SYNOPSIS OF TASKS TO BE PERFORMED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE RSO

  • Implement the radiation safety program.
  • Ensure only licensed materials are on site and used as stated on the license.
  • Ensure only trained personnel use the devices.
  • Ensure trained personnel receive fresher training on a frequency established by the license or before performing work, whichever is earlier.
  • Ensure personnel monitoring program as approved by the license is followed.
  • Ensure security of gauges and prevention of unauthorized removal.
  • Provide timely notification to appropriate agencies in the event of emergency, accident, damage to gauges or theft.
  • Ensure annual audits are performed.
  • Ensure any accidental or excessive exposures or unusual occurrences are investigated and reported.
  • Ensure sources are leak tested timely.
  • Ensure the license is amended, as necessary, to maintain the licensed activities at an optimum.
  • Ensure postings are maintained and appropriate.
  • Ensure documents are maintained and available for inspection.
  • Drive the ALARA concept within the facility to personnel.
  • Obtain a survey meter appropriate for the operations and that the meter is calibration annually by and authorized vendor. Perform operational checks on the meter prior to use.
  • Perform inventory every 6 months (or at a frequency prescribed by the license) of each source holder.
  • Be responsible for the receipt of any incoming packages of radioactive materials.
  • Annually perform shutter checks.
  • Ensure that the care and cleaning of the gauges is in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Ensure lock-out/tag-outs of gauges are performed by Authorized Users during conditions outlined in the procedures.
  • Other duties as required to enhance the ALARA status of the site.

Prepared by Ben Warren, AEC  

How to Start a Time & Motion Study on Workers Doing Maintenance on TENORM Contaminated Items

  1. Job classification: Are there any jobs that are like enough which would categorize the person the same (or similar) to others.
  1. Track each job classification person:  Go out and observe that person and viewing it from a most TYPICAL type of work that is reproducible and repetitive.
  1.  Define tasks: Define what particular types of tasks can be performed (i.e., grinding, water blasting, piling, etc.)
  1.  Surveys:  Do surveys while they are doing the work in particular task so that a specific average radiation dose rate can be assigned to each type task.
  1.  Evaluate: Determine how many times or how long in a day, a person performs those tasks on a typical day.  Then calculate the dose for that classification of person doing a days work.
  1.  Calculate: Look at that day’s work and see how many days a week, month, year, etc. that classification of person does those particular tasks.  Make the calculation of the estimated total whole body dose for the year.
  1. Compare:  Look at each job classification and job task and see if there is anything that stands out the most as to dose concerns.
  1. Training:  If there is, is there any type of training that can be done to reduce the exposures in the name of ALARA?

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