1. Radiation Safety Regulations Part VIII: Management requirements and other requirements

2. Management Requirements and other Requirements Contents Management requirements Other requirements 1  Prime responsibility of safety  Administrative requirements  Radioactive waste management requirements  Transport requirements  Emergency intervention 1 Only brief discussion in this presentation, these are addressed in more detail in a separate lectures

3. Management requirements Safety culture Safety management system be established, commensurate with size and nature of the authorized activity  allocation of responsibilities related to protection and safety  identification of and response to problems  training and internal information exchange

4. Management requirements Quality assurance programme, as appropriate adequate assurance that protection and safety requirements are met quality control mechanisms and procedures for reviewing and assessing effectiveness of protection and safety measures

5. Management requirements Human factors personnel shall be trained, qualified and perform their duties with appropriate judgement equipment and operating procedures should be designed to facilitate safety and minimise human errors to accidents

6. Management requirements Qualified experts Shall be identified and made available for providing advice on protection and safety and compliance with regulations Shall be qualified and experienced, commensurate with practise in question Notified to the Regulatory Authority

7. Other requirements Prime responsibility for safety authorized legal person employers radiation safety officer suppliers workers other parties involved (Addressed in more detail in a separate lecture)

8. Other Reguirements Administrative requirements Notification Exemption of practices and sources Authorization Responsibilities of authorized legal persons (Addressed in more detail in a separate lectures)

9. Other Reguirements Radioactive waste management requirements Radioactive waste classification Control of waste generation Segregation, collection and characterisation Discharges or releases to the environment Disposal, transport and storage Recycle and reuse Return of sealed sources to the manufacturer Records and reports

10. Waste management requirements Return of sealed sources to the manufacturer When purchasing sealed sources, licensees shall make a contract for the return of spent sealed sources to the manufacturer Copy of the contract shall be submitted to the Regulatory Authority (annex to the application for authorization)

11. Other requirements Transport requirements Exempt consignments Material characterisation Packages Contamination, maximum radiation levels Transport index Marking, labelling and placarding Loading and segregation Transport documents Notifications

12. Other requirements Emergency intervention Responsibilities of the licensees Licensee emergency response planning requirements Implementation of intervention Protection of workers undertaking an intervention

13. Exercise Regulations Compare the elements and concepts of your regulations with the IAEA sample regulations. Are some elements or concepts missing? Are some additional elements included?