Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-1120 - Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
A. A registrant shall have a radiation safety
officer (RSO) who is responsible for implementing procedures and regulatory
requirements in the daily operation of the radiation safety program.
B. A registrant shall ensure that the RSO has
satisfied the following minimum requirements:
1. The training and testing requirements in
R9-7-1146;
2. Two thousand hours of
hands-on experience as a qualified radiographer for an industrial radiographic
operation; and
3. Formal training
in the establishment and maintenance of a radiation safety program.
C. A registrant may use an
individual in the position of RSO who does not have the training and experience
required in subsection (B), if the registrant provides the Department with a
description of the individual's training and experience in the field of
ionizing radiation and training with respect to the establishment and
maintenance of a radiation safety protection program.
D. The specific duties and authorities of the
RSO include, but are not limited to:
1.
Establishing and overseeing operating, emergency, and ALARA procedures as
required in Article 4 of this Chapter, and reviewing the procedures every year
to ensure that they conform to current Department rules and registration
conditions;
2. Overseeing and
approving all phases of the training program for radiographic personnel,
ensuring that appropriate and effective radiation protection practices are
taught;
3. Overseeing radiation
surveys and associated documentation to ensure that the surveys are performed
in accordance with the rules and taking corrective measures if levels of
radiation exceed established action limits;
4. Overseeing the personnel monitoring
program to ensure that monitoring devices are calibrated and used properly by
occupationally exposed personnel and ensuring that records are kept of the
monitoring results and timely notifications are made as required in R9-7-444;
and
5. Overseeing operations to
ensure that they are conducted safely and instituting corrective actions, which
may include ceasing operations if necessary.
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