Sheila Rees OEWG Meeting 11 November 2014 Topics covered Natural radiation sources Controlled area local rules Radiological surveillance of areas Categorisation of workers Individual measurements ID: 778311
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Moving ACOP material into Regulations - HSE Proposals
Sheila Rees
OEWG Meeting
11 November 2014
Slide2Topics covered
Natural radiation sources
Controlled area – local rules
Radiological surveillance of areas
Categorisation of workers
Individual measurements
Accidental exposure
Medical surveillance – further action
Medial surveillance - general
Slide3Approved code of practice
Content of ACOP material alone does not secure compliance with the Directive. Only Regulation can achieve this.
Effects of following changes expected to be minimal. HSE expects compliance with ACOP requirements.
Please challenge the following assumptions.
Slide4ACOP1. Natural radiation sources
Current arrangements
ACOP
para
11
includes interpretation of the Regulations to include natural radiation sources.
BSS requirement
Article 2.2(c) sets out the scope of the Directive to include natural radiation sources.
Slide5ACOP1. Natural radiation sources
HSE Proposal
To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation costs.
Slide6ACOP2. Controlled areas–local rules
Current
arrangements
IRR regulation 17 requires every radiation employer to make local rules in respect of controlled areas. ACOP details the advised content of the rules.
BSS requirement
Article 37.1 of the Directive sets out minimum requirements for a controlled area.
Slide7ACOP2. Controlled areas – local rules.
HSE Proposal
To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation
costs.
Slide8ACOP3. Radiological surveillance of areas
Current arrangement
IRR regulation 19 partly covers the monitoring of designated areas. ACOP advises how this should be achieved.
BSS requirement
Article 39.1 of the Directive sets out specific requirements for radiological surveillance
Slide9ACOP3. Radiological surveillance of areas
HSE Proposal
Move relevant ACOP provisions into Regulation.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation costs.
Slide10ACOP4. Categorisation of workers
Current arrangement
IRR
reg
20 requires designation of classified persons.
ACOP requires employers to consider the potential for exposure and to carry out regular health reviews.
BSS requirement
Article 40.2 requires categorisation prior to taking up work and regular review of categorisation.
Slide11ACOP4. Categorisation of workers
HSE Proposal
New
regs
to reflect the BSSD requirement
Move relevant ACOP provisions into Regulation.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation costs
Slide12ACOP5. Individual measurements
Current requirement
IRR
reg
22 requires doses to be estimated when doses cannot be assessed. ACOP material supplements this.
BSS requirement
Where individual monitoring is not possible or inadequate, Article 41.3 requires the monitoring to be based on measurements made on other workers, or calculation methods approved by HSE.
Slide13ACOP5. Individual measurements
HSE Proposal
To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation costs.
Slide14ACOP6. Accidental exposure
Current requirement
Where accidental dose exceeds 6mSv, employer must arrange dose assessment. Records must be kept and result of assessment made available to employee.
ACOP guidance suggests follow up of all those affected by accident and dose assessment to be carried out.
BSS requirement
Accidental doses must be assessed and their distribution in the body.
Exposures must be recorded separately
.
Records must be accessible.
Slide15ACOP6. Accidental exposure
HSE Proposal
To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation costs.
Slide16ACOP7. Medical Surveillance – further action
Current requirement
IRR
reg
24 requires adequate medical surveillance is carried out.
ACOP material supplements what this surveillance should include.
BSS requirement
Article 45 includes precise requirements of what medical surveillance must include.
Slide17ACOP7. Medical Surveillance – further action
HSE Proposal
To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation costs.
Slide18ACOP8. Medical surveillance - general
Current requirement
IRR
reg
24 states who medical surveillance applies to.
ACOP material describes what the surveillance should include.
BSS requirement
Certain specifics to be included in medical surveillance.
Slide19ACOP8. Medical surveillance - general
HSE Proposal
To
move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
Familiarisation
costs.