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The Links below provide access to the full text of relevant legislation and
to associated guidance
The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR):
These regulations are in force to limit the effects of ionising
radiation on radiation workers and members of the general public. The
regulations are overseen by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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IRR 2017 requires the Employer to
notify, register or obtain consent for the use of ionising radiations in the
workplace. Details of the process and information on which practices require
notification, registration and consent are given at
http://www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/ionising/notification-process.htm.
The Employer’s application for notification, registration and consent
can be made by visiting
https://services.hse.gov.uk/bssd/.
Previous notification under IRR 1999 cannot
be carried forward. Please consult RPC for further details.”
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The full text PDF version of the IRR regulations is available at the
legislation.gov.uk website.
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The Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) - Work with Ionising Radiation
is an easier to read guide on implementing the IRR regulations. The full
text of the ACOP is available as a free download, or to buy from
this page of the HSE
website.
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Dental Guidance Notes - Guidance
Notes for Dental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-Ray Equipment, are to be
found on the
GOV.UK website
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The HSE Ionising Radiation website is,
in general very useful.
Free HSE information sheets
are available by clicking the link.
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The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IRMER):
These regulations are aimed at ensuring that all persons undergoing medical
exposures receive doses that are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARP).
They also exempt patients from the dose limits, imposed by IRR, for members of
the public. The regulations are overseen by the Care Quality Commission
(CQC).
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The full text of the Ionising
Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017,
is available at the
legislation.gov.uk website.
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IRMER Guidance Notes and good practice can be found on the
Department of Health website.
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Medical and Dental Guidance Notes (MDGN, ISBN Number 1 903613 09 4) is a good practice guide
on all aspects of ionising radiation protection in the clinical environment
and as such is relevant to both IRR and IRMER. The Medical and
Dental Guidance Notes are available from the
IPEM.
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 No. 675
(EPR):
These regulations are in place to limit the
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EPR came into force on the 6th April 2010 and replaces and repeals most of
the
Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (RSA)
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The text of EPR is available
at the
legislation.gov.uk
website.
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A guidance document on
radioactive substances regulation aspects of EPR is available on the
Defra website. See paragraph 2.4 of the document to see which
parts of RSA are not currently repealed.
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Core guidance on all aspects of EPR is available on the
Defra website.
CQC - Registration under the Health and Social Care Act
2008
Carriage of Dangerous Goods - Carriage Regulations:
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