Re: 29 CFR 1910.96 follow-up question

["Patrick D. Beyer" <pbeyer@post.its.mcw.edu>]

On Mon, 20 Dec 1993, John Moulder wrote:

> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 93 12:17:12 -0600
> From: John Moulder <jmoulder@post.its.mcw.edu>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject: 29 CFR 1910.96 follow-up question
> 
> > >We put in a number of grant proposals to the US Army Breast Cancer 
> > >Research Program.  Now we need to file a "Memorandum of Environmental 
> > >and Safety Analysis".   Among the long list of documentation they want 
> > >is the following item: 
> > > 
> > >"(9) Provide the following information concerning compliance with 
> > >regulatory requirements if the proposed research involves the use of 
> > >ionizing and non- ionizing radiation: 
> > >     (a) Ionizing radiation, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.96, which 
> > >includes radioactive materials and x-rays 
> 
> Thnks to help from the mailing list, I now have the regs and know that these 
> are the OSHA radiation regulations, and that they largely parallel NRC rules, 
> except that thay apply to users of non-NRC regulated radiation sources (x-ray 
> machines, linacs, etc).
> 
> Question for university RSOs with x-ray machine and linac users:  Do you 
> regulate your users of non-NRC radiation sources the same way you regulate 
> the users on NRC-regulated radiation soruces?  If not, what are the 
> differences?  
> 
> John Moulder (jmoulder@its.mcw.edu)          Voice: 414-266-4670
> Radiation Biology Group                      FAX: 414-257-2466
> Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
>  
> 
> 
> 
I had a copy of the 29 CFR part 1910..... You just didn't ask the right 
person.....

			Pat beyer 
			MCW Office of Radiation Safety