Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2019

24 April 2019

Regulation: Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2019
Amendment: Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order 2000
Came into force: 8th February 2019
Jurisdiction: ROI

These Regulations transpose the Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM known as the Basic Safety Standards Directive. It also transposes certain provisions of Council Directive 2011/70/EURATOM of 19 July 2011 (the Nuclear Waste Directive), establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. For more information click here.

Part 1 - Citations, Definitions and Scope

Part 2 - Regulatory Control

Justification of practices
Justification of practices involving consumer products
Prohibited practices
Notification
Exemption from Notification
Registration or Licensing
Licensing
Authorisation
Registrations
Non-Medical Imaging Practices
Radioactive Waste Licences
Licensing of importation / exportation of Radioactive waste
Release from Regulatory Control

Part 3 - System of Radiation Protection

Dose constraints for occupational and public exposure
Reference Levels
Age limit for exposed workers
Dose limits for occupational exposure
Protection of pregnant / breastfeeding workers
Specially Authorised Exposures
Dose Limits - Apprentices and Students
Dose Limits - Public Exposure
Estimation of effective and Equivalent Dose

Part 4 - Protection of exposed workers, apprentices and students

Responsibilities of undertaking and employers
Arrangements in workplaces
Prior Risk Assessment
Radiation Safety Procedures
Consultations with a Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA).
Role of the Radiation Protection Officer (RPO)
Radiation Protection Education, Training and Information
Classification of workplaces
Requirements for Controlled and Supervised Area
Radiological surveillance of the workplace

Part 5 - Categorisation & Monitoring of workers

Categorisation of exposed workers
Operational protection of apprentices and students
Individual Monitoring
Recording and Reporting of results
Access to results of individual monitoring.
National Dose Register
Medical surveillance of exposed workers
Medical Classification
Medical records
Special Medical Surveillance
Appeals - Medical Surveillance
Duties of exposed workers, apprentices, students and employers

Part 6 - Public Exposures

Tasks for the undertaking
Monitoring of radioactive discharges
Estimation of doses to members of public

Part 7 - Emergency Preparedness & response

National Plan for nuclear and radiological emergency exposures
Contaminated Areas and Existing Exposure Situations
Major Emergency plans
Emergency Preparedness for Licensed Undertakings
Duty of undertaking to inform members of public likely to be affected
Emergency response
Communication and recording of significant events
Emergency Occupational Exposure

Part 8 - Naturally Occurring Radiation

Radon in workplaces
Gamma radiation from building materials
Identification of practices involving naturally occurring radioactive material

Part 9 - Control of Radioactive Sources

Control of radioactive sources and radiation generators of practices
Requirements for control of high activity sealed sources
Specific requirements for licensing of high-activity sealed sources
Record keeping by the undertaking
Record keeping by competent authority
Control of high activity sealed sources
Metal contamination in recycling installations
Detection of orphan sources

Part 10 - Services and Experts

Recognition of Dosimetry Services
Radiation Protection Advisers
Radiation Protection Officer

Part 11 - Enforcement

Inspections
Enforcement Notices

Part 12 - Revocation of Legislation

Part 13 - Transitional Provisions

Licences
Applications for Licences
Dosimetry Services
Radiation Protection Advisers