Competency information

Details

Perform a critical appraisal of the content of local rules against legislative requirements for ionising and non-ionising radiation settings.

Considerations

  • Requirements of IRR1999 and guidance for a range of applications.
  • Organisational policies for radiation protection.
  • Procedures for management and control of radiation.
  • Understand and discuss procedures for control of equipment generating radiation and of the radiation emitted.
  • Arrangements for the control of radioactive materials for an organisation.
  • The role of policy in achieving compliance with legislation.
  • Roles and responsibilities.
  • Systems for developing and adopting policy.
  • Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations procedural framework for an organisation.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 8 Outcome Critically appraise the content of local rules against legislative requirements for ionising and non-ionising radiation settings.