Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024
Section 120.753 - Instructions to Workers(A) All individuals who in the course of employment are likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of one mSv (100 mrem) (1) shall be kept informed of the storage, transfer, or use of sources of radiation in the licensee's or registrant's workplace;(2) shall be instructed in the health protection problems associated with exposure to radiation or radioactive material to the individual and potential offspring, in precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and functions of protective devices employed;(3) Shall be instructed in, and instructed to observe, to the extent within the worker's control, the applicable provisions of 105 CMR 120.000 and licenses for the protection of personnel from exposures to radiation or radioactive material;(4) Shall be instructed of their responsibility to report promptly to the licensee or registrant any condition which may constitute, lead to, or cause a violation of the Act, 105 CMR 120.000, and licenses or unnecessary exposure to radiation or radioactive material;(5) Shall be instructed in the appropriate response to warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that may involve exposure to radiation or radioactive material; and,(6) Shall be advised as to the radiation exposure reports which workers shall be furnished pursuant to 105 CMR 120.754.(B) In determining those individuals subject to the requirements of 105 CMR 120.753(A), licensees must take into consideration assigned activities during normal and abnormal situations involving exposure to radiation and/or radioactive material which can reasonably be expected to occur during the life of a licensed facility. The extent of these instructions shall be commensurate with potential radiological health protection problems present in the workplace.