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7 AAC 18.530. Personnel monitoring control. (a) A registrant of an x-ray machine used in industrial radiography may not permit an individual to act as a radiographer or as a radiographer’s assistant unless, at all times during radiographic operations, the individual wears a radiation detecting badge and either a pocket dosimeter, chamber, or other direct reading device. The direct reading device must be capable of measuring doses from zero to at least 200 milliroentgens. A badge may be assigned to and worn by only one individual. (b) The registrant shall assure that direct reading devices are read and doses recorded daily and that a radiation detecting badge is processed immediately if a pocket dosimeter, chamber, or direct reading device is discharged beyond its range. (c) The radiation detecting badge reports received from the badge processor and records of pocket dosimeter, chamber, or direct reading device readings shall be retained indefinitely, or until the registrant terminates operation and transfers personnel records to the department. (Eff. 4/9/2009, Register 190) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.60.475 AS 18.60.485 7 AAC 18.540. X-ray machine security; storage. (a) During an industrial radiographic operation, direct surveillance must be maintained to protect against unauthorized entry into the ionizing radiation area, except where the area is locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental entry. (b) An x-ray machine used in industrial radiography must have a locking mechanism designed to prevent unauthorized use and must be kept locked at all times, except when

(1) under the direct surveillance of a radiographer or radiographer’s assistant; or

(2) the area is locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental entry. (c) When stored, an industrial radiographic x-ray machine must be physically secured to