1 - General Information
1.1 - Introduction
- USDA Safety and Health Program
- Purpose of the Handbook
- Areas Controlled by the Radiation Safety Program
- Areas Not Controlled by the Radiation Safety Program
- Scope of Agency Radiation Safety Programs
1.2 - Definitions
2 - Key Personnel
3
- USDA Radiation Safety Program
4 - Radiation Safety Requirements
4.1 - Radiation
Dose Limits and Dosimetry
- External Radiation Dose Limits
- Internal Radiation Dose Limits
- Personnel Dosimetry
4.2 - Security
of Radioactive Materials
- Requirements
- Reporting of Loss or Theft of Radioactive Materials
- Designation of Restricted Areas
4.3 - Radiation
Safety Principles
- General Laboratory Safety
- Unsealed Radioactive Materials Safety
- Sealed Source Safety
- Posting Requirements
4.4 - Emergency
Response
- Unsealed Radioactive Material
- Moisture/Density Gauges
- Electron Capture Detectors
- Self-Shielded Irradiatiors
4.5 - Instrumentation
- Portable Survey Meters
- Laboratory Counting Equipment
- Instrument Characteristics
4.6 - Radionuclide
Characteristics
5 - Radiation Source Permit Information
5.1
- Obtaining a Permit to Use Radiation Sources
- When a Permit is Required
- Categories of Permits
- How to Apply for a Permit
- Submitting Permit Applications
5.2 - Training
Requirements
- General
- Moisture/Density Gauges
- Electron Capture Detectors
- Self-Shielded Irradiators
- X-ray Producing Equipment
- Ancillary Personnel
5.3 - Requirements
for Permit Holders
- General
- When a Permit Amendment is Required
- Record-Keeping Responsibilities
- Radiation Monitoring Requirements
- Personnel Dosimetry Requirements
- Inventory of Radiation Sources
- Radioactive Waste Management
5.4 - Terminating
Permits
- Notifying the Radiation Safety Staff
- Transfer/Disposal of Radiation Sources
- Transfer of Detection and Counting Equipment
- Deleting Personnel Dosimetry Accounts
- Close-out Survey Requirements
6 - Guidance Documents
6.1 Permit Conditions
6.2 Technical Bulletins
7 - References 7.1
General References
- USDA Departmental Regulations
- Agency Policies
- Federal Regulations
- Federal Guidance Documents
- General Guidance Documents
- X-ray Safety Documents
7.2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Documents
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