Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
of Healthcare Services (Nuclear Medicine Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 16
Radiation safety programme
Subregulation 1
A licensee must —
develop and ensure the implementation of a radiation safety programme;
ensure that all personnel comply with the radiation safety programme; and
maintain accurate and complete documentation for the radiation safety programme.
Subregulation 2
The licensee must ensure that the radiation safety programme mentioned in paragraph (1) complies with —
any written law governing the preparation, storage, possession, use and disposal of radioactive substances; and
in relation to the provision of the nuclear medicine service for an imaging purpose, any written law governing the storage, possession, use and disposal of irradiating apparatus.
Subregulation 3
A licensee must implement policies to protect pregnant personnel against radiation exposure in the course of work and in the licensee’s approved permanent premises.
Subregulation 4
A licensee must ensure that an adequate number of the following are available for use by all personnel:
suitable radiation monitoring devices, including dose calibrators and radiation survey meters;
suitable radiation shields and primary and secondary containers for transportation of radioactive substances within and outside the approved permanent premises.