CHAPTER IX U.K. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBER STATES AND COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATORY CONTROL

SECTION 1 U.K. Institutional infrastructure

Article 82 U.K. Radiation protection expert

1. Member State shall ensure that the radiation protection expert gives competent advice to the undertaking on matters relating to compliance with applicable legal requirements, in respect of occupational and public exposure.

2. The advice of the radiation protection expert shall cover, where relevant, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) optimisation and establishment of appropriate dose constraints;

(b) plans for new installations and the acceptance into service of new or modified radiation sources in relation to any engineering controls, design features, safety features and warning devices relevant to radiation protection;

(c) categorisation of controlled and supervised areas;

(d) classification of workers;

(e) workplace and individual monitoring programmes and related personal dosimetry;

(f) appropriate radiation monitoring instrumentation;

(g) quality assurance;

(h) environmental monitoring programme;

(i) arrangements for radioactive waste management;

(j) arrangements for prevention of accidents and incidents;

(k) preparedness and response in emergency exposure situations;

(l) training and retraining programmes for exposed workers;

(m) investigation and analysis of accidents and incidents and appropriate remedial actions;

(n) employment conditions for pregnant and breastfeeding workers;

(o) preparation of appropriate documentation such as prior risk assessments and written procedures;

3. The radiation protection expert shall, where appropriate, liaise with the medical physics expert.

4. The radiation protection expert may be assigned, if provided for in national legislation, the tasks of radiation protection of workers and members of the public.