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8.00
Personnel Monitoring
8.0
Personnel monitoring
8.01 Personnel Monitoring
Devices
8.02 Personnel
Monitoring Wearing Criteria
8.03 Personnel
Monitoring Devices Maintenance
8.04 Personnel Monitoring
Visitors
8.0
Personnel monitoring
Personnel
monitoring is the process by which an individual is monitored in order
to determine the ionizing radiation exposure he or she receives.
This is accomplished by the wearing of devices sensitive to the
radiation emanating within the installation where the individual has
authorized access. The overall process includes periodic distribution
and collection of the monitoring devices, processing of the devices to
determine the radiation exposure or dose received by the wearers,
interpretations and evaluation of the results, and maintenance of
records. Any individual receiving an exposure of 100 mRem in any
month will be notified and interviewed by the RSO, who may require a
formal report from the supervisor of the radiation installation.
The RSO will also notify the appropriate government agencies of any
reportable exposures.
8.01
Personnel Monitoring Devices
Devices used
for personnel monitoring must be of the integrating type, responsive to
the radiation of interest and of sufficient sensitivity to be able to
record accurately exposure levels of 1/10 of the radiation protection
guides. ("Accurately" should be a ±10% of calibration
radiation.)
These devices
are obtained by completing Form 8.1 and submitting it to the RSO.
Note that prior radiation exposure history is required.
8.02
Personnel Monitoring Wearing Criteria
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Each
person who may expect to receive a dose equivalent in excess of 500
mRem per year must wear a personnel monitoring device.
This device is assigned to an individual and shall not be worn by
anyone else or used for any other purpose.
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Each
person who has occasion to enter a high radiation area (greater than
100 mRem in any hour) must wear a personnel monitoring device.
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Personnel
monitoring devices are changed on a monthly basis or as deemed
necessary by the RSO.
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Personnel
monitoring devices recording whole body dose equivalent must be worn
between the waist and neck and on the front of the trunk of the
body.
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Other
regions of the body (i.e. the extremities) may be monitored only by
devices explicitly provided for this purpose. Devices provided for
whole body monitoring must not be used for this purpose. These
devices will be supplied, upon request, by the RSO.
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These
personnel monitoring devices must be worn at all times when the
individual (user, workman, or visitor) is within any radiation
installation where monitoring devices are required [(1) and (2)
above] on the Union College campus or any satellite facilities.
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A
protected repository in a secure nonradiation area must be
used at each installation for storing the personnel monitoring
device when not being worn.
8.03
Personnel Monitoring Devices Maintenance
The RSO shall
be responsible for supplying personnel monitoring devices to users,
other employees of Union College, and visitors to Union College
radiation installations at the request of the installation supervisor.
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Requests
for personnel monitoring devices are made by the installation
supervisor to the RSO using Form 8.1
"Request for Radiation-Badge Service."
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Personnel
monitoring devices are exchanged on a monthly basis by the RSO or
otherwise as deemed necessary by the RSO.
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Records
complying with existing regulations are prepared and maintained by
the RSO.
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Yearly
radiation exposures shall be supplied to all individuals on Form
8.3, or equivalent.
8.04
Personnel Monitoring Visitors
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All
visitors to radiation installations must conform to Section 8.02.
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Visitors
who meet the qualification in Section 8.02.1 are required to
complete Form 8.2 giving name, address, social security number, and,
if possible, previous radiation history. The forms are
available from the RSO.
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Results
of visitor personnel monitoring readings are available upon request
from the RSO.
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