1. Radiation Safety Regulations
Part IV: Occupational Protection Requirements

2. Occupational Protection Requirements
Contents (1/2)
General responsibilities
Conditions of service
Classification of areas
Local rules and supervision
Personal protective equipment

3. Occupational Protection Requirements
Contents (2/2)
Individual monitoring and exposure assessment
Monitoring of workplace
Health surveillance
Records
Special circumstances

4. Occupational Exposure Protection
General responsibilities (1/2)
Licensees and employers are responsible for protection of workers
Dose limits are not exceeded and safety is optimised
protection of outside workers

5. Occupational Exposure Protection
General responsibilities (2/2)
other workers than ”radiation workers” are protected as they were members of the public
workers are informed of their obligations and responsibilities for their own protection and that of others
safety related reports from workers shall be recorded and appropriate remedial action be taken by the licensee or employer

6. Occupational Exposure Protection
Conditions of service
extra salary or other benefits shall not be used as substitutes for proper protection and safety
female worker are advised to notify the employer of pregnancy
employer shall adopt working conditions for the protection of embryo or foetus
pregnancy is not a reason to exclude a female worker from work

7. Occupational Exposure Protection
Classification of areas
Controlled areas
areas requiring specific measures for controlling normal exposures, preventing spread of contamination or preventing potential exposures
Supervised areas
areas where exposure conditions need to be kept under review

8. Occupational Exposure Protection
Local rules and supervision
written rules and procedures ensuring safety
investigation levels and procedures to follow if they are exceeded
supervision that rules and procedures are followed
information to workers on the health risks
female workers / pregnancy
information, instructions and training concerning emergencies

9. Occupational Exposure Protection
Personal protective equipment
protection and safety during normal operations should not be based on personal protective equipment
adequate and suitable protective equipment shall be made available, if necessary

10. Occupational Exposure Protection
Individual monitoring and exposure assessment
Licensees and employers shall arrange for the assessment of occupational exposures
Individual monitoring in controlled areas
Area monitoring in supervised areas
Potential exposures, contamination
Approved dosimetry services shall be used

11. Occupational Exposure Protection
Area monitoring of workplace
evaluation of overall radiological conditions
assessment of the exposure of workers
sufficient to review classification of controlled and supervised areas
use of reference levels

12. Occupational Exposure Protection
Health surveillance
based on general principles of occupational health
initial and continuing assessment of fitness of workers for their tasks

13. Occupational Exposure Protection
Records of worker exposure
nature of work, periods of employment
doses, intakes
doses, intakes in emergency intervention or accidents
access by individual worker and by the Regulatory Authority
retained by the licensee and employers, or the Regulatory Authority (30 years after the end of work/until the worker would be 75)

14. Occupational Exposure Protection
Special circumstances
Temporary change in some dose limit
limited period of time
relate to specified work areas
Case by case approval of the Regulatory Authority
Requirements:
radiation safety is optimised
workers involved have been consulted

15. References
IAEA BSS, Safety Series No 115