Regulations - hdbk110997

DOE-HDBK-1109-97

Radiological Safety Training for Radiation-Producing (X-Ray) Devices

Instructor's Guide

EO6 Identify and describe protective measures that restrict or

control access to X-ray areas and devices, and warn of X-ray

hazards; and be able to identify and describe work

documents that provide specific procedures to ensure safe

operation of X-ray devices.

EO7 Identify and describe the categories of X-ray-producing

devices.

EO8 Explain who is responsible for implementing X-ray safety

policies and procedures and describe their specific

responsibilities.

EO9 Identify causes of accidental exposures.

The prime compliance document for occupational radiation

Regulations

protection at Department of Energy (DOE) sites is the Code of

Federal Regulations, 10 CFR 835, "Occupational Radiation

Protection". The DOE Radiological Control Standard provides

detailed guidance on good practices acceptable to the Department

in the area of radiological control.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) details safety

guidelines for X-ray devices in two standards, one on analytical

(X-ray diffraction and fluorescence) X-ray equipment and another

on industrial (nonmedical) X-ray installations (ANSI N43.2

{R1989}, Radiation Safety for X-Ray Diffraction and

Fluorescence Analysis Equipment and ANSI N43.3 [1993],

American National Standard for General Radiation

SafetyCInstallations Using Non-Medical X-ray and Sealed

Gamma-Ray Sources, Energies up to 10 MeV). Guidance for X-ray

training is also provided by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in

10 CFR 19.12 and 10 CFR 34.31.