Health (Radiation Safety) Regulations 1984 Repealed! Jurisdiction Australia - Victoria Year 1984 Published in English Source In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.2, 72p. (pages numbered 62,781 - 62,894). Illus. Serial number CCH Australia 68-000 Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Victoria, ionizing radiation, radiation protection [Secondary] TLV list, disposal of radioactive waste, law, list of radioactive substances, particulate radiation, periodic medical examinations, permissible radiation doses, radiation monitoring, replaced Subject category Physical hazards Abstract Consolidated version of these regulations made on 8 May 1984 and amended to 1986. They provide for safety in the use of ionising radiation in workplaces. Contents: licences; registrations; radiation safety testing; exemptions; general safety precautions; control of patient dose; radiation safety officers; radiation protection limits (dose equivalent limit for 1yr in radiation workers is 50mSv to the whole body); personal monitoring; medical examinations; transport and disposal of radioactive materials and waste; penalties and enforcement. In the schedules: sample forms; conditions for registration of radiation equipment; maximum quantities (in MBq) of radioactive substances exempted from the regulations (ca. 180 substances); maximum concentrations (in Bq/m3) of radioactive elements (soluble and insoluble) in air and water above the natural background (72 isotopes); standards for computer tomography scanners. CIS No. 92-1077 Database ID 58597