RADIATION SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1983 - REG 52

RADIATION SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1983 - REG 52

52 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Division and in Schedules XIII and XIV, unless the contrary intention appears —

        average output power means the total energy imparted during exposure divided by the duration of the exposure;

        controlled area means controlled area within the meaning of subregulation (2);

        laser system means functional assembly of electrical, mechanical and optical components which includes a laser;

        regulated class 3B laser means —

            (a)         a class 3B laser with average output power greater than 5 milliwatts; or

            (b)         a single pulsed class 3B laser.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Division and of Schedules XIII and XIV, a controlled area is an area —

            (a)         in which the activities of persons are controlled and supervised for the purpose of protection from radiation hazards; and

            (b)         the extent of which is determined by the person in whose name the premises in which that area is situated are registered; and

            (c)         which is defined by approved screens or baffles having absorbing or diffusing reflecting surfaces.

        [Regulation 52 amended: Gazette 10 Oct 1986 p. 3845; 15 Oct 1996 p. 5449.]