§ 175.17 Conditions Requiring Individual Monitoring of External Occupational Dose.
RCNY § 175.17
(a)Each registrant must monitor exposures from sources of radiation to demonstrate compliance with the occupational dose limits of this Article.
(b)Each registrant must supply and require the use of individual monitoring devices by: (1) adults likely to receive, in 1 year from sources external to the body, a dose in excess of 10 percent of the limits in 24 RCNY Health Code § 175.13; and (2) minors and declared pregnant workers likely to receive, in 1 year from sources external to the body, a deep dose equivalent in excess of 10 percent of any of the applicable limits in 24 RCNY Health Code § 175.13; and (3) declared pregnant workers likely to receive during the entire pregnancy, from radiation sources external to the body, a deep dose equivalent in excess of 1 millisievert (0.1 rem); and (4) all individuals working with medical fluoroscopic equipment, including equipment operators and other staff physically present at the treatment location who are not behind protective shielding.
(5)All personnel monitoring devices used to monitor fluoroscopic radiation exposures must be returned to the vendor for processing on a monthly basis, except that for individuals only working with mini-C arm fluoroscopy equipment, the monitoring devices must be returned at least quarterly.
(6)The registrant must submit the dosimeter for processing with due diligence and never after the time specified by the manufacturer of the dosimeter. Where dosimeters are processed on the registrant's premises, the registrant must require monitored individuals to read their monitors monthly. (Added City Record 4/24/2019, eff. 5/24/2019)
