Prime ResponsibilityPrime Responsibilityfor Radiation Safetyfor Radiation Safety

Prime ResponsibilityPrime Responsibilityfor Radiation Safetyfor Radiation Safety

Responsibility Responsibility forfor Safety Safety

Objectives To understand the role of the legal

person to provide adequate safety and how specific aspects of the responsibility are delegated within authorized practices

Responsibility fResponsibility foror Safety Safety

Responsibilities of Legal person holding a license or

registration Radiation Protection OfficerWorkersSuppliersQualified expertsMedical practitionersEthical review committees

Responsibility fResponsibility foror Safety Safety

Prime responsibilityLegal person holding a license or

registration Employers of occupationally exposed

workers

Subsidiary responsibility The licensee may appoint other parties or

people to carry out actions and tasks, Overall responsibility for protection and

safety remains always at the licensee

Responsibility fResponsibility foror Safety Safety

Responsibility Responsibility forfor Safety Safety

Subsidiary responsibilityRadiation Protection OfficerWorkersSuppliersMedical practitionersQualified expertsEthical review committees

RResponsibilities of esponsibilities of a a licenseelicensee

Licensees and employers shallestablish radiation safety objectives develop, implement and document a

radiation safety programme ensure compliance with requirements set

out in legislation and regulations

RResponsibilities of esponsibilities of a a licenseelicensee

Radiation Safety Programme (1/2)continuous review of measures needed

to achieve radiation safety objectivessufficient allocation of resources for

implementing necessary measuresregular verification that the radiation

safety objectives are achieved

RResponsibilities of esponsibilities of a a licenseelicensee

Radiation Safety Programme (2/2)identification, prevention and prompt

corrective actions of any failures or shortcomings in the radiation safety measures

consultation and co-operation between all relevant parties with respect to radiation safety

appropriate records regarding the discharge of responsibilities

RResponsibilities of esponsibilities of a a licenseelicensee

To ensure compliance with requirements Notification, application of authorizationRadiation protection performance

requirementsVerification of protection and safety Occupational, public and medical exposure

protectionManagement requirements Safety of sources

Radiation Protection Officer (RPO)Radiation Protection Officer (RPO)

GeneralShall have undergone radiation

protection training; qualification criteria set by the Regulatory Authority

Appointed by the licenseeApproved by the Regulatory AuthorityShall have sufficient powers allocated

with the licensees organization for taking care of allocated responsibilities and duties

Radiation Protection Officer (RPO)Radiation Protection Officer (RPO)

Typical duties monitoring of radiation protection and safety issuing instructions and ensuring that workers

are trained to work safely ensuring that adequate protective equipment,

clothing and radiation meters are available and used appropriately

ensuring that the license and safety arrangements are up-dated, as necessary

providing required information and notifications to the Regulatory Authority

WorkersWorkers

Responsibilitiesto follow applicable rules and procedures

for protection and safetyto use properly the monitoring devices,

protective equipment and clothing provided

co-operate with the employer with respect to protection and safety and the operation of radiological health surveillance and dose assessment programmes

WorkersWorkers

Responsibilitiesto accept information,

instruction and training concerning protection and safety

to report to the employer or the licensee of observations of circumstances that could adversely affect compliance with regulations

Suppliers Suppliers

Responsibilitiesto ensure that sources are

transferred only to receivers holding a license

to ensure that sources are accompanied with – relevant certificates– user, maintenance and transport instructions – radiation protection and safety instructions

to hold records of transfers

Qualified expertsQualified experts

Responsibilitiesto advise the licensee or employer on the

observance of regulationsmay be assigned technical responsibility

for tasks related to radiation protection of workers and the public

Medical practitionersMedical practitioners

Responsibilities / Medical exposuresjustification of medical exposuresmedical exposures shall be prescribed by

a medical practitioneroptimization of protection, e.g. use of

guidance levels medical practitioners ensure overall

patient protection related to medical exposures

Medical practitionersMedical practitioners

Responsibilities / Health surveillance of workersto ensure initial and continuous fitness of

workers for their intended tasksto assess consequences of possible over

exposure and to deliver opinion on the continuity of work

medical treatment of persons received high exposures

Ethical review committeesEthical review committees

Responsibilitiesto assess justification of and to define

dose constraints for medical research purposes not producing direct benefit to exposed individuals

to assess justification of screening (e.g. mammography)

to assess justification of examinations undertaken for occupational, legal or health insurance purposes

ReferencesReferences

IAEA-TECDOC-1067