The Radiation Safety Act 2016 is the framework that protects people from the harmful effects of radiation. The Radiation Safety Act requires radiation sources to be licenced.
There are two types of licence:
- Source licence, held by the managing entity
- Use licence, held by individual users, required for more harmful sources
The Radiation Safety Act 2016 prescribes mandatory codes of practise, including:
- ORS C10: Code of Practice for Irradiating Apparatus
- ORS C11: Code of Practice for Unsealed Radioactive Material
- ORS C12: Code of Practice for Sealed Radioactive Material
- ORS C5: Code of Practice for the Security of Radioactive Material
- ORS C6: Code of Practice for Safe Transport of Radioactive Material
The University of Canterbury has appointed a Radiation Safety Officer, who has oversight of radiation safety. The Radiation Safety Officer maintains the Radiation Safety Protocol, that describes the hierarchy of management for radiation safety. Schools at The University of Canterbury that use radiation sources operate under a School Radiation Safety Plan, maintained by a School Radiation Safety Officer. The Radiation Safety Plan includes detail on:
- People with relevant accountabilities and responsibilities
- People who are authorised to use radiation sources with and without supervision
- A register of radiation sources
- The safety plan for radiation management and use
- The security plan
- Emergency procedures
- Health monitoring
- Radiation monitoring and audit
If you have any queries relating to Radiation Management please email the Health and Safety team.
