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 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
PART VI -- General
