(1) Received copies of, instruction in, and demonstrated understanding of, applicable provisions of Group 3 of this subchapter, the conditions of the user's radioactive material license and operating and emergency procedures by successful completion of a written or oral examination covering this material. Instruction in this material shall be at least eight hours long. The examination shall be at least 50 questions in length. Successful completion shall be correctly answering at least 80 percent of the questions in a closed-book testing session;

(2) Demonstrated competence to use the radiographic exposure devices, sealed sources, related handling tools, and radiation survey instruments employed by the user by successful completion of a practical examination covering this material. Instruction in this material shall be at least four hours long; and

(3) Received the instruction and training specified in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) from a radioactive materials radiographer trainer or radiation safety officer.

(1) Ensure the individual has:

(2) Once the individual has met the requirements of subsection (b)(1), issue to the individual a durable identification card, resistant to water, containing:

(1) The radiographer trainer's physical presence at the site where the sealed sources are being used;

(2) The ability of the radiographer trainer to give immediate assistance if required; and

(3) The radiographer trainer's watching the assistant's performance of the operations referred to in this section.

(1) Results of internal and Department inspections;

(2) New procedures or equipment;

(3) New or revised regulations about industrial radiography using sealed sources;

(4) Accidents or errors that have been observed and steps to prevent their recurrence; and

(5) Opportunities for individuals to ask safety questions.

(1) Observation of the performance of each radiographer and radiographer's assistants during an actual radiographic operation at intervals not to exceed six months; and

(2) That, if a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant has not participated in a radiographic operation for more than six months since the last inspection, that individual's performance shall be observed and recorded the next time the individual participates in a radiographic operation.

(1) Records of training of each radiographer and each radiographer's assistant. The record shall include radiographer certification documents and verification of certification status, copies of written tests, dates of oral and practical examinations, and names of individuals conducting and receiving the oral and practical examinations; and

(2) Records of annual refresher safety training and semi-annual inspections of job performance for each radiographer and each radiographer's assistant. The records shall list the topics discussed during the refresher safety training, the dates the annual refresher safety training was conducted, and names of the instructors and attendees. For inspections of job performance, the records shall also include a list showing the items evaluated and any non-compliances observed by the radiation safety officer.