Competency information
Details
Critically appraise the organisation’s radiation safety policies with reference to the current legislation
Considerations
- Radiation legislation and guidance, communications and reporting structures
- The range, extent and location of facilities using radiation
- Radiation duties in the management structure, entitlement
- The legal role of the Radiation Protection Supervisor, delegation of employer’s duties, appointment of key personnel (eg Radiation Protection Adviser, Radioactive Waste Adviser, Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2000 duty holders)
- Terms of reference for a radiation safety committee/medical exposures committee, including the constitution
- Management procedures for the control of radioactive substances and the control of radiation equipment
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Develop organisational policies for radiation protection |