Radiation Safety Commitee Organization
Membership
The RSC shall consist of at least five academic members (all authorized users) appointed by the Chancellor, the campus Radiation Safety Officer and the Director of EH&S (ex-officio). Activities of the RSC are directed by its Chairperson. The Chair of the RSC shall be a member of the Academic Senate. The Chair shall convene the RSC as often as necessary to consider all aspects pertinent to radiation safety, but at least once per calendar quarter. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members. The chair of the RSC may appoint subcommittees to examine and recommend approval or disapproval of radiation use applications and renewals plus other duties authorized in the license.
Responsibilities
The Committee is responsible for:
- Ensuring that all individuals who work with or in the vicinity of radioactive material or radiation machines have sufficient training and experience to enable them to perform their duties safely and in accordance with California regulations and the conditions of the license.
- Ensuring that all uses of radioactive material and or radiation machines are conducted in a safe manner and in accordance with the State of California regulations and the conditions of the license
Duties
The Committee shall:
- Be familiar with all pertinent California regulations, the terms of the license and information submitted in support of the request for the license and its amendments, as well as the contents of this Radiation Safety Manual.
- Establish a program to ensure that all individuals whose duties may require them to work in the vicinity of radioactive materials or radiation machines (e.g., clerical, emergency response, campus police, maintenance, and building services personnel) are properly instructed as required by CCR, Title 17, Section 30280.
- Review the training and experience of individuals using radioactive material or radiation machines (including physicians, physicists, and pharmacists) and determine that the qualifications are sufficient to enable them to perform their duties safely and in accordance with California regulations and the conditions of the license.
- Review all requests for use of radioactive material within the institution.
- Prescribe special conditions that will be required during a proposed use of radioactive material or radiation machines such as requirements for bioassays, physical examinations of users, and special monitoring procedures.
- Review incidents and the radiation safety program periodically to determine that all activities are being conducted safely and in accordance with California regulations and the conditions of the license. The review shall include an examination of pertinent records, reports from the RSO, results of California inspection, written safety procedures and management control system.
- Recommend remedial action to correct any deficiencies identified in the radiation safety program.
- Maintain minutes of all committee meetings, actions, recommendations, and decisions.
- Ensure that the radioactive material license is amended, when necessary, prior to any changes in facilities, equipment, policies, procedures, and personnel.
- Assures that EH&S Radiation Safety resources are adequate for its assigned duties
Meetings
The RSC shall meet as often as necessary to conduct its business, but not less than once in each calendar quarter, and maintain minutes of its actions