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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-226 - Radiation protection - Computed tomography › Section 246-226-090 - Performance evaluation

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The medical physicist shall conduct a performance evaluation
				  to assess the quality and safety of the CT X-ray system and its
				  operation.
(1) A performance
				evaluation must be conducted:
(a) Within
				thirty days of installation if the CT X-ray system passes all manufacture
				installation tests;
(b) Annually
				following the initial evaluation; and
(c) After any change, replacement, or
				reconfiguration of components which, in the opinion of the medical physicist,
				could cause a change in the radiation output or image quality.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-226 - Radiation protection - Computed tomography › Section 246-226-100 - Required records and reports

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(1) The registrant shall maintain written
				information regarding the operation and calibration of the CT X-ray system
				including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Dates of the latest calibration and where
				the results are located; and
(b)
				Quality control program results required under WAC 246-226-080 of at least the
				most recent quality control evaluation, and all additional schedules of
				evaluation established by the medical physicist appropriate for the CT X-ray
				system.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-226 - Radiation protection - Computed tomography › Section 246-226-110 - Variance request

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A registrant may submit a written request to the department
				  for a variance from the applicable regulations. The registrant shall not use CT
				  X-ray system on patients until the department approves the variance
				  request.
(1) The written request shall
				be addressed to: X-ray Supervisor, Office of Radiation Protection, Department
				of Health, P.O. Box 47827, Olympia, WA 98504-7827, and must include:
(a) The specific WAC reference or references
				of the rule for which the variance is requested;
(b) An explanation of the circumstances
				involved, and the reason why the rule cannot be followed;
(c) A description of how the proposed
				alternative meets the intent of the rule and how the registrant shall protect
				patients, employees, and the public;
(d) A description of the CT X-ray system to
				be used with supporting pictures or documents; and
(e) The time period for which the variance is
				requested.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-001 - Purpose

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The regulations in this chapter establish radiation safety
				  requirements for persons utilizing X-ray machines for industrial radiography.
				  The requirements of this part are in addition to and not in substitution for
				  the other requirements of these regulations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-227-001,
					 filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-020 - Definitions

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As used in this part:
(1) "Enclosed radiography" means industrial
				radiography employing radiation machines conducted in an enclosed cabinet or
				room and includes cabinet radiography and shielded room radiography.
(a) "Cabinet radiography" means industrial
				radiography employing radiation machines conducted in an enclosure or cabinet
				so shielded that every location at the exterior of the enclosure or cabinet
				meets the condition specified in WAC
				246-221-060.
"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 structure 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) "Shielded-room
				radiography" means industrial radiography conducted in a room so shielded that
				every location on the exterior of the room meets the conditions specified in
				WAC 246-221-060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-040 - Radiation survey instruments

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(1) The registrant shall maintain sufficient
				calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments to make physical radiation
				surveys as required by this part and chapter 246-221 WAC. Instrumentation
				required by this section shall have a range such that two milliroentgens per
				hour through one 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 three months and after each instrument
				servicing;
(b) Such that accuracy
				within ± twenty percent traceable to a national standard can be
				demonstrated; and
(c) At two or
				more widely separated points, other than zero, on each scale.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-050 - Utilization and survey records

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(1) Each registrant shall maintain records of
				the following information for three years after the date of each radiographic
				operation and shall maintain these records for inspection by the department:
(a) A description (or make and model number)
				of the radiation machine used along with the techniques utilized for each
				job;
(b) The identity of the
				radiographer and radiographer's assistant performing the work;
(c) Locations where used and dates of
				use;
(d) A physical radiation
				survey made of the boundary of the restricted area during radiographic
				operations. The maximum reading at the boundary shall be recorded. The records
				shall indicate approximate distance from source to boundaries and any occupied
				areas with exposure levels greater than 2 mR in any hour during radiographic
				operations; and
(e) The model and
				serial number of the survey meter used in (d) of this subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-060 - Limitations - Personal radiation safety requirements for radiographers and radiographer's assistants

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(1) No
				registrant shall permit any individual to act as a radiographer as defined in
				this chapter until such individual:
(a) Has
				been instructed in the subjects outlined in WAC
				246-227-170;
(b) Has received copies of and instruction in
				the regulations contained in chapters246-220, 246-222, 246-221 and 246-227 WAC,
				and the registrant's operating and emergency procedures, and shall have
				demonstrated understanding thereof;
(c) Has demonstrated competence to use the
				radiation machine and the radiation survey instruments which will be employed
				in the individual's assignment; and
(d) Has demonstrated understanding of the
				instructions in this paragraph by successful completion of written test or oral
				test on the subjects covered.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-070 - Operating and emergency procedures

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The registrant's operating and emergency procedures shall
				  include instructions in at least the following:
(1) The handling and use of radiation
				machines to be employed such that no individual is likely to be exposed to
				radiation doses in excess of the limits established in chapter 246-221
				WAC;
(2) Methods and occasions for
				conducting radiation surveys;
(3)
				Methods for controlling access to radiographic areas;
(4) Methods and occasions for locking or
				securing radiation machines;
(5)
				Personnel monitoring and the use of personnel monitoring equipment including
				steps that must be taken immediately by radiography personnel in the event a
				pocket dosimeter is found to be off-scale;
(6) The procedure for notifying proper
				personnel in the event of a theft, loss, overexposure or accident involving a
				radiation machine; and
(7)
				Maintenance of records.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-227-070,
					 filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-080 - Personnel monitoring control

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(1) No 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 shall wear a film or TLD
				badge and a direct reading pocket dosimeter. Pocket dosimeters shall be capable
				of measuring exposures from zero to at least two hundred milliroentgens. A film
				or TLD badge shall be assigned to and worn by only one individual.
(2) Pocket dosimeters shall be read and doses
				recorded daily. Pocket dosimeters shall be charged at the beginning of each
				working day. Pocket dosimeters shall be checked at least annually for correct
				response to radiation. Acceptable dosimeters shall read within ± thirty
				percent of the true radiation exposure. A film or TLD badge shall be
				immediately processed if a pocket dosimeter is discharged beyond its range
				during normal use. The film or TLD badge reports received from the film or TLD
				badge processor and records of pocket dosimeter readings shall be maintained
				until the department authorizes their disposal.
(3) The requirements for use of pocket
				dosimeter or pocket chamber shall not apply in industrial radiography utilizing
				radiation machines in enclosed interlocked cabinets or rooms which are not
				occupied during radiographic operations, which are equipped with interlocks
				such that the radiation machine will not operate unless all openings are
				securely closed and which are so shielded that every location on the exterior
				meets conditions for an unrestricted area, as specified in WAC
				246-221-060.
(4) The requirement for film badges or TLDs
				do not apply to those users of cabinet X-ray systems which do not allow human
				access and which meet the requirements of WAC
				246-227-130.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-227-080,
					 filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-090 - Security - Precautionary procedures in radiographic operations

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(1) During each
				radiographic operation, the radiographer or radiographer's assistant shall
				maintain a direct surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized
				entry into a high radiation area, as defined in chapter 246-220 WAC except:
(a) Where the high radiation area is equipped
				with a control device or alarm system as described in WAC
				246-221-120(1)(e)(ii);
				or
(b) Where the high radiation
				area is locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental entry.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-095 - Posting

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Notwithstanding any provisions in WAC
				  246-221-130, areas in which
				  radiography is being performed shall be conspicuously posted and access to the
				  area shall be controlled as required by WAC
				  246-221-120. This requirement
				  shall not apply to areas using enclosed radiography systems (cabinets) which do
				  not allow human access and in which the requirements of WAC
				  246-221-060 are met at the
				  surface of the cabinet.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-227-095,
					 filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-120 - Other records required

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Each registrant conducting industrial radiography shall have
				  the following documents, where applicable, available on site for inspection by
				  the department:
(1) Operating and
				emergency procedures;
(2)
				Applicable regulations;
(3) Survey
				records required pursuant to WAC
				246-227-050;
(4) Daily pocket dosimeter records for the
				period of operation at the site pursuant to WAC
				246-227-080; and
(5) Proof of the latest calibration for
				specific instruments in use at the site pursuant to WAC
				246-227-040.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-227-120,
					 filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-130 - Special requirements for enclosed radiography

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(1) Shielded room radiography systems and
				cabinet systems shall:
(a) Comply with all
				applicable requirements of this chapter and WAC
				246-221-060;
(b) Be interlocked such that the exposure
				will terminate if a door or port accessible to individuals is opened during the
				exposure, except for those systems employing conveyor belts or sample ports;
				and
(c) Be tested for the proper
				operation of interlocks, high radiation area control devices or alarm systems,
				where applicable, at the beginning of each day of use. The results of these
				tests shall be recorded and maintained for three years.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-150 - Special requirements for permanent radiographic installation

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Permanent radiographic installations having high radiation
				  area entrance controls of the types described in WAC
				  246-221-102(1) or where the high radiation area is locked to protect against unauthorized or
				  accidental entry, shall also meet the following special requirements:
(1) Each entrance that is used for personnel
				access to the high radiation area in a permanent radiographic installation to
				which this section applies shall have both visible and audible warning signals
				to warn of the presence of radiation. The visible signal shall be actuated by
				radiation whenever the x-rays are exposed. The audible signal shall be actuated
				when an attempt is made to enter the installation while x-rays are being
				generated.
(2) Both visible and
				audible alarm systems are required and shall be tested prior to the first use
				of a source in the installation and thereafter at intervals not to exceed three
				months. Records of the tests shall be kept for three years.
(3) The department shall review and approve,
				in advance of construction, plans for permanent radiographic installations
				whose construction had not commenced by the effective date of these
				regulations. Construction of the permanent facility shall be in accordance with
				the plans approved by the department.
(4) A physical radiation survey shall be
				conducted and results recorded following construction or major modification of
				the facility to be used in the installation. Radiography shall not be conducted
				if exposure levels in unrestricted areas are greater than 2mR in any hour. Any
				increase in output capability of radiation machines will require resurvey of
				the installation prior to the conduct of industrial radiography.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-227-150,
					 filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-227 - Radiation protection - Industrial X ray › Section 246-227-170 - Appendix A - Minimum subjects to be covered in training radiographers

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(1) Fundamentals of
				radiation safety:
(a) Characteristics of
				ionizing radiation;
(b) Units of
				radiation dose (mrem) and quantity of radioactivity (curie);
(c) Hazards of exposure to radiation:
(i) Radiation protection standards;
(ii) Biological effects of radiation
				dose;
(d) Levels of
				radiation from X-ray machines;
(e)
				Methods of controlling radiation dose:
(i)
				Working time;
(ii) Working
				distances;
(iii)
				Shielding.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-228 - Radiation protection - Analytical X-ray equipment › Section 246-228-001 - Purpose and scope

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This chapter provides special requirements for analytical
				  X-ray equipment. The requirements of this chapter are in addition to, and not
				  in substitution for, applicable requirements in other chapters of these
				  regulations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-228-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 1084, §
					 402-40-010, filed 1/14/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-228 - Radiation protection - Analytical X-ray equipment › Section 246-228-010 - Definitions

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(1) "Analytical
				X-ray equipment" means equipment used for X-ray diffraction or fluorescence
				analysis.
(2) "Analytical X-ray
				system" means a group of components utilizing X rays to determine the elemental
				composition or to examine the microstructure of materials.
(3) "Fail-safe characteristics" mean a design
				feature which causes beam port shutters to close, or otherwise prevents
				emergence of the primary beam, upon the failure of a safety or warning
				device.
(4) "Local components" mean
				parts of an analytical X-ray system and include areas that are struck by X rays
				such as radiation source housings, ports and shutter assemblies, collimators,
				sample holders, cameras, goniometers, detectors, and shielding, but do not
				include power supplies, transformers, amplifiers, readout devices, and control
				panels.
(5) "Normal operating
				procedures" mean step-by-step instructions necessary to accomplish the
				analysis. These procedures shall include sample insertion and manipulation,
				equipment alignment, routine maintenance by the registrant, and data recording
				procedures which are related to radiation safety.
(6) "Open-beam configuration" means a mode of
				operation of an analytical X-ray system in which an individual could
				accidentally place some part of their body into the primary beam during normal
				operation if no further safety devices are incorporated.
(7) "Primary beam" means ionizing radiation
				which passes through an aperture of the source housing via a direct path from
				the X-ray tube located in the radiation source housing.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-228-010, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 81-01-011 (Order 1570), §
					 402-40-020, filed 12/8/80; Order 1084, § 402-40-020, filed
					 1/14/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-228 - Radiation protection - Analytical X-ray equipment › Section 246-228-020 - Equipment requirements

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(1)
Safety device.
A device which prevents the entry of any
				portion of an individual's body into the primary X-ray beam path, or which
				causes the beam to be shut off upon entry into its path, shall be provided for
				all open-beam configurations. A registrant or licensee may apply to the
				department for an exemption from the requirement of a safety device. Such
				application shall include:
(a) A description
				of the various safety devices that have been evaluated;
(b) The reason each of these devices cannot
				be used; and
(c) A description of
				the alternative methods that will be employed to minimize the possibility of an
				accidental exposure, including procedures to assure that operators and others
				in the area will be informed of the absence of safety devices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-228 - Radiation protection - Analytical X-ray equipment › Section 246-228-030 - Facility requirements

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(1)
Radiation levels.
The local components of an analytical X-ray
				system shall be located and arranged and shall include sufficient shielding or
				access control such that no radiation levels exist in any area surrounding the
				local component group which could result in a dose to an individual present
				therein in excess of the dose equivalent limits given in WAC
				246-221-060 of these regulations.
				For systems utilizing X-ray tubes, these levels shall be met at any specified
				tube rating.
(2)
Surveys.
Radiation surveys, as required by WAC
				246-221-110 of all analytical
				X-ray systems, sufficient to show compliance with WAC
				246-228-030(1),
				shall be performed:
(a) Upon installation of
				the equipment, and at least once every twelve months thereafter;
(b) Following any change in the initial
				arrangement, number, or type of local components in the system;
(c) Following any maintenance requiring the
				disassembly or removal of a local component in the system;
(d) 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;
(e) Any time a visual
				inspection of the local components in the system reveals an abnormal condition;
				and
(f) Whenever personnel
				monitoring devices required in WAC
				246-228-050(2) show a significant increase over the previous monitoring period or the readings
				are approaching 1/10 of the hands and forearm limit specified in WAC
				246-221-010.
(g) Radiation survey measurements shall not
				be required if a registrant or licensee can demonstrate compliance to the
				satisfaction of the department with WAC
				246-228-030(1) in some other manner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-228 - Radiation protection - Analytical X-ray equipment › Section 246-228-040 - Operating requirements

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(1)
Procedures.
Routine operating procedures shall be written and
				available to all analytical X-ray equipment workers. No person shall be
				permitted to operate analytical X-ray equipment in any manner other than that
				specified in the procedures unless such person has obtained written approval of
				the radiation safety officer.
(2)
Bypassing.
No person shall bypass a safety device unless such
				person has obtained the written approval of the radiation safety officer. Such
				approval shall be for a specified period of time. When a safety device has been
				bypassed, a readily discernible sign bearing the words "SAFETY DEVICE NOT
				WORKING," or words having a similar intent, shall be placed on the radiation
				source housing. The requirements set forth in WAC
				246-228-020(1) shall also be met.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-15-083 (Order 183),
					 § 246-228-040, filed 7/23/91, effective 8/23/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-228-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 81-01-011 (Order 1570), §
					 402-40-050, filed 12/8/80; Order 1084, § 402-40-050, filed
					 1/14/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-228 - Radiation protection - Analytical X-ray equipment › Section 246-228-050 - Personnel requirements

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(1)
Instruction.
No person shall be permitted to operate or
				maintain analytical X-ray equipment unless such person has received instruction
				in and demonstrated competence as to:
(a)
				Identification of radiation hazards associated with the use of the
				equipment;
(b) Significance of the
				various radiation warning and safety devices incorporated into the equipment,
				or the reasons they have not been installed on certain pieces of equipment and
				the extra precautions required in such cases;
(c) Proper operating procedures for the
				equipment;
(d) Symptoms of an acute
				localized exposure; and
(e) Proper
				procedures for reporting an actual or suspected exposure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0001 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to regulate certain sources of
				  ionizing radiation as required by RCW    70A.388.040 and 70A.388.050. This chapter
				  provides for the registration and use of all particle accelerators installed
				  and/or used in Washington state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050 and [70.98.]080. 02-14-050, §
					 246-229-0001, filed 6/27/02, effective
					 7/28/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0020 - How do I get approval for particle accelerator installation and use?

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(1) Anyone
				installing or using particle accelerators in Washington state must get
				department approval by registering with the department according to chapter
				246-224 WAC, Radiation protection -- Radiation machine assembly and
				registration, prior to installation or use of the particle
				accelerator.
(2) A registrant must
				submit the following information:
(a) A
				membership list showing the establishment of a radiation safety
				committee;
(b) An identified
				radiation safety officer;
(c) A
				qualified expert's radiation shielding and safety plan review for approval
				according to chapter 246-225 WAC, Radiation protection -- X rays in the healing
				arts; and
(d) Operating and
				emergency procedures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0030 - What are the training requirements for particle accelerator use?

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(1) The registrant
				must:
(a) Ensure training for operators to
				use the particle accelerator that meets the requirements of subsection (2) of
				this section; and
(b) Maintain
				training records that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of
				subsection (2) of this section for two years after the last employment or
				operation date for the operator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0040 - Are there other requirements that apply to the use of particle accelerators?

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(1)
				Registrants must meet the radiation standards of chapter 246-220 WAC, Radiation
				protection -- General provisions; chapter 246-221 WAC, Radiation protection
				standards; and chapter 246-222 WAC, Radiation protection -- Worker rights; for
				public, operator, and user protection.
(2) Depending on the installation, type of
				machine, and intended use, registrants may also need to meet:
(a) Industrial radiographic operations,
				chapters 246-243 and 246-227 WAC;
(b) X ray in the healing arts, chapter
				246-225 WAC; and
(c) Medical
				therapy, chapter 246-240 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0050 - Who is authorized to terminate a registrant's use of a particle accelerator?

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The radiation safety committee, the radiation safety officer
				  of the facility, and the department are authorized to terminate the particle
				  accelerator operations at a facility if the action is determined necessary to
				  protect health and minimize danger to public health and safety or
				  property.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and [70.98.]080. 02-14-050, §
					 246-229-0050, filed 6/27/02, effective
					 7/28/02.
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(1) Shielding and
				safety design. The installation must include:
(a) Primary and secondary radiation barriers
				to comply with the radiation protection standards of WAC
				246-221-010 and
				246-221-060.
(b) If necessary, a ventilation system
				designed to limit exposure to airborne radioactive materials as follows:
(i) For restricted areas, limits are
				specified in WAC
				246-221-040;
(ii) For unrestricted areas, limits are
				specified in WAC
				246-221-070; and/or
(iii) For unrestricted areas, the facility
				must prohibit releases, venting, or otherwise discharging airborne radioactive
				material which exceeds the limits of WAC
				246-247-040 or
				246-221-290 Appendix A - Table
				II, unless authorized in WAC
				246-221-180 or
				246-221-070(2).
				To calculate, concentrations may be averaged over a period not greater than one
				year. Every reasonable effort should be made to prohibit releases of
				radioactive material to unrestricted areas.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0070 - What are the minimum requirements for operating and emergency procedure documentation?

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At a minimum, the procedures must include instruction
				  on:
(1) Securing the accelerator to
				prevent unauthorized use.
(2)
				Operating the accelerator.
(3)
				Responding to an emergency involving the accelerator.
(4) Performing safety and warning device
				(including interlocks) checks at least every three months.
(5) Performing radiation surveys.
(6) Performing monitoring equipment
				calibration (if applicable).
(7)
				Recordkeeping and/or documentation.
(8) Bypassing safety interlocks.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and [70.98.]080. 02-14-050, §
					 246-229-0070, filed 6/27/02, effective
					 7/28/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0080 - What are the requirements for bypassing safety interlocks?

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Bypassing a safety interlock or interlocks is allowed only
				  if:
(1) Authorized by the radiation
				safety committee and/or radiation safety officer;
(2) Recorded in a permanent log and a notice
				posted at the accelerator control console; and
(3) The bypass procedure is terminated as
				soon as possible.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and [70.98.]080. 02-14-050, §
					 246-229-0080, filed 6/27/02, effective
					 7/28/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0090 - What are the minimum requirements for particle accelerator use?

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The minimum requirements for the registrant to use a particle
				  accelerator are to:
(1) Register the
				accelerator with the department;
(2) Submit plan review/shielding design to
				the department and receive written approval;
(3) Train operators and users;
(4) Complete a qualified expert's radiation
				protection survey of the room/area initially and after any changes in
				shielding, equipment, or occupancy of adjacent areas;
(5) Provide appropriate portable radiation
				monitoring equipment that is operable and tested daily, and calibrated every
				six months, or after any service/repair;
(6) Develop operating and emergency
				procedures and keep a copy of the current procedures at the accelerator control
				panel; and
(7) If applicable,
				provide the means and guidance to determine airborne particulate radioactivity
				present in areas of airborne hazards, and/or particulate radiation
				contamination (smear surveys) in target and other pertinent areas.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and [70.98.]080. 02-14-050, §
					 246-229-0090, filed 6/27/02, effective
					 7/28/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-229 - Radiation protection - Particle accelerators › Section 246-229-0100 - What are the recordkeeping requirements for particle accelerator use?

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Records
Retention time
Operator training and qualifications
Two years past last employment/operation
Safety and warning device checks
Two years
Area radiation monitors
Two years (if necessary)
Instrumentation tests
Two years
Smear results
Two years (if necessary)
Qualified expert radiation protection
								surveys
Life of the accelerator
Electrical circuit diagrams
Life of the accelerator
Permanent log of bypassing interlocks
Life of the accelerator
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and [70.98.]080. 02-14-050, §
					 246-229-0100, filed 6/27/02, effective
					 7/28/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-001 - Purpose and scope

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(1)
				This chapter establishes requirements for packaging, preparation for shipment,
				and transportation of radioactive material.
(2) Licensees shall also comply with
				applicable requirements of NRC, DOT, the United States Postal
				Service1, and other requirements of Title 246
				WAC.
(3) The regulations in this
				chapter apply to any licensee authorized by specific or general license issued
				by the department, NRC or an agreement state, to receive, possess, use, or
				transfer licensed material, if the licensee delivers that material to a carrier
				for transport, transports the material outside the site of usage as specified
				in the license, or transports that material on public highways. No provision of
				this chapter authorizes possession of licensed material.
1 Mailing Standards of the United
				  States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual,
				  39 C.F.R.
				  111.1.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-005 - Requirement for license

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No licensee shall deliver radioactive material to a carrier
				  for transport, or transport radioactive material, except as authorized in a
				  general or specific license issued by the department, NRC or an agreement
				  state, or as exempted in this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-010 - Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms

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The definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms in this section
				  and in WAC 246-220-010 apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise. To ensure compatibility with international transportation
				  standards, all limits in this chapter are given in terms of dual units: The
				  International System of Units (SI) followed or preceded by U.S. standard or
				  customary units. The U.S. customary units are not exact equivalents, but are
				  rounded to a convenient value, providing a functionally equivalent unit. For
				  the purpose of this chapter, either unit may be used.
(1) "A1" means the maximum activity of
				special form radioactive material permitted in a Type A package. This value is
				either listed in WAC 246-231-200, Table A-1 or may be derived in accordance
				with the procedures prescribed in WAC 246-231-200.
(2) "A2" means the maximum activity of
				radioactive material, other than special form material, LSA and SCO material,
				permitted in a Type A package. This value is either listed in WAC 246-231-200,
				Table A-1, or may be derived in accordance with the procedure prescribed in WAC
				246-231-200.
(3) "Carrier" means a
				person engaged in the transportation of passengers or property by land or water
				as a common, contract, or private carrier, or by civil aircraft.
(4) "Certificate holder" means a person who
				has been issued a certificate of compliance or other package approval by
				NRC.
(5) "Certificate of
				compliance" means the certificate issued by NRC under     10 C.F.R. 71     Subpart D
				which approves the design of a package for the transportation of radioactive
				material.
(6) "Close reflection by
				water" means immediate contact by water of sufficient thickness for maximum
				reflection of neutrons.
(7)
				"Consignment" means each shipment of a package or groups of packages or load of
				radioactive material offered by a shipper for transport.
(8) "Containment system" means the assembly
				of components of the packaging intended to retain the radioactive material
				during transport.
(9)
				"Contamination" means the presence of a radioactive substance on a surface in
				quantities in excess of 0.4
				Bq/cm2(1x10-5
									µCi/cm2) for beta and gamma emitters and low
				toxicity alpha emitters, or 0.04 Bq/
				cm2(1x10-6
									µCi/cm2) for all other alpha emitters.
(a) Fixed contamination means contamination
				that cannot be removed from a surface during normal conditions of
				transport.
(b) Nonfixed
				contamination means contamination that can be removed from a surface during
				normal conditions of transport.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-030 - Transportation of licensed material

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(1) Each licensee who transports licensed
				material outside the site of usage, as specified in the license issued by the
				department, NRC or an agreement state, or where transport is on public
				highways, or who delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, shall
				comply with the applicable requirements of the DOT regulations in  49 C.F.R.
				107, 171 through180, and 390 through397, appropriate to the mode of transport.
(a) The licensee shall particularly note DOT
				regulations in the following areas:
(i)
				Packaging-  49 C.F.R. 173 : Subparts A, B, and I.
(ii) Marking and labeling- 49 C.F.R. 172:
				Subpart D, 172.400 through 172.407; and Subpart E, 172.436 through
				172.441.
(iii) Placarding- 49
				C.F.R. 172: Subpart F, especially 172.500 through 172.519 and 172.556, and
				appendices B and C.
(iv) Accident
				reporting- 49 C.F.R.
				171.15 and
				171.16.
(v) Shipping papers and emergency
				information-    49 C.F.R. 172   : Subparts C and G.
(vi) Hazardous material employee training-   49
				C.F.R. 172  : Subpart H.
(vii)
				Security plans- 49 C.F.R. 172: Subpart I.
(viii) Hazardous material shipper/carrier
				registration-  49 C.F.R. 107 : Subpart G.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-035 - Deliberate misconduct

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(1)
				For the purpose of this chapter, deliberate misconduct by a person means an
				intentional act or omission that the person knows:
(a) Would constitute a violation of a
				requirement, procedure, instruction, contract, purchase order, or policy;
				or
(b) Causes or would cause, if
				not detected, a violation of any rule, regulation, or order; or any term,
				condition, or limitation of any license or certificate issued by the
				department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-040 - Exemptions

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(1) Common and contract carriers, freight
				forwarders, warehouse workers, and the U.S. Postal Service are exempt from this
				chapter and chapters 246-232, 246-233, 246-235, 246-237, 246-240, 246-243, and
				246-244 WAC to the extent that they transport or store radioactive material in
				the regular course of their carriage for another or storage incident
				thereto.
(2) Any licensee who
				delivers radioactive material to a carrier for transport, where such transport
				is subject to the regulations of the United States Postal Service, is exempt
				from the provisions of WAC 246-231-005.
(3)
Exemption of physicians.
Any
				physician as defined in WAC 246-220-010 who is licensed by the department, NRC
				or an agreement state, to dispense drugs in the practice of medicine, is exempt
				from WAC 246-220-030 with respect to transport by the physician of licensed
				material for use in the practice of medicine. However, any physician operating
				under this exemption must be licensed under chapter 246-240 WAC,   10 C.F.R. 35, or the equivalent agreement state regulations.
(4)
Exemption for low-level
				materials.
A licensee is exempt from all requirements of this chapter
				with respect to shipment or carriage of the following low-level materials:
(a) Natural material and ores containing
				naturally occurring radionuclides that are either in their natural state, or
				have only been processed for purposes other than for the extraction of the
				radionuclides, and which are not intended to be processed for use of these
				radionuclides, provided the activity concentration of the material does not
				exceed 10 times the applicable radionuclide activity concentration values
				specified in WAC 246-231-200, Table A-2 or Table A-3.
(b) Materials for which the activity
				concentration is not greater than the activity concentration values specified
				in WAC 246-231-200, Table A-2 or Table A-3, or for which the consignment
				activity is not greater than the limit for an exempt consignment found in WAC
				246-231-200, Table A-2 or Table A-3.
(c) Nonradioactive solid objects with
				radioactive substances present on any surfaces in quantities not in excess of
				the levels cited in the definition of contamination in WAC
				246-231-010.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-060 - General license-NRC-approved package

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(1) A general license is hereby issued to any
				licensee of the department, NRC, or an agreement state, to transport, or to
				deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package for which a
				license, certificate of compliance, or other approval has been issued by the
				NRC.
(2) This general license
				applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by NRC
				as satisfying the provisions of   10 C.F.R. 71   Subpart H.
(3) Each licensee issued a general license
				under this chapter shall:
(a) Maintain a copy
				of the certificate of compliance, or other approval of the package, and the
				drawings and other documents referenced in the approval relating to the use and
				maintenance of the packaging and to the actions to be taken before
				shipment;
(b) Comply with the terms
				and conditions of the license, certificate, or other approval, as applicable,
				and the applicable requirements of 10 C.F.R. 71 Subparts A, G, and H;
				and
(c) Before the licensee's first
				use of the package, submits in writing to: ATTN: Document Control Desk,
				Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
				Safeguards, using an appropriate method listed in
				10 C.F.R.
				71.1(a), the licensee's name
				and license number and the package identification number specified in the
				package approval.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-090 - General license-Use of foreign approved package

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(1) A general license is issued to any
				licensee of the department, NRC, or an agreement state, to transport, or to
				deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package the design
				of which has been approved in a foreign national competent authority
				certificate that has been revalidated by DOT as meeting the applicable
				requirements of 49 C.F.R.
				171.23.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this
				chapter, the general license applies only to a licensee who has a quality
				assurance program approved by NRC as satisfying the applicable provisions of
				  10 C.F.R.
				71   Subpart H.
(3) This general license applies only to
				shipments made to or from locations outside the United States.
(4) Each licensee issued a general license
				under this section shall:
(a) Maintain a copy
				of the applicable certificate, the revalidation, and the drawings and other
				documents referenced in the certificate, relating to the use and maintenance of
				the packaging and to the actions to be taken before shipment; and
(b) Comply with the terms and conditions of
				the certificate and revalidation, and with the applicable requirements of
				10 C.F.R.
				71 Subparts A, G, and H.