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In this section:
Regulation 9 of the Radiation Protection Regulations requires the owner of any radiation source (irradiating apparatus or radioactive material) to ensure that there is always a suitably licensed person responsible for the safe care of the source. This person is referred to as the “principal licensee”. More information can be found here: NRL matters no 10, Licensee responsibilities and compliance monitoring.
The process followed by NRL to audit licensees for compliance is detailed in NRL matters no 10, Licensee responsibilities and compliance monitoring. The document also includes explanations of the terminology used in NRL audit reports.
Regulation 20 of the Radiation Protection Regulations 1982 prescribes conditions under which licensees or persons acting under their supervision or instructions must be monitored. These are:
The Regulations and Codes of Safe Practice also provide for approval processes in relation to the types of dosemeters that can be used to meet these obligations.
The Radiation Incident Responders' Handbook (New Zealand) can be downloaded here (PDF - 689 B).
A selection of downloadable trefoils and radiation warning signs which conform to the requirements of the Radiation Protection Regulations 1982.
The trefoils below are free to use. Please click on the picture to
download (PDF).
The radiation warning signs below are free to use. Please click on
the picture to download (PDF).
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as required by subclause (2) of regulation for indicating a place where radioactive material is used or stored. | |
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Controlled area
as required by subclause (2a) of regulation 21 to indicate a
designated controlled area.
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| Radioactive
material (PDF 114 kB) |
Irradiating
apparatus (PDF 115 kB) |
Radioactive
material and irradiating apparatus (PDF 120 kB) |
X-rays (PDF 102 kB) |
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| Radiation hazard (PDF 91 kB) |
Please note, there are also some variations in colour permitted for some labels. For more information refer to the Radiation Protection Regulations 1982.
Some less dangerous irradiating apparatus and radioactive materials are excluded from regulatory control by virtue of the definitions of those terms in the Act. Irradiating apparatus excludes apparatus that produces a dose equivalent rate less than 2.5 microsieverts per hour at a point which could be reached by a living human being. Radioactive material excludes articles containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific radioactivity of less than 100 kilobecquerels per kilogram or a total radioactivity of less than 3 kilobecquerels.
The Regulations also specify the following exemptions: