMR
				120.100.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.305 - Licensing and Registration Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations

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The Agency will approve an application for a specific license
				  for the use of licensed material or a registration for use of radiation
				  machines if the applicant meets the following requirements:
(A) The applicant satisfies the general
				requirements specified in 105 CMR 120.020 for radiation machine facilities or
				105 CMR 120.100 for radioactive material, as applicable, and any special
				requirements contained in 105 CMR 120.300;
(B) The applicant submits an adequate program
				for training radiographers and radiographer trainees that meets the
				requirements of
				105 CMR
				120.320;
(C) The applicant submits procedures for
				verifying and documenting the certification status of radiographers and for
				ensuring that the certification of individuals acting as radiographers remains
				valid;
(D) The applicant submits
				written operating and emergency procedures as described in
				105 CMR
				120.325;
(E) The applicant submits a description of a
				program for inspections of the job performance of each radiographer and
				radiographer trainee at intervals not to exceed six months as described in
				105 CMR
				120.320(C);
(F) The applicant submits a description of
				the applicant's overall organizational structure as it applies to the radiation
				safety responsibilities in industrial radiography, including specified
				delegation of authority and responsibility;
(G) The applicant submits the qualifications
				of the individual(s) designated as the radiation safety officer as described in
				105 CMR 120.380(B)
				 and potential designees responsible for
				ensuring that the licensee's radiation safety program is implemented in
				accordance with approved procedures;
(H) If an applicant intends to perform leak
				testing of sealed sources or exposure devices containing depleted uranium (DU)
				shielding, the applicant must describe the procedures for performing the test
				and analyzing the samples. The description must include the:
(1) Methods of collecting the
				samples;
(2) Instruments to be
				used;
(3) Methods of analyzing the
				samples; and
(4) Pertinent
				experience of the person who will analyze the wipe samples.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.310 - Records of Receipt, Transfer, and Disposal of Sources of Radiation

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Each licensee and registrant shall maintain records showing
				  the receipt, transfer, and disposal of sources of radiation. These records
				  shall include the date, the individual making the record, the radionuclide,
				  number of curies, and make, model, and serial number of each source of
				  radiation and device, as appropriate. Records shall be maintained for Agency
				  inspection until disposal is authorized by the Agency.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.311 - Limits on Levels of Radiation for Radiographic Exposure Devices, Source Changers, and Transport Containers

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The maximum exposure rate limits for storage containers and
				  source changers are 2 mSv/hr (200 mrem/hr) at any exterior surface, and 0.1
				  mSv/hr (10 mrem/hr) at one meter from any exterior surface with the sealed
				  source in the shielded position.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.312 - Locking of Sources of Radiation, Storage Containers and Source Changers

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(A) The control panel of each radiation
				machine shall be equipped with a locking device which will prevent the
				unauthorized use of an x-ray system or the accidental production of radiation.
				The radiation machine shall be kept locked and the key removed at all times
				except when under the direct visual surveillance of a radiographer or
				radiographer trainee, or an individual specifically authorized by the
				Agency.
(B) Each radiographic
				exposure device must have a lock or outer lockable 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
				and, if a keyed lock, the key removed at all times when not under the direct
				surveillance of a radiographer or radiographer trainee, or an individual
				specifically authorized by the Agency except at permanent radiograhic
				installations as stated in
				105 CMR
				120.319. 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.
(C) Each sealed storage container and source
				changer must have a lock or outer lockable 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, and if a
				keyed lock the key removed when containing sealed sources except when under the
				direct surveillance of a radiographer or a radiographer trainee.
(D) The sealed source shall be secured in its
				shielded position by locking the exposure device or securing the remote control
				each time the sealed source is returned to its shielded position. Then a survey
				shall be performed to determine that the sealed source is in the shielded
				position pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.333(B).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.314 - Radiation Survey Instruments

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(A) The licensee or
				registrant shall maintain sufficient calibrated and operable radiation survey
				instruments to make physical radiation surveys as required by
				105
				CMR 120.300 and
				120.225(A).
				Instrumentation required by
				105
				CMR 120.300 shall have a range from 0.02
				mSv/hr (2 mrem/hr) through 0.01 Sv/hr (1 rem/hr).
(B) Each radiation survey instrument shall be
				calibrated:
(1) By a person licensed or
				registered by the Agency, another Agreement State, a Licensing State, or the
				U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to perform such service;
(2) At energies appropriate for the
				licensee's or registrant's use;
(3)
				At intervals not to exceed six months and after each instrument servicing other
				than battery replacement;
(4) To
				demonstrate an accuracy within plus or minus 20%; and
(5) At two points located approximately a and
				b 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 for digital instruments, at three points between 0.02 and 10
				mSv/hr (2 and 1,000 mrem/hr).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.316 - Quarterly Inventory

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(A) Each licensee
				or registrant shall conduct a physical inventory at intervals not to exceed
				three months to account for all sources of radiation, and for devices
				containing depleted uranium received and possessed under the license or
				registration.
(B) The licensee or
				registrant shall maintain records of the quarterly inventory in accordance with
				105 CMR
				120.364.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.317 - Utilization Logs

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Each licensee and registrant shall maintain current logs of
				  the use of each source of radiation. The logs shall include:
(A) A unique identification
(e.g.,
serial number) of each radiation machine, each
				radiographic exposure device in which a sealed source is located, and each
				sealed source;
(B) The name of the
				radiographer using the source of radiation;
(C) The location(s) where each source of
				radiation is used and dates of use; and,
(D) The date(s) each source of radiation is
				removed from storage and returned to storage. For fixed installations, the
				date(s) each source of radiation is energized or used and the number of
				exposures made. Utilization logs may be kept on form MRCP 120.300-2,
				Utilization Log, or on clear, legible records containing all the information
				required by 105 CMR 120.317(A) through (D). Copies of utilization logs shall be
				maintained for Agency inspection for five years. The records shall be kept at
				the location specified by the license or certificate of registration.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.318 - Inspection and Maintenance of Radiation Machines, Radiographic Exposure Devices, Transport and Storage Containers, Associated Equipment, Source Changers, and Survey Instruments

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(A) The
				radiographer shall perform visual and operability checks on survey meters,
				radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage
				containers, associated equipment and source changers before 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.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › REPORTS › Section 120.319 - Permanent Radiographic Installations

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(A)
				Permanent radiographic installations shall have high radiation area entrance
				controls of the type described in
				105 CMR
				120.227(A)(2) and (3) and
				(B).
(B) Each entrance that is used for personnel
				access to the high radiation area shall have both conspicuous 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.
(C) The control device or
				alarm system shall be tested for proper operation with a source of radiation at
				the beginning of each day of equipment use. The test shall include a check for
				the visible and/or audible signals. Entrance control devices that reduce the
				radiation level upon entry as described in
				105 CMR
				120.227(A)(1)  shall be
				tested monthly. If a control device or alarm system is operating improperly, it
				shall be immediately labeled as defective and repaired within seven calendar
				days. The facility may continue to be used during this seven-day period,
				provided the licensee or registrant implements the continuous surveillance
				requirements of
				105 CMR 120.331,
				ensures that radiographic personnel use an alarming ratemeter, and complies
				with the requirements of 105 CMR 120.330(B). Records of these tests shall be
				maintained for Agency inspection for five years.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.320 - Training and Testing

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(A)
Radiographer Trainee Requirements
. The licensee or
				registrant shall not permit any individual to act as a radiographer trainee
				until the individual
(1) has received copies
				of and instructions in the requirements described in 105 CMR 120.300 and the
				applicable sections of 105 CMR 120.100, 120.200, 120.750, and applicable DOT
				regulations as referenced in 105 CMR 120.770, a copy of the license or
				certificate of registration issued to the licensee or registrant and copies of
				and instructions in the licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency
				procedures;
(2) has demonstrated an
				understanding of items in 105 CMR 120.320(A)(1) by successful completion of a
				written or oral examination, administered by the licensee or
				registrant;
(3) has been instructed
				in the use of the licensee's or registrant's sources of radiation, radiographic
				exposure devices, associated equipment, related handling tools and radiation
				survey instruments that may be employed in industrial radiographic assignments;
				and
(4) has demonstrated, to the
				satisfaction of the licensee or registrant, an understanding of the
				instructions provided pursuant to 105 CMR 120.320(A)(2) and (3) as evidenced by
				successful completion of a written or oral test and a field examination on the
				subjects covered.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.321 - Applications and Examinations

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(A) Any
				individual applying to the Agency for certification to perform industrial
				radiography shall:
(1) submit a complete and
				legible application on forms prescribed and furnished by the Agency.
(2) pay the appropriate non-refundable fee in
				accordance with 105 CMR 120.321(J).
(3) meet the examination requirements set
				forth in 105 CMR 120.321(D) or satisfy the requirements for certification based
				on reciprocity as set forth in 105 CMR 120.321(K); and,
(4) provide evidence that the requirements
				for the given category and class for which certification is sought have been
				met.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.322 - Revocation or Suspension of an I.D. Card

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(A)
				Any radiographer who violates 105 CMR 120.000 may be required to show cause at
				a formal hearing why his/her I.D. card should not be revoked or
				suspended.
(B) When an Agency order
				has been issued for an industrial radiographer to cease and desist from the use
				of radioactive material or revoking or suspending his/her I.D. card, the
				industrial radiographer shall surrender the I.D. card to the Agency until such
				time as the order is changed or the suspension expires.
(C) The Agency may act to suspend or revoke
				an individual's certification for any one or a combination of the following
				causes:
(1) Knowingly causing a material
				misstatement or misrepresentation to be made in the application for initial
				certification or renewal of certification if such misstatement or
				misrepresentation would impair the Agency's ability to assess and evaluate the
				applicant's qualifications for certification pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.321;
(2) Knowingly falsifying records of employees
				when such falsification would impair the Agency's ability to assess and
				evaluate the applicant's qualifications for certification pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.321;
(3) Willfully evading the statute or
				regulations pertaining to certification, or willfully aiding another person in
				evading such statute or regulations pertaining to certification;
(4) Exhibiting significant or repeated
				incompetence in the performance of industrial radiography duties;
(5) Performing industrial radiography in such
				a manner that requirements of 105 CMR 120.300 are violated resulting in a
				threat to health and safety of the individual, other workers or the
				public;
(6) Having had a similar
				certification suspended or revoked if the grounds for that suspension or
				revocation are the same or equivalent to one or more grounds for suspension or
				revocation as set forth in
				105 CMR
				120.016(C);
(7) Failure to maintain the out-of-state
				certification upon which certification by reciprocity was issued;
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.323 - Personnel Monitoring

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(A) The personnel
				monitoring program shall meet the applicable requirements of 105 CMR
				120.200.
(B) When performing
				industrial radiographic operations the following shall apply:
(1) The licensee or registrant shall not
				permit an individual to act as a radiographer, or radiographer trainee unless
				each individual wears, on the trunk of the body at all times during
				radiographic operations, a combination of a direct-reading pocket dosimeter or
				an electronic personal dosimeter, an alarming ratemeter, and a personnel
				monitoring badge that is processed and evaluated by an accredited NVLAP
				processor. At permanent radiography installations where other appropriate
				alarming or warning devices are in routine use, the wearing of an alarming
				ratemeter is not required.
(2)
				Pocket dosimeters shall meet the criteria in ANSI N13.5-1972 and shall have a
				range of zero to two millisieverts (zero to 200 millirems).
(3) Pocket dosimeters shall be recharged at
				the start of each work shift.
(4)
				Exposure indicated by each pocket dosimeter shall be recorded at the beginning
				of and at the end of each work shift.
(5) If an individual's pocket dosimeter is
				discharged beyond its range (i.e., goes "off-scale"), or if an individual's
				electronic personal dosimeter reads greater than two millisieverts (200 mrem),
				industrial radiographic operations by that individual shall cease and the
				individual's personnel monitoring badge shall be processed immediately. The
				individual shall not return to work with sources of radiation until a
				determination of his/her radiation exposure has been made.
(6) Each personnel monitoring badge shall be
				assigned to and worn by only one individual.
(7) If a personnel monitoring badge is lost
				or damaged, the worker shall cease work immediately until a replacement
				personnel monitoring badge is provided and the exposure is calculated for the
				time period from issuance to loss or damage of the personnel monitoring
				badge.
(8) Each alarm dosimeter
				must:
(a) Be checked to ensure that the alarm
				functions properly (sounds) prior to use at the start of each shift.
(b) Emit an alarm signal at a preset dose
				rate of five mSv/hr (500 mr/hr).
(c) Require special means to change the
				preset alarm function; and
(d) Be
				tested at periods not to exceed one year for correct response to radiation.
				Acceptable dosimeters must alarm within plus or minus 20% of the true radiation
				dose rate.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.325 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

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(A)
				Operating and emergency procedures must include, as a minimum, instructions in
				the following:
(1) Appropriate handling and
				use of sources of radiation for industrial radiography so that no person is
				likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the limits established in
				105 CMR 120.200;
(2) Methods and
				occasions for conducting radiation surveys;
(3) Methods for posting and controlling
				access to radiographic areas;
(4)
				Methods and occasions for locking and securing sources of radiation;
(5) Personnel monitoring and the use of
				personnel monitoring equipment;
(6)
				Transporting equipment to field locations, including packing of radiographic
				exposure devices and storage containers in the vehicles, placarding of vehicles
				when required, and control of the equipment during transportation as described
				in 105 CMR 120.770;
(7) The
				inspection, maintenance, and operability checks of radiographic exposure
				devices and associated equipment, radiation machines, survey instruments,
				alarming ratemeters, transport containers, and storage containers and source
				changers;
(8) Steps that must be
				taken immediately by radiography personnel in the event a pocket dosimeter is
				found to be off-scale or an alarming ratemeter alarms unexpectedly;
(9) The procedure(s) for identifying and
				reporting defects and noncompliance, as required by
				105 CMR
				120.385;
(10) The procedure for notifying proper
				persons in the event of an accident or incident;
(11) Minimizing exposure of persons in the
				event of an accident or incident, including a source disconnect, a transport
				accident, or loss of a source of radiation;
(12) Source recovery procedure if licensee
				will perform source recoveries;
(13) Maintenance of records; and,
(14) The procedures for calculating exposures
				as required by
				105 CMR
				120.323(B), when a personnel
				monitoring badge is lost or damaged.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.326 - Supervision of Radiographer Trainee

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The radiographer's assistant shall be under the personal
				  supervision of a radiographer when using sources of radiation, including
				  radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, associated equipment, or
				  related handling tools, or while conducting radiation surveys required by
				  105 CMR
				  120.333(B)  to determine
				  that the sealed source has returned to the shielded position or the radiation
				  machine has stopped producing radiation after an exposure. The personal
				  supervision must include:
(A) The
				radiographer's physical presence at the site where the sources of radiation are
				being used;
(B) The availability of
				the radiographer to give immediate assistance if required; and
(C) he radiographer's direct observation of
				the trainee's performance of the operations referred to in this
				section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.328 - 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 an
				individual who has at a minimum met the requirements of
				105 CMR
				120.320(C). 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 must be
				conducted in a permanent radiographic installation unless otherwise
				specifically authorized by the Agency.
(C) Except when physically impossible,
				collimators shall be used in industrial radiographic operations that use
				radiographic exposure devices that allow the source to be moved out of the
				device.
(D) A licensee or
				registrant may conduct lay-barge, offshore platform, or underwater radiography
				only if procedures have been approved by the Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory
				Commission, or by another Agreement State.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.331 - Surveillance

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(A) During each industrial radiographic
				operation, a radiographer or radiographer trainee shall maintain visual
				surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a
				radiation area or high radiation area, except where the high radiation area is
				equipped with a control device or alarm system as described in
				105 CMR
				120.227(A) or (B).
(B) Radiographic exposure devices shall not
				be left unattended except when in storage or physically secured against
				unauthorized removal.
(C) The
				sealed source shall be secured and immobilized in its shielded position in the
				radiographic exposure device with an appropriate locking or latching mechanism
				each time the sealed source is returned to its shielded position.
(D) Notwithstanding the requirements of
				105 CMR
				120.243(A), High Radiation
				Area warnings may be placed at the periphery of the Radiation Area, or at the
				perimeter of access control.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.332 - Posting

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Areas in which industrial radiography is being performed
				  shall be posted conspicuously in accordance with
				  105 CMR
				  120.200 including:
(A)
Radiation Areas
.
				Each radiation area shall be posted conspicuously with a sign or signs
				displaying the radiation symbol and the words:
CAUTION (OR DANGER)
RADIATION AREA
Radiation Area
means any area,
				  accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels could result in an
				  individual receiving a dose equivalent in excess of 0.05 mSv (0.005 rem) in one
				  hour at 30 centimeters from the source of radiation or from any surface that
				  the radiation penetrates.
(B)
High Radiation
				Area
. Each high radiation area shall be posted conspicuously with
				a sign or signs displaying the radiation symbol and the words:
CAUTION (OR DANGER)
HIGH RADIATION AREA
High Radiation Area
means an area,
				  accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels could result in an
				  individual receiving a dose equivalent in excess of one mSv (0.1 rem) in one
				  hour at 30 centimeters from any source of radiation or from any surface that
				  the radiation penetrates.
(C) Ropes and/or barriers shall be used as
				necessary to prevent unauthorized entry to radiation areas.
(D) Notwithstanding the requirements of
				105 CMR
				120.242(A), each radiation
				area may be posted in accordance with
				105 CMR
				120.242(B),
i.e
., High Radiation Area warnings may be placed at the
				periphery of the controlled area.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.333 - Radiation Surveys and Survey Records

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(A)
				No radiographic operation shall be conducted unless at least one calibrated and
				operable radiation survey meter, as described in
				105 CMR
				120.314, is available and used at each site
				where radiographic exposures are made.
(B) A survey with a radiation survey
				instrument shall be made after each radiographic exposure to determine that the
				sealed source has been returned to its shielded position. The entire
				circumference of the radiographic exposure device, including the source guide
				tube and collimator if provided, shall be surveyed.
(C) A survey shall be made of the storage
				area as defined in
				105 CMR 120.302
				whenever a radiographic exposure device is being placed in storage.
(D) A physical radiation survey shall be made
				after each radiographic exposure using radiation machines to determine that the
				machine is "off."
(E)
(1) All potential radiation areas in which
				industrial radiographic operations are to be performed shall be posted in
				accordance with
				105 CMR 120.332, based on
				calculated dose rates, before industrial radiographic operations begin. An area
				survey shall be performed during the first radiographic exposure (i.e., with
				the sealed source in the exposed position) to confirm that
				105 CMR 120.332
				requirements have been met and that unrestricted areas do not have radiation
				levels in excess of the limits specified in
				105 CMR
				120.221(A). Surveys to
				confirm the extent of the High Radiation Area, one mSv/hr (100 mr/hr), within
				the Radiation Area should not be undertaken.
(2) Each time the exposure device is
				relocated and/or the exposed position of the sealed source is changed, the
				requirements of 105 CMR 120.333(E)(1) shall be met.
(3) The requirements of 105 CMR 120.333(E)(2)
				do not apply to pipeline industrial radiographic operations when the conditions
				of exposure including, but not limited to, the radiographic exposure device,
				duration of exposure, source strength, pipe size, and pipe thickness remain
				constant.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Section 120.334 - Records Required at Temporary Jobsites

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Each licensee and registrant conducting industrial
				  radiography at a temporary Jobsite shall have the following records available
				  at that site for Agency inspection:
(A) The appropriate license or certificate of
				registration or equivalent document;
(B) The appropriate operating and emergency
				procedures;
(C) The applicable
				Agency rules;
(D) The survey
				records required pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.333 for the period of operation at the
				site;
(E) The daily pocket
				dosimeter records for the period of operation at the site; and,
(F) The most recent records of instrument and
				device calibration and source leak tests. Acceptable records include tags or
				labels which are attached to the devices or survey instruments and decay charts
				for sources which have been manufactured within the last six months.