B. Before exiting from and locking the door to the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator prior to a planned irradiation, the irradiator operator shall:

1. (1) visually inspect the entire radiation room to verify that no one else is in it; and
2. (2) activate a control in the radiation room that permits the sources to be moved from the shielded position, only if the door to the radiation room is locked within a preset time after setting the control.

C. During a power failure, the area around the pool of an underwater irradiator may not be entered without using an operable and calibrated radiation survey meter, unless the over-the-pool monitor required by Subsection B of 20.3.15.1510 NMAC is operating with backup power.

[5/3/1995; 20.3.15.1525 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 3.1.15.1525, 4/15/2004]