Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-502 - License Requirements

A. The Department shall review an application for a specific license for the use of radioactive material in industrial radiography and approve the license if an applicant meets all of the following requirements:

1. The applicant satisfies the general requirements in R9-7-309 and any special requirements contained in this Article; and

2. The applicant submits a program for training radiographers and radiographers' assistants that complies with R9-7-543, except that:

a. After the effective date of this Section, an applicant is not required to describe its initial training and examination program for radiographers;

b. An applicant shall affirm that an individual who is acting as an industrial radiographer is certified in radiation safety by a certifying organization, as required in R9-7-543, before permitting the individual to act as a radiographer. This affirmation substitutes for a description of the applicant's initial training and examination program for radiographers in the subjects outlined in R9-7-543(G); and

c. An applicant shall submit procedures for verifying and documenting the certification status of each radiographer and for ensuring that the certification remains valid.

B. The applicant shall submit written operating and emergency procedures as prescribed in R9-7-522.

C. The applicant shall submit a description of a program for review of job performance of each radiographer and radiographers' assistant at intervals that do not exceed six months as prescribed in R9-7-543(E).

D. The applicant shall submit a description of the applicant's overall organizational structure as it applies to radiation safety responsibilities in industrial radiography, including specified delegation of authority and responsibility.

E. The applicant shall submit a list of the qualifications of each individual designated as an RSO under R9-7-512 and indicate which designee is responsible for ensuring that the licensee's radiation safety program is implemented in accordance with approved procedures.

F. If an applicant intends to perform leak testing on any sealed source or exposure device that contains depleted uranium (DU) shielding, the applicant shall submit a description of the procedures for performing the leak testing and the qualifications of each person authorized to perform leak testing. If the applicant intends to analyze its own wipe samples, the application shall include a description of the procedures to be followed. The description shall include the:

1. Instruments to be used,

2. Methods of performing the analysis, and

3. Relevant experience of the person who will analyze the wipe samples.

G. If the applicant intends to perform "in-house" calibrations of survey instruments, the applicant shall describe each calibration method to be used and the relevant experience of each person who will perform a calibration. A licensee shall perform all calibrations according to the procedures prescribed in R9-7-504.

H. The applicant shall identify and describe the location of all field stations and permanent radiographic installations.

I. The applicant shall identify each location where records required by this Chapter will be maintained.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-502

New Section R9-7-502 recodified from R12-1-502 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).