1. Wright State University is authorized to use radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices under a specific licenses and registrations issued by the Ohio Department of Health. One license is contingent upon the appointment of a radiation safety committee and a radiation safety officer that, collectively, must:

1. assure that any person using radioactive materials is qualified by training and experience, has adequate facilities for safe use, and proposes safe use with adequate radiation safety precautions;
2. assure observance of radiation safety standards established by the Ohio Department of Health and the radioactive material license;
3. maintain records of the receipt, storage, use, transfer, and ultimate disposal of all licensed radioactive material; and,
4. maintain records of personnel and area as required.
2. The Ohio Department of Health periodically inspects university facilities to ensure compliance with licensing and registration requirements. Inspections are thorough, often including examination of records maintained by the Radiation Safety office, and authorized users, as well as a critical review of the use of radioactive materials and personnel knowledge. Violation of licensing requirements and radiation safety standards may result in loss of the license and assessment of civil or criminal penalties.

1. The Radiation Safety Committee is established by and responsible to the vice president for research for elaboration of university policy pertaining to radiation sources. The committee shall have the responsibility and authority for radiation safety policy in all areas of the university and for all activities under the jurisdiction of the university.
2. The committee shall institute and periodically review university policy for compliance with state and federal regulations and shall exercise the responsibility of the university for minimizing radiation exposure to students, employees, and the public; and the environment; maintaining off-site radiation releases as low as reasonably achievable; and, maintaining proper licensing and registration of radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices.
3. The committee shall establish criteria for the qualification of users and for evaluation of proposed uses of radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices.
4. The committee shall periodically review all aspects of the radiation safety program, including records, and shall have approval authority for radiation safety and control procedures implemented by the radiation safety officer.
5. The committee shall act, subject to a review by the vice president for research, in all matters of disputed policy or procedure.
6. The committee’s membership shall consist of a chair, a representative of university administration, the radiation safety officer, and a minimum of five authorized users of radioactive materials or radiation-producing devices.

1. The radiation safety officer is appointed by and responsible to the associate provost for research for the radiation safety program in all areas of the university and for activities under university jurisdiction.
2. The Radiation Safety office is composed of the radiation safety officer and a trained technical staff. The office is responsible for implementing radiation safety control procedures in accordance with university administrative policies and radiation safety regulations promulgated by federal and state agencies.

An authorized user for radioactive materials or a faculty user for radiation-producing devices is a departmentally affiliated member of the faculty or staff who has been authorized by the Radiation Safety Committee to use radioactive materials or radiation-producing devices and who has been authorized to supervise subordinate users. The use of such materials and devices shall fully comply with research protocols approved by the committee. The authorized user is responsible for safe use and storage of radiation sources in his/her laboratory, including usage by anyone under his/her direction and protection of non-users. Subordinate users are responsible for complying with laboratory procedures and authorized user direction.

1. The Radiation Safety Manual contains standards, procedures, and regulations that have been established by federal and state agencies for the safe use of radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices. It also includes policies and procedures established by the Radiation Safety Committee for the comprehensive implementation of these requirements.
2. All users of radioactive materials or radiation-producing devices must be familiar with the contents of the Radiation Safety Manual and strictly observe its provisions.
3. The Radiation Safety Manual is distributed by the Radiation Safety office.