RADIATION SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1983 - REG 19
RADIATION SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1983 - REG 19
19 . Responsibility for radiation safety precautions generally
[(1) deleted]
(2) The registrant of
any premises shall, in relation to those premises and any field sites under
the control of the registrant —
(a)
inform himself of the hazards attendant on the presence of radiation and may
for that purpose obtain the advice and services of a qualified expert; and
[(b) deleted]
(c)
ensure that each radiation worker and each person authorised by the registrant
to visit areas where radiation may be present is —
(i)
properly and adequately instructed in the use of all
necessary safeguards and procedures; and
(ii)
supplied with such shielding, protective equipment and
safety devices as may be necessary for the person’s safety;
and
(ca)
ensure that each radiation worker is —
(i)
provided with copies of, or access to, instruction or
operating manuals for all devices or things containing radioactive substances
and for all irradiating apparatus and electronic products which that worker
uses or operates; and
(ii)
given specific instructions on how to use the radioactive
substances and how to use or operate the irradiating apparatus and electronic
products which that worker uses or operates so as to minimize any potential
exposure to radiation of the worker, other employees or the public; and
(iii)
instructed in radiation safety; and
(iv)
familiar with any working rules prepared under
subregulation (3)(a) for the radioactive substances, irradiating
apparatus and electronic products which that worker uses or operates,
to a level appropriate
for the worker’s functions; and
(cb)
ensure that each radiation worker is —
(i)
licensed; or
(ii)
supervised by, and under the direction of, a person who
is licensed; or
(iii)
exempt from the requirement to be licensed;
and
(d)
notify the Council in writing as soon as practicable after becoming aware of
any of the following situations —
(i)
any areas which are not normally occupied by human beings
but in which visiting human beings may be exposed to hazardous radiation; and
(ii)
any condition or situation which, although not normally
considered to be a radiation hazard, may become a radiation hazard under
special or unusual circumstances; and
(iii)
a radiation hazard which emanates from a source of
radiation (whether or not on the premises or field site) which is not under
the control of the registrant.
(3) The radiation
safety officer appointed by a registrant shall, in relation to that
registrant’s premises and any field sites under the control of that
registrant —
(a)
prepare working rules for the safe use and operation of radioactive
substances, irradiating apparatus and electronic products if —
(i)
directed to do so in writing by the Council; or
(ii)
required to do so under these regulations; or
(iii)
required to do so by a condition, restriction or
limitation imposed under section 36 on the registration of those premises
or of any irradiating apparatus or electronic product;
and
(b)
ensure that —
(i)
no radioactive substances are manufactured, used or
stored; and
(ii)
no irradiating apparatus or electronic products are
installed,
in any place
unless —
(iii)
the Council has approved plans for that place which set
out details of —
(I) its dimensions; and
(II) the materials
used, or to be used, in its construction; and
(III) if unsealed
radioactive substances are to be used in that place, the ventilation,
drainage, sewage disposal and lighting systems installed or to be installed;
and
(IV) its proximity to
other parts of the premises or field site and to places outside the premises
or field site and the likely effect on them of the proposed use of that place;
and
(V) any other details requested by the
Council;
and
(iv)
that place conforms to those plans;
and
(c)
ensure that all appropriate shielding, safety devices, protective equipment,
radiation monitoring and radiation surveying devices required by these
regulations or by a condition, restriction or limitation imposed under
section 36 to be installed or available are —
(i)
installed or available; and
(ii)
regularly tested and serviced; and
(iii)
repaired or replaced when necessary;
and
(d) make
recommendations to the registrant on the need or otherwise for the medical
examination of radiation workers; and
(e)
maintain all records required by the Act or these regulations to be kept by
the registrant; and
(f)
ensure that any conditions, restrictions or limitations imposed under
section 36 on the registration of —
(i)
the premises; or
(ii)
any irradiating apparatus or electronic product,
of which the radiation
safety officer has been notified, are complied with; and
(g)
notify the registrant of any suspected or known contravention of —
(i)
these regulations; or
(ii)
any condition, restriction or limitation imposed under
section 36 on the registration of —
(I) the premises; or
(II) any irradiating
apparatus or electronic product,
as soon as practicable
after becoming aware of it; and
(h) if
any person is unnecessarily exposed to radiation, evaluate the radiation dose
received by that person in accordance with any directions given by the
Council; and
(i)
notify the registrant of —
(i)
the exposure of any person (other than a patient exposed
for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes) to a radiation dose which exceeds the
limits calculated under regulation 15; or
(ii)
any abnormal or unplanned radiation exposure as set out
in regulation 19A(1).
(4) A radiation worker
shall not use any radioactive substances or use or operate any irradiating
apparatus or electronic product, the registration of which is required by
section 28, without the prior permission of the registrant.
[Regulation 19 amended: Gazette
22 Jul 1997 p. 3817‑20.]