§ 227a.22. Radiation protection responsibility.
(a) Responsibility. The registrant’s designated senior management shall make the decision to use a radiation-producing device. The registrant shall document the designated senior management responsible for radiation safety and those records shall be available for inspection by the Department and maintained for 5 years.
(b) RSO designation. The registrant’s senior management shall designate an RSO. This individual shall have direct access to senior management for radiation safety issues. This individual shall have training and experience commensurate with the scope of the radiation safety program to carry out the following responsibilities:
(1) Ensuring that all radiation-producing devices are operated within the limitations of the established radiation safety program and normal operating procedures.
(2) Instructing personnel on safe working practices and ensuring that all personnel are trained in radiation safety commensurate with the hazards of the job.
(3) Investigating all incidents of abnormal operation and of abnormal exposure or suspected overexposure of an individual to determine the cause of the incident, to take remedial action and to report the incident to the proper authority.
(4) Ensuring that safety devices, interlocks, warning signals, labels, postings and signs are functioning and located where required.
(5) Retaining all records required to show compliance with this section, including annual reviews of the radiation protection program content and implementation and the documentation of its findings, as required in § 219.5 (relating to incorporation by reference), and incorporating by reference 10 CFR 20.1101(c) (relating to radiation protection programs), and making the records available for review by the Department for 5 years.
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