1. IRPA Associate Society Forum IRPA Regional Congress for Central and Eastern Europe Brasov, Romania, 24 – 28 September 2007 IRPA involvement in the BSS review and revision process Renate Czarwinski Member IRPA Executive Council

2. IRPA involvement in the BSS review and revision process Successful participation of IRPA Associate Societies (AS) in the discussion of new ICRP recommendations Starting the engagement of IRPA in the process of BSS review and revision at an early stage Observer status at BSS cosponsors meetings and IAEA safety standards committees (RASSC, WASSC,…) Next steps: BSS Draft 1.0 will be posted on the website February 08 Letter from IRPA president to AS for participating in the process Collection of AS comments during summer 2008 Discussion on AS forum at IRPA12 in Buenos Aires 2008 Discussion on RASSC meeting Nov 08 Responsible EC officer 2008: Bobby Corbett

3. Process of BSS review and revision reviewDPPrevisionapproval Requirements for Safety Requirements No. RS-R-1 Radiation Safety (Basic Safety Standards) RASSC and other Committees/CSS + Co-sponsors Secretariat * Member States 2005/6 Nov 2006 2007- 08 2008-09? * participants/observers include: FAO, IAEA, ILO, OECD/NEA, PAHO, WHO EC, ICRP, IRPA, UNEP completedin progress planned To establish standards Radiation Safety