10 C.F.R. § 19.12

Instruction to workers

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(a) All individuals who in the course of employment are likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem (1 mSv) shall be—

(1) Kept informed of the storage, transfer, or use of radiation and/or radioactive material;

(2) Instructed in the health protection problems associated with exposure to radiation and/or radioactive material, in precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and functions of protective devices employed;

(3) Instructed in, and required to observe, to the extent within the workers control, the applicable provisions of Commission regulations and licenses for the protection of personnel from exposure to radiation and/or radioactive material;

(4) Instructed of their responsibility to report promptly to the licensee any condition which may lead to or cause a violation of Commission regulations and licenses or unnecessary exposure to radiation and/or radioactive material;

(5) Instructed in the appropriate response to warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that may involve exposure to radiation and/or radioactive material; and

(6) Advised as to the radiation exposure reports which workers may request pursuant to § 19.13.

(b) In determining those individuals subject to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, licensees must take into consideration assigned activities during normal and abnormal situations involving exposure to radiation and/or radioactive material which can reasonably be expected to occur during the life of a licensed facility. The extent of these instructions must be commensurate with potential radiological health protection problems present in the work place.

[60 FR 36043, July 13, 1995]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1986 · leading case: Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp., 464 U.S. 238 (1984).
Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp., 464 U.S. 238 (1984). · cites it 2× “, 10 CFR § 19.12 (1974) (requiring education of workers concerning hazards of radiation); §§ 20.”
United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n v. Radiation Tech., Inc., 519 F. Supp. 1266 (D.N.J. 1981). · cites it 5× “10 C.F.R. § 19.12 provides: All individuals working in or frequenting any portion of a restricted area shall be kept informed of the storage, transfer, or use of radioactive materials or of radiation in such portions of the restricted area; shall be instructed in the health…”
Carl Rose v. Sec'y of the Dep't of Labor, 800 F.2d 563 (6th Cir. 1986). “11 (posting of notice of employee rights), 10 C.F.R. § 19.12 (mandating health and safety instructions to employees), 10 C.”
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