Council Directive 2013/59/EuratomShow full title

Article 84 Radiation protection officer

1. Member States shall decide in which practices the designation of a radiation protection officer is necessary to supervise or to perform radiation protection tasks within an undertaking. Member States shall require undertakings to provide the radiation protection officers with the means necessary for them to carry out their tasks. The radiation protection officer shall report directly to the undertaking. Member States may require employers of outside workers to designate a radiation protection officer as necessary to supervise or perform relevant radiation protection tasks as they relate to the protection of their workers.

2. Depending on the nature of the practice, the tasks of the radiation protection officer in assisting the undertaking, may include the following:

(a) ensuring that work with radiation is carried out in accordance with the requirements of any specified procedures or local rules;

(b) supervise implementation of the programme for workplace monitoring;

(c) maintaining adequate records of all radiation sources;

(d) carrying out periodic assessments of the condition of the relevant safety and warning systems;

(e) supervise implementation of the personal monitoring programme;

(f) supervise implementation of the health surveillance programme;

(g) providing new workers with an appropriate introduction to local rules and procedures;

(h) giving advice and comments on work plans;

(i) establishing work plans;

(j) providing reports to the local management;

(k) participating in the arrangements for prevention, preparedness and response for emergency exposure situations;

(l) information and training of exposed workers;

(m) liaising with the radiation protection expert.

3. The task of the radiation protection officer may be carried out by a radiation protection unit established within an undertaking or by a radiation protection expert.