Your Workplace

S.I. No. 125 of 2000

The Order applies to all practices which involve a risk of exposure to ionising radiation. Under this Order the RPII has responsibility for licensing and regulating sources of ionising radiation.

The Order deals with licensing requirements including:

• Workplace arrangements
• Workplace classification
• Controlled and supervised areas
• Radiation safety procedures
• Classification of exposed workers
• Appointment of Radiation Protection Advisers
• Information and training
• Monitoring of the working environment
• Dose monitoring of personnel
• Approval of dosimetry and radiation measurement services
• Special medical surveillance of exposed workers
• Protection of apprentices, students and outside workers
• Protection of the public
• Control of radioactive substances, nuclear devices and irradiating apparatus.

For workplaces affected by potentially hazardous levels of naturally occurring ionising radiation, the Order deals with:

• Identifying risk of significant exposure to radon and other natural radiation sources
• Radon remediation
• Protection of air crew against cosmic radiation exposure.