RADIATION SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1983 - REG 22
RADIATION SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1983 - REG 22
22 . Warning signs and labels
(1) The person in
whose name any premises in areas of which radioactive substances, irradiating
apparatus or electronic products are manufactured, operated, used or stored
are registered shall —
(a)
unless exempted by the Council in writing, cause conspicuous signs, bearing
the radiation warning symbol and approved wording, to be posted in those
areas; and
(b)
cause signs posted under this subregulation to be removed when those
radioactive substances, irradiating apparatus or electronic products are no
longer present in those areas.
(2) A licensee in
respect of a radioactive substance or a person in whose name an irradiating
apparatus or electronic product is registered shall cause labels —
(a) to
be affixed in accordance with these regulations to every container in which
the radioactive substance is kept or to the irradiating apparatus or
electronic product, as the case requires; and
(b)
affixed under this subregulation to be removed when the radioactive substance
and its container or the irradiating apparatus or electronic product is no
longer capable of emitting radiation.
(3) Subject to
subregulations (1) and (2), a person shall not remove signs or labels
posted or affixed under those subregulations except with the approval of the
Council.
(4) The Council may
direct the person in whose name any premises are registered to exhibit copies
of these regulations at locations readily accessible to employees, and copies
of working rules required to be formulated by regulation 19(3)(c)
adjacent to or on —
(a)
containers or equipment in which a radioactive substance is kept or
incorporated; or
(b)
irradiating apparatus or electronic products, which are on the premises.
(5) A person to whom a
direction has been given under subregulation (4) shall comply with that
direction.
(6) This regulation
does not apply to lasers.