S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-63.III.RHA 3.37

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Section 61-63.III.RHA 3.37 - Determination of Prior Occupational Dose

3.37.1 For each individual who is likely to receive in a year, an occupational dose requiring monitoring pursuant to RHA 3.17, the licensee shall--

3.37.1.1 Determine the occupational radiation dose received during the current year; and

3.37.1.2 Attempt to obtain the records of lifetime cumulative occupational radiation dose.

3.37.2 Prior to permitting an individual to participate in a planned special exposure, the licensee shall determine--

3.37.2.1 The internal and external doses from all previous planned special exposures; and

3.37.2.2 All doses in excess of the limits (including doses received during accidents and emergencies) received during the lifetime of the individual.

3.37.3 In complying with the requirements of paragraph 3.37.1 of this section, a licensee may--

3.37.3.1 Accept, as a record of the occupational dose that the individual received during the current year, a written signed statement from the individual, or from the individual's most recent employer for work involving radiation exposure, that discloses the nature and the amount of any occupational dose that the individual may have received during the current year;

3.37.3.2 Accept, as the record of lifetime cumulative radiation dose, an up-to-date S.C. Form 4, or equivalent, signed by the individual and counter-signed by an appropriate official of the most recent employer for work involving radiation exposure, or the individual's current employer (if the individual is not employed by the licensee); and

3.37.3.3 Obtain reports of the individual's dose equivalent(s) from the most recent employer for work involving radiation exposure, or the individual's current employer (if the individual is not employed by the licensee) by telephone, telegram, electronic media, or letter. The licensee shall request a written verification of the dose data if the authenticity of the transmitted report cannot be established.

3.37.4 The licensee shall record the exposure history, as required by paragraph 3.37.1 of this section, on S.C. Form 4, or other clear and legible record, of all the information required on that form. [FN4] The form or record must show each period in which the individual received occupational exposure to radiation or radioactive material and must be signed by the individual who received the exposure. For each period for which the licensee obtains reports, the licensee shall use the dose shown in the report in preparing S.C. Form 4. For any period in which the licensee does not obtain a report, the licensee shall place a notation on S.C. Form 4 indicating the periods of time for which data is not available.

3.37.5 If the licensee is unable to obtain a complete record of an individual's current and previously accumulated occupational dose, the licensee shall assume--

3.37.5.1 In establishing administrative controls under 3.5.6 for the current year, that the allowable dose limit for the individual is reduced by 1.25 rems (12.5 mSv) for each quarter for which records were unavailable and the individual was engaged in activities that could have resulted in occupational radiation exposure; and

3.37.5.2 That the individual is not available for planned special exposures.

3.37.6 The licensee shall retain the records on S.C. Form 4 or equivalent until the Department terminates each pertinent license requiring this record. The licensee shall retain records used in preparing S.C. Form 4 for 3 years after the record is made.

[FN4] Licensees are not required to reevaluate the separate external dose equivalents and internal committed dose equivalents or intakes of radionuclides assessed under the regulations in Part III in effect before January 1, 1994. Further, occupational exposure histories obtained and recorded on S.C. Form 4 before January 1, 1994, would not have included effective dose equivalent but may be used in the absence of specific information on the intake of radionuclides by the individual.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-63.III.RHA 3.37