| Abstract |
Aimed at employers of outside workers, managers of contractors, health physics staff, appointed safety representatives, radiation protection advisers (RPA) and radiation protection supervisors (RPS), employers in control of controlled areas which outside workers may enter, and outside workers themselves. This guidance supplements that in the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) supporting the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (IRR99), ISBN 0717617467. Contents: Introduction; When 'outside worker' provisions of IRR99 apply; Where to find provisions relating to outside workers in IRR99; Radiation passbooks; Transitional arrangements; Exchange of information between employers; What to do before an outside worker starts work; Estimating doses; Estimates of dose from a contamination incident; Entering dose estimates in passbooks; Further information. |