Services to the Agency's own operations
Rendering radiation protection and monitoring services to the Agency's own operations
Rationale - The health and safety measures of the Agency are established in Articles IX.I.3, XI.E.3, XI.F.2 and XII.A.2 and 6 of the Statute, and are applicable to activities involving exposure to radiation on its own premises or during operations under its control or supervision. Operational services for facility control and individual monitoring including exposure assessments have to be rendered to comply with the Agency’s Radiation Safety Regulations for its own operations as well as to the operations making use of materials, services, equipment, facilities, and information made available by the Agency. The Agency’s laboratories and the verification activities employ more than 500 staff members who are occupationally exposed to radiation in the performance of their work.
Moreover, persons for whose radiation protection the Agency is responsible, such as members of advisory and assistance missions and emergency response teams as well as technical cooperation experts, are also subject to the Agency’s occupational monitoring programme while on assignment. Bearing in mind the need for the RMPS to be used as a model for the MS, efforts have to be pursued regarding the maintenance of the competence of its staff members and of the technical adequacy of its installations.
Objective
To ensure compliance with the operational health and safety rules and regulations prescribed by the Agency on its premises and operations, and assess the occupational radiation exposure of Agency staff and other persons for whose occupational radiation protection the Agency is responsible.
Major Tasks for 2008-2009
- Organize Occupational Radiation Protection Appraisal services
- Participate in peer reviews and other services on occupational radiation protection
- Upgrade standard training material for training courses on different techniques used in personnel monitoring
- Organize training courses on new monitoring techniques for personnel and workplace monitoring in all regions upon request
- Organize training for safeguards inspectors, new staff members and fellowship holders working on the premises, and provide periodical refresher training
- Train emergency teams
- Provide assistance to TC projects on Occupational Radiation Protection issues
- Contribute to the Regional Project on practical implementation of the principle of optimization of radiation protection through regional networking
For further information please contact Rodolfo Cruz Suarez
