10 C.F.R. § 835.202 Occupational dose limits for general employees.
Title 10 - Energy
(a) Except for planned special exposures conducted consistent with §835.204 and emergency exposures authorized in accordance with §835.1302, the occupational dose received by general employees shall be controlled such that the following limits are not exceeded in a year: (1) A total effective dose equivalent of 5 rems (0.05 sievert); (2) The sum of the deep dose equivalent for external exposures and the committed dose equivalent to any organ or tissue other than the lens of the eye of 50 rems (0.5 sievert); (3) A lens of the eye dose equivalent of 15 rems (0.15 sievert); and (4) A shallow dose equivalent of 50 rems (0.5 sievert) to the skin or to any extremity. (b) All occupational doses received during the current year, except doses resulting from planned special exposures conducted in compliance with §835.204 and emergency exposures authorized in accordance with §835.1302, shall be included when demonstrating compliance with §§835.202(a) and 835.207. (c) Doses from background, therapeutic and diagnostic medical radiation, and participation as a subject in medical research programs shall not be included in dose records or in the assessment of compliance with the occupational dose limits. [58 FR 65485, Dec. 14, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 59682, Nov. 4, 1998]
Title 10: Energy
PART 835—OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION
Subpart C—Standards for Internal and External Exposure
§ 835.202 Occupational dose limits for general employees.
