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15A NCAC 11 .1312          LABELING

(a)  General requirements are as follows:

(1)           Each source, source holder, or logging tool containing radioactive material shall bear a durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or label, which has, as a minimum, the standard radiation caution symbol, without the conventional color requirement, and the following wording:

CAUTION

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

(2)           The marking or labeling required in Subparagraph (a)(1) of this Rule shall be on the smallest component transported as a separate piece of equipment.

(3)           Each transport container shall have permanently attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly visible label which has, as a minimum, the standard radiation caution symbol and the following wording:

CAUTION

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (OR NAME OF COMPANY)

(4)           Each uranium sinker bar used by the licensee in downhole operations shall be legibly impressed with the following wording:

                                CAUTION

                                RADIOACTIVE DEPLETED URANIUM

                                NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (OR NAME OF COMPANY)

(b)  The word "danger" may be substituted for the word "caution" in the signs described in this Rule.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 104E‑7; 104E‑12(a)(1);

Eff. June 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2005.

 

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