What is a radiation safety and protection plan
28 What is a radiation safety and protection plan
A radiation safety and protection plan, for a radiation practice, is a plan for the practice for which a possession licensee is allowed to possess a radiation source under the licence.
The plan must state the following—
particulars, and an assessment, of all the radiation hazards specific to the practice and source the licensee knows, or ought reasonably to know, exist or might arise;
the radiation safety and protection measures to deal with the hazards;
any other measures necessary to deal with the hazards;
how the licensee proposes to monitor and review the implementation and effectiveness of the measures;
the functions of the radiation safety officer to be appointed for the practice;
Editor’s note—
Section 37 lists the minimum functions of a radiation safety officer.
particulars of a training program for persons carrying out the practice;
other particulars prescribed under a regulation.
Also, if a person, other than a person being irradiated as part of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, may receive from the carrying out of the practice a radiation dose higher than the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation, the plan must provide for—
the supply of a personal monitoring device to the person; and
the assessment of the device.
The plan must be written in a way likely to be understood easily by persons who carry out the practice with the source.
Editor’s note—
The plan may need to take into account persons with special needs, for example, non-English speaking persons.
The plan must be dated and signed by the licensee.
In this section—
radiation safety and protection measures are measures, prescribed under a regulation, for preventing or minimising health risks to any person arising from exposure to radiation from the carrying out of a radiation practice.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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