Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 30336.7 - Radiation Machine Radiation Safety Officer Requirements
(a) Except as specified in subsection (c), for an
individual to be a radiation safety officer (RSO) for a registrant, the individual
shall:
(1) Meet the requirements of section
30336.6(a). Possession
of a provisional radiographer certificate issued pursuant to section
30335.4 is not acceptable for complying
with this section. No more than 900 hours of experience as a radiographer using
radioactive material may be counted toward meeting the 2,000 hours specified in
section 30336.6(a)(3);
and
(2) Have completed 4,000 hours of
experience using radiation machines and experience in radiation protection
activities such as developing or implementing procedures relating to the protection
of workers and the public from radiation including the development or implementation
of procedures for radiation surveys, assessment of dosimetry for radiation work,
determination of necessary radiation shielding, review of survey and personnel dose
measurements, training of personnel, use and maintenance of radiation machines,
monitoring of radiation emergency events, radiation machine security, audits of
radiographic operations, and survey meter maintenance and
calibration.
(b) The RSO shall
ensure that radiation safety activities are being performed in accordance with the
requirements of this regulation in the daily operation of the registrant's radiation
safety program. Designation of an RSO does not relieve the registrant of any of its
responsibility for complying with the Act and this regulation.
(c) Registrants only using cabinet X-ray systems
shall be exempt from this section.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 114975, 115000, 131050, 131051 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 114965, 114970, 115000 and 115060, Health and Safety Code.
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