| (vii) inspection and maintenance of equipment.
(D) Requirements of pertinent federal and state regulations.
(E) Generic written operating, safety, and emergency
procedures (see subsection (x)(3) of this section).
(2) General requirements for inspection of industrial
radiographic equipment.
(A) Radiographic exposure devices shall be inspected
for:
(i) abnormal surface radiation levels anywhere on camera,
collimator, or guide tube;
(ii) condition of safety plugs;
(iii) proper operation of locking mechanism;
(iv) condition of pigtail connector;
(v) condition of carrying device (straps, handle, etc.);
and
(vi) proper and legible labeling.
(B) Guide tubes shall be inspected for:
(i) rust, dirt, or sludge buildup inside the guide
tube;
(ii) condition of guide tube connector;
(iii) condition of source stop;
(iv) kinks or damage that could prevent proper operation;
and
(v) presence of radioactive contamination.
(C) Control cables and drive mechanisms shall be inspected
for:
(i) proper drive mechanism with camera, as appropriate;
(ii) changes in general operating characteristics;
(iii) condition of connector on control cable;
(iv) control cable flexibility, wear, and rust;
(v) excessive wear or damage to crank-out devices;
(vi) damage to control cable conduit that could prevent
the cable from moving freely;
(vii) proper connector mating between the control cable
and the pigtail;
(viii) proper operation of source position indicator,
if applicable; and
(ix) presence of radioactive contamination.
(D) Pipeliners shall be inspected for:
(i) abnormal surface radiation;
(ii) changes in the general operating characteristics
of the unit;
(iii) proper operation of shutter mechanism;
(iv) chafing or binding of shutter mechanism;
(v) damage to the device that might impair its operation;
(vi) proper operation of locking mechanism;
(vii) proper drive mechanism with camera, as appropriate;
(viii) condition of carrying device (strap, handle,
etc.); and
(ix) proper and legible labeling.
(E) X-ray equipment shall be inspected for:
(i) change in the general operating characteristics
of the unit;
(ii) wear of electrical cables and connectors;
(iii) proper and legible labeling of console;
(iv) proper console with machine, as appropriate;
(v) proper operation of locking mechanism;
(vi) proper operation of timer run-down cutoff; and
(vii) damage to tube head housing that might result
in excessive radiation levels.
(3) Operating, safety, and emergency procedures. The
licensee's or registrant's operating, safety, and emergency procedures
shall include instructions in at least the following:
(A) handling and use of sources of radiation for industrial
radiography such that no individual is likely to be exposed to radiation
doses that exceed the limits established in §289.202 of this
title;
(B) methods and occasions for conducting radiation
surveys, including lock-out survey requirements;
(C) methods for controlling access to industrial radiography
areas;
(D) methods and occasions for locking and securing
sources of radiation;
(E) personnel monitoring and the use of personnel monitoring
equipment, including steps to be taken immediately by industrial radiographic
personnel in the event a pocket dosimeter is found to be off-scale
(see subsection (p)(2)(G) of this section);
(F) methods of transporting equipment to field locations,
including packing of sources of radiation in the vehicles, placarding
of vehicles, and controlling of sources of radiation during transportation,
including applicable DOT requirements;
(G) methods or procedures for minimizing exposure of
individuals in the event of an accident, including procedures for
a disconnect accident, a transportation accident, and loss of a sealed
source;
(H) procedures for notifying proper personnel in the
event of an accident;
(I) specific posting requirements;
(J) maintenance of records (see subsection (v)(1) of
this section);
(K) inspection, maintenance, and operational checks
of radiographic exposure devices, source changers, storage containers,
transport containers, source guide tubes, crank-out devices, and radiation
machines;
(L) method of testing and training in accordance with
subsections (e) and (f) of this section; and
(M) source recovery procedures if the licensee is authorized
to perform source recovery.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §289.255 adopted to be effective December 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 9657; amended to be effective October 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5851; amended to be effective March 22, 2015, 40 TexReg 1386 |
