The Illinois Standards for Protection Against Radiation Poster
The Illinois Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) adopts standards to protect workers from hazards associated with radioactive material and radiation emitting machines that are licensed and registered with IEMA-OHS. The Illinois Standards for Protection Against Radiation Poster advises employees of these standards and where to access these standards.
Radiation safety responsibilities:
The Illinois Standards for Protection Against Radiation Poster informs workers of:
- Employer responsibilities to comply with the regulations and to post or make available the regulations, licenses, and registration certificates and operating procedures that apply to the work.
- Employee responsibilities to know the IEMA-OHS regulations, observe the operating procedures, comply protective measures that apply to the work, and report unsafe working conditions.
- Medical facilities accreditation requirements and employment of appropriately credentialed technologists.
- Requirement for employers to provide workers with a written report of exposure to radiation doses in excess of applicable limits, minimize exposures, and monitor occupational doses and advise workers of doses annually.
- Contact information for the IEMA-OHS.
- Employer responsibility to post the Illinois Standards for Protection Against Radiation Poster in every establishment where employees are engaged in activities licensed or registered by the IEMA-OHS. (IAC § 400.110)
