Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-35-333

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, August 22, 2024

Section 28-35-333 - Instructions to workers

(a) Each licensee or registrant shall ensure that each individual who is likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem (1 mSv) is instructed as follows:

(1) Is kept informed of the storage, transfer, or use of radioactive material or of radiation in the restricted area;

(2) is instructed in all of the following subjects:

(A) Health protection problems associated with exposure to radioactive material or radiation to the individual and potential offspring;

(B) precautions or procedures to minimize exposure; and

(C) the purposes and functions of protective devices employed;

(3) is instructed in, and instructed to observe, to the extent within the worker's control, the provisions of these regulations and any licenses concerning the protection of personnel from exposures to radiation or radioactive material;

(4) is informed of the individual's responsibility to report promptly to the licensee or registrant any condition that has caused or could cause any of the following:

(A) A violation of these regulations;

(B) a violation of a license or registration; or

(C) unnecessary exposure to radiation or radioactive material;

(5) is instructed in the appropriate response to warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that could involve exposure to radiation or radioactive material; and

(6) is informed of the radiation exposure reports that workers may request as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-334.

(b) In determining which individuals are subject to the requirements of subsection (a) of this regulation, each licensee or registrant shall take into consideration each individual's assigned activities during normal and abnormal situations involving exposure to radiation or radioactive material, or both, that can reasonably be expected to occur during the life of a licensed or registered facility. The extent of the instruction specified in subsection (a) shall be commensurate with the potential radiological health protection problems present in the workplace.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-35-333

Authorized by K.S.A. 48-1607; implementing K.S.A. 48-1607; effective May 1, 1976; amended, T-85-43, Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended Oct. 17, 1994; amended Dec. 30, 2005.