La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-476

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-476 - Records of Individual Monitoring Results

A. Recordkeeping Requirement. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring was required pursuant to LAC 33:XV.431, and records of doses received during planned special exposures, accidents, and emergency conditions. Assessments of dose equivalent and records made using units in effect before January 1, 1994, need not be changed. These records shall include, when applicable:

1. the deep dose equivalent to the whole body, lens dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent to the skin, and shallow dose equivalent to the extremities;

2. the estimated intake of radionuclides (see LAC 33:XV.411);

3. the committed effective dose equivalent assigned to the intake of radionuclides;

4. the specific information used to calculate the committed effective dose equivalent in accordance with LAC 33:XV.413.C;

5. the total effective dose equivalent when required by LAC 33:XV.411; and

6. the total of the deep dose equivalent and the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.

B. Recordkeeping Frequency. The licensee or registrant shall make entries of the records specified in LAC 33:XV.476.A at intervals not to exceed one year.

C. Recordkeeping Format. The licensee or registrant shall maintain the records specified in LAC 33:XV.476.A on department Form DRC-5, in accordance with the instructions for department Form DRC-5, or in clear and legible records containing all the information required by department Form DRC-5.

D. The licensee or registrant shall maintain the records of dose equivalent to an embryo/fetus with the records of dose to the declared pregnant woman. The declaration of pregnancy, including the estimated date of conception, shall also be kept on file, but may be maintained separately from the dose records.

E. The licensee or registrant shall retain each required form or record until the department terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record.

F. Upon termination of the license or registration, the licensee or registrant shall permanently store records on department Form DRC-4 or equivalent, or shall make provision with the department for transfer to the department.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-476

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 19:1421 (November 1993), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2578 (November 2000), LR 26:2770 (December 2000).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.