S.L. 585.1 Art. 83Accidental and unintended exposures.

Undertakings shall ensure that

(a) all reasonable measures are taken to minimise the probability and magnitude of accidental or unintended exposures of individuals subject to medical exposure;

(b) for radiotherapeutic practices the quality assurance programme includes a study of the risk of accidental or unintended exposures;

(c) for all medical exposures that appropriate system for the record keeping and analysis of events involving or potentially involving accidental or unintended medical exposures, commensurate with the radiological risk posed by the practice;

(d) arrangements are made to inform the referrer and the practitioner, and the patient, or their representative, about clinically significant unintended or accidental exposures and the results of the analysis;

(e) declares within two days to the Secretariat the occurrence of medical exposures much greater than intended and other significant events as defined in the Nineteenth schedule;

(f) the results of the investigation and the corrective measures to avoid such events are reported to the Secretariat within one week;

(g) mechanisms are in place for the timely medical exposure, regarding lessons learned from significant events.