Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.316 - Control of Access to High Radiation Areas
(1) The licensee or registrant shall ensure
that each entrance or access point to a high radiation area has one or more of
the following features:
(a) A control device
that upon entry into the area causes the level of radiation to be reduced below
that level at which an individual might receive a deep dose equivalent of 0.1
rem (1 millisievert) in 1 hour at 30 centimeters from the source of radiation
from any surface that the radiation penetrates;
(b) A control device that energizes a
conspicuous visible or audible signal so that the individual entering the high
radiation area and the supervisor of the activity are made aware of the entry;
or
(c) Entryways that are locked
except during periods when access to the areas is required with positive
control over each individual entry.
(2) The licensee or registrant can substitute
continuous direct or electronic surveillance that is capable of preventing
unauthorized entry in place of the controls required by subsection
64E-5.316(1), F.A.C., for a high radiation area.
(3) The licensee or registrant can apply to
the department for approval of alternative methods for controlling access to
high radiation areas.
(4) The
licensee or registrant shall establish the controls required by subsections
64E-5.316(1) and (3), F.A.C., in a way that does not prevent individuals from
leaving a high radiation area.
(5)
The licensee is not required to control each entrance or access point to a room
or other area that is a high radiation area solely because of the presence of
radioactive materials prepared for transport and packaged and labeled as
specified in the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation if:
(a) The packages do not remain in the area
longer than 3 days; and
(b) The
dose rate at 1 meter from the external surface of any package does not exceed
0.01 rem (0.1 millisievert) per hour.
(6) The licensee is not required to control
entrance or access to rooms or other areas in hospitals solely because of the
presence of patients containing radioactive material if there are personnel in
attendance who are taking the necessary precautions to prevent the exposure of
individuals to radiation or radioactive material in excess of the established
limits in this part and to operate within the ALARA provisions of the
licensee's radiation protection program.
(7) The registrant is not required to control
entrance or access to rooms or other areas containing sources of radiation
capable of producing a high radiation area as described in Rule 64E-5.316,
F.A.C., if the registrant has met all the specific requirements for access and
control specified in other applicable parts of these rules, such as Part IV for
industrial radiographic operations, Part V for x-rays in the healing arts, and
Part VIII for particle accelerators.
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