Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control › Chapter 3701:1-48 - Licensing and Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiography › Section 3701:1-48-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Terms defined in rule
				3701:1-38-01 of the
				Administrative Code shall have the same meaning when used in this chapter
				except terms redefined within a given rule for use within that rule only, and
				additionally, as used in this chapter:
(A) "Annual Refresher Safety Training" means
			 a review conducted or provided by the licensee for its employees on radiation
			 safety aspects of industrial radiography. The review may include, as
			 appropriate, the results of internal inspections, new procedures or equipment,
			 new or revised regulations, accidents or errors that have been observed, and
			 should also provide opportunities for employees to ask safety questions.
(B) "Associated Equipment" means
			 equipment that is used in conjunction with a radiographic exposure device to
			 make radiographic exposures that drives, guides, or comes in contact with the
			 source, (e.g., guide tube, control tube, control (drive) cable, removable
			 source stop, "j" tube and collimator when
			 it is used as an exposure head.)
(C) "Certifying Entity" means an independent
			 certifying organization meeting the requirements in appendix A to rule
			 3701:1-48-16 of the
			 Administrative Code or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory commission
			 or agreement state regulations meeting the requirements in appendix A to rule
			 3701:1-48-16 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D)
			 "Collimator" means a radiation shield that is placed on the end of the guide
			 tube or directly onto a radiographic exposure device to restrict the size of
			 the radiation beam when the sealed source is cranked into position to make a
			 radiographic exposure.
(E)
			 "Control (Drive) Cable" means the cable that is connected to the source
			 assembly and used to drive the source to and from the exposure location.
(F) "Control Drive Mechanism"
			 means a device that enables the source assembly to be moved to and from the
			 exposure device.
(G) "Control
			 Tube" means a protective sheath for guiding the control cable. The control tube
			 connects the control drive mechanism to the radiographic exposure device.
(H) "Exposure Head" means a device
			 that locates the gamma radiography sealed source in the selected working
			 position. (An exposure head is also known as a source stop.)
(I) "Field Station" means a facility where
			 licensed material may be stored or used and from which equipment is dispatched.
(J) "Guide Tube (Projection
			 Sheath)" means a flexible or rigid tube (i.e. "j" tube) for guiding the source
			 assembly and the attached control cable from the exposure device to the
			 exposure head. The guide tube may also include the connections necessary for
			 attachment to the exposure device and to the exposure head.
(K) "Hands-On Experience" means experience in
			 all of those areas considered to be directly involved in the radiography
			 process.
(L) "Independent
			 Certifying Organization" means an independent organization that meets all of
			 the criteria of appendix A to rule
			 3701:1-48-16 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(M)
			 "Industrial Radiography (Radiography)" means an examination of the structure of
			 materials by nondestructive methods, utilizing sealed sources of radioactive
			 material.
(N) "Lay-Barge
			 Radiography" means industrial radiography performed on any water vessel used
			 for laying pipe.
(O) "Offshore
			 Platform Radiography" means industrial radiography conducted from a platform
			 over a body of water.
(P)
			 "Permanent Radiographic Installation" means an enclosed shielded room, cell, or
			 vault, not located at a temporary job site, in which radiography is performed.
(Q) "Practical Examination" means
			 a demonstration through practical application of the safety rules and
			 principles in industrial radiography including use of all appropriate equipment
			 and procedures.
(R) "Radiation
			 Safety Officer for Industrial Radiography" means an individual with the
			 responsibility for the overall radiation safety program on behalf of the
			 licensee and who meets the requirements of rule
			 3701:1-48-15
			 of the Administrative Code.
(S)
			 "Radiographer" means any individual who performs or who, in attendance at the
			 site where the sealed source or sources are being used, personally supervises
			 industrial radiographic operations and who is responsible to the licensee for
			 assuring compliance with the requirements of Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code
			 and rules promulgated thereunder in addition to the conditions of the license.
(T) "Radiographer Certification"
			 means written approval received from a certifying entity stating that an
			 individual has satisfactorily met certain established radiation safety,
			 testing, and experience criteria.
(U) "Radiographer's Assistant" means any
			 individual who, under the personal supervision (physical presence of the
			 radiographer) of a radiographer, uses radiographic exposure devices, sealed
			 sources or related handling tools, or radiation survey instruments in
			 industrial radiography.
(V)
			 "Radiographic Exposure Device (also called a Camera, or a Projector)" means any
			 instrument containing a sealed source fastened or contained therein, in which
			 the sealed source or shielding thereof may be moved, or otherwise changed, from
			 a shielded to unshielded position for purposes of making a radiographic
			 exposure.
(W) "Radiographic
			 Operations" means all activities associated with the presence of radioactive
			 sources in a radiographic exposure device during use of the device or transport
			 (except when being transported by a common or contract transport), to include
			 surveys to confirm the adequacy of boundaries, setting up equipment and any
			 activity inside restricted area boundaries.
(X) "S-Tube" means a tube through which the
			 radioactive source travels when inside a radiographic exposure device.
(Y) "Shielded Position" means the
			 location within the radiographic exposure device or source changer where the
			 sealed source is secured and restricted from movement.
(Z) "Source Assembly" means an assembly that
			 consists of the sealed source and a connector that attaches the source to the
			 control cable. The source assembly may also include a stop ball used to secure
			 the source in the shielded position.
(AA) "Source Changer" means a device designed
			 and used for replacement of sealed sources in radiographic exposure devices,
			 including those also used for transporting and storage of sealed sources.
(BB) "Storage Area" means any
			 location, facility, or vehicle which is used to store or to secure a
			 radiographic exposure device, a storage container, or a sealed source when it
			 is not in use and which is locked or has a physical barrier to prevent
			 accidental exposure, tampering with, or unauthorized removal of the device,
			 container, or source.
(CC)
			 "Storage Container" means a container in which sealed sources are secured and
			 stored.
(DD) "Temporary Job Site"
			 means a location where radiographic operations are conducted and where licensed
			 material may be stored other than those location(s) of use authorized on the
			 license.
(EE) "Underwater
			 Radiography" means industrial radiography performed when the radiographic
			 exposure device and/or related equipment are beneath the surface of the water.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				04/04/2016 and
				04/01/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3748.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 3748.06,
				3748.07
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/20/2002, 3/22/07,
				1/1/12