S.L. 585.1 Art. 11Dose limitation for apprentices and students.

(1) The dose limits for apprentices aged 18 years or over and students aged 18 years or over who, in the course of their studies, are obliged to work with radiation sources, shall be the same as the dose limits for occupational exposure laid down in regulation 9.

(2) The limit on the effective dose for apprentices aged between 16 and 18 years and for students aged between 16 and 18 years who, in the course of their studies, are obliged to work with radiation sources, shall be 6mSv in a year.

(3) In addition to the limits on effective dose laid down in sub-regulation (2), the following limits on equivalent dose shall apply:

(a) the limit on the equivalent dose for the lens of the eye shall be 15mSv in a year;

(b) the limit on the equivalent dose for the skin shall be 150mSv in a year, this limit shall apply to the dose averaged 2 over any area of 1cm , regardless of the area exposed;

(c) the limit on the equivalent dose for the extremities shall be 150mSv in a year subject to the provisions of sub-regulations 1, 2 and 3 shall be the same as the dose limits for members of the public as specified in regulation 12