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SESSION 3 Policy Framework
Regional Workshop on National Strategies for Education and Training (E&T) in Radiation, Transport & Waste Safety: Policy Framework and Analysis of E&T Needs 5-7 October 2016, Nicosia, Cyprus LITHUANIA Results of the home exercise to establish a Policy Framework SESSION 3 Policy Framework Ms IEVA GATELYTE Radiation Protection Centre
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RPC status under the Government structure
Parliament (Seimas) Government Ministry of Health Ministry of the Interior Radiation Protection Centre Ministry of Environment Environmental Protection Agency Fire and Rescue Department State Food and Veterinary Service State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate
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RPC Structure Director Deputy Director
Division of Radiation Emergency Management and Training Deputy Director Division of Accounting and economical Planning Department of Expertise and Exposure Monitoring Division of Procurement and Maintenance Division of Licensing and State Register Division of Expertise and Medical Exposure Monitoring Chief Specialist Secretary Chief Specialist Lawyer Chief Specialist for Public Relations Chief Specialist for Personnel Chief Specialist for IT Chief Specialist for Quality Management Division of Radiation Protection Supervision and Control Klaipėda Division of Radiation Protection Supervision and Control Division of Public Exposure Monitoring Šiauliai Division of Radiation Protection Supervision and Control Division of Occupational Exposure Monitoring Kaunas Division of Radiation Protection Supervision and Control
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Overview of facilities
Radiacinės saugos centras Overview of facilities Field Number of Licensees Medicine 1308 Odontology 1103 Nuclear medicine 6 Radiotherapy 4 Other 195 Veterinary 24 Science & Education 12 Industry 62 205 All 1611 Radiacinės saugos centras EduTa
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Overview of Sources (I)
Radiacinės saugos centras Overview of Sources (I) Field Number of Sources Medicine Radiotherapy X-ray diagnostic X-Ray therapy 4 Conventional radiology 621 Linac 13 Interventional radiology 24 Brachytherapy 17 CT 66 Other Mammography 50 Blood irradiators, SPECT/CT, PET/CT 4, 3, 2 Odontology 1745 Radiacinės saugos centras EduTa
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Overview of Sources (II)
Radiacinės saugos centras Overview of Sources (II) Field Number of Sources Industry & Science X-ray radiography 70 Gama Radiography 25 Other x-ray equipment 339 Smoke detectors 8914 Calibration sources 779 Gauges 194 Other 993 Unsealed sources 6,4 TBq Radiacinės saugos centras EduTa
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Dynamics of the source number
Radiacinės saugos centras Dynamics of the source number Radiacinės saugos centras EduTa
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Dynamics of number of X-ray equipment
Radiacinės saugos centras Dynamics of number of X-ray equipment Radiacinės saugos centras EduTa
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RADIATION PROTECTION TRAINING REGULATIONS
22/07/2018 RADIATION PROTECTION TRAINING REGULATIONS Law on Radiation Protection (adopted on 1 April 1999) Order of the Minister of Health Order No On the Approval of Compulsory Radiation Protection Training and Instruction Procedure (adopted on 22 November 2011, came into force on 1 May 2012). Hygiene standard HN 73:2001 Hygiene Standard HN 73:2001 “Basic Standard of Radiation Protection” adopted by the Order No. 663 of 21 December 2001 of the Minister of Health. Order of the Director of Radiation Protection Centre Order No. V-2 On Establishment of Attestation Commission for Persons, Training Persons Responsible for Radiation Protection and Workers Conducting Practices with Radiation Sources and on Approval of Its Statute (adopted on 18 January 2012).
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Overview on the draft Policy document AN OVERVIEW ON THE NATIONAL STRATEGY
The National strategy for E&T is covered under the Order of Minister of Health, as well as the Radiation Protection Law, and according to these legislations all specialists have to be trained, who are working with ionizing radiation sources or are responsible for RP. An official Strategy of Radiation Protection Training was adopted in 2008 by the order of RSC Director indicates and includes essential points (like assessment of national resources and capabilities, analysis of E&T needs, mission, vision, goals, tasks, criteria of efficiency assessment and etc.). The refreshment of the Strategy has been done in 2014.
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Overview on the draft Policy document AN OVERVIEW ON THE NATIONAL STRATEGY
Commitments and Obligations The aim of Radiation Protection Training Development Programme (Strategy) is to carry out the analysis of legal regulation of compulsory training in radiation protection and radiation protection training needs, to assess the facilities of training in radiation protection, establish Programme’s vision, mission, goals and directions for their implementation and the indicators of effectiveness.
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Overview on the draft Policy document AN OVERVIEW ON THE NATIONAL STRATEGY
Relevant Stakeholders The employees, also those responsible for radiation protection, officers (State Border Guard, fire and rescue, state security, customs, police, prosecutors, etc.), medical emergency specialists, administration of metal scrap and metal waste recycling and management enterprises. Various public groups – pupils, students, journalists, students of the Third Age University etc.
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Overview on the draft Policy document AN OVERVIEW ON THE NATIONAL STRATEGY
Advising and Monitoring Mechanisms The purpose of surveillance - to monitor, coordinate, analyze, assess and evaluate the activities of organization of compulsory training in radiation protection. Where irregularities are found, the RPC can completely or temporarily eliminate the validity of the training program(s). RPC specialists perform inspections to check if compulsary training radiation protectionis proceeded timely. Employers who do not meet these requirements, take the responsibility according to the law.
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Moving towards a National Policy/Strategy
Why Lithuania would decide to move towards the establishment of a national policy/strategy for education and training: to carry out the analysis of legal regulation of compulsory training in radiation protection; to find the training needs of radiation protection training; to assess the facilities of training in radiation protection; COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/59/EURATOM of 5 December 2013.
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Way Forward Next Steps: Improvement of the Policy document;
Continuation of the training quality analysis to improve the quality; Collaboration with Universities on managing the study programs to be supplemented by radiation protection compulsory training programs; Establishment of e-learning system; Continuation of collaboration with first responders to assure their compulsory training provided by their training centres.
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Conclusions Challenges: the training needs assessment;
Collaboration with Universities; The legislation framework of a country; The changes of compulsory training system in national level establishing the e-learning.
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