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Radiation Protection Organisation Within Glasgow University

Radiation Protection Organisation Within Glasgow University. Organisational Chart : Principal – ultimate responsibility University Court – ‘Board of Directors’ Health Safety & Wellbeing Committee Radiation Protection Adviser. Radiation Protection Service. Occupational Health.

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Radiation Protection Organisation Within Glasgow University

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  1. Radiation Protection Organisation Within Glasgow University

  2. Organisational Chart : • Principal – ultimate responsibility • University Court – ‘Board of Directors’ • Health Safety & Wellbeing Committee • Radiation Protection Adviser Radiation Protection Service Occupational Health Local Radiation Supervisors

  3. The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018  The Ionising Radiations Regulations (IRR17) Radiation Protection Legislation

  4. IRR 2017 All radiation workers are registered and come within two designations:- Classified Worker Unclassified Worker

  5. Classified Radiation Workers 1. Annual Dose > 6mSv or chance of internal dose Radiation Passbooks – not in general use Periodic Medicals Registered with HSE

  6. Unclassified Radiation Workers Apart from radiation medicals, these workers are treated the same as classified workers.

  7. Other Categories of Workers • Technicians Aged 16-18 • Pregnant Radiation Workers – 1 mSv max • Visitors to the University – treated as MoP

  8. Radiation Areas Controlled Radiation Area Supervised Radiation Area

  9. Janice Thompson University RPO System of work

  10. Radiation Dosimeters - RPS Thermo luminescent Finger Dosimeters - RPS Reporting of Radiation Doses – RPS/Local level Radiation Dose Records

  11. Ordering of Radioactive Material – Local RS Record Keeping – next slide Storage – ‘safe and secure’ e.g. Lockable fridge RSA 1993 - Keeping and use of RM

  12. RPS Surveys Local Surveys Self Monitoring Thyroid Monitoring – radioiodines Swabs & liquid scintillation counters for Tritium Radiation Surveys

  13. Movement of Radioactive Material within the University - Allowed Transport of Radioactive Material out with the University – Courier or RPS Transport of Radioactive Material By Road

  14. Serious Radiation Accidents Emergency Procedures And/Or Each College/School has their own procedures – see Local Rules

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