Minnesota Administrative Rules

4732.0630 BYPASSING A SAFETY DEVICE.

The registrant must ensure that:

A.

a safety device or interlock is not bypassed unless written approval has been obtained from the radiation safety officer or an alternate designated by the radiation safety officer:

(1)

is recorded in a permanent log; and

(2)

is for a specified period of time;

B.

the bypass or safety interlock must be terminated as soon as possible; and

C.

a readily discernible sign stating "SAFETY DEVICE OR INTERLOCK NOT WORKING" must be posted on the radiation source housing and at the control panel, when a safety device is bypassed.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.12

History:

32 SR 777

Published Electronically:

December 10, 2007