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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-003 - DEVICE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Radiation generating devices must meet the requirements of this
	 section.
003.01
WARNING
  DEVICES.
Warning devices must be labeled so their purpose is
  easily identified. On equipment installed after June 27, 1983, warning devices
  must have fail-safe characteristics.
003.01(A)
WARNING LIGHT
  LOCATION.
An easily visible warning light labeled with the words
  "X-RAY ON", or words having a similar intent, must be located near any switch
  that energizes an x-ray tube and must be illuminated only when the tube is
  energized.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-004 - AREA REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Areas where radiation generating devices are located must meet the
	 requirements of this section.
004.01
RADIATION LEVELS.
The local components of radiation
  generating devices must be located and arranged, and include sufficient
  shielding or access control, so that radiation levels in any area surrounding
  the local component group cannot result in a dose to an individual present in
  that area in excess of the dose limits given in 180 NAC
  4-013. For systems utilizing x-ray
  tubes, these levels must be met at any specified tube rating.
004.02
SURVEYS.
Facilities with radiation generating devices must have surveys completed as
  required by 180 NAC
  4-021. The surveys must be sufficient
  to show compliance with 180 NAC
  8-004.01 and must be performed:
(i) Upon installation of the equipment and at
  least once every 12 months thereafter;
(ii) Following any change in the initial
  arrangement, number, or type of local components in the system;
(iii) Following any maintenance requiring the
  disassembly or removal of a local component in the system;
(iv) During the performance of maintenance
  and alignment procedures if the procedures require the presence of a primary
  x-ray beam when any local component in the system is disassembled or
  removed;
(v) After bypass of a
  safety device or interlock;
(vi)
  Any time a visual inspection of the local components in the system reveals an
  abnormal condition; and
(vii)
  Whenever personnel monitoring devices show a significant increase over the
  previous monitoring period or the readings are approaching the limits specified
  in 180 NAC
  4-005.
004.02(A)
DEMONSTRATION OF
  COMPLIANCE.
Radiation survey measurements will not be required if
  a registrant can demonstrate compliance to the satisfaction of the Department
  with subsection
  004.01 in some other
  manner.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-005 - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses the operating requirements of radiation
	 generating devices.
005.01
PROCEDURES.
Normal operating procedures must be
  written and available to all operators of radiation generating devices. No
  individual will be allowed to operate radiation generating devices in any
  manner other than that specified in the procedures unless the individual has
  obtained written approval of the radiation safety officer.
005.02
BYPASSING.
No
  individual must bypass a safety device, interlock, or remove shielding unless
  the individual has obtained the approval of the radiation safety officer. The
  approval must be for a specified period of time. When a safety device or
  interlock has been bypassed, a visible sign bearing the words "SAFETY DEVICE
  NOT WORKING", or words having a similar intent, must be placed on the radiation
  source housing and at the control switch.
005.03
CONTROL
  PANEL.
The radiation generating device can only be activated from
  a control panel. All indicators and controls that control the primary beam must
  be identifiable and visible through the use of labels, symbols, software
  displays, or the equivalent.
005.04
INTERLOCKS.
An interlock must not be used to
  de-activate the x-ray tube or radiation generating device, except in an
  emergency or during testing of the interlock system. All interlocks must be of
  a fail-safe design.
005.05
MULTIPLE SOURCES.
If more than one x-ray tube assembly
  or assemblies or focal spot can be operated sequentially or simultaneously from
  a control panel, visual indicators must identify which tube assembly or
  assemblies or focal spot has been selected. The selectors must be able to
  identify their function.
005.06
REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF X-RAY TUBE SYSTEMS.
Except
  as specified in subsection
  005.02, no operation involving
  removal of covers, shielding materials, tube housing, modifications to
  shutters, collimators, or beam stops must be performed without determining that
  the tube is off and will remain off until safe conditions have been restored.
  The main switch, rather than interlocks, must be used for routine shutdown in
  preparation for repairs.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-006 - TESTING OF SAFETY DEVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses the testing of safety devices for radiation
	 generating devices.
006.01
TESTING INTERVALS.
Tests of all safety devices,
  including but not limited to, interlocks, shutters, warning lights, and
  required emergency shut-off switches, must be conducted at intervals
  recommended by the manufacturer but not to exceed 12 months.
006.02
SAFETY DEVICE
  FAILURE.
If any safety device fails during testing, the radiation
  generating device must be removed from service until the safety device failure
  is corrected or temporary administrative controls are established and approved
  in writing by the radiation safety officer.
006.03
RECORDS.
Records of safety device tests, check dates, findings, and corrective actions
  must be available for inspection and maintained for 5 years.
006.04
SAFETY DEVICE
  TESTING.
If testing of a safety device cannot be performed due to
  manufacturer design, the registrant must document that the safety device will
  not be tested and specifically why the safety device cannot be
  tested.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-007 - PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses personnel requirements tooperate radiation
	 generating devices, except registrants using only cabinet x-ray systems.
007.01
INSTRUCTION.
No individual is allowed to operate or maintain radiation generating devices
  unless the individual has received four hours of instruction in and
  demonstrated competence in the following:
(A)
  Identification of radiation hazards associated with the use of the
  equipment;
(B) Significance of the
  various radiation warning and safety devices and interlocks incorporated into
  the equipment, or the reasons they have not been installed on certain pieces of
  equipment and extra precautions required in those cases;
(C) Appropriate operating procedures for the
  equipment;
(D) Recognition of
  symptoms of an acute localized exposure;
(E) Appropriate procedures for reporting an
  actual or suspected exposure;
(F)
  Radiation protection appropriate for the hazards of the radiation generating
  device; and
(G) Performing surveys
  where applicable.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-008 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSED-BEAM RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
In addition to the requirements of section 003 through 007, the
	 following requirements apply to all closed-beam radiation generating
	 devices:
008.01
SYSTEM
  ENCLOSURE.
The radiation source, sample or object, detector, and
  analyzing crystal, if used, must be enclosed in a chamber or coupled chambers
  that cannot be entered by any part of the body during normal
  operation.
008.02
RADIATION EMISSION LIMIT.
The radiation emission for
  all closed beam radiation generating devices must not exceed a dose rate of
  0.005 milliSievert (
  0.5 millirem) in one hour at five
  centimeters outside any accessible surface.
008.03
SECURITY SCREENING
  UNITS.
Security screening units must be provided with means to
  ensure operator presence at the control area in a position which allows
  surveillance of the openings and doors during generation of x-radiation.
(A) During an exposure or preset succession
  of exposures of one-half second or greater duration, the means provided must
  enable the operator to terminate the exposure or preset succession of exposures
  at any time.
(B) During an exposure
  or preset succession of exposures of less than one-half second duration, the
  means provided may allow completion of the exposure in progress but must enable
  the operator to prevent additional exposures.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-009 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPEN-BEAM RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
In addition to the requirements in section 003 through 007, the
	 following requirements apply to all open-beam radiation generating devices not
	 otherwise addressed in this chapter.
009.01
SAFETY
  DEVICE.
Safety devices must meet the following requirements:
(A) The registrant must document their
  justification of the use of open-beam instead of closed-beam x-ray
  systems;
(B) If the registrant uses
  an open-beam system, the registrant must consider a safety device which
  prevents the entry of any portion of the operator's body into the path of the
  primary beam or which causes the primary beam to be shut off upon entry into
  its path;
(C) If the registrant's
  use of the open-beam radiation generating device does not permit the use of a
  safety device to prevent direct body exposure, the registrant must maintain a
  written record of the various safety devices that have been evaluated and
  reasons for why these devices cannot be used. These records must be available
  onsite for inspection;
(D) In place
  of the safety device described in subsection
  009.01(B) above,
  the registrant must use alternative methods to minimize the possibility of
  unnecessary exposure. The registrant must maintain documentation describing the
  alternative methods. This documentation must be available for inspection as
  long as these methods are employed, plus an additional three years;
  and
(E) The safety device
  requirement may be met for portable open-beam radiation generating devices that
  are manufactured to be used hand held, or potentially used as hand held,
  without safety devices, by complying with all the requirements in section 009
  prior to use.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-010 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPEN-BEAM, HAND HELD RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
In addition to the requirements in section 003 through 007 and 009, the
	 following requirements apply to open-beam, hand held radiation generating
	 devices.
010.01
PROCEDURES.
All registrants possessing open-beam, hand
  held radiation generating devices must have available for review to the
  Department operating policies and procedures that contain measures to ensure
  that:
(A) The operator will not hold the
  sample during operation of the radiation generating device and that no part of
  the operator's body will approach or be exposed to the primary beam;
(B) The operator will not aim the primary
  beam at themselves or at any individual during operation of the radiation
  generating device; and
(C) Operator
  radiation exposure is as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 8 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HEALING ARTS RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES › Section 180-8-012 - RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES FOR BOMB DETECTION

Current through June 17, 2024
In addition to the general requirements in section 003 through 007 the
	 following requirements in this section apply to bomb detection radiation
	 generating devices.
012.01
CONTROL PANEL SECURITY.
When not in use, each bomb
  detection radiation generating device must be locked to prevent unauthorized
  use.
012.02
AREA
  CONTROL.
The registrant must provide security to prevent entry by
  individuals from any point when the machine is energized during
  training.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
This chapter establishes procedures for the registration and use of
	 particle accelerators for nonhuman use. Title 180 is authorized by and
	 implement the Nebraska Radiation Control Act, Nebraska Revised Statute (Neb.
	 Rev. Stat.) §§
									71-3501
	 to 713520. In addition to the requirements of this chapter, all registrants are
	 subject to the requirements of 180 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 1, 2, 4,
	 10, 15, and 18. Registrants whose operations result in the production of
	 radioactive material must also meet the requirements of 180 NAC
	 3.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-002 - REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Any person intending to receive, possess, use, transfer, own, or
	 acquire a particle accelerator must have a registration which permits that
	 activity.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-003 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
In addition to the requirements of 180 NAC 2 an registrant
	 must:
(A) Appoint a radiation safety
  officer;
(B) Establish a radiation
  safety committee to approve, in advance, proposals for use of a particle
  accelerator. The radiation safety committee, consisting of at least three
  members, must oversee the use of the particle accelerator, and review the
  registrant's radiation safety program. Membership of the committee must include
  at least an authorized user, a representative of the registrant's management,
  and the Radiation Safety Officer;
(C) Have proposed or existing equipment,
  facilities, and operating and emergency procedures adequate to protect health
  and minimize danger to public health and safety or property as required by 180
  NAC
  9-004 through 009;
(D) Be qualified by training and experience
  to use the accelerator in question for the purpose requested as specified in
  this chapter, 180 NAC 4, and 180 NAC 10 in a manner as to minimize danger to
  public health and safety or property;
(E) Ensure operation of the particle
  accelerator will not be harmful to the health and safety of the public;
  and
(F) Ensure that the applicant,
  or the applicant's staff, or both, has training and experience in the use of
  particle accelerators as specified in 180 NAC
  15-010.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-004 - OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
A person intending to operate an accelerator must meet the training
	 requirements of 180 NAC
	 15-010.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-005 - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses requirements for operation of particle
	 accelerators.
005.01
OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS.
No registrant may permit any
  individual to act as an operator of a particle accelerator until the individual
  has:
(A) Been instructed in and demonstrated
  an understanding of radiation safety;
(B) Received copies of, instruction in, and
  demonstrated an understanding of the requirements of this chapter and the
  applicable requirements of 180 NAC 4 and 180 NAC 10, pertinent registration
  conditions, and the registrant's operating and emergency procedures;
  and
(C) Demonstrated competence to
  use the particle accelerator, related equipment, and survey instruments which
  will be used.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-006 - SHIELDING AND SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Particle accelerator facilities must meet shielding and design
	 requirements as specified below.
006.01
DESIGN AND SURVEY.
A radiological health physicist as specified in 180 NAC
  15004.02 must be consulted in the
  design of a particle accelerator installation and must perform a radiation
  survey when the accelerator is first capable of producing radiation. A copy of
  the survey results must be available to the Department for review.
006.02
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
  BARRIERS.
Each particle accelerator installation must be provided
  with primary and secondary barriers as are necessary to be in compliance with
  180 NAC
  4-005 and 013.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-007 - PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS

Current through June 17, 2024
Particle accelerator control and interlocks must meet the following
	 requirements.
007.01
CONTROL CONSOLE.
Instrumentation, readouts and
  controls on the particle accelerator control console must be clearly identified
  and easily discernible.
007.02
ENTRANCE.
Each entrance into a target room or other
  high radiation area must be provided with a safety interlock(s) that shuts down
  the machine under conditions of barrier penetration.
007.03
MANUAL RESET.
When a safety interlock system has been tripped, it must only be
  possible to resume operation of the accelerator by manually resetting controls
  at the position where the safety interlock has been tripped, and lastly at the
  main control console.
007.04
INDEPENDENT CIRCUIT.
Each safety interlock must be on
  a circuit which must allow its operation independently of all other safety
  interlocks.
007.05
DESIGN.
All safety interlocks must be designed so that
  any defect or component failure in the safety interlock system prevents
  operation of the accelerator.
007.06
CUTOFF
  SWITCH.
A scram button or other emergency power cutoff switch must
  be located and easily identifiable in all high radiation areas. The cutoff
  switch must include a manual reset so that the accelerator cannot be restarted
  from the accelerator control console without resetting the cutoff
  switch.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-008 - WARNING DEVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
Particle accelerators must be equipped with warning devices as required
	 below.
008.01
LOCATION.
Each location designated as a high radiation
  area, and each entrance to that location, must be equipped with easily
  observable warning lights that operate when, and only when, radiation is being
  produced.
008.02
AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICE.
Each high radiation area must
  have an audible warning device which must be activated for 15 seconds prior to
  the possible creation of a high radiation area. The warning device must be
  clearly discernible in all high radiation areas and all radiation
  areas.
008.03
BARRIERS.
Barriers, temporary or otherwise, and
  pathways leading to high radiation areas must be identified as required by 180
  NAC
  4-033.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-009 - SAFETY SYSTEMS

Current through June 17, 2024
The safety systems described below must be in place.
009.01
UNAUTHORIZED USE.
When not in operation, a particle accelerator must be secured to
  prevent unauthorized use.
009.02
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM.
The safety interlock system
  must not be used to turn off the accelerator beam except in an
  emergency.
009.03
SAFETY AND WARNING DEVICES.
All safety and warning
  devices, including interlocks, must be checked for proper operation at
  intervals not to exceed six months. Results of these checks must be maintained
  at the accelerator facility for inspection by the Department.
009.04
ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT
  DIAGRAMS.
Electrical circuit diagrams of the accelerator and the
  associated interlock system must be kept current and maintained for inspection
  by the Department and must be available to the operator at each accelerator
  facility.
009.05
SAFETY
  INTERLOCK BYPASS.
If it is necessary to intentionally bypass a
  safety interlock, the action must be:
(A)
  Authorized by the radiation safety committee, radiation safety officer, or
  both;
(B) Recorded in a permanent
  log and a notice posted at the accelerator control console, and;
(C) Terminated as soon as possible.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-010 - RADIATION MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Radiation must be monitored as described below.
010.01
MONITORING
  EQUIPEMENT.
There must be available at each particle accelerator
  facility appropriate portable monitoring equipment that is operable and has
  been appropriately calibrated for the radiation being produced at the facility.
  The equipment must be tested for proper operation daily and calibrated at
  intervals not to exceed one year and after each servicing and repair.
010.02
RADIATION PROTECTION
  SURVEY.
A radiation protection survey must be performed and
  documented by a radiological health physicist as set out in 180 NAC
  15-004.02 when changes have been
  made in shielding, operation, equipment, or occupancy of adjacent
  areas.
010.03
RADIATION
  LEVELS.
Radiation levels in all high radiation areas must be
  continuously monitored. The monitoring devices must be electronically
  independent of the accelerator control and safety interlock systems and capable
  of providing a readout at the control panel.
010.04
AREA
  MONITORS.
All area monitors must be calibrated at intervals not to
  exceed one year and after each servicing and repair.
010.05
PERIODIC AIR
  SURVEYS.
Whenever applicable, periodic surveys must be made to
  determine the amount of airborne particulate radioactivity present.
010.06
PERIODIC SMEAR
  SURVEYS.
Whenever applicable, periodic smear surveys must be made
  to determine the degree of contamination.
010.07
WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR
  SURVEYS.
All surveys must be made following the written procedures
  established by a radiological health physicist as set out in
  15-004.02 or by the radiation
  safety officer.
010.08
RECORDS.
Records of all radiation protection surveys,
  calibration and instrumentation tests must be maintained at the accelerator
  facility for inspection by the Department.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON HUMAN USE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 180-9-011 - VENTILATION SYSTEMS

Current through June 17, 2024
Ventilation systems must control airborne radioactive material.
011.01
AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVE
  MATERIAL.
Ventilation systems must be provided to ensure that
  personnel entering any area where airborne radioactivity may be produced will
  not be exposed to airborne radioactive material in excess of the limits
  specified in 180 NAC 4, Appendix 4-B, Table l.
011.02
RELEASES.
A
  registrant, as required by 180 NAC
  4-014, must not vent, release or
  otherwise discharge airborne radioactive material to an unrestricted area which
  exceed the limits specified in 180 NAC 4, Appendix 4-B, Table II, except as
  authorized in 180 NAC
  4-014 or 040. For purposes of 180 NAC
  9-011, concentrations may be averaged
  over a period of not greater than one year. Every reasonable effort should be
  made to maintain releases of radioactive material to unrestricted areas as far
  below these limits as is reasonably achievable.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 180-10-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
This chapter establishes requirements for notices, instructions and
	 reports by licensees or registrants to individuals engaged in activities under
	 a license or registration and options available to individuals in connection
	 with Department inspections of licensees or registrants to determine compliance
	 with the provisions of the Act and regulations, orders and licenses issued
	 regarding radiological working conditions. These regulations are authorized and
	 implemented by the Nebraska Radiation Control Act, Nebraska Revised Statute
	 (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§
									71-3501
	 to
	 71-3520. These
	 regulations apply to all persons who receive, possess, use, own or transfer
	 sources of radiation licensed or registered with the Department according to
	 180 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 19, and
	 20.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 180-10-002 - POSTING OF NOTICES TO WORKERS

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses documents that must be posted.
002.01
REQUIRED POSTINGS.
Each licensee or registrant must post current copies of the
  following documents:
(A) The regulations in
  180 NAC 4 and 10;
(B) The license,
  certificate of registration, conditions or documents incorporated into the
  license by reference and amendments;
(C) The operating procedures applicable to
  activities under the license or registration; and
(D) Any notice of violation involving
  radiological working conditions, proposed imposition of civil penalty, or order
  issued and any response from the licensee or registrant.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 180-10-003 - INSTRUCTIONS TO WORKERS

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses instructions that must be provided to
	 workers.
003.01
OCCUPATIONAL DOSE.
All individuals who in the course
  of employment are likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of
  100 millirem (mrem) or 1 millisievert (mSv) must be:
(A) Kept informed of the storage, transfer,
  or use of radiation or radioactive material;
(B) Instructed in the health protection
  problems associated with exposure to radiation or radioactive material,
  precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and
  functions of protective devices employed;
(C) Instructed in, and required to observe,
  to the extent within the worker's control, the applicable provisions of these
  regulations and licenses for the protection of personnel from exposures to
  radiation or radioactive material;
(D) Instructed of their responsibility to
  report promptly to the licensee or registrant any condition which may lead to,
  constitute, or cause a violation of the Act, these regulations, and licenses or
  unnecessary exposure to radiation or radioactive material;
(E) Instructed in the appropriate response to
  warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that may
  involve exposure to radiation or radioactive material; and
(F) Advised as to the radiation exposure
  reports which workers must be furnished according to 180 NAC
  10-004.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 180-10-004 - NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses reports and notifications.
004.01
REPORT CONTENT.
Radiation exposure data for an individual and the results of any
  measurements, analyses, and calculations of radioactive material deposited or
  retained in the body of an individual must be reported to the individual as
  specified in this section. The information reported must include data and
  results obtained according to these regulations, orders, or license conditions,
  as shown in records maintained by the licensee or registrant according to 180
  NAC
  4-052. Each notification and report
  must:
(A) Be in writing;
(B) Include the name of the licensee or
  registrant, the name of the individual, and the individual's identification
  number;
(C) Include the
  individual's exposure information; and
(D) Contain the following statement:
"This report is furnished to you under the provisions of 180 NAC 10.
	 You should preserve this report for further reference."
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 180-10-005 - PRESENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF LICENSEES OR REGISTRANTS AND WORKERS DURING INSPECTION

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses staff presence during an inspection.
005.01
INSPECTIONS.
Each licensee or registrant must afford to the Department at all reasonable
  times opportunity to inspect materials, machines, activities, facilities,
  premises, and records according to these regulations.
005.02
CONSULTATION.
During an inspection, Department inspectors may consult privately with workers
  as specified in 180 NAC
  10-006. The licensee or registrant
  may accompany Department inspectors during other phases of an
  inspection.
005.03
WORKER'S REPRESENTATIVE.
If an individual has been
  authorized by the workers to represent them during Department inspections, the
  licensee or registrant must notify the inspectors of the authorization and must
  give the worker's representative an opportunity to accompany the inspectors
  during the inspection of physical working conditions.
005.04
WORKER'S REPRESENTATIVE
  INSTRUCTIONS.
Each worker's representative must be routinely
  engaged in work under control of the licensee or registrant and must have
  received instructions as specified in section 003.
005.05
ACCOMPANIMENT.
Different representatives of licensees or registrants and workers
  may accompany the inspectors during different phases of an inspection if there
  is no resulting interference with the conduct of the inspection. However, only
  one worker's representative at a time may accompany the inspectors.
005.06
CONSULTANT.
With the approval of the licensee or registrant and the worker's
  representative, an individual who is not routinely engaged in work under
  control of the licensee or registrant serving as a consultant to the licensee
  or registrant or to the worker's representative must be afforded the
  opportunity to accompany Department inspectors during the inspection of
  physical working conditions.
005.07
LIMITATIONS.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of
  180 NAC
  10-005, Department inspectors are
  authorized to refuse to permit accompaniment by any individual who deliberately
  interferes with a fair and orderly inspection. With regard to any area
  containing proprietary information, the worker's representative for that area
  must be an individual previously authorized by the licensee or registrant to
  enter that area.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 180-10-006 - CONSULTATION WITH WORKERS DURING INSPECTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department may consult privately with workers during
	 inspections.
006.01
PRIVATE CONSULTATION.
Department inspectors may
  consult privately with workers concerning occupational radiation protection and
  other matters related to applicable provisions of these regulations and
  licenses that the inspectors deem necessary for the conduct of an effective and
  thorough inspection.
006.02
WORKER CONCERNS.
During an inspection, any worker may
  bring privately to the attention of the inspectors, either orally or in
  writing, any past or present condition which the worker believes contributed to
  or caused any violation of the Act, these regulations, license condition, or
  any unnecessary exposure of an individual to sources of radiation under the
  licensee's or registrant's control. Any notice in writing must comply with the
  requirements of subsection
  007.01.
006.03
INSTRUCTIONS.
180 NAC
  10-006.02 must not be interpreted
  as authorization to disregard instructions according to 180 NAC
  10-003.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 180-10-007 - REQUESTS BY WORKERS FOR INSPECTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
This section addresses requests for inspection by workers.
007.01
WRITTEN REQUEST FOR
  INSPECTION.
Any worker or representative of workers who believes
  that a violation of the Act, these regulations or license conditions exists or
  has occurred in work under a license or registration to radiological working
  conditions in which the worker is engaged, may request an inspection by giving
  notice of the alleged violation to the Department. Any notice must be in
  writing, must set the specific grounds for the notice, and must be signed by
  the worker or representative of the workers. Upon the request of the worker
  giving the notice, the individual's name and the name of individuals referred
  to in the notice will not appear in the copy or on any record published,
  released, or made available by the Department, except for good cause
  shown.
007.02
INSPECTION CONTENT.
An inspection resulting from a
  request made under 180 NAC
  10-007.01 is not limited to
  matters referred to in the request.
007.03
WORKER
  PROTECTION.
A licensee, registrant, contractor or subcontractor of
  a licensee or registrant must not discharge or in any manner discriminate
  against any worker because the worker has filed a complaint, instituted or
  caused to be instituted any proceeding under these regulations or has testified
  or is about to testify in any proceeding or because of the exercise by a worker
  on behalf of themselves or others of any option afforded by 180 NAC
  10.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
This chapter provides for the licensure of radon measurement
	 specialists, radon measurement businesses, radon mitigation specialists, and
	 radon mitigation businesses. The regulations are authorized by and implement
	 the Radiation Control Act, the Uniform Credentialing Act and the Administrative
	 Procedure Act. In addition to the requirements of this chapter, all licensees
	 are subject to 180 NAC 1, 4, and 10.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-003 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following general provisions must be met.
003.01
LICENSE
  REQUIRED.
No person may provide services for the measurement or
  mitigation of radon in the State of Nebraska unless such person has been
  licensed as provided in 180 NAC 11.
003.01(A)
EXEMPTIONS.
The requirement to have a license does not
  apply to:
(i) Individuals measuring or
  mitigating the premises in which they reside.
(ii) Federal, state, county and local health
  departments and their employees who provide professional advice on radon
  measurement or mitigation activities or perform radon screening services
  without charge to the recipient of the service in the course of their assigned
  duties.
(iii) An individual,
  business entity or government entity acting in compliance with the requirements
  of Neb. Rev. Stat. §
											76-3506.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-005 - INITIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSE

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01
RADON MEASUREMENT
  SPECIALIST.
To receive a license to perform radon measurement, an
  individual must submit a complete application meet all statutory requirements,
  and the following:
005.01(A)
EDUCATION.
Within two years prior to application, the
  individual must have successfully completed a training course and passed an
  examination on radon measurements approved by the Department under the
  requirements specified in 180 NAC 11 and furnish proof of successful
  completion.
005.01(B)
EXAMINATION.
The individual must achieve or exceed the
  minimum passing score on the national examination provided by the National
  Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) or the National Radon Safety Board
  (NRSB).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-006 - INITIAL LICENSE FOR A BUSINESS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following applies for an initial license for a business.
006.01
RADON MEASUREMENT
  BUSINESS.
To apply for a radon measurement business license, the
  applicant must submit a complete application.
006.02
RADON MITIGATION
  BUSINESS.
To apply for a radon mitigation business license, the
  applicant must submit a complete application.
006.03
RADON
  LABORATORIES.
To apply for a business license to operate as a
  radon laboratory, the applicant must submit a complete Measurement Business
  application, at least one completed measurement specialist application form as
  specified in this chapter or verification of an existing Nebraska radon
  measurement specialist license, and meet the requirements as set out in this
  chapter for a Radon Measurement Business license.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-007 - APPROVED RADON TRAINING COURSES

Current through June 17, 2024
To be approved as a radon training course, the course must meet the
	 following requirements:
007.01
APPROVAL OF RADON MEASUREMENT TRAINING COURSES.
To be
  approved as a radon measurement training course, a course must meet and
  maintain approval by the National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) or National
  Radon Safety Board (NRSB) as an entry level or initial radon measurement course
  and must meet for a minimum of 16 hours or apply for approval as an alternative
  measurement course.
007.01(A)
COURSE PROVIDER.
The course provider must submit a
  complete application provided by the Department, documentation of current
  approval from the National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) or the National
  Radon Safety Board (NRSB) for the level of the course, a copy of the
  certificate to be issued to individuals upon completion of the
  course.
007.01(B)
ALTERNATIVE MEASUREMENT COURSE.
To apply for approval
  as an alternative measurement course, a course provider must submit a complete
  application provided by the Department and meet the following requirements:
(i)
DOCUMENTATION.
Submit documentation that the course will meet for a minimum of 16 hours with
  instruction on the following topics:
(1)
  radioactivity, radon, and radon's health effects;
(2) radon entry and behavior;
(3) radon measurement devices, techniques,
  and protocols;
(4) quality
  assurance and quality control;
(5)
  worker health and safety;
(6)
  measuring radon in water; and
(7)
  an overview of radon mitigation techniques.
(ii)
EVALUATION.
Submit documentation that course participants had the opportunity to evaluate
  the course instructor(s) and materials.
(iii)
CERTIFICATE.
Submit a copy of the certificate issued upon completion of the
  course.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-008 - CONTINUING COMPETENCY

Current through June 17, 2024
Each person holding an active license within the state must, on or
	 before the date of expiration of the license, comply with the continuing
	 competency requirements for their profession, unless the requirements are
	 waived in accordance with 180 NAC 11. Each licensed individual is responsible
	 for maintaining certificates or records of continuing competency
	 activities.
008.01
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING COMPETENCY.
To maintain a
  license, an individual must meet the following requirements.
008.01(A)
CONTINUING
  EDUCATION.
Complete at least six hours of radon courses, seminars,
  or meetings offered or approved by the Department by the expiration date of the
  license.
008.01(B)
INSTRUCTORS.
Instructors of radon-related courses or
  seminars may apply to the Department for continuing education credit, which
  will be determined by the Department. To receive continuing education credit
  for instruction, the person requesting credit must submit the following
  information:
(i) Name, address, and telephone
  number of the instructor;
(ii)
  Biography or credentials of instructor;
(iii) Type of course, frequency of course
  offerings, total hours of supervised instruction, and an agenda outlining the
  hours of instruction, describing the subject matter to be included;
  and
(iv) A copy of the certificate
  issued upon completion of the course.
008.01(C)
VALIDITY.
Continuing education credit will only be valid for the licensing period in
  which it was received. Credit will not be granted for attendance of a duplicate
  course during the licensing period.
008.01(D)
EXEMPTION.
If an individual holds a measurement license and a mitigation license, a
  minimum of eleven total hours of continuing education must be completed by the
  expiration date of the licenses.
008.01(E)
MILITARY
  WAIVERS.
The Department may waive continuing competency
  requirements if a licensee has served in the regular armed forces of the U.S.
  during part of the credentialing period immediately preceding the renewal
  date.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-010 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Licensees must make reports to the Department and to clients.
010.01
MONTHLY REPORT REQUIRED BY
  RADON MEASUREMENT BUSINESSES.
A radon measurement business or
  laboratory must submit to the Department, by the 15th day of each month, the
  results of all radon measurements performed in the State of Nebraska during the
  previous month. The absence of radon measurements must be reported by the
  15th day of each month. Measurement reports must
  include all of the information in the required fields on the online reporting
  form.
010.02
WRITTEN
  REPORTS TO CLIENTS.
Radon measurement businesses and radon
  mitigation businesses must report test results for radon in writing to the
  client as required in American National Standards Institute - American
  Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists Protocols for Measuring Radon
  and Radon Decay Products in Homes (MAH-2019), or American National Standards
  Institute - American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists Protocol
  for Conducting Measurements of Radon and Radon Decay Products in Multifamily,
  School, Commercial and Mixed-Use Buildings (MA-MFLB 2023), as
  applicable.
010.03
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON MEASUREMENT
  BUSINESSES.
Radon measurement businesses must notify the client by
  telephone and in writing within two business days of any measurement with
  results equal to or greater than 100 pCi/l or 0.5 working levels (WL) and
  advise the client to contact the Department at 1-800-334-9491 or at other
  telephone numbers provided by the Department. The results of this measurement
  must also be provided to the Department by phone and mailed to Nebraska Radon
  Program, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026 or emailed to
  DHHS.HealthHazardsIndoorAir@Nebraska.gov within the same two-business day
  period.
010.04
MONTHLY
  REPORT REQUIRED BY RADON MITIGATION BUSINESS.
By the 15th day of
  each month, radon mitigation businesses must submit a report on all mitigation
  work completed during the previous month, and the mitigation fee per
  installation. The absence of mitigation work must be reported by the 15th day
  of each month. Mitigation reports must include all of the information in the
  required fields on the online reporting form.
010.05
ADDRESS
  INFORMATION.
Each license holder must notify the Department of any
  change to the address of record within 30 days of changing the address of
  record.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RADON AND RADON PROGENY MEASUREMENT AND MITIGATION SERVICES › Section 180-11-011 - LICENSE RENEWAL

Current through June 17, 2024
An individual or business wishing to renew a radon measurement or
	 mitigation license must file a complete application for renewal provided by the
	 Department prior to the expiration date of the license. Individuals must
	 demonstrate compliance with continuing competency requirements of this chapter.
	 All radon measurement or mitigation licenses issued by the Department will
	 expire on March 31 of each odd-numbered year, unless renewed as provided below.
	 No radon measurement or mitigation activity may be conducted after the
	 expiration of the term of the license.