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RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2006 (S.R. 2006, NO. 37) - REG 9 Dose limits for occupational exposure of persons

RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2006 (S.R. 2006, NO. 37) - REG 9

PART 4 - Dose Limits Dose limits for occupational exposure of persons

For the purposes of sections 9(a) and 10(1) of the Act, the following are the prescribed dose limits that apply to the occupational exposure of a person to ionising radiation while the person is involved in carrying out a radiation practice:
(a) the average of the annual total effective doses for the person, over a 5-year period, must not be more than 20 millisieverts a year;
(b) the total effective dose for the person must not be more than 50 millisieverts in any one year;
(c) the equivalent dose for each lens of the person's eyes must not be more than 150 millisieverts in any one year;
(d) the equivalent dose for each of the person's hands and feet must not be more than 500 millisieverts in any one year;
(e) the equivalent dose for any square centimetre of the person's skin must not be more than 500 millisieverts in any one year.