Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

RADIATION SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Application of regulations  
   5.      Radioactive substances for purposes of Act  
   6.      Irradiating apparatus for purposes of Act  
   7.      Prescribed and exempted electronic products  
   7A.     Exemption for radioactive substances contained in certain self luminous devices  
   7B.     Exemptions relating to Americium 241 contained in certain smoke detectors  
   7C.     Exemption for certain radioactive substances contained in electron capture detector  
   7D.     Exemption for Nickel 63 contained in ion mobility spectrometer  
   8.      Period for registration  

   PART II -- General precautions and requirements relating to radiation safety  

   9.      Restriction on advertisements and advertising material  
   10.     Applications for licences and registrations, and prescribing of registers  
   10A.    Industrial radiographers to carry and produce licence cards  
   10B.    Employment of radiation workers under 16 years of age prohibited  
   11.     Personal files  
   12.     Records relating to radioactive substances, irradiating apparatus and electronic products  
   13.     Records of surveys, tests and calibrations of equipment  
   14.     Reporting of losses and thefts  
   15.     Action to be taken if excessive dose equivalents of ionising radiation received or excessive concentrations of radioactive substances released  
   16.     Monitoring instruments  
   17.     Shielding, protective equipment and safety devices in relation to repair or installation  
   18.     Appointment of radiation safety officers and radiation safety committees  
   19.     Responsibility for radiation safety precautions generally  
   19A.    Abnormal or unplanned radiation exposures  
   20.     Manufacture, use etc. to be confined to certain premises  
   21.     Medical examinations  
   22.     Warning signs and labels  
   23.     Radiation surveys and calibrations  
   24.     Dose equivalent limits and maximum permissible exposure levels not to be exceeded  
   25.     Personal monitoring devices  
   25A.    Radiation monitoring organizations  
   26.     Monitoring of radiation otherwise than by personal monitoring devices  

   PART III -- Radioactive substances  

   27.     Restrictions on activities of licensees and others in respect of radioactive substances  
   28.     Conditions on registration of premises  
   28A.    Exemption from registration of premises for temporary storage while in transit  
   29.     Labelling of radioactive substances  
   30.     Storage of radioactive substances  
   31.     Release or disposal of radioactive substances  
   31A.    Near-surface disposal of radioactive waste  
   32.     Records, reports and notifications relating to radioactive substances  
   33.     Control of exposure to radiation  

   PART IV -- Irradiating apparatus  

   34.     Exemption from licensing in relation to irradiating apparatus  
   35.     Information to be furnished by suppliers of certain irradiating apparatus  
   36.     Conditions on registration of irradiating apparatus  
   37.     Conditions on registration of premises  
   38.     Restrictions on use of irradiating apparatus  

   PART V -- Electronic products  

           Division 1 -- Microwave ovens  

   39.     New microwave ovens to comply with microwave oven standard  
   40.     Commercial microwave ovens to be tested  

           Division 2 -- Lasers  

   52.     Terms used  
   53.     Lasers to be in compliance with the laser safety standard  
   53A.    Regulations 54, 55 and 56 are in addition to regulation 53  
   53B.    Laser pointers  
   54.     Regulated class 3B lasers  
   55.     Class 4 lasers  
   56.     Requirements for enclosed lasers  

           Division 3 -- Sun-tanning units  

   57A.    Terms used  
   57B.    Registrants not to operate or use sun-tanning units in certain circumstances  
   57C.    Circumstances in which operation and use of sun-tanning units permitted without licence  

   PART VI -- General  

   57.     Penalties  
   58.     Fees  
   59.     Forms  

   PART VII -- Transitional provisions  

   60.     Provisions relating to the Radiation Safety (General) Amendment Regulations 2008  
           SCHEDULE I -- Dose limits and maximum permissible exposure levels  
           SCHEDULE II -- Application for licence in respect of radioactive substances  
           SCHEDULE III -- Exemption Label  
           SCHEDULE IV -- Radiation warning symbol  
           SCHEDULE V -- Exempt quantities of radioactive substances  
           SCHEDULE VI -- Exempt quantities of radioactive substances in certain timekeeping and other devices  
           SCHEDULE VII -- Exempted electronic products  
           SCHEDULE VIIA -- Exempted self luminous devices  
           SCHEDULE VIII -- Maximum concentrations of radioactive elements in air and water above natural background  
           SCHEDULE IX -- Conditions imposable on registration of irradiating apparatus  
           SCHEDULE X -- Requirements to be complied with in respect of premises in which irradiating apparatus is operated or used  
           SCHEDULE XI -- Requirements to be complied with in respect of operation or use of irradiating apparatus  
           SCHEDULE XIII -- Requirements to be complied with in respect of premises in which regulated class 3B lasers are operated or used  
           SCHEDULE XIV -- Requirements to be complied with in respect of premises in which class 4 lasers are operated or used  
           SCHEDULE XV -- Fees  
           SCHEDULE XVI  
           Compilation table
           
[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 19 December 2008 Radiation Safety (General) Regulations 1983]