Occupational radiation protection

FOREWORD......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 9
CONTENTS......Page 11
BACKGROUND......Page 13
SCOPE......Page 14
PRACTICES AND INTERVENTION......Page 15
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE......Page 17
APPLICATION OF THE BSS TO NATURAL SOURCES OF RADIATION......Page 18
RADIATION PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS......Page 24
RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 25
DOSIMETRIC QUANTITIES......Page 29
DOSE LIMITS......Page 31
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES......Page 34
GENERAL......Page 35
COMMITMENT TO OPTIMIZATION OF PROTECTION......Page 37
USE OF DECISION AIDING TECHNIQUES......Page 38
ROLE OF DOSE CONSTRAINTS......Page 39
ROLE OF INVESTIGATION LEVELS......Page 40
PRIOR RADIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT......Page 41
SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THE RADIOLOGICAL
 PROTECTION PROGRAMME......Page 43
ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 44
CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS......Page 46
LOCAL RULES, SUPERVISION AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT......Page 49
WORK PLANNING AND RADIATION WORK PERMITS......Page 51
MONITORING AND DOSE ASSESSMENT......Page 52
INFORMATION AND TRAINING......Page 65
QUALITY ASSURANCE......Page 67
AUDITS AND REVIEWS......Page 69
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 70
THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF AN ACCIDENT......Page 71
PROTECTION OF WORKERS UNDERTAKING INTERVENTION......Page 72
RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO HEALTH SURVEILLANCE......Page 75
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF WORKERS......Page 76
INFORMATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PHYSICIAN......Page 77
MANAGEMENT OF OVEREXPOSED WORKERS......Page 78
REFERENCES......Page 80
CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW......Page 82
ADVISORY BODIES
 FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF SAFETY STANDARDS......Page 83