Health and Safety - The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Year
1985
Published in
English
Source
HMSO Publications Centre, P.O. Box 276, London, SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1985. 83p. Price: GBP 5.80.
Serial number
Statutory Instruments 1985 No.1333
Descriptors
[Primary] United Kingdom, ionizing radiation, particulate radiation [Secondary] dosimetry, law, list of radioactive substances, medical supervision, permissible radiation doses, radiation monitoring
Subject category
Physical hazards
Abstract
These Regulations implement in part the provisions of Council Directive 80/836/Euratom, as amended by C.D. 84/467/Euratom (see CIS 85-90). They impose duties on employers to protect their employees and other persons against ionising radiation arising from exposure at the workplace. Contents: interpretation; dose limitation; regulation of work with ionising radiation; dosimetry and medical surveillance; arrangements for the control of radioactive substances; monitoring of ionising radiation; assessment of notifications; safety of articles and equipment. In the annex: dose limits; extensive table of ca. 700 radionuclides (with radiation quantities corresponding to notifications, controlled areas and assessment reports); designation of control areas; other matters.
