Section 30330 - Definitions Specific to Industrial Radiography(a) The definitions in section 30100 apply to this article.(b) As used in this article: (1) "Annual refresher safety training" means training conducted or provided by a licensee or registrant for its employees on radiation safety aspects of industrial radiography including the topics specified in sections 30333(d) or 30336.1(q);(2) "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 sealed source (e.g., guide tube, control tube, control cable, removable source stop, "J" tube and collimator when it is used as an exposure head);(3) "Cabinet X-ray system" means an X-ray system with the X-ray tube installed in an enclosure independent of existing architectural structures except the floor on which it may be placed and intended to contain at least that portion of a material being irradiated, provide radiation attenuation, and exclude personnel from its interior during generation of radiation. An X-ray tube used within a shielded part of a building, or X-ray equipment that may temporarily or occasionally incorporate portable shielding, is not considered a cabinet X-ray system;(4) "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;(5) "Control cable" means the cable that is connected to the source assembly and used to drive the source to and from the exposure location;(6) "Control mechanism" means a device that enables the source assembly to be moved to and from the radiographic exposure device;(7) "Control tube" means a protective sheath for guiding the control cable, which connects the control mechanism to the radiographic exposure device;(8) "Exposure head" means a device that locates the sealed source in the selected working position;(9) "Field radiography" means industrial radiography using a radiation machine but excludes cabinet X-ray systems and shielded-room radiography machines;(10) "Field station" means a facility where licensed material may be stored or used and from which equipment is dispatched;(11) "Guide tube" means a flexible or rigid tube (i.e., "J" tube) for guiding the source assembly and the attached control cable from the radiographic exposure device to the exposure head;(12) "Identification card" (ID) means either an ID card issued by: (A) A licensee, pursuant to section 30333(b)(2), designating the individual as a radioactive materials radiographer's assistant;(B) A registrant, pursuant to section 30336.5, designating the individual as a radiation machine radiographer's assistant; or(C) The Department indicating the individual is certified pursuant to sections 30335.2 or 30335.4;(13) "Industrial radiography" means the examination of the physical structure, but not the microscopic structure, or elemental or chemical composition, of materials, other than human beings or animals, by nondestructive testing, utilizing radiation;(14) "Permanent radiographic installation" means a shielded installation or structure designed or intended for industrial radiography and in which industrial radiography is performed;(15) "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;(16) "Radiation Safety Officer" means an individual with the responsibility for the overall radiation safety program on behalf of the:(A) Licensee and who meets the requirements of section 30333.07; or(B) Registrant and who meets the requirements of section 30336.7;(17) "Radiographer" means any individual who performs radiographic operations or who, while in attendance at the site where radiographic operations are being performed, personally supervises such operations and who is responsible to the user for assuring compliance with the requirements of this regulation, license or registration conditions and is certified pursuant to sections 30335.2 or 30335.4 or is in compliance with section 30335.3;(18) "Radiographer certification" means written approval from a certifying entity listed in section 30335.3(b), certifying that the individual has satisfactorily met the requirements to be a radiographer;(19) "Radiographer trainer" means a radiographer who meets the requirements of sections 30333.05 or 30336.6;(20) "Radiographer's assistant" means any individual who has met the requirements of sections 30333(b) or 30336.5(a)(1) and who must be under personal supervision as required by sections 30333(c) or 30336.1(o);(21) "Radiographic exposure device" means any device containing a sealed source used to make a radiograph;(22) "Radiographic operations" means all activities associated with the presence of radiation machines or radioactive sources for the performance of industrial radiography (except when being transported by a common or contract transport), and includes surveys to confirm the adequacy of boundaries, setting up equipment and any activity inside a restricted area;(23) "Radiographic personnel" means any radiographer, radiographer trainer, or radiographer's assistant;(24) "Shielded position" means the location within the radiographic exposure device or source changer where the sealed source is secured and restricted from movement;(25) "Shielded-room radiography" means industrial radiography using a radiation machine such that irradiation of the material occurs in an enclosed room designed to allow admittance of individuals and the room meets the requirements of subsections (d), (e) and (h) of section 30336;(26) "Source assembly" means an assembly that consists of the sealed source and a connector that attaches the source to the control cable;(27) "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;(28) "Storage area" means any location, facility, or vehicle which is used to store, to transport, 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;(29) "Storage container" means a container in which sealed sources are secured and stored;(30) "S-tube" means a tube through which the radioactive source travels when inside a radiographic exposure device;(31) "Temporary jobsite" 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.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 30330
1. Repealer of article 9 and new article 9 (sections 30330 through 30336) filed 11-29-65; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 65, No. 23). For former article 9, see Register 62, No. 1.
2. Change without regulatory effect adding NOTE (Register 87, No. 11).
3. Amendment of article heading filed 3-3-94 as an emergency; operative 3-3-94 (Register 94, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-3-94 order transmitted to OAL 6-7-94 and filed 7-14-94 (Register 94, No. 28).
5. Amendment of article heading and repealer and new section heading, section and NOTE filed 4-11-2008; operative 5-11-2008 (Register 2008, No. 15).
6. Amendment of subsections (b)(13) and (b)(18) and amendment of NOTE filed 12-30-2014; operative 4-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 1). Note: Authority cited: Sections 114975, 115000 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 114965, 114970, 115230, 115235, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
1. Repealer of article 9 and new article 9 (sections 30330 through 30336) filed 11-29-65; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 65, No. 23). For former article 9, see Register 62, No. 1.
2. Change without regulatory effect adding NOTE (Register 87, No. 11).
3. Amendment of article heading filed 3-3-94 as an emergency; operative 3-3-94 (Register 94, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-3-94 order transmitted to OAL 6-7-94 and filed 7-14-94 (Register 94, No. 28).
5. Amendment of article heading and repealer and new section heading, section and Note filed 4-11-2008; operative 5-11-2008 (Register 2008, No. 15).
6. Amendment of subsections (b)(13) and (b)(18) and amendment of Note filed 12-30-2014; operative 4/1/2015 (Register 2015, No. 1).