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Department 1000 - Department of AgricultureDivision 1007 - Plant Industry DivisionRule 6 CCR 1007-1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PESTICIDE APPLICATORS' ACT
Part 08 - RADIATION CONTROL - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIATION GENERATING DEVICES NOT USED IN THE HEALING ARTS
Section 6 CCR 1007-1-8.8 - Additional Requirements for Open-beam, Hand-held RGDs

6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1007-1-8.8

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1007-1-8.8 - Additional Requirements for Open-beam, Hand-held RGDs

In addition to the applicable requirements in 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.7, the following requirements in this Section apply to open-beam, RGDs intended or designed to be hand-held during operation.

8.8.1 Procedures.

All registrants possessing open-beam, hand-held RGDs shall have available for review by the Department, operating policies and procedures that contain measures to insure that:

A. Radiation protection is provided equivalent to that afforded in Part 4, Section 4.14 of these regulations (Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public);
B. Radiation protection is provided equivalent to that afforded in 8.7.7 (Primary Beam Attenuation);
C. The operator will not hold the sample during operation of the RGD and that the operator's hands will not approach the primary beam;
D. The operator will not aim the primary beam at him/herself or at any individual during operation of the RGD; and
E. Operator radiation exposure is as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), for example, by use of ancillary equipment that will reduce exposure.
8.8.2 Training.

In addition to the training requirements of 8.4.11 and 8.7.10 above, the registrant shall provide training for all users and operators on the subjects in section 8.8.1. Records shall be maintained of all user and operator training.

8.8.3 Radiation Emission Limit.

For hand-held RGDs, the limits of 8.4.3.A and 8.4.4, excluding the primary beam, shall be met if the radiation emission at any accessible surface of the RGD does not exceed 2.5 mrem (0.025 mSv) per hour at 5 centimeters.

8.8.4 Extremity Monitoring.

For the purposes of the requirements in 8.5.3 (extremity monitoring), operators of hand-held RGDs shall be considered as working near the primary beam and shall be required to wear extremity dosimetry, unless explicitly exempted by the Department.

8.8.5 Excluding hand-held XRF units, and other units exempted in writing by the Department, the operator of a hand-held RGD shall be protected from scatter radiation by material of not less than 0.25 millimeter lead equivalent unless the RSO and Department determine that no added protection is needed for the device use and model.

6 CCR 1007-1-8.8

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