N.M. Admin. Code § 20.3.15.1525 - ENTERING AND LEAVING THE RADIATION ROOM

A. Upon first entering the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator after an irradiation, the irradiator operator shall use a survey meter to determine that the source has returned to its fully shielded position. The operator shall check the functioning of the survey meter with a radiation check source prior to entry.

B. Before exiting from and locking the door to the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator prior to a planned irradiation, the irradiator operator shall:

(1) visually inspect the entire radiation room to verify that no one else is in it; and

(2) activate a control in the radiation room that permits the sources to be moved from the shielded position, only if the door to the radiation room is locked within a preset time after setting the control.

C. During a power failure, the area around the pool of an underwater irradiator may not be entered without using an operable and calibrated radiation survey meter, unless the over-the-pool monitor required by Subsection B of 20.3.15.1510 NMAC is operating with backup power.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 20.3.15.1525

05/03/95; 20.3.15.1525 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 3.1.15.1525, 4/15/2004