Ohio Administrative Code

An application for a specific license to manufacture or initially transfer ice detection devices containing strontium-90 for distribution to persons generally licensed under rule 3701:1-46-10 of the Administrative Code will be approved if:(A) The applicant satisfies the general r…

(A) Each person licensed under rule 3701:1-46-40 of the Administrative Code shall visually inspect each device and shall reject any which has an observable physical defect that could affect containment of the strontium-90.(B) Each person licensed under rule 3701:1-46-40 of the Ad…

An application for a specific license to manufacture or distribute radioactive material for use under the general license in rule 3701:1-46-11 of the Administrative Code will be approved if:(A) The applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in rule 3701:1-40-15 of the…

(A) An application for a specific license to manufacture, prepare, or transfer for commercial distribution radioactive drugs containing radioactive material for use by persons authorized pursuant to Chapter 3701:1-58 of the Administrative Code or equivalent regulations of an agre…

(A) An application for a specific license to manufacture and distribute sources and devices containing radioactive material to persons licensed pursuant to Chapter 3701:1-58 of the Administrative Code or equivalent regulations of the United States nuclear regulatory commission or…

(A) Any manufacturer or initial distributor of a sealed source or device containing a sealed source may submit a request to the director for evaluation of radiation safety information about its product and for its registration.(B) The request for review must be made in duplicate …

Each licensee who manufactures a nationally tracked source after February 6, 2007, shall assign a unique serial number to each nationally tracked source. Serial numbers must be composed only of alpha-numeric characters. Last updated November 2, 2022 at 2:36 PM Authorized By: 3748…

(A) A general license is hereby issued to any person to acquire, receive, possess, use, or transfer, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) of this rule, radium-226 contained in the following products manufactured prior to November 30, 2007:(1) Antiquit…

Terms defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code shall have the same meaning when used in this chapter except terms redefined within a given rule for use within that rule only, and additionally, as used in this chapter:(A) "Annual Refresher Safety Training" means a r…

This chapter prescribes requirements for the issuance of licenses for the use of sealed sources containing radioactive material and radiation safety requirements for persons using these sealed sources in industrial radiography. The provisions and requirements of this chapter are …

Application for a specific license for industrial radiography and the guidance document for completion of the license application is obtained by contacting:"Ohio Department of HealthBureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection246 North High StreetColumbus, Ohio 43215" …

An application for a specific license for the use of licensed material in industrial radiography will be approved if the applicant meets the following requirements:(A) The applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in rule 3701:1-40-15 of the Administrative Code for r…

Equipment used in industrial radiographic operations must meet the following minimum criteria:(A) (1) Each radiographic exposure device, source assembly or sealed source, and all associated equipment must meet the requirements specified in american national standards institute, N…

The maximum exposure rate limits for storage containers and source changers are two millisievert (two hundred millirem) per hour at any exterior surface, and 0.1 millisievert (ten millirem) per hour at one meter from any exterior surface with the sealed source in the shielded pos…

(A) Each radiographic exposure device must have a lock or outer locked container designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source from its shielded position. The exposure device and/or its container must be kept locked (and if key-locked, with the key r…

(A) The licensee shall keep sufficient calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments at each location where radioactive material is present to make the radiation surveys required by this chapter and Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code. Instrumentation required by …

(A) The replacement of any sealed source fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device and leak testing of any sealed source must be performed by persons authorized by the director, the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state to do so.(B) T…

(A) Each licensee shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account for all sealed sources and for devices containing depleted uranium received and possessed under this license.(B) The licensee shall maintain records of the quarterly inventory in accordance with paragraph (…

(A) The licensee shall perform visual and operability checks on survey meters, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, associated equipment and source changers before use on each day the equipment is to be used to ensure that the equipment is in good work…

(A) Each entrance that is used for personnel access to the high radiation area in a permanent radiographic installation must have either:(1) An entrance control of the type described in paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-38-15 of the Administrative Code that reduces the radiation level…

(A) The licensee may not use a source changer or a container to store licensed material unless the source changer or the storage container has securely attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly visible label bearing the standard trefoil radiation caution symbol conventional …

(A) Whenever radiography is performed at a location other than a permanent radiographic installation, the radiographer must be accompanied by at least one other qualified radiographer or an individual who has at a minimum met the requirements of paragraph (C) of rule 3701:1-48-16…

The radiation safety officer for industrial radiography shall ensure that radiation safety activities are being performed in accordance with approved procedures and regulatory requirements in the daily operation of the licensee's program.(A) The minimum qualifications, training, …

(A) The licensee may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer until the individual:Has received training in the subjects in paragraph (G) of this rule, in addition to a minimum of two months of on-the-job training, is certified through a radiographer certification progr…

(A) Operating and emergency procedures must include, as a minimum, instructions in the following:(1) Appropriate handling and use of licensed sealed sources and radiographic exposure devices so that no person is likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the limits esta…

Whenever a radiographer's assistant uses radiographic exposure devices, associated equipment or sealed sources or conducts radiation surveys required by paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-48-20 of the Administrative Code to determine that the sealed source has returned to the shielded …

(A) The licensee may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant unless, at all times during radiographic operations, each individual wears, on the trunk of the body, a direct reading dosimeter, an operating alarm rate meter, and a personnel d…

The licensee shall:(A) Conduct surveys with a calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument that meets the requirements of rule 3701:1-48-08 of the Administrative Code.(B) Using a survey instrument meeting the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule, conduct a survey of …

During each radiographic operation the radiographer, or the other qualified individual present, as required by rule 3701:1-48-14 of the Administrative Code, shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high rad…

All areas in which industrial radiography is being performed must be conspicuously posted as required by paragraphs (A)(4)(a) and (A)(4)(b) of rule 3701:1-38-18 of the Administrative Code. Exceptions listed in paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-38-18 of the Administrative Code do not a…

(A) Each licensee shall maintain a copy of its license, license conditions, documents incorporated by reference, and amendments to each of these items until superseded by new documents approved by the director, or until the director terminates the license.(B) Each licensee shall …

(A) In addition to the reporting requirements specified in rules 3701:1-40-20 and 3701:1-38-23 of the Administrative Code, each licensee shall provide a written report to the director, within thirty days of the occurrence of any of the following incidents involving radiographic e…

Terms defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code shall have the same meaning when used in this chapter except terms redefined within a given rule for use within that rule only, and additionally, as used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:(A) "Energy Compensat…

Chapter 3701:1-49 of the Administrative Code covers requirements for the issuance of a license authorizing the use of licensed materials including sealed sources, radioactive tracers, radioactive markers, and uranium sinker bars in well logging in a single well. This chapter also…

(A) A person, as defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code, shall file an application for a specific license authorizing the use of licensed material in well logging on a form provided by the director. Each application for a license, must be accompanied by the fee p…

(A) A licensee may perform well logging with a sealed source only after the licensee has a written agreement with the employing well owner or operator. This written agreement must identify which party shall be responsible for meeting the following requirements:(1) If a sealed sou…

(A) The licensee may not use a source, source holder, or logging tool that contains licensed material unless the smallest component that is transported as a separate piece of equipment with the licensed material inside bears a durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or labe…

(A) The licensee shall keep a calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument capable of detecting beta and gamma radiation at each field station and temporary job site to make the radiation surveys required by rules 3701:1-49-03 to 3701:1-49-24 of the Administrative Code and…

(A) Each licensee who uses a sealed source shall have the source tested for leakage. The licensee shall keep a record of leak test results in units of microcuries and retain the record for inspection by the director for three years after the leak test is performed.(B) The wipe of…

Each licensee shall conduct a physical inventory to account for all licensed material received and possessed under the license at intervals not to exceed six months. The licensee shall retain records of the inventory for three years from the date of the inventory for inspection b…

(A) Each licensee shall maintain records for each use of licensed material showing:(1) The make, model number, and a serial number or a description of each sealed source used;(2) In the case of unsealed licensed material used for subsurface tracer studies, the radionuclide and qu…

(A) A licensee may use a sealed source in well logging applications if the sealed source:(1) Is doubly encapsulated;(2) Contains licensed material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and non-dispersible as practical; and(3) Meets the requirements of paragraph (B), …

(A) Each licensee shall visually check source holders, logging tools, and source handling tools for defects before each use to ensure that the equipment is in good working condition and that required labeling is present. If defects are found, the equipment must be removed from se…

(A) The licensee shall require all personnel handling radioactive tracer material to use protective gloves and, if required by the license, other protective clothing and equipment. The licensee shall take precautions to avoid ingestion or inhalation of radioactive tracer material…

The licensee may use radioactive markers in wells only if the individual markers contain quantities of licensed material not exceeding the quantities specified in rule 3701:1-40-11 of the Administrative Code. The use of markers is subject only to the requirements of rule 3701:1-4…

The licensee may use a uranium sinker bar in well logging only if it is legibly impressed with the words "CAUTION - RADIOACTIVE-DEPLETED URANIUM" and "NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (or COMPANY NAME) IF FOUND." Last updated November 2, 2022 at 2:41 PM Authorized By: 3748.04 Amplifies: …

The licensee may use a sealed source in a well without a surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers only if the licensee follows a procedure for reducing the probability of the source becoming lodged in the well. The procedure must be approved by the director pursuant to …