FMC Radiation - PMI Activities V3 - 17.03.17

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Personnel

Records and Documentation

• Are the local rules and risk assessment kept with the PMI gun?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a log book been signed with details of the person taking / returning the unit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the calibration / maintenance sticker clearly displayed on the unit and within 1 year validity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an inspection recording system available and up-to-date for the unit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the user on the list of authorised users? If not, STOP work? Current list: M:\DEPT\Health & Safety\Public\HSE Training\PMI Gun (Niton)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

X-Ray Analyser Safety Features

• Is the x-ray unit password protected for both users and administrator roles? (all passwords must be unique)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are warning lights on the x-ray unit working to indicate when x-rays are being generated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the interlock safety feature work (trigger depressed at the same time the part is up against the aperture)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safe Systems of Work

• Is there a designated controlled area 5m in front and 2m at either side of the x-ray aperture using barriers, warning signs, wall, floor, earth etc.?<br>(Note: be mindful that x-rays can penetrate walls and other objects. Consider this fact when auditing designated controlled areas)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the user have clear line of sight to allow them to stop any personnel entering the designated controlled area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the unit being used in a safe and controlled manner? (i.e. user not within the 2m controlled area to the side, gun not being pointed at, or held against a person etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the operator using the unit in such a way so as NOT to expose any part of their body to the front of the unit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the battery pack removed from the x-ray unit when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the x-ray unit undamaged (i.e. no cracks, scratches on aperture, broken trigger, loose battery, or anything to suggest the unit has been dropped)? If not, STOP work and report to the supervisor and site RPS.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the unit secured in its own locked transport case when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the x-ray unit left unattended for any reason?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A