HAR 11-45 — RADIATION CONTROL (Subchapter 1 to 14)

(a) The licensee shall control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed radioactive material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in storage or in a patient. (b) The licensee shall maintain control of licensed radiation machines that are in a control…

(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the radiation symbol is the three-bladed design specified in Appendix D. (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), licensees are authorized to label sources, source holders, or device components containing sources o…

(a) The licensee shall post each radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIATION AREA." (b) The licensee shall post each high radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words …

(a) A licensee is not required to post caution signs in areas or rooms containing sources of radiation for periods of less than eight hours, if each of the following conditions is met: (1) The sources of radiation are constantly attended during these periods by an individual who …

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each container of licensed material bears a durable, clearly visible label bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" or "DANGER, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL." The label shall also provide information, such as the radion…

(a) A licensee is not required to label: (1) Containers holding licensed material in quantities less than the quantities listed in Appendix C; or (2) Containers holding licensed material in concentrations less than those specified in Table III of Appendix B; or (3) Containers att…

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-68

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-69

The department may impose upon any licensee or person such requirements in addition to those established in these rules as it deems appropriate or necessary to minimize danger to public health and safety or property. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-7 [Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-1…

(a) A licensee shall dispose of licensed radioactive material only: (1) By transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in section 11-45-75; or (2) By decay in storage; or (3) By release in effluents within the limits in section 11-45-48; or (4) As authorized in this subchapte…

A licensee may apply to the department for approval of proposed procedures, not otherwise authorized in these rules, to dispose of licensed material generated in the licensee's operations. Each application shall include: (1) A description of the waste containing licensed material…

(a) A licensee may discharge licensed material into sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) The material is readily soluble, or is readily dispersible biological material, in water; and (2) The quantity of licensed radioactive material that the lic…

A licensee may treat or dispose of licensed material by incineration only as specifically approved by the department pursuant to section 11-45-71. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-73 [Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71)

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-74

The transfer of low-level radioactive waste intended for disposal at a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, shipment manifests, and certification of the waste generator, shall meet the requirements of the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manag…

Nothing in subchapter 4 relieves the licensee from complying with other applicable federal, state, and local regulations governing any other toxic or hazardous properties of materials that may be disposed of pursuant to subchapter 4. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-76 [Eff 11/12/99] (…

(a) Each licensee shall use the SI units becquerel, gray, sievert and coulomb per kilogram, or the special units: curie, rad, rem, and roentgen, including multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all quantities on records required by this subchapter. (b…

(a) Each licensee shall maintain records of the radiation protection program, including: (1) The provisions of the program; and (2) Audits and other reviews of program content and implementation. (b) The licensee shall retain the records required by paragraphs (1) and (2) for ins…

(a) Each licensee shall maintain records showing the results of surveys and calibrations required by section 11-45-53. The licensee shall retain these records for inspection by the department for three years. (b) The licensee shall retain each of the following records for inspect…

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-8

Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources shall be kept in units of becquerel or curies and maintained for inspection by the department for three years. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-80 [Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-1, 32…

(a) The licensee shall retain the records of prior occupational dose and exposure history as specified in section 11-45-44 for inspection by the department for three years. (b) Upon termination of the license, the licensee shall permanently store records. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-…

(a) For each use of the provisions of section 11-45-45 for planned special exposures, the licensee shall maintain records that describe: (1) The exceptional circumstances requiring the use of a planned special exposure; and (2) The name of the management official who authorized t…

(a) Each licensee shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring was required pursuant to section 11-45-54, and records of doses received during planned special exposures, accidents, and emergency conditions. Assessments of dose equivalent and rec…

(a) Each licensee shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit for individual members of the public. (b) The licensee shall retain the records required by subsection (a) for inspection by the department for three years. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-4…

(a) Each licensee shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed materials made pursuant to sections 11-45-71, 11-45-72, and 11-45-73. (b) The licensee shall retain the records required by this section for inspection by the department for three years. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-…

(a) Each licensee shall maintain records of tests made pursuant to section 11-45-57(b)(9). on entry control devices for very high radiation areas. These records shall include the date, time, and results of each such test of function. (b) The licensee shall retain the records requ…

Each record required by this subchapter shall be legible. The record shall be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform, provided that the copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel and that the microform is capable of producing a clear copy or the record m…

(a) Each licensee shall report to the department by telephone as follows: (1) Immediately after its occurrence becomes known to the licensee, stolen, lost, or missing radioactive material in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater than one thousand times the quantity specified …

(a) Notwithstanding other requirements for notification, each licensee shall immediately report each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the following conditions: (1) An individual to receive: (A) A tot…

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-9

(a) In addition to the notification required by section 11-45-89, each licensee shall submit a written report within thirty days after learning of any of the following occurrences: (1) Incidents for which notification is required by section 11-45-89; or (2) Doses in excess of any…

The licensee shall submit a written report to the department within thirty days following any planned special exposure conducted in accordance with section 11-45-45, informing the department that a planned special exposure was conducted and indicating the date the planned special…

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-92

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-93

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-94

(a) Requirements for notification and reports to individuals of exposure to radiation or radioactive material are specified in subchapter 10. (b) When a licensee is required pursuant to section 11-45-90 to report to the department any exposure of an individual to radiation or rad…

If the test for leakage or contamination indicates a sealed source is leaking or contaminated, a report of the test shall be filed within five days with the department describing the equipment involved, the test results and the corrective action taken. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-…

Each licensee shall, no less than thirty days before vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises which may have been contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his activities, notify the department in writing of intent to vacate. When deemed necessary b…

This subchapter establishes requirements for the use of sources of radiation for industrial radiography. The requirements of this subchapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable requirements in this chapter. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-45-98 [Eff 11/12/99…

(a) Sources of radiation licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are exempt from the requirements of this subchapter to the extent the sources are regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (b) Industrial uses of portable light-intensified imaging devices are…