scope:

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Marshall Procedural Requirements (MPR) is to establish centralized control over the use of nonionizing radiation producing devices (NRPD) to ensure that exposure are adequately controlled to prevent adverse effects on the health and safety of employees and to enact the requirements set forth in the Federal, NASA, and Consensus standards referenced in P.3 "Authority.

APPLICABILITY

a. This MPR applies to Center personnel, programs, projects, and activities, including contractors and resident agencies to the extent specified in their respective contracts or agreements. ("Contractors," for purposes of this paragraph, include contractors, grantees, Cooperative Agreement recipients, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.)

b. This MPR does not apply to the Michoud Assembly Facility.

c. This MPR applies the following: all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

d. This MPR applies the following: all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.