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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.701 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) This subchapter
				establishes standards for protection against radiation hazards. Except as
				otherwise specifically provided, this subchapter applies to all licensees or
				registrants. Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as limiting the
				intentional exposure of patients to radiation for the purpose of medical
				diagnosis or therapy.
(2) In
				addition to complying with the requirements set forth in this subchapter, every
				reasonable effort should be made to maintain radiation exposures, and releases
				of radioactive material in effluents to unrestricted areas, as low as is
				reasonably achievable. The term "as low as is reasonably achievable" means as
				low as is reasonably achievable taking into account the state of technology,
				and the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health
				and safety, and other societal and socioeconomic considerations, and in
				relation to the utilization of ionizing radiation in the public
				interest.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.705 - PERMISSIBLE DOSES, LEVELS AND CONCENTRATIONS: RADIATION DOSE TO INDIVIDUALS IN RESTRICTED AREAS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For determining
				the doses specified in this rule, a dose from X or gamma rays up to 10 MeV may
				be assumed to be equivalent to the exposure measured by a properly calibrated
				appropriate instrument in air at or near the body surface in the region of the
				highest dose rate.
(2) Except as
				provided in (3) of this rule, no licensee or registrant shall possess, use,
				receive, or transfer sources of radiation in such a manner as to cause any
				individual in a restricted area to receive in any period of 1 calendar quarter
				from all sources of radiation in the licensee's or registrant's possession a
				dose in excess of the limits specified in the following table:
Rems per calendar quarter
Whole body; head and trunk;
active blood-forming organs;
lens of eyes; or
				  gonads..................................................................1
				  1/4
Hands and forearms; feet
and
				  ankles...............................................................................18
				  3/4
Skin of whole
				  body.......................................................................7
				  1/2
(3) A licensee or
				registrant may permit an individual in a restricted area to receive a dose to
				the whole body greater than that permitted under (2) of this rule, provided:
(a) during any calendar quarter the dose to
				the whole body from sources of radiation in the licensee's or registrant's
				possession shall not exceed 3 rems;
(b) the dose to the whole body, when added to
				the accumulated occupational dose to the whole body, shall not exceed 5(N-18)
				rems where "N" equals the individual's age in years at his last birthday;
				and
(c) the licensee or registrant
				has determined the individual's accumulated occupational dose to the whole body
				on department form MRH-30 or on a clear and legible record containing all the
				information required in that form and has otherwise complied with the
				requirements of ARM
				37.14.706. As used in (3), "dose
				to the whole body" shall be deemed to include any dose to the whole body,
				gonads, active blood-forming organs, head and trunk, or lens of eye.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.706 - PERMISSIBLE DOSES, LEVELS, AND CONCENTRATIONS: DETERMINATION OF ACCUMULATED DOSE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) This rule
				contains requirements which must be satisfied by licensees or registrants who
				propose, pursuant to ARM
				37.14.705(3) to
				permit individuals in a restricted area to receive exposure to radiation in
				excess of the limits specified in ARM
				37.14.705(2).
(2) Before permitting any individual in a
				restricted area to be exposed to radiation in excess of the limits specified in
				ARM 37.14.705(2),
				each licensee or registrant shall:
(a) obtain
				a certificate on department form MRH-30 or on a clear and legible record
				containing all the information required in that form, signed by the individual,
				showing each period of time after the individual attained the age of 18 in
				which the individual received an occupational dose of radiation; and
(b) calculate on department form MRH-30, in
				accordance with the instructions appearing therein, or on a clear and legible
				record containing all the information required in that form, the previously
				accumulated occupational dose received by the individual and the additional
				dose allowed for that individual under ARM
				37.14.705(3).
(c) In the preparation of department form
				MRH-30, or a clear and legible record containing all the information required
				in that form, the licensee or registrant shall make a reasonable effort to
				obtain reports of the individual's previously accumulated occupational dose.
				For each period for which the licensee or registrant obtains such reports, he
				shall use the dose shown in the report in preparing the form. In any case where
				a licensee or registrant is unable to obtain reports of the individual's
				occupational dose for a previous complete calendar quarter, it shall be assumed
				that the individual has received the occupational dose specified in whichever
				of the following columns apply:
Column 1
Column 2
Assumed Dose in Rems for Calendar Quarters Prior to
Assumed dose in Rems for Calendar Quarters Beginning
							 on or after
Part of Body
January 1, 1961
January 1, 1961
Whole body, gonads, active blood-forming organs, head
							 and trunk, lens of eye
3 3/4
1 1/4
(d)
				The licensee or registrant shall retain and preserve records used in preparing
				department form MRH-30 until the department authorizes their disposition. If
				calculation of the individual's accumulated occupational dose for all periods
				prior to January 1, 1961, yields a result higher than the applicable
				accumulated dose value for the individual as of that date, as specified in ARM
				37.14.705(3) (b),
				the excess may be disregarded.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.708 - PERMISSIBLE DOSES, LEVELS, AND CONCENTRATIONS: EXPOSURE OF MINORS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For determining the doses specified in
				this rule, a dose from X or gamma rays up to 10 MeV may be assumed to be
				equivalent to the exposure measured by a properly calibrated appropriate
				instrument in air at or near the body surface in the region of the highest dose
				rate.
(2) No licensee or registrant
				shall possess, use, or transfer sources of radiation in such a manner as to
				cause any individual within a restricted area, who is under 18 years of age, to
				receive in any period of 1 calendar quarter from all sources of radiation in
				such licensee's or registrant's possession a dose in excess of 10% of the
				limits specified in the table in ARM
				37.14.705(2).
(3) No licensee shall possess, use, or
				transfer radioactive material in such a manner as to cause any individual
				within a restricted area, who is under 18 years of age, to be exposed to
				airborne radioactive material in an average concentration in excess of the
				limits specified in Appendix A, Table II, of this subchapter. For purposes of
				this section, concentrations may be averaged over periods not greater than a
				week.
(4) The provisions of ARM
				37.14.707(4) (b) and
				(5) shall apply to exposures subject to (3)
				of this rule except that the references in ARM
				37.14.707(4) (b) and
				(5) to Appendix A, Table I, Column 1 of this
				subchapter shall be deemed to be references to Appendix A, Table II, Column 1
				of this subchapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.709 - PERMISSIBLE DOSES, LEVELS, AND CONCENTRATIONS: EXTERNAL SOURCES IN UNRESTRICTED AREAS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) It is the
				intent of this rule to limit radiation levels so that it is unlikely that
				individuals in unrestricted areas would receive a dose to the whole body in
				excess of 0.5 rem in any 1 year. If, in specific instances, it is determined by
				the department that this intent is not met, the department may, pursuant to ARM
				37.14.116, impose such additional
				requirements on the licensee or registrant as may be necessary to meet the
				intent.
(2) Except as authorized by
				the department pursuant to (3) of this rule, no licensee or registrant shall
				possess, use, or transfer sources of radiation in such a manner as to create in
				any unrestricted area from such sources of radiation in his possession:
(a) radiation levels which, if an individual
				were continuously present in the area, could result in his receiving a dose in
				excess of 2 millirems in any 1 hour; or
(b) radiation levels which, if an individual
				were continuously present in the area could result in his receiving a dose in
				excess of 100 millirems in any 7 consecutive days.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.710 - PERMISSIBLE DOSES, LEVELS, AND CONCENTRATIONS: RADIOACTIVITY IN EFFLUENTS TO UNRESTRICTED AREAS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A licensee
				shall not possess, use, or transfer licensed material so as to release to an
				unrestricted area radioactive material in concentrations which exceed the
				limits specified in Appendix A, Table II of this subchapter except as
				authorized pursuant to ARM 37.14.741 or(2) of this rule. For purposes of this
				rule, concentrations may be averaged over a period not greater than 1
				year.
(2) An application for a
				license or amendment may include proposed limits higher than those specified in
				(1) of this rule. The department will approve the proposed limits if the
				applicant demonstrates:
(a) that the
				applicant has made a reasonable effort to minimize the radioactivity contained
				in effluents to unrestricted areas; and
(b) that it is not likely that radioactive
				material discharged in the effluent would result in the exposure of an
				individual to concentrations of radioactive material in air or water exceeding
				the limits specified in Appendix A, Table II of this subchapter.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.711 - PERMISSIBLE DOSES, LEVELS, AND CONCENTRATIONS: ORDERS REQUIRING FURNISHING OF BIOASSAY SERVICES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Where necessary
				or desirable in order to aid in determining the extent of an individual's
				exposure to concentrations of radioactive material, the department may
				incorporate license provisions or issue an order requiring a licensee or
				registrant to make available to the individual appropriate bioassay services
				and to furnish a copy of the reports of such services to the
				department.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.720 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES: SURVEYS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each
				licensee or registrant shall make or cause to be made such surveys as may be
				necessary for him to establish compliance with this subchapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.721 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES: PERSONNEL MONITORING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each licensee or registrant shall supply
				appropriate personnel monitoring equipment to, and shall require the use of
				such equipment by:
(a) Each individual who
				enters a restricted area under such circumstances that he receives, or is
				likely to receive, a dose in any calendar quarter in excess of 25% of the
				applicable value specified in ARM
				37.14.705(2).
(b) Each individual under 18 years of age who
				enters a restricted area under such circumstances that he receives, or is
				likely to receive, a dose in any calendar quarter in excess of 5% of the
				applicable value specified in ARM
				37.14.705(2).
(c) Each individual who enters a high
				radiation area.
(d) Licensees or
				registrants who use personnel dosimeters to satisfy a requirement of this
				subchapter shall utilize personnel dosimetry services approved by the
				department.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.725 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES: CAUTION SIGNS, LABELS, AND SIGNALS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise authorized by the
				department, symbols prescribed by this rule shall use the conventional
				radiation caution colors: magenta or purple on yellow background.
(a) The symbol prescribed by this rule is the
				conventional 3-blade design:
Cross-hatch area is to be magenta or purple. Background is to
				  be yellow. To put this symbol in perspective, "A" represents the radius of the
				  center circle.
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(b) In addition to the contents of signs and
				labels prescribed in this rule, a licensee or registrant may provide on or near
				such signs and labels any additional information which may be appropriate in
				aiding individuals to minimize exposure to radiation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.726 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES: EXCEPTIONS FROM POSTING AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ARM
				37.14.725:
(a) A room or area is not required to be
				posted with a caution sign because of the presence of a sealed source, provided
				the radiation level 12 inches from the surface of the source container or
				housing does not exceed 5 millirems per hour.
(b) Rooms or other areas in hospitals are not
				required to be posted with caution signs, and control of entrance or access
				thereto pursuant to ARM
				37.14.725 is not required, because
				of the presence of patients containing radioactive material provided that there
				are personnel in attendance who will take the precautions necessary to prevent
				the exposure of any individual to radiation or radioactive material in excess
				of the limits established in this subchapter.
(c) Caution signs are not required to be
				posted in areas or rooms containing radioactive material for periods of less
				than 8 hours provided that:
(i) the material
				is constantly attended during such periods by an individual who shall take the
				precautions necessary to prevent the exposure of any individual to radiation or
				radioactive material in excess of the limits established in this subchapter,
				and
(ii) such area or room is
				subject to the licensee's or registrant's control.
(d) A room or other area is not required to
				be posted with a caution sign, and control is not required for each entrance or
				access point to a room or other area which is a high radiation area solely
				because of the presence of radioactive material prepared for transport and
				packaged and labeled in accordance with regulations of the US department of
				transportation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.729 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES: INSTRUCTION OF PERSONNEL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Instructions required for individuals
				working in or frequenting any portion of a restricted area are specified in ARM
				37.14.1706.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.730 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES: STORAGE AND CONTROL OF SOURCES OF RADIATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Sources of radiation shall be secured
				against unauthorized removal from the place of storage.
(2) Sources of radiation in an unrestricted
				area and not in storage shall be tended under the constant surveillance and
				immediate control of the licensee or registrant.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.731 - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES: PROCEDURES FOR PICKING UP, RECEIVING, AND OPENING PACKAGES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each licensee
				or registrant who expects to receive a package containing quantities of
				radioactive material in excess of the Type A quantities specified in the table
				following (4) of this rule shall:
(a) if the
				package is to be delivered to the licensee's or registrant's facility by the
				carrier, make arrangements to receive the package when it is offered for
				delivery by the carrier; or
(b) if
				the package is to be picked up by the licensee or registrant at the carrier's
				terminal, make arrangements to receive notification from the carrier of the
				arrival of the package, at the time of arrival.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.740 - WASTE DISPOSAL: GENERAL REQUIREMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No
				licensee shall dispose of any radioactive material except:
(a) by transfer to an authorized recipient as
				provided in ARM
				37.14.547, or
(b) as authorized pursuant to ARM
				37.14.710,
				37.14.741,
				37.14.742 or
				37.14.743.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.741 - WASTE DISPOSAL: METHOD OF OBTAINING APPROVAL OF PROPOSED DISPOSAL PROCEDURES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Any person may apply to the department
				for approval of proposed procedures to dispose of radioactive material in a
				manner not otherwise authorized in this subchapter. Each application shall
				include a description of the radioactive material, including the quantities and
				kinds of radioactive material and levels of radioactivity involved, and the
				proposed manner and conditions of disposal. The application, where appropriate,
				should also include an analysis and evaluation of pertinent information as to
				the nature of the environment, including topographical, geological,
				meteorological, and hydrological characteristics; usage of ground and surface
				waters in the general area; the nature and location of other potentially
				affected facilities; and procedures to be observed to minimize the risk of
				unexpected or hazardous exposures.
(2) The department will not approve any
				application for a license to receive radioactive material from other persons
				for disposal on land not owned by the state or the federal
				government.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-301,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.742 - WASTE DISPOSAL: DISPOSAL BY RELEASE INTO SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEMS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No licensee shall discharge radioactive
				material into a sanitary sewerage system unless:
(a) it is readily soluble or dispersible in
				water; and
(b) the quantity of any
				radioactive material released into the system by the licensee in any 1 day does
				not exceed the larger of:
(i) the quantity
				which, if diluted by the average daily quantity of sewage released into the
				sewer by the licensee, will result in an average concentration equal to the
				limits specified in Appendix A, Table I, Column 2, of this subchapter,
				or
(ii) ten times the quantity of
				such material specified in Appendix B of this subchapter; and
(c) the quantity of any
				radioactive material released in any 1 month, if diluted by the average monthly
				quantity of water released by the licensee, will not result in an average
				concentration exceeding the limits specified in Appendix A, Table I, Column 2,
				of this subchapter; and
(d) the
				gross quantity of radioactive material released into the sewerage system by the
				licensee does not exceed 1 curie per year.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.743 - WASTE DISPOSAL: DISPOSAL BY BURIAL IN SOIL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				No licensee shall dispose of radioactive material by burial in soil unless:
(a) the total quantity of radioactive
				material buried at any 1 location and time does not exceed, at the time of
				burial, 1,000 times the amount specified in Appendix B of this
				subchapter;
(b) burial is at a
				minimum of 4 feet; and
(c)
				successive burials are separated by distances of at least 6 feet and not more
				than 12 burials are made in any year.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.744 - WASTE DISPOSAL: DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				No licensee shall incinerate radioactive material for the purpose of disposal
				or preparation for disposal except as specifically approved by the department
				pursuant to ARM
				37.14.710 and
				37.14.741.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-301,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.750 - RECORDS, REPORTS AND NOTIFICATION: SURVEYS, RADIATION MONITORING, DISPOSAL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each licensee
				or registrant shall maintain records showing the radiation exposures of all
				individuals for whom personnel monitoring is required under ARM
				37.14.721. Such records shall be
				kept on department form MRH-31, in accordance with the instructions contained
				in that form, or on clear and legible records containing all the information
				required by department form MRH-31. The doses entered on the forms or records
				shall be for periods of time not exceeding 1 calendar quarter.
(2) Each licensee or registrant shall
				maintain records in the same units used in this subchapter, showing the results
				of surveys required by ARM
				37.14.720, monitoring required by
				ARM 37.14.731(3),
				(4), and (5), and disposals made under ARM
				37.14.741,
				37.14.742, and
				37.14.743.
(3) Records required by this subchapter shall
				be maintained for the following periods:
(a)
				Records of individual exposure to radiation and to radioactive material which
				must be maintained pursuant to the provisions of (1) of this rule and records
				of bioassays, including results of whole body counting examinations, made
				pursuant to ARM
				37.14.711 shall be preserved until
				the department authorizes disposition.
(b) Records of the results of surveys and
				monitoring which must be maintained pursuant to (2) of this rule shall be
				preserved for 2 years after completion of the survey except that the following
				records shall be maintained until the department authorizes their disposition:
(i) Records of the results of surveys to
				determine compliance with ARM
				37.14.707(1).
(ii) In the absence of personnel monitoring
				data, records of the results of surveys to determine external radiation
				dose.
(iii) Records of the results
				of surveys used to evaluate the release of radioactive effluents to the
				environment.
(c) Records
				of disposal of licensed material made pursuant to ARM 37.14.741, 37.14.742 and
				37.14.743 shall be maintained until the department authorizes their
				disposition.
(d) Records which must
				be maintained pursuant to this subchapter may be the original or a reproduced
				copy or microform if such reproduced copy or microform is duly authenticated by
				authorized personnel and the microform is capable of producing a clear and
				legible copy after storage for the period specified by department
				rules.
(e) If there is a conflict
				pertaining to the retention period for the same type of record, the retention
				period specified in this subchapter for such records shall apply unless the
				department, pursuant to ARM
				37.14.106(1) has
				granted a specific exemption from the record retention requirements specified
				in this subchapter.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.751 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND NOTIFICATION: REPORTS OF THEFT OR LOSS OF SOURCES OF RADIATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each licensee
				or registrant shall report by telephone and telegraph to the department the
				theft or loss of any source of radiation immediately after such occurrence
				becomes known.
Sec.
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 75-3-202 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.755 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND NOTIFICATION: NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each licensee or registrant shall
				immediately notify the department by telephone and telegraph of any incident
				involving any source of radiation possessed by him and which may have caused or
				threatens to cause:
(a) a dose to the whole
				body of any individual of 25 rems or more of radiation; a dose to the skin of
				the whole body of any individual of 150 rems or more of radiation; or a dose to
				the feet, ankles, hands, or forearms of any individual of 375 rems or more of
				radiation; or
(b) the release of
				radioactive material in concentrations which, if averaged over a period of 24
				hours, would exceed 5,000 times the limits specified for such materials in
				Appendix A, Table II of this subchapter; or
(c) a loss of 1 working week or more of the
				operation of any facilities affected; or
(d) damage to property in excess of
				$200,000.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.756 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND NOTIFICATION: REPORTS OF OVEREXPOSURES AND EXCESSIVE LEVELS AND CONCENTRATIONS

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(1) In addition
				to any notification required by ARM
				37.14.755, each licensee or
				registrant shall make a report in writing within 30 days to the department of:
(a) each exposure of an individual to
				radiation in excess of the applicable limits in ARM
				37.14.705 or
				37.14.708(2) or
				the license;
(b) each exposure of
				an individual to radioactive material in excess of the applicable limits in ARM
				37.14.707(1), (2)
				 or
				37.14.708(3), or
				the license;
(c) levels of
				radiation or concentrations of radioactive material in a restricted area in
				excess of any other applicable limit in the license;
(d) any incident for which notification is
				required by ARM 37.14.755; and
(e)
				levels of radiation or concentrations of radioactive material, whether or not
				involving excessive exposure of any individual, in an unrestricted area in
				excess of 10 times any applicable limit set forth in this subchapter or in the
				license.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.7 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation › Rule 37.14.757 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND NOTIFICATION: VACATING PREMISES

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(1) Each specific licensee shall, no less
				than 30 days before vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises
				which may have been contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his
				activities, notify the department in writing of intent to vacate. When deemed
				necessary by the department, the licensee shall decontaminate the premises in
				such a manner as the department may specify.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.801 - PURPOSE

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(1) This subchapter establishes radiation
				safety requirements for persons utilizing sources of radiation for industrial
				radiography. The requirements of this subchapter are in addition to and not in
				substitution for other applicable requirements of this chapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.802 - SCOPE

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(1) This subchapter applies to all licensees
				or registrants who use sources of radiation for industrial radiography. Except
				for those sections of this subchapter clearly applicable only to sealed
				radioactive sources, both radiation machines and sealed radioactive sources are
				covered by this subchapter.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.803 - DEFINITIONS

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(1) As used in this subchapter, the following
				definitions apply:
(a) "Enclosed radiography"
				means industrial radiography conducted in an enclosed cabinet or room and
				includes cabinet radiography and shielded room radiography.
(i) "Cabinet radiography" means industrial
				radiography conducted in an enclosure or cabinet so shielded that every
				location on the exterior meets the conditions specified in ARM
				37.14.710.
(A) "Cabinet x-ray system" means an x-ray
				system with the x-ray tube installed in an enclosure (hereinafter termed
				"cabinet") which, independently of existing architectural structures except the
				floor on which it may be placed, is intended to contain at least that portion
				of a material being irradiated, provide radiation attenuation, and exclude
				personnel from its interior during generation of X radiation. Included are all
				x-ray systems designed primarily for the inspection of carry-on baggage at
				airline, railroad, and bus terminals, and in similar facilities. An x-ray tube
				used within a shielded part of a building, or x-ray equipment which may
				temporarily or occasionally incorporate portable shielding is not considered a
				cabinet x-ray system.
(B)
				"Certified cabinet x-ray system" means an x-ray system which has been certified
				in accordance with
				21
				CFR 1010.2 as being manufactured and
				assembled pursuant to the provisions of
				21 CFR
				1020.40.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.810 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: LIMITS ON LEVELS OF RADIATION

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(1) Radiographic exposure devices measuring
				less than 4 inches (10 centimeters) from the sealed source storage position to
				any exterior surface of the device shall have no radiation level in excess of
				50 milliroentgens per hour at 6 inches (15 centimeters) from any exterior
				surface of the device. Radiographic exposure devices measuring a minimum of 4
				inches (10 centimeters) from the sealed source storage position to any exterior
				surface of the device, and all storage containers for sealed sources or outer
				containers for radiographic exposure devices, shall have no radiation level in
				excess of 200 milliroentgens per hour at any exterior surface, and 10
				milliroentgens per hour at 1 meter from any exterior surface. The radiation
				levels specified are with the sealed source in the shielded (i.e., "off")
				position.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.811 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: LOCKING OF SOURCES OF RADIATION

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(1) Each source of radiation shall be
				provided with a lock or lockable outer container designed to prevent
				unauthorized or accidental production of radiation or removal or exposure of a
				sealed source and shall be kept locked at all times except when under the
				direct surveillance of a radiographer or radiographer's assistant, or as may be
				otherwise authorized pursuant to ARM
				37.14.833. Each storage container
				likewise shall be provided with a lock and shall be kept locked when containing
				sealed sources except when the container is under the direct surveillance of a
				radiographer or radiographer's assistant.
(2) Radiographic exposure devices and storage
				containers, prior to being moved from 1 location to another and also prior to
				being secured at a given location, shall be locked and surveyed to assure that
				the sealed source is in the shielded position.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.812 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: STORAGE PRECAUTIONS

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(1)
				Locked radiographic exposure devices, storage containers, and radiation
				machines shall be physically secured to prevent tampering or removal by
				unauthorized personnel.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.813 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: LEAK TESTING, REPAIR, TAGGING, OPENING, MODIFICATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF SEALED SOURCES

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(1) The
				replacement of any sealed source fastened to or contained in a radiographic
				exposure device and leak testing, repair, tagging, opening, or any other
				modification of any sealed source shall be performed only by persons
				specifically authorized to do so by the department, the US nuclear regulatory
				commission, or any agreement state.
(2) Each sealed source shall be tested for
				leakage at intervals not to exceed 6 months. In the absence of a certificate
				from a transferor that a test has been made within the 6 month period prior to
				the transfer, the sealed source shall not be put into use until
				tested.
(3) The leak test shall be
				capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcurie of removable
				contamination on the sealed source. An acceptable leak test for sealed sources
				in the possession of a radiography licensee would be to test at the nearest
				accessible point to the sealed source storage position, or other appropriate
				measuring point, by a procedure to be approved pursuant to ARM
				37.14.540(5) (e).
				Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of microcuries and
				maintained for inspection by the department for 6 months after the next
				required leak test is performed or until the sealed source is transferred or
				disposed of.
(4) Any test conducted
				pursuant to (2) and (3) of this rule which reveals the presence of 0.005
				microcurie or more of removable radioactive material shall be considered
				evidence that the sealed source is leaking. The licensee shall immediately
				withdraw the equipment involved from use and shall cause it to be
				decontaminated and repaired or to be disposed of, in accordance with rules of
				the department. Within 5 days after obtaining results of the test, the licensee
				shall file a report with the department describing the equipment involved, the
				test results, and the corrective action taken.
(5) A sealed source which is not fastened to
				or contained in a radiographic exposure device shall have permanently attached
				to it a durable tag at least 1 inch square bearing the prescribed radiation
				caution symbol in conventional colors, magenta or purple on a yellow
				background, and at least the instructions:
DANGER RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL DO NOT HANDLE NOTIFY CIVIL
				  AUTHORITIES IF FOUND
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.816 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: QUARTERLY INVENTORY

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(1)
				Each licensee shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account for all
				sealed sources received or possessed by him.
(2) The records of the inventories shall be
				maintained for inspection by the department for 2 years from the date of the
				inventory and shall include the quantities and kinds of radioactive material,
				the location of sealed sources, and the date of the inventory.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.817 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: UTILIZATION LOGS

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(1)
				Each licensee or registrant shall maintain current logs, which shall be kept
				available for inspection by the department for 2 years from the date of the
				recorded event.
(2) These logs
				shall show for each source of radiation the following information:
(a) A description, or make and model number,
				of each source of radiation or storage container in which the sealed source is
				located.
(b) The identity of the
				radiographer to whom assigned.
(c)
				Locations where used and dates of use.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.820 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: RADIATION SURVEY INSTRUMENTS

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(1) The licensee or registrant shall maintain
				sufficient calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments to make
				physical radiation surveys as required by this subchapter and ARM
				37.14.720. Instrumentation
				required by this rule shall have a range such that 2 milliroentgens per hour
				through 1 roentgen per hour can be measured.
(2) Each radiation survey instrument shall be
				calibrated:
(a) at energies appropriate for
				use and at intervals not to exceed 3 months and after each instrument
				servicing;
(b) such that accuracy
				within " 20% can be demonstrated; and
(c) at 2 or more widely separated points,
				other than zero, on each scale.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.821 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE: RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE DEVICES AND STORAGE CONTAINERS

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(1) Each licensee
				shall conduct a program of at least quarterly inspection and maintenance of
				radiographic exposure devices and storage containers to assure proper
				functioning of components important to safety. All appropriate parts shall be
				maintained in accordance with manufacturer's specification.
(2) Records of inspection and maintenance
				shall be maintained for inspection by the department until it authorizes their
				disposal.
(3) If any inspection
				conducted pursuant to this rule reveals damage to components critical to
				radiation safety, the device shall be removed from service until repairs have
				been made.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.823 - EQUIPMENT CONTROL: INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE: HIGH RADIATION AREA CONTROL DEVICES OR ALARM SYSTEMS

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(1) For any
				high radiation area equipped with a control device or alarm system as described
				in ARM 37.14.725(3) (b),
				the control device or alarm system shall be tested for proper operation at the
				beginning of each period of use.
(2) Records of such tests shall be maintained
				for inspection by the department until it authorizes their disposal.
Sec.
					 75-3-201,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-107 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.830 - PERSONAL RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOGRAPHERS' ASSISTANTS: LIMITATIONS

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(1) No licensee or
				registrant shall permit any individual to act as a radiographer as defined in
				this subchapter until such individual:
(a)
				has been instructed in the subjects outlined in Appendix A of this subchapter
				and shall have demonstrated understanding thereof;
(b) has received copies of and instruction in
				this subchapter and the applicable rules of ARM Title 37, chapter 14,
				subchapters 7 and 17, and the appropriate license, and the licensee's or
				registrant's operating and emergency procedures, and shall have demonstrated
				understanding thereof; and
(c) has
				demonstrated competence to use the source of radiation, radiographic exposure
				device, related handling tools, and radiation survey instruments which will be
				employed in his assignment.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.831 - PERSONAL RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOGRAPHERS' ASSISTANTS: OPERATING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

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(1) The licensee's or registrant's operating
				and emergency procedures shall include instructions in at least the following:
(a) The handling and use of sources of
				radiation to be employed such that no individual is likely to be exposed to
				radiation doses in excess of the limits established in ARM Title 37, chapter
				14, subchapter 7.
(b) Methods and
				occasions for conducting radiation surveys.
(c) Methods for controlling access to
				radiographic areas.
(d) Methods and
				occasions for locking and securing sources of radiation.
(e) Personnel monitoring and the use of
				personnel monitoring equipment.
(f)
				Transportation to field locations, including packing of sources of radiation in
				the vehicles, posting of vehicles, and control of sources of radiation during
				transportation.
(g) Minimizing
				exposure of individuals in the event of an accident.
(h) The procedure for notifying proper
				personnel in the event of an accident.
(i) Maintenance of records.
(j) The inspection and maintenance of
				radiographic exposure devices and storage containers, and radiation
				machines.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.14 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 37.14.8 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations › Rule 37.14.832 - PERSONAL RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOGRAPHERS' ASSISTANTS: PERSONNEL MONITORING CONTROL

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(1)
				No licensee or registrant shall permit any individual to act as a radiographer
				or as a radiographer's assistant unless, at all times during radiographic
				operations, each such individual wears a direct reading pocket dosimeter and
				either a film badge or a thermoluminescent dosimeter. Pocket dosimeters shall
				have a range from zero to at least 200 milliroentgens and shall be recharged
				daily or at the start of each shift. Each film badge or thermoluminescent
				dosimeter shall be assigned to and worn by only 1 individual.
(2) Pocket dosimeters shall be read and
				exposure recorded daily. An individual's film badge or thermoluminescent
				dosimeter shall be immediately processed if his pocket dosimeter is discharged
				beyond its range. Reports received from the film badge or thermoluminescent
				dosimeter processor and records of the pocket dosimeter readings shall be
				maintained for inspection by the department until it authorizes their
				disposal.
Sec.
					 75-3-202,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 75-3-201 and
					 75-3-204,
					 MCA;