1. Louisiana State University Radiation Safety Office
Module 3
Radiation Safety Program

2. LSU Radiation Safety Program
The LSU radiation safety program will be conducted in such a manner so that exposure to faculty, staff, students, the public, and the environment will be maintained as low as reasonably achievable and that no radiation exposure will be received without societal benefit. This will be accomplished without impeding legitimate research, or realistic teaching objectives.

3. System Radiation Safety Committee

4. Campus Radiation Safety Committee

5. Campus Radiation Safety Committee
VINCENT L. WILSON, Chairman ■ Environmental Sciences; ;
J. DAVID BANKSTON ■ Sea Grant Development; ;
PATRICK J. DIMARIO ■ Biological Sciences; ;
ROBERT A. HOLMES ■ Comparative Biomedical Sciences; ;
WILLIAM J. METCALF ■ Physics and Astronomy; ;
JOHN H. PARDUE ■ Civil and Environmental Engineering; ;
JENNIFER ROOD ■ Pennington Biomedical Research Center; ;
DONALD L. THOMPSON ■ Animal Science; ;
MASAMI YOSHIMURA ■ Comparative Biomedical Sciences; ;
MIKE DURHAM (Ex-Officio) ■ Office of Occupational and Environmental Safety; ;
WEI-HSUNG WANG (Ex-Officio) ■ Radiation Safety Office; ;

6. Radiation Safety Director Dr.Wei- Hsung Wang, CHP

7. Manager Jabari Robinson, MS

8. Radiation Specialist Amin Hamideh

9. Approval Letter Lists Approved Isotopes
Lists Maximum Activity of Each Isotope That Can Be Ordered
Lists Maximum Activity Of Each Isotope That May Be In The Laboratory
Lists Approved Laboratory Locations

10. Fee Schedule User Class Description Fee 1A
approved to use radiotracers and received less than 4 shipments in the prior fiscal year
$400 1B
approved to use radiotracers and received 4 to 7 shipments in the prior fiscal year
$600 1C
approved to use radiotracers and received 8 or more shipments in the prior fiscal year to use sealed sources and/or irradiators
$800 2
approved to use irradiator approved to use radiation producing equipment
$200
* $100 extra per user of Pennington Biomedical Research Center

11. Fee Schedule User Class Description Fee 3
Approved to use sealed sources ($50 for leak tests performed per additional sealed source or device
$200 4
Approved to use radiation producing equipment
Per unit

12. What is Provided? Contamination and/or other radiological surveys
Radiation badges, if applicable
Waste pick up and storage of short lived waste
Assure compliance with regulations

13. What Is Not Covered?
Maintenance fee charged by the state on x-ray machines
Disposal of long lived radioactive waste

14. Who Can Order Radioactive Material?
Only Persons Who Are Approved Users

15. How To Order Radioactive Material
Through University Stores
Regular Purchase Order
Via Telephone Under Blanket Order

16. University Stores
Complete order form and have it approved by the Radiation Safety Office.

17. Orders Purchase Order Blanket Order
Complete purchase order form and have it approved by the Radiation Safety Office
Blanket Order
Must have prior approval from the Radiation Safety Office when an order is placed
Must notify the Radiation Safety Office when an order is placed

18. Packages
All packages must be shipped to the Radiation Safety Office for three reasons:
1) to track radioactive material from receipt to disposal
2) to assign a unique log number
3) to check for contamination on the package

19. Material Disbursement
After packages have been logged in and checked, the purchaser is notified
Pick up the shipment and sign for it at the Radiation Safety Office
The lab must deface all radioactive labels when the material has been used and /or removed from the packaging

20. Annual In-Laboratory Training (see the Campus Radiation Safety Manual for training materials)
Every person who frequents a laboratory where radioactive material is stored or handled must have ANNUAL training covering at least the following:
Rules regarding eating, drinking, storage of food and utensils
Proper security for radioactive materials
Procedures for discarding potentially contaminated waste

21. Laboratory Surveys
The Radiation Safety Office surveys each laboratory where radioactive material is used or stored every 3 months
A notice is sent when Acceptable surface activity level (100pCi/100 square cm) is exceeded

22. Laboratory Surveys
In-Lab surveys must be conduct every time 0.5 mCi of a radioactive material is handled by a worker in the lab
The results of In-Lab surveys must be kept and documented in the labs copy of the Radiation Safety Manual in the appropriate section

23. Laboratory Audits
All locations where radioactive material is used or stored is audited on 6 month frequency
Inventory logs must be up-to-date
In laboratory surveys must be recorded
Instruments must be calibrated and operating properly
Warning and emergency signs must be posted
In-laboratory training must be up-to-date

24. Responsibilities
All individual users, technicians, students, and operating personnel are responsible for assuring:
University personnel, students, and visitors are not subject to undue radiation exposure
all federal and state regulations have been met
all University regulations and policies pertaining to radiation safety have full compliance
special project restrictions have full compliance
University insurance restrictions are met

25. Responsibilities (cont.)
All individual users, technicians, students, and operating personnel are responsible for assuring:
all local and state codes and ordinances are in full compliance
the integrity and usefulness of University facilities are not compromised
maximum standards of good practice and safe handling are maintained

26. Responsibilities Each person who handles radioactive
materials or irradiator sources must realize that
the ultimate success of a radiation safety
program lies in responsible actions by
individuals in their daily work.

27. Common Violations Eating and drinking in laboratories
Leaving radiation-producing equipment and/or radioactive material unsecured
Failure to follow proper waste procedures
Failure to conduct and record In Laboratory surveys
Failure to maintain source inventory forms
Failure to wear appropriate dosimeters

28. Consequence Initial Violation Violations while on Probation
Principal investigator will be placed on probation for one year in accordance with PS-99
Violations while on Probation
Principal investigator will lose privileges to use radioactive material and/or sources of radiation