- (a) RGDs meeting the definition of bomb detection radiation equipment, as defined under He-P 4043.03(d), are exempt from the requirements of He-P 4043.05(j).
- (b) Unless utilized in a dedicated location, hand-held RGDs are exempt from the requirements of He-P 4043.05(j).
(c) The following machines and equipment are exempt from these regulations:
- (1) Domestic television receivers, provided that the exposure rate at 5 centimeters from any outer surface is less than 0.005 mSv (0.5 mrem) per hour;
- (2) Cold-cathode gas discharge tubes, providing the exposure rates shall not exceed 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per hour at a distance of 30 centimeters from any point on the external surface of the tube; and
- (3) Other electrical equipment that produces radiation incidental to its operation for other purposes, providing the dose rate to the whole body at the point of nearest approach to such equipment when any external shielding not integral to the equipment is removed does not exceed 0.25 mSv (25 mrem) per year.
- (d) Equipment described in He-P 4043.04(c) shall not be exempt if it is used or handled in such a manner that any individual might receive a dose of radiation in excess of the limits specified in He-P 4020.
- (e) The production testing or factory servicing for such equipment mentioned above in (c)(3) shall not be exempt.
Source. #6827, eff 8-6-98; ss by #8692, INTERIM, eff 7-27-06, EXPIRES: 2-2-07; ss by #8808, eff 1-24-07; ss by #10804, eff 3-26-15; ss by #14336, eff 8-8-25, EXPIRES: 8-8-35