Safety Instruction

Section 335 Section 335.5020  Safety Instruction In addition to the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 400.120: a)         A licensee shall provide radiation safety instruction, prior to beginning work and at least annually, to personnel caring for patients or human research subjects who have been administered radioactive materials requiring a written directive.  To satisfy this requirement, the instructions shall be commensurate with the duties of the personnel and shall include: 1)         Patient or human research subject control; 2)         Visitor control, including: A)        Routine visitation to hospitalized individuals in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.310(a)(1); and B)        Visitation authorized in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.310(c); 3)         Contamination control; 4)         Waste control; and 5)         Notification of the Radiation Safety Officer or his or her designee and the authorized user if the patient or the human research subject has a medical emergency or dies. b)         A licensee shall maintain a record of safety instructions required by this Section  for 5 years.  The record shall include a list of the topics covered, the date of the instruction, the names of the attendees and the names of the individuals who provided the instruction.