Unwanted in Radioactive Materials Inspection
- Deviation from approved operating and safety procedures;
inadequate safety procedures; and/or use of procedures
not approved by Agency. - Radiation surveys (instrument, wipes, or environmental
sampling) was not performed as required; and/or survey(s)
were not valid due to use of uncalibrated
instrumentation. - Personnel monitoring records were absent or incomplete
for time periods or in content; and/or missing data was
not accounted for by recording an estimate. - Radioactive sealed sources were not leak tested, not
tested on required interval, and/or procedure/person
performing the tests were not authorized. - Radiation detection/measurement instruments were not
available or not used; and/or those used were not
calibrated , not calibrated on schedule, and/or not
calibrated by authorized/required procedure. (This
includes pocket dosimeters). - Physical inventories were not performed; use logs were
not maintained; and/or inventory records/use logs were
absent, incomplete, inaccurate, or incorrect. - Training of industrial radiographic personnel (trainees,
radiographers, trainers) or well logging personnel
(supervisors, assistants) was not provided, inadequate,
unauthorized, and/or training records were not
maintained. (Included no valid I.D. Card) - Inspection and maintenance of radiation source, transport
containers, source holders, and related equipment were
not performed and/or recorded, and/or not performed on
required time interval. - Radiation source receipt/transfer records were not
available, incomplete, or incorrect. - Persons using radiation sources were not authorized by
license, properly trained, or certified. - TRC Form 12-1, Notice to Employees, was not posted, was
not posted in a sufficient number of places, and/or was
not readable. - Documents were not available for inspection. This
includes any document required by the regulations, permit
conditions, or application, to be maintained for
inspection. - Possession/use of radioactive materials without a
license. - Use or storage at a location not authorized by license;
unauthorized field use; and/or moving from or vacating an
authorized location without notice to the Agency.
From the Texas Conference on the Regulation
of Radiation on November 4-5, 1996 given by the Texas Department
of Health.
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