16 Del. Admin. Code § 4465-H-5.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 4465-H-5.0 - Exemptions

5.1 Unless utilized in a dedicated location, hand-held RGDs are exempt from the requirements of Section 6.0 Posting of the General Regulatory Provisions of this Part.

5.2 The following machines and equipment are exempt from these regulations:

5.2.1 Domestic television receivers, computer monitors, and electron microscopes, providing the exposure rate at 5 centimeters from any outer surface is less than 0.005 millisieverts (mSv), or 0.5 millirem (mRem) per hour.

5.2.2 Cold-cathode gas discharge tubes, providing the exposure rates shall not exceed 0.1 millisieverts (mSv), or 10 milliRem (mRem) per hour at a distance of thirty (30) centimeters from any point on the external surface of the tube.

5.2.3 Other electrical equipment that produces radiation incidental to its operation for other purposes, providing the dose rate to the whole body at the point of nearest approach to such equipment when any external shielding not integral to the equipment is removed does not exceed 0.25 microsieverts (uSv), or 25 microRem (urem) per year. The production testing or factory servicing for such equipment shall not be exempt.

5.2.4 Equipment described in this subsection shall not be exempt if it is used or handled in such a manner that any individual might receive a dose of radiation in excess of the limits specified in Part D of these regulations.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4465-H-5.0

22 DE Reg. 401( 11/1/2018) (Final)