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Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
Moving ACOP material
into Regulations - HSE
ProposalsSheila Rees
OEWG Meeting 11 November 2014
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Topics covered
• Natural radiation sources
• Controlled area – local rules
• Radiological surveillance of areas
• Categorisation of workers
• Individual measurements
• Accidental exposure
• Medical surveillance – further action
• Medial surveillance - general
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Approved code of practice
• Content of ACOP material alone does not secure compliance with the Directive. Only Regulation can achieve this.
• Effects of following changes expected to be minimal. HSE expects compliance with ACOP requirements.
• Please challenge the following assumptions.
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ACOP1. Natural radiation sources
Current arrangements
• ACOP para 11 includes interpretation of the Regulations to include natural radiation sources.
BSS requirement
• Article 2.2(c) sets out the scope of the Directive to include natural radiation sources.
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ACOP1. Natural radiation sources
• HSE Proposal
• To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs.
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ACOP2. Controlled areas–local rules
Current arrangements
• IRR regulation 17 requires every radiation employer to make local rules in respect of controlled areas. ACOP details the advised content of the rules.
BSS requirement
• Article 37.1 of the Directive sets out minimum requirements for a controlled area.
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ACOP2. Controlled areas – local rules.
HSE Proposal
• To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs.
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ACOP3. Radiological surveillance of areas
Current arrangement
• IRR regulation 19 partly covers the monitoring of designated areas. ACOP advises how this should be achieved.
BSS requirement
• Article 39.1 of the Directive sets out specific requirements for radiological surveillance
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ACOP3. Radiological surveillance of areas
HSE Proposal
• Move relevant ACOP provisions into Regulation.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs.
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ACOP4. Categorisation of workers
Current arrangement
• IRR reg 20 requires designation of classified persons.
• ACOP requires employers to consider the potential for exposure and to carry out regular health reviews.
BSS requirement
• Article 40.2 requires categorisation prior to taking up work and regular review of categorisation.
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ACOP4. Categorisation of workers
HSE Proposal
• New regs to reflect the BSSD requirement
• Move relevant ACOP provisions into Regulation.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs
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ACOP5. Individual measurements
Current requirement
• IRR reg 22 requires doses to be estimated when doses cannot be assessed. ACOP material supplements this.
BSS requirement
• Where individual monitoring is not possible or inadequate, Article 41.3 requires the monitoring to be based on measurements made on other workers, or calculation methods approved by HSE.
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ACOP5. Individual measurements
HSE Proposal
• To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs.
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ACOP6. Accidental exposure
Current requirement
• Where accidental dose exceeds 6mSv, employer must arrange dose assessment. Records must be kept and result of assessment made available to employee.
• ACOP guidance suggests follow up of all those affected by accident and dose assessment to be carried out.
BSS requirement
• Accidental doses must be assessed and their distribution in the body.
• Exposures must be recorded separately.• Records must be accessible.
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ACOP6. Accidental exposure
HSE Proposal
• To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs.
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ACOP7. Medical Surveillance – further action
Current requirement
• IRR reg 24 requires adequate medical surveillance is carried out.
• ACOP material supplements what this surveillance should include.
BSS requirement
• Article 45 includes precise requirements of what medical surveillance must include.
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ACOP7. Medical Surveillance – further action
HSE Proposal
• To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs.
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ACOP8. Medical surveillance - general
Current requirement
• IRR reg 24 states who medical surveillance applies to.
• ACOP material describes what the surveillance should include.
BSS requirement
• Certain specifics to be included in medical surveillance.
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ACOP8. Medical surveillance - general
HSE Proposal
• To move the ACOP material into new Regulations.
Preliminary estimated impact
• Familiarisation costs.