S.L. 585.1 Art. 45Classification of workplaces.

(1) Undertakings shall ensure that workplaces are designated as either controlled or supervised, where appropriate, on the basis of the safety assessment, made pursuant to regulation 101, of the expected annual doses and the probability and magnitude of potential exposures.

(2) Undertakings shall refer to the Commission guidance on the classification of controlled and supervised areas with regard to particular circumstances.

(3) Undertakings shall designate as a controlled area any area under their control which:

(a) it is necessary for any person who enters or works in the area to follow special procedures designed to restrict significant exposure to ionising radiation in that area or prevent or limit the probability and magnitude of radiation accidents or their effects; or

(b) any person working in the area is likely to receive an effective dose greater than 6mSv a year or an equivalent dose greater than three-tenths of any relevant dose limit referred to in these regulations.

(4) Undertakings shall designate as a supervised area any area under their control, not being an area designated as a controlled area:

(a) where it is necessary to keep the conditions of the area under review to determine whether the area should be designated as a controlled area; or

(b) in which any person is likely to receive an effective dose greater than 1mSv a year or an equivalent dose greater than one-tenth of any relevant dose limit referred to in these regulations.

(5) On the basis of the documentation supplied, including the Safety Assessment, by the undertaking to the Commission, the Secretariat shall confirm that the appropriate area classification has been made.