Ionizing Radiation Standard
OSHA's Ionizing Radiation Standard 29 CFR 1910.1096 requires:
Each radiation area must be posted with a radiation caution sign.
- Every employer shall supply appropriate personnel monitoring equipment, such as film badges, pocket chambers, pocket dosimeters, or film rings, and shall require the use of such equipment [29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(2)].
- Employers shall maintain records of all employees' radiation exposure for whom personnel monitoring is required and advise each employee of their exposure yearly.
- At the request of a former employee, an employer shall furnish the employee a report of the employee's exposure to radiation records 29 CFR 1910.1096(o)(1).
- Such a report shall be furnished within 30 days from the time the request is made.
- The report shall also include the results of any calculations and analysis of radioactive material deposited in the employee's body.
- The report shall be in writing and contain the following statement: "You should preserve this report for future reference."
- Each radiation area shall be conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol with the wording "Caution Radiation Area" [29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(2)].
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