Regulatory Issues:

bullet

Licensure by State Department of Nuclear Safety/Homeland Security or NRC

bullet

Current License required or a "Timely Filed Notice"

bullet

Pop Quiz- Who Is Licensed?

bullet

Who Are The Inspectors?

bullet

Agreement States Vs Non-Agreement States

Preparation for An Inspection-

We MUST be aware of our Day to Day Obligations and the Expectations of the Inspectors.

bullet

Record data on a daily basis- assume inspector is coming tomorrow. It is impossible to retrace your steps after a relatively short period of time.
bullet

Don’t “create” missing data-  it makes inspectors mad!!

bullet

Have a Outside Expert perform a mock inspection
bullet

Determine your level of preparedness

bullet

Identify any deficiencies

bullet

Recommend corrective procedures

bullet

 

bullet

Keep Up To Date All Necessary Logbooks

bullet

Post All Radiation Safety Rules and other Applicable Signage

Inspector's Favorite Places to Look

     Injection Policy
     Dose Calibrator QC Logbook
     Incoming Package Logbook
     Personnel Monitoring Logbook
     Temperature Monitoring Logbook
     High-dose I-131 Therapy Records

Radiation Safety Inspection Issues

Inspector's Favorite Tricks:

bullet

A technologist is taken aside and asked questions

bulletThe inspector extracts a vial from the waste bin and asks you to show entry of this vial in incoming package logbook.
bulletThe inspector asks you to prove that you performed QC on your dose calibrator when on call on a legal holiday or a Sunday.
bulletThe technologists hands and shoes are monitored without warning.
bulletGM Counter monitoring of "cold" trash bin
bulletMonitoring of the treadmill and the surrounding environment.

Guidelines For A Successful Inspection

bullet

 Keep the inspector in the back of your mind every working day. Try to think like the inspector when completing documentation.

bullet

Make sure than an item of non-compliance from a previous inspection has been corrected- that’s the first place the inspector will look.

bullet

Don’t panic during an inspection- be confident, polite, and honest. Sense of humor is a plus.

bullet

Don’t offer any information other than what the inspector requests.

bullet

Be personably responsible for your continuing education requirements

bullet

Pay close attention to suggestions and recommendations made during the exit interview.