Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
of Radiation Protection (Non-Ionising Radiation) Regulations
Schedule 1
FIRST SCHEDULERegulations 2 and 10(5)Classification OF — Irradiating ApparatusPart I The apparatus under this Part are ultraviolet sunlamps, microwave ovens, fetal heart monitoring doppler non-imaging ultrasound apparatus and any other industrial ultrasound apparatus with power output of not more than 1200 W, and any apparatus with any or combination of the above as part of the apparatus.[S 517/2019 wef 01/08/2019]Part II The apparatus under this Part are medical diagnostic imaging ultrasound and therapeutic ultrasound, industrial ultrasound apparatus with power output of 1200 W or more, and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus.[S 517/2019 wef 01/08/2019]Part III1. Subject to paragraph 2, an irradiating apparatus is specified in this Part if —
the apparatus —
contains a Class 3b laser or Class 4 laser; or
is an entertainment laser containing a Class 3b laser or Class 4 laser;
the apparatus produces radiation that could lead to a person being exposed to radiation at levels in excess of the maximum permissible exposure values specified in IEC 60825-1:2014; and
persons may be exposed to levels of radiation mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) —
in the course of the intended operations or procedures of the apparatus;
during a reasonably foreseeable abnormal event involving the apparatus;
during a reasonably foreseeable single fault condition of the apparatus; or
when the protective barriers or access panels of the apparatus (being protective barriers or access panels that may be removed without the use of any specialised equipment) are removed.
2. The Director‑General may declare, in any particular case, that an irradiating apparatus described in paragraph 1 is not an irradiating apparatus specified in this Part.[S 517/2019 wef 01/08/2019][S 517/2019 wef 01/08/2019]