Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter459 Hazardous Materials |
RADIATION CONTROL |
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging |
NAC459.7705. Logging supervisors: Training.
- A licensee shall include the following subjects in the training required by NAC 459.7701:
1. Fundamentals of radiation safety, including:
(a) Characteristics of radiation;
(b) Units of radiation dosage and quantity of radioactivity;
(c) Hazards of exposure to radiation;
(d) Levels of radiation from radioactive material;
(e) Methods of controlling radiation dosage (time, distance and shielding); and
(f) Radiation safety practices, including prevention of contamination and methods of decontamination.
2. Radiation detection instruments, including:
(a) Use, operation, calibration and limitations of radiation survey instruments;
(b) Survey techniques; and
(c) Use of personnel monitoring equipment.
3. Equipment, including:
(a) Operation of equipment, including source handling equipment and remote handling tools;
(b) Storage, control and disposal of licensed material; and
(c) Maintenance of equipment.
4. The requirements of pertinent division regulations.
5. Case histories of accidents in well logging.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-6-88)