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Radiation Safety Committee
The Radiation Safety Committee is established at the
University consistent with applicable regulations,
including the provisions of a radioactive material
broad scope license. Members include one authorized
user for each type of use, the Radiation Safety Officer,
a representative of the nursing service, and a representative
of management who is neither an authorized user nor
a Radiation Safety Officer. As currently instituted,
the Radiation Safety Committee develops policies
and performs oversight functions. Its day-to-day
activities are performed by subcommittees. Currently
these are the Human Use and Research Subcommittees.
Furthermore, the Radioactive Drug Research Committee
operates as a subcommittee of the Radiation Safety
Committee. Functions of the Radiation Safety Committee:
- To ensure that radioactive material will be used
safely. This includes review of training programs,
equipment, facilities, supplies, and procedures;
- To ensure that radioactive material is used in
compliance with federal and state regulations
and the institution's licenses;
- To establish a program to ensure that all persons
whose duties may require them to work in or frequent
areas where radioactive materials are used are
appropriately instructed as required by the regulations.
These include nursing, security, and housekeeping.
- To ensure that the use of radioactive materials
are consistent with the ALARA policy
- To identify program problems and solutions.
Responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Committee:
- Familiarity with all pertinent state and federal
regulations, the license application, the license(s),
and amendments.
- Review the training and experience of the proposed
authorized users to determine that their qualifications
are adequate to use radioactive materials safely
and in accordance with the regulations and the
license.
- Review and recommend approval or denial, consistent
with the limitations of the regulations, the
license(s), and ALARA policy,
all requests for authorization to use radioactive
materials within the institution.
- Recommend special conditions that will be required
during a proposed method of use of radioactive
material such as requirements for bioassay and
special monitoring procedures.
- Meet and review at least quarterly the Radiation
Safety Officer's report of the occupational radiation
exposure records of all individuals or groups
of workers whose exposure exceed the levels established
in ALARA Policy or the
exposure appears unusual or inconsistent with
prior exposures.
- Review at least annually the Radiation Safety
Officer's summary report of the entire radiation
safety program to determine that all activities
are being conducted safely, in accordance with
state and federal regulations and the conditions
of the licenses, and consistent with the institution's ALARA policy.
The review will include an examination of records,
reports from the Radiation Safety Officer, results
of state inspections and the adequacy of the
management control system.
- Maintain written minutes of all committee meetings,
including members in attendance and members absent,
discussions, actions, recommendations, decisions,
and numerical results of all votes taken. To
establish a quorum and to conduct business, at
least one-half of the Committee's membership
must be present including the Radiation Safety
Officer or designee and the management representative.
- Recommend remedial action to correct any deficiencies
identified in the radiation safety program.
- Ensure that the institution's licenses are amended
when required.
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