S.L. 585.1 Art. 101Safety Assessments.

(1) It is the responsibility of the undertaking to ensure that appropriate safety assessment/s are performed. The safety assessment shall:

(a) identify ways in which potential exposures or accidental and unintended medical exposures could

(b) estimate, to the extent practicable, the probabilities and magnitude of potential exposures;

(c) assess the quality and extent of protection and safety provisions, including engineering features, as well as administrative procedures;

(d) define the operational limits and conditions of operation.

(2) Before an undertaking commences a new practice or work activity in which no safety assessment has been made, a suitable and sufficient assessment shall be made.

(3) When carrying out safety assessments undertakings, shall give adequate consideration to:

(a) That prior to performing the assessment the undertaking shall have the necessary expertise and data available.

(b) The manner in which all practices that can effect workers and any other persons that give rise to radiation risks.

(c) That the primary purpose of the safety assessment is to:

(i) Determine whether there is an adequate level of radiation safety has or will be achieved.

(ii) Determine that the safety objectives established by the designer have been achieved.

(iii) Determine that the safety objectives of the undertakings have been achieved.

(iv) Determine that the operation is in compliance with the obligations on the undertaking as laid down in these regulations

(d) The assessment of the site characteristics.

(e) The identification and assessment of risks.

(f) The specification and assessment of safety functions.

(g) The determination of whether adequate safety measures are in place.

(h) The determination of the adequacy of engineering aspects.

(i) The assessment of how human interactions can

(j) The assessment of safety over the lifetime of a facility or activity.

(k) If defense in depth is used, the assessment shall determine whether adequate provisions have been made at each of the levels of protection.

(l) If the facility or practise has different operational states, then the performance of the facility or activity needs to be assessed in the safety analysis, including, if necessary, the post-operational phase.

(m) Any calculation methods used in the safety analysis shall undergo verification and validation.

(4) Once the assessment is carried out:

(a) The results and findings of the safety assessment shall be documented.

(b) The undertaking shall consider the need to carry out an independent verification of the safety assessment before it is used by the operating organization or submitted to the Secretariat.

(c) The results of the safety assessment shall be used to specify the programme for maintenance, surveillance and inspection; to specify the procedures to be put in place for all operational activities significant to safety, and for responding to anticipated operational occurrences and accidents; to specify the necessary competences for the staff involved in the facility or activity; and to make decisions in an integrated, risk informed approach.

(d) The safety assessment shall be periodically reviewed and updated.

(5) Where the assessment made for the purposes of this regulation shows that a radiation risk to workers or other persons exists from an identifiable radiation accident, the undertaking shall take all reasonably practicable steps to-

(a) prevent any such accident;

(b) limit the consequences of any such accident which does occur; and

(c) provide workers with the appropriate information, instruction and training, and with the equipment necessary to restrict their exposure to ionising radiation. (SECTION 2)

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