Regulation respecting X-Ray Safety - made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, including a Technical Guide to the regulation Jurisdiction Canada - Ontario Year 1986 Published in English Source Ontario Government Bookstore, Publications Services Section, 5th Floor, 880 Bay Street, Toronto M7A 1N8, Ont., Canada, 1986. 92p. 36 ref. Descriptors [Primary] Canada, Ontario, radiation protection, x-ray equipment, x-rays [Secondary] carcinogenic effects, embryotoxic effects, genetic effects, ionizing radiation, law, limitation of exposure, radiation monitoring, radiographic testing, radiological services, tissue damage, x-ray diffractometry Subject category Physical hazards Abstract This regulation (effective 30 Oct. 1986) contains general provisions which apply to every workplace in the Province of Ontario where there is a source of X-rays to which workers may be exposed. It also contains specific requirements for certain X-ray applications and devices. The Technical Guide included with the regulation has information on: definitions, scope, registration of employers, safety plan reviews, designation of contact persons, information of X-ray workers, X-ray dose limits, general safety requirements, personal dosimetry, investigation levels, overexposure incidents, industrial radiography, veterinary and medical uses, X-ray diffraction devices, measurement of X-rays, health effects of X-rays (cancer, genetic damage, tissue damage, embryotoxic and foetotoxic effects). CIS No. 87-1173 Database ID 48442