Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2107 – Records; authority of department
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2107
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Facility: means a pollution source or any public or private property or facility where an activity is conducted which is required to be regulated under this Subtitle and which does or has the potential to do any of the following:
(a) Emit air contaminants into the atmosphere. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, other than the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or federal government agencies licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2103
- Radiation: means any electromagnetic or ionizing radiation including gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles, but does not include sound waves. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2103
- Registration: means the identification of any material or device capable of emitting radiation, together with such other information as the owner of such material or device is required to furnish by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2103
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
A. The department shall require each person who possesses or uses one or more sources of radiation to maintain records relating to the receipt, storage, transfer, or disposal thereof and such other records as the department may require, subject to such exemption as may be provided by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter.
B. The department shall require each person who possesses or uses one or more sources of radiation to maintain appropriate records showing the radiation exposure of all individuals for whom personnel monitoring is required by rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary. All cases of exposure in excess of that permitted by regulations shall be immediately reported to the department as required by regulations. Any person possessing or using one or more sources of radiation shall furnish to each employee for whom personnel monitoring is required a copy of such employee’s personal exposure record annually upon request, at any time such employee has received an exposure in excess of permissible limits, and upon termination of employment.
C. The possessor or user of one or more sources of radiation shall likewise be required to display conspicuously, or to otherwise make available to employees in the licensed or registered establishment, the conditions of his license or registration certificate, and a “Notice to Employees” which fully sets forth his responsibilities to the employees as a possessor or user of sources of radiation. This “notice” shall include, as a minimum, the employer’s responsibility as a possessor or user of sources of radiation, the responsibility of workers at the facility, and any posting requirements prescribed by law or regulation. In addition, this notice shall inform employees that each individual employee’s radiation history is available upon request, and the possessor or user shall keep such documents on file and available for employee examination upon request.
D. Copies of all records required by this Section to be either posted or kept on file by a possessor or user of one or more sources of radiation shall be made available to the department upon request.
Acts 1979, No. 449, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Acts 1983, No. 97, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 1984; Acts 1999, No. 303, §1, eff. June 14, 1999.