and when workplace monitoring may be sufficient. With respect to Category 1 non-medical human imaging, it is expected that the existing arrangements for assessing occupational exposure (i.e. received by medical staff) will be applied. Occupational exposure arising from a Category 2 non-medical human imaging practice should be sufficiently low and predictable that workplace monitoring would normally suffice. The regulatory body should provide specific guidance for those Category 2 non-medical human imaging practices that have been justified by the State on the assessment of occupational exposure. Further recommendations and guidance on workplace and individual monitoring are given in paras 3.174–3.184. Authorization for the installation, maintenance and servicing of inspection imaging devices for medical human imaging The regulatory body should ensure that persons or organizations who install, maintain or service inspection imaging devices are appropriately authorized. The regulatory approach to engineers and technicians who install inspection imaging devices varies between States. In many States the engineers and technicians are subject to an authorization, and a prerequisite to obtaining such an authorization is appropriate training in protection and safety. The responsibilities for suppliers of sources, equipment and software, and for maintenance and servicing organizations, are set out in paras 3.50–3.56. Dissemination of information Paragraph 2.33 of GSR Part 3 [1] states: regulatory body ensure that mechanisms are in place for the timely dissemination of information “The to relevant parties on lessons learned for protection and safety from regulatory experience and … operating experience, and from incidents and accidents and the related findings.” In the context of this Safety Guide, the relevant parties include non-medical human imaging facilities, manufacturers and suppliers of inspection devices, and relevant authorities and organizations. Responsibilities of the registrant or licensee Principle 1 of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SF-1 [18] states: prime responsibility for safety must rest with the person or organization responsible for facilities and “The activities that give rise to radiation risks.” In the context of this Safety Guide, the responsibility for protection and safety rests with the person or organization responsible for the operation of the Category 1 or Category 2 non-medical human imaging facility normally referred to as the registrant or licensee. –
and when workplace monitoring may be sufficient. With respect to Category 1 non-medical human imaging, it is expected that the existing arrangements for assessing occupational exposure (i.e. received by medical staff) will be applied. Occupational exposure arising from a Category 2 non-medical human imaging practice should be sufficiently low and predictable that workplace monitoring would normally suffice. The regulatory body should provide specific guidance for those Category 2 non-medical human imaging practices that have been justified by the State on the assessment of occupational exposure. Further recommendations and guidance on workplace and individual monitoring are given in paras 3.174–3.184. Authorization for the installation, maintenance and servicing of inspection imaging devices for human imaging The regulatory body should ensure that persons or organizations who install, maintain or service inspection imaging devices are appropriately authorized. The regulatory approach to engineers and technicians who install inspection imaging devices varies between States. In many States the engineers and technicians are subject to an authorization, and a prerequisite to obtaining such an authorization is appropriate training in protection and safety. The responsibilities for suppliers of sources, equipment and software, and for maintenance and servicing organizations, are set out in paras 3.50–3.56. Dissemination of information Paragraph 2.33 of GSR Part 3 [1] states: “The regulatory body ensure that mechanisms are in place for the timely dissemination of information to relevant parties … on lessons learned for protection and safety from regulatory experience and operating experience, and from incidents and accidents and the related findings.” In the context of this Safety Guide, the relevant parties include non-medical human imaging facilities, manufacturers and suppliers of inspection devices, and relevant authorities and organizations. Responsibilities of the registrant or licensee Principle 1 of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SF-1 [18] states: “The prime responsibility for safety must rest with the person or organization responsible for facilities and activities that give rise to radiation risks.” In the context of this Safety Guide, the responsibility for protection and safety rests with the person or organization responsible for the operation of the Category 1 or Category 2 non-medical human imaging facility – normally referred to as the registrant or licensee. medical