In order to complete the registration you must be able to confirm, on behalf of the employer, the following:
- A risk assessment has been completed which identifies the main radiological risks associated with the work with ionising radiation and identifies any reasonably forseeable radiation accident.
- Steps have been taken to measure or estimate employees' exposure to ionising radiation and appropriate action taken.
- Actions identified in your radiation risk assessment that will restrict employees' and other persons' exposure to ionising radiation so far as is reasonably practicable have been completed.
- Contingency plans have been drawn up for all reasonably forseeable radiation accidents identified in the radiation risk assessment and, where appropriate, rehearsals will be carried out at suitable intervals.
- A suitable radiation protection advisor (RPA) has been appointed and consulted.
- Appropriate training, information and instruction is provided to all employees engaged in or affected by work with ionising radiation and will be repeated at appropriate intervals.
- Controlled and/or supervised areas have been correctly designated and demarcated (where required).
- Written local rules have been drawn up, where required, and radiation protection supervisor(s) are appointed for all your work in controlled areas and where appropriate, supervised areas.
I need more information
For more information, see the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 or Ionising Radiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. For:
- contingency plans, see Regulation 13
- radiation risk assessments, see Regulation 8 and associated Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP) and guidance
- radiation protection adviser, see Regulation 14 and associated ACOP and guidance
- designation of controlled or supervised areas, see Regulation 17 and associated ACOP and guidance
