Radiation Protection (Non-Ionising Radiation) Regulations · 2001 Revised Edition · Part V · Control of Radiation Exposure
19. Radiation accident investigation
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Where any radiation worker of a licensee has reasonable cause to believe that an incident that is liable to result in any person receiving radiation at a level in excess of any of the exposure limits mentioned in paragraph (2) has taken place —
that radiation worker must immediately report the circumstances of that incident to the licensee; and
the licensee must immediately make an investigation or arrange for an investigation to be made.
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the exposure limits are as follows:
the exposure limit specified in Table 3 of the Third Schedule;
the maximum permissible exposure values specified in IEC 60825-1:2014.
Subregulation 1
Where any radiation worker of a licensee has reasonable cause to believe that an incident that is liable to result in any person receiving radiation at a level in excess of any of the exposure limits mentioned in paragraph (2) has taken place —
that radiation worker must immediately report the circumstances of that incident to the licensee; and
the licensee must immediately make an investigation or arrange for an investigation to be made.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the exposure limits are as follows:
the exposure limit specified in Table 3 of the Third Schedule;
the maximum permissible exposure values specified in IEC 60825-1:2014.