Document Citation: 30 TAC § 336.1233

Header:
TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 30. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 336. RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES
SUBCHAPTER M. LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES PROCESSING AND STORAGE FACILITIES


Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
30 TAC § 336.1233 (2011)

§ 336.1233. Radiation Safety Committee

The duties and responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Committee include but are not limited to the following:

(1) meeting as often as necessary to conduct business but no less than three times a year;

(2) reviewing summaries of the following information presented by the radiation safety officer:

(A) over-exposures;

(B) significant incidents, including spills, contamination, or medical events; and

(C) items of noncompliance following an inspection;

(3) reviewing the program for maintaining doses as low as reasonably achievable, and providing any necessary recommendations to ensure doses are as low as reasonably achievable;

(4) reviewing the overall compliance status for authorized users;

(5) sharing responsibility with the radiation safety officer to conduct periodic audits of the radiation safety program;

(6) reviewing the audit of the radiation safety program and acting upon the findings;

(7) developing criteria to evaluate training and experience of new authorized user applicants;

(8) evaluating and approving authorized user applicants who request authorization to use radioactive material at the facility;

(9) evaluating new uses of radioactive material; and

(10) reviewing and approving permitted program and procedural changes prior to implementation.