This section lists additional reference documents available through the USDA Radiation Safety Staff's library.

Topic

USDA Departmental Regulations

Agency Policies

Federal Regulations

Federal Guidance Documents

General Guidance Documents

X-ray Safety Documents


USDA Departmental Regulations

- Departmental Emergency Programs Responsibilities,

Departmental Regulation 1800-1: March 5, 1993.

- Radiation Safety Program,

Departmental Regulation 4400-5: October 16 1995.

- Radon Program, Departmental Regulation 1650-3: February 25, 1991.

Agency Policies

- Agricultural Marketing Service:

Directive 370.5: Procurement, Use, and Safety of Radioactive Materials and Radiation Emitting Equipment, 5/24/96.

- Agricultural Research Service:

Directive AM 124.1: Radiation Safety Program; 8/23/96.

- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Safety, Health and Wellness Manual, Section 7, Chapter 10: Radiation Safety; 5/24/96.

- Food Safety and Inspection Service: Radiation Safety Program. (Draft)

- Forest Service: Forest Service Manual, Section 6741: Radiation Protection Management. (Draft)

- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration: Directive 370.7: Radioactive Material Program; 9/23/94.

- Natural Resource and Conservation Service: Safety and Health Management Program, Part 420, Subpart W; Radiation Safety Program, March, 1995.
 

Federal Regulations

- Title 10 CFR, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Chapter 1,

Part 19: Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections;

Part 20: Standards for Protection Against Radiation;

Part 21: Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance; and

Part 30: Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material.

- Title 21 CFR, Food and Drug Administration, Chapter 1, Part 1020:

Performance Standards for Ionizing Radiation Emitting Products.

- Title 29 CFR, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Chapter 17, Part 1910.96: Occupational Safety and Health Standards - Ionizing Radiation.

- Title 40 CFR, Environmental Protection Agency, Chapter 1: Protection of the Environment.

- Title 49 CFR, Department of Transportation, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Parts 171-178: Hazardous Materials Regulations.

Federal Guidance Documents

- External Exposure to Radionuclides in Air, Water, and Soil, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Guidance Report No. 12, September, 1993.

- Radiation Protection Guidance to Federal Agencies for Occupational Exposure, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Register: Vol. 52,

No. 17, pp 2822-2834, January 27, 1987.

General Guidance Documents

- ALARA Levels for Effluents from Materials Facilities, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Regulatory Guide 8.37, 7/93.

- Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Regulatory Guide 8.13, Rev 2, 12/87.

- Instruction Concerning Risks from Occupational Radiation Exposure, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Regulatory Guide 8.29, 7/81.

- Operational Radiation Safety Program, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD: Report No. 59, 1978.

- Radiation Dose to the Embryo/Fetus, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Regulatory Guide 8.36, 7/92.

X-ray Safety Guidance Documents

- Electron Microscopy Safety Handbook, V.C. Barker and D.L. Clayton, eds. San Francisco Press, Inc., CA, 1985.

- Medical X-ray, Electron Beam and Gamma-ray Protection for Energies up to 50 MeV (Equipment Design, Performance, and Use), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD: Report No. 102, 1989.

- Radiation Protection in Veterinary Medicine, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD: Report No. 36, 1970.

- Radiation Safety for X-ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Analysis Equipment, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Handbook 111, (Revised 1977).