Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 333 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION › Division 105 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 333-105-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in this division, the following definitions
				apply:
(1) "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
			 must include, as a minimum, a review of radiation safety aspects of industrial
			 radiography, any results of internal audits, Authority inspections, new
			 procedures or equipment, new or revised regulations, and accidents or errors
			 that have been observed. The review must also provide opportunities for
			 employees to ask safety questions.
(2) "ANSI" means the American National
			 Standards Institute.
(3)
			 "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.
(4)
			 "Camera" see "Radiographic exposure device".
(5) "Certifying entity" means an independent
			 certifying organization meeting the requirements in Appendix A of division 105
			 or an Agreement State regulatory program meeting the requirements in
Appendix A
, Sections II and III.
(6) "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, shape, and direction of the radiation
			 beam when the sealed source is cranked into position to make a radiographic
			 exposure.
(7) "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.
(8) "Control drive mechanism" means a device
			 that enables the source assembly to be moved into and out of the exposure
			 device.
(9) "Control tube" means a
			 protective sheath for guiding the control cable. The control tube connects the
			 control drive mechanism to the radiographic exposure device.
(10) "Drive cable" see "Control
			 cable".
(11) "Exposure head" means
			 a device that locates the gamma radiography sealed source in the selected
			 working position. An exposure head also is known as a source stop or end
			 cap.
(12) "Field station" means a
			 facility from which sources of radiation may be stored or used and from which
			 equipment is dispatched.
(13)
			 "Guide tube" (projection sheath) means a flexible or rigid tube, or "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.
(14) "Hands-on experience"
			 means experience in all of those areas considered to be directly involved in
			 the radiography process, and includes taking radiographs, calibration of survey
			 instruments, operational and performance testing of survey instruments and
			 devices, film development, posting of radiation areas, preparing radiographic
			 sources for transport, set-up of radiography equipment, posting of records and
			 radiation area surveillance, etc., as applicable. In addition the Radiation
			 Safety Officer experience must include source exchange and source retrieval.
			 Excessive time spent in only one or two of these areas, such as film
			 development or radiation area surveillance, should not be counted toward the
			 2000 hours of hands-on experience required for a radiation safety officer in
			 333-105-0520  or the hands-on experience for a radiographer as required by
			 333-105-0530.
(15) "Independent certifying organization"
			 means an independent organization that meets all of the criteria of Appendix A
			 of this part.
(16) "Industrial
			 radiography" means a nondestructive examination of the structure of materials
			 using ionizing radiation to make radiographic images.
(17) "Lay-barge radiography" means industrial
			 radiography performed on any water vessel used for laying pipe.
(18) "Lixiscope" means a portable
			 light-intensified imaging device using a sealed source.
(19) "Offshore platform radiography" means
			 industrial radiography conducted from a platform over a body of
			 water.
(20) "Permanent radiographic
			 installation" means an enclosed shielded room, cell, or vault, not located at a
			 temporary jobsite, in which radiography is performed.
(21) "Personal supervision" means supervision
			 in which the radiographer is physically present at the site where sources of
			 radiation and associated equipment are being used, watching the performance of
			 the radiographer's assistant and in such proximity that immediate assistance
			 can be given if required.
(22)
			 "Pigtail" see "Source assembly".
(23) "Pill" see "Sealed source".
(24) "Practical examination" means a
			 demonstration through application of the safety rules and principles in
			 industrial radiography including use of all procedures and equipment to be used
			 by radiographic personnel.
(25)
			 "Projection sheath" see "Guide tube".
(26) "Projector" see "Radiographic exposure
			 device".
(27) "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
			 333-105-0520.
(28) "Radiographer" means any individual who
			 performs or who, in attendance at the site where sources of radiation are being
			 used, personally supervises industrial radiographic operations and who is
			 responsible to the licensee for assuring compliance with the requirements of
			 these rules and the conditions of the license or registration.
(29) "Radiographer certification" means
			 written approval received from a certifying entity stating that an individual
			 has satisfactorily met the radiation safety, testing, and experience criteria
			 in
			 333-105-0530.
(30) "Radiographer's assistant" means any
			 individual who, under the direct supervision of a radiographer, uses
			 radiographic exposure devices, sources of radiation, related handling tools or
			 radiation survey instruments in industrial radiography.
(31) "Radiographer instructor" means any
			 radiographer who has been authorized by the Authority to provide on-the-job
			 training to radiographer trainees in accordance with OAR
			 333-105-0530(3).
(32) "Radiographer trainee" means any
			 individual who, under the direct supervision of a radiographer instructor, uses
			 sources of radiation, related handling tools or radiation survey instruments
			 during the course of his instruction.
(33) "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.
(34) "Radiographic operations" means all
			 activities performed with a radiographic exposure device. Activities include
			 using, transporting (except when being transported by common or contract
			 carriers), storing at a temporary job site, performing surveys to confirm the
			 adequacy of boundaries, setting up equipment, and any activity inside
			 restricted area boundaries. Transporting a radiation machine is not considered
			 a radiographic operation.
(35)
			 "Radiographic personnel" means any radiographer, radiographer's assistant,
			 radiographer instructor or radiographer trainee.
(36) "Radiography" see "Industrial
			 radiography".
(37) "Residential
			 location" means any area where structures in which people lodge or live are
			 located and the grounds on which such structures are located including, but not
			 limited to, houses, apartments, condominiums and garages.
(38) "S-tube" means a tube through which the
			 radioactive source travels when inside a radiographic exposure
			 device.
(39) "Sealed source" means
			 any radioactive material that is encased in a capsule designed to prevent
			 leakage or escape of the radioactive material.
(40) "Shielded position" means the location
			 within the radiographic exposure device, source changer, or storage container
			 that, by manufacturer's design, is the proper location for storage of the
			 sealed source.
(41) "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.
(42) "Source changer"
			 means a device designed and used for replacement of sealed sources in
			 radiographic exposure devices. They also may be used for transporting and
			 storing sealed sources.
(43)
			 "Storage area" means any location, facility or vehicle that is used to store
			 and secure a radiographic exposure device, a radiation machine, or a storage
			 container when it is not used for radiographic operations. Storage areas are
			 locked or have a physical barrier to prevent accidental exposure, tampering
			 with or unauthorized removal of the device, container, source, or
			 machine.
(44) "Storage container"
			 means a device in which sealed sources are secured and stored.
(45) "Temporary jobsite" means any location
			 where radiographic operations are performed and where sources of radiation may
			 be stored other than those location(s) of use authorized on the license or
			 registration.
(46) "Transport
			 container" means a package that is designed to provide radiation safety and
			 security when sealed sources are transported and which meets all applicable
			 requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
(47) "Underwater radiography" means
			 radiographic operations performed when the radiographic exposure device or
			 radiation machine and/or related equipment are beneath the surface of the
			 water.
Appendices referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 453.635
Stats. Implemented: ORS 453.605 -
				  453.807