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Training
Persons using devices containing radioactive materials must be
trained in the safe use of the gauge by completing an
approved course offered by an organization licensed to
provide training. In some large organizations the Radiation
Safety Officer is trained and licensed to conduct the course.
When in the field, the user must have available for inspection:
Copy of the shipping papers or Bill of Lading,
Copy of the Emergency Response form with the
shipper’s emergency contact number,
Copy of Gauge Operator’s Manual,
Notify the regulatory agency of any incident or condition that
might be hazardous to the user or the public. For gauge users
this includes:
Immediate:
Accident involving possible dispersement of
radioactive material, or theft, or loss. Total
Effective Dose Equivalent >5 Rem, loss of equal
or greater than one week of operations,
damage to property of greater than $200,000
24 Hour:
Exposure of an individual to 5 Rem or more,
Accident resulting in the loss of one or more days
operation, or
Damage to property is excess of $2,000.
30 Day:
Exposure of an individual in excess of the
allowable dose: Occupational exposure of 5
Rem, dose to embryo/fetus during entire
pregnancy to declared pregnant women 0.5
