Occupational Health (Division 8): Regulatory Guides 8.1 - 8.20

This page lists the number, title, publication date, and revisions for each regulatory guide in Division 8, "Occupational Health," with references to draft guides and related documents (where applicable).

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Guide Number	Title	Revision No.	Issue Date	Additional Information
8.1	Radiation Symbol (Withdrawn -- See 73 FR 53454, 09/16/2008)	W	09/2008
8.1		0	02/1973
8.2	Administrative Practices in Radiation Surveys and Monitoring HISTORY Guide was previously titled "Guide for Administrative Practices in Radiation Monitoring" 01/2010 – DG-8035, Proposed Revision 1	1	05/2011	Periodic Review - July 2016 – No issues identified
8.2		0	02/1973
8.3	Film Badge Performance Criteria (Withdrawn -- See 63 FR 2426, 01/15/1998)	W	01/1998
8.3		0	02/1973
8.4	Personnel Monitoring Device—Direct-Reading Pocket Dosimeters HISTORY 07/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – No issues identified 04/2010 – DG-8036, Proposed Revision 1	1	06/2011	Reviewed in 2016 – No issues identified
8.4		0	02/1973
8.5	Criticality and Other Interior Evacuation Signals (Withdrawn -- See 76 FR 16017, 03/22/2011)	W	03/2011
		1	03/1981
		0	02/1973
8.6	Standard Test Procedure for Geiger-Muller Counters (Withdrawn -- See 75 FR 12804, 03/17/2010)	W	03/2010
8.6		0	05/1973
8.7	Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational Radiation Exposure Data HISTORY 10/2017 – DG-8056, Proposed Revision 4 08/2015 – DG-8030, Proposed Revision 3 06/2012 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – No issues identified 05/2005 – DG-8029, Proposed Revision 2 11/1991 – DG-8007, Proposed Revision 1	4	04/2018
		3	11/2016
		2	11/2005
		1	06/1992
		0	05/1973
8.8	Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational Radiation Exposures at Nuclear Power Stations Will Be as Low as Is Reasonably Achievable HISTORY 03/2018 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – Issues identified for future consideration 12/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – No issues identified 05/1982 – Draft OP 618-4, Second Proposed Revision 4 08/1980 – Draft OH 507-4, First Proposed Revision 4	3	06/1978	Reviewed in 2018 – Issues identified for future consideration
		2	03/1977
		1	09/1975
		0	07/1973
8.9	Acceptable Concepts, Models, Equations, and Assumptions for a Bioassay Program HISTORY 05/2017 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – No issues identified 10/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – No issues identified 12/1991 – DG-8009, Proposed Revision 1	1	07/1993	Reviewed in 2017 – No issues identified
8.9		0	09/1973
8.10	Operating Philosophy for Maintaining Occupational Radiation Exposures as Low as Is Reasonably Achievable HISTORY 12/2015 – DG-8033, Proposed Revision 2 10/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 1-R – Revise	2	08/2016
		1-R	05/1977
		1	09/1975
		0	04/1974
8.11	Applications of Bioassay for Uranium HISTORY 09/2014 – DG-8054, Proposed Revision 1	1	07/2015
8.11		0	06/1974
8.12	Criticality Accident Alarm Systems (Withdrawn -- See 63 FR 47046, 09/03/1998) HISTORY 08/1998 – Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 8.12 issued in 10/1988, was subsequently superseded by Regulatory Guide 3.71 Task CE 801-5, Proposed Revision 2 Task OH 015-4, Proposed Revision 1	W	08/1998
		2	10/1988
		1	01/1981
8.13	Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure HISTORY 05/2017 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – Issues identified for future consideration 10/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – No issues identified 10/1994 – DG-8014, Proposed Revision 3 08/1981 – Draft OP 031-4, Proposed Revision 2	3	06/1999	Reviewed in 2017 – Issues identified for future consideration
		2	12/1987
		1	11/1975
		0	03/1975
8.14	Personnel Neutron Dosimeters (Withdrawn -- See 66 FR 11611, 02/26/2001) HISTORY 02/1980 – Task OH 940-4, Proposed Revision 2	W	02/2001
8.14		1	08/1977
8.15	Acceptable Programs for Respiratory Protection HISTORY 11/2017 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 10/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – No issues identified 07/1998 – DG-8022, Proposed Revision 1	1	10/1999	Reviewed in 2017 – Issues identified for future consideration
8.15		0	10/1976
8.18	Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational Radiation Exposures at Medical Institutions Will Be as Low as Reasonably Achievable HISTORY 07/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – No issues identified 08/2010 – DG-8037, Proposed Revision 2	DG	07/2026	Issued DG 8063, Proposed Rev 3
		2	04/2011	Reviewed in 2016 – No issues identified
		1	10/1982
		0	12/1977
8.19	Occupational Radiation Dose Assessment in Light-Water Reactor Power Plants -- Design Stage Man-Rem Estimates HISTORY 04/2021 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 06/2018 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Revise 10/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Revise	1	06/1979	Reviewed in 2021 – Issues identified for future consideration
8.19		0	05/1978
8.20	Applications of Bioassay for Radioiodine HISTORY 09/2011 – DG-8050, Proposed Revision 2	2	09/2014	Periodic Review - September 2024 - No Action
		1	09/1979
		0	04/1978

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