Singapore legislation

Regulation 16

of Healthcare Services (Nuclear Medicine Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 16

Radiation safety programme

Subregulation 1

A licensee must —

(a)

develop and ensure the implementation of a radiation safety programme;

(b)

ensure that all personnel comply with the radiation safety programme; and

(c)

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 —

(a)

any written law governing the preparation, storage, possession, use and disposal of radioactive substances; and

(b)

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:

(a)

suitable radiation monitoring devices, including dose calibrators and radiation survey meters;

(b)

suitable radiation shields and primary and secondary containers for transportation of radioactive substances within and outside the approved permanent premises.