Section 325.60612. Notification of incidents.

Rule 12. (1) Immediate notification. Each employer shall immediately notify the department of environmental quality for employees not protected by the nuclear regulatory commission by means of 10 CFR Part 20; R 325.60616(2) or the requirements of the laws and regulations of states named in R 325.60616(3) by telephone or telegraph of any incident involving radiation which may have caused or threatens to cause either of the following:

(a)        Exposure of the whole body of any individual of 25 rems or more of radiation; exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual to 150 rems or more of radiation; or exposure of the feet,  ankles,  hands,  or forearms of any individual to 375 rems or more of radiation.

(b)      The release of radioactive material in concentrations which, if averaged over a period of 24 hours, would exceed 5,000 times the limit specified for such materials in table II of appendix B to 10 CFR Part 20.

(2)    Twenty-four hour notification. Each employer shall within 24 hours following its occurrence notify the department of environmental quality for employees  not protected by the nuclear regulatory commission by means of 10 CFR Part 20; R 325.60616(2) or the requirements of the laws and regulations of States named in R 325.60616(3) by telephone or telegraph of any incident involving radiation which may have caused or threatens to cause  any of  the following:

(a)    Exposure of the whole body of any individual to 5  rems  or  more of radiation.

(b)     Exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual to 30 rems or more of radiation.

(c)        Exposure of the feet, ankles, hands, or forearms to 75 rems or more of radiation.

History: 2009 AACS.