The PH is the individual under whose name a permit is issued. The PH's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• complying with all Federal, State, and University rules and regulations regarding the safe use and handling of radioactive material
• possessing a copy of this manual and having a thorough understanding of its contents
• maintaining (and reviewing) any documents sent by the RSO and placing them in the Radionuclide Inventory and Survey Book, if required
• assuring that individual authorized users are familiar with the contents of the manual and other publications (e.g., Radiation Safety Newsletters) issued by the RSO and that all radiation safety training requirements are fulfilled
• instructing the personnel under his/her supervision regarding the safe use and handling of radioactive material
• planning experiments and procedures to assure that proper radiation safety precautions are taken
• notifying the RSO of changes in protocol, techniques, personnel, and laboratories
• limiting the use of radioactive material to those individuals listed on his/her permit
• maintaining current inventory records including receipt and disposal of radionuclides and records of all laboratory surveys
• referring female personnel to NRC Regulatory Guide 8.13 (Appendix CC) to obtain instructions on prenatal radiation exposure
• ensuring that personnel are appropriately monitored for radiation exposure
• reporting spills and/or accidents involving radioactive material immediately to the RSO and submitting a written report if required
• providing radiation safety training to all personnel (radiation workers and non-radiation workers) in the lab
• securing radioactive material from unauthorized use/removal
• prohibiting eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics, and storing of consumables in all radionuclide labs
• designating a qualified individual as acting PH in the event the PH is gone for an extended period of time (i.e., a month or longer)