Current through Register 1533, October 25, 2024
Section 122.106 - Incident Reporting Requirements(A) The employer or the RF Safety Officer shall conduct an investigation and maintain records of said investigation for each suspected exposure of an individual or NIR worker to electromagnetic radiation in excess of the applicable limits contained in 105 CMR 122.100: Table 1. Each record shall include:(1) Description of the extent and nature of the suspected exposure incident;(2) Location and time at which the RF radiation incident occurred;(3) Cause of the suspected exposure;(4) Manufacturer, type, and model number of the RF machine or product involved;(5) Names of persons involved, adversely affected, or exposed during the RF radiation incident, nature and magnitude of their suspected exposures and/or injuries, if any; and,(6) Corrective steps taken or planned to ensure against a recurrence.(B) The employer shall notify any employee that he or she has been exposed to RF radiation in excess of 105 CMR 122.100: Table 1 limits and employees shall notify employer if he or she has been exposed to RF radiation in excess of 105 CMR 122.100: Table 1 l i m i t s .(C) In addition to the requirements of 105 CMR 122.106(A), the employer, or RF Safety Officer, shall submit to the Director within 30 days, a copy of the investigation report when it is believed that an individual may have received an exposure in excess of five times the limits specified in 105 CMR 122.100: Table 1.