[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR50-204.30]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
            CHAPTER 50--PUBLIC CONTRACTS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 50-204--SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Radiation Standards
 
Sec. 50-204.30  Notification of incidents.

    (a) Immediate notification. Each employer shall immediately notify 
the Regional Director of the appropriate Wage and Labor Standards 
Administration, Office of Occupational Safety of the Bureau of Labor 
Standards of the U.S. Department of Labor, for employees not protected 
by AEC by means of 10 CFR Part 20, Sec. 50-204.34(b) of this part, or 
the requirements of the laws and regulations of States named in Sec. 50-
204.34(c), by telephone or telegraph of any incident involving radiation 
which may have caused or threatens to cause:
    (1) Exposure of the whole body of any individual to 25 rems or more 
of radiation; exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual 
to 150 rems or more of radiation; or exposure of the feet, ankles, 
hands, or forearms of any individual to 375 rems or more of radiation; 
or
    (2) The release of radioactive material in concentrations which, if 
averaged over a period of 24 hours, would exceed 5,000 times the limit 
specified for such materials in Table II of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 
20.
    (3) A loss of 1 working week or more of the operation of any 
facilities affected; or
    (4) Damage to property in excess of $100,000.
    (b) Twenty-four hour notification. Each employer shall within 24 
hours following its occurrence notify the Regional Director of the 
appropriate Wage and Labor Standards Administration, Office of 
Occupational Safety of the Bureau of Labor Standards of the U.S. 
Department of Labor, for employees not protected by AEC by means of 10 
CFR Part 20, Sec. 50-204.34(b) of this part, or the requirements of the 
laws and applicable regulations of States named in Sec. 50-204.34(c), by 
telephone or telegraph of any incident involving radiation which may 
have caused or threatens to cause:
    (1) Exposure of the whole body of any individual to 5 rems or more 
of radiation; exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual 
to 30 rems or more of radiation; or exposure of the feet, ankles, hands, 
or forearms to 75 rems or more of radiation; or
    (2) A loss of 1 day or more of the operation of any facilities; or
    (3) Damage to property in excess of $10,000.

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