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29 CFR 1910.1096: Ionizing radiation

Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances

122citations since 2015
82employers cited
66%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1096 122 times since 2015, against 82 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $156,278 at their current amounts.

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1910.1096(d)(2) · 29 citations

(2) Every employer shall supply appropriate personnel monitoring equipment, such as film badges, pocket chambers, pocket dosimeters, or film rings, and shall require the use of such equipment by:

1910.1096(d)(1) · 24 citations

(d) Precautionary procedures and personal monitoring. (1) Every employer shall make such surveys as may be necessary for him to comply with the provisions in this section. Survey means an evaluation of the radiation hazards incident to the production, use, release, disposal, or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions. When appropriate, such evaluation includes a physical survey of the location of materials and equipment, and measurements of levels of radiation or concentrations of radioactive material present.

1910.1096(e)(2) · 15 citations

(2) Radiation area. Each radiation area shall be conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol described in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph and the words:

1910.1096(i)(2) · 12 citations

(2) All individuals working in or frequenting any portion of a radiation area shall be informed of the occurrence of radioactive materials or of radiation in such portions of the radiation area; shall be instructed in the safety problems associated with exposure to such materials or radiation and in precautions or devices to minimize exposure; shall be instructed in the applicable provisions of this section for the protection of employees from exposure to radiation or radioactive materials; and shall be advised of reports of radiation exposure which employees may request pursuant to the regulations in this section.

1910.1096(d)(2)(i) · 9 citations

(i) Each employee who enters a restricted area under such circumstances that he receives, or is likely to receive, a dose in any calendar quarter in excess of 25 percent of the applicable value specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section; and

1910.1096(n)(1) · 9 citations

(n) Records. (1) Every employer shall maintain records of the radiation exposure of all employees for whom personnel monitoring is required under paragraph (d) of this section and advise each of his employees of his individual exposure on at least an annual basis.

1910.1096(i)(3) · 5 citations

(3) Each employer to whom this section applies shall post a current copy of its provisions and a copy of the operating procedures applicable to the work conspicuously in such locations as to insure that employees working in or frequenting radiation areas will observe these documents on the way to and from their place of employment, or shall keep such documents available for examination of employees upon request.

1910.1096(b)(1) · 4 citations

(b) Exposure of individuals to radiation in restricted areas. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, no employer shall possess, use, or transfer sources of ionizing radiation in such a manner as to cause any individual in a restricted area to receive in any period of one calendar quarter from sources in the employer's possession or control a dose in excess of the limits specified in Table G-18:

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  • Health Care and Social Assistance 76
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 25
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 5
  • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 4
  • Manufacturing 4
  • Public Administration 4

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