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Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHO HSE Dublin Mid- Leinster

Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHO HSE Dublin Mid- Leinster. HSE/RPII Joint Position on Radon. Background Joint Position Paper Recommendations. Background. RPII/HSE Memorandum of Understanding 2007 Agreement to work together on areas of mutual interest including radon as a public health hazard

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Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHO HSE Dublin Mid- Leinster

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  1. Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHOHSE Dublin Mid- Leinster

  2. HSE/RPII Joint Position on Radon • Background • Joint Position Paper • Recommendations

  3. Background • RPII/HSE Memorandum of Understanding 2007 • Agreement to work together on areas of mutual interest including radon as a public health hazard • Established a joint working HSE/RPII working on Radon 2008

  4. Joint HSE/RPII Working Group on Radon • Established in late 2008 • Membership • RPII HSE Mr. David Fenton Dr. Mary O’ Mahony Ms. Stephanie Long Dr. Ina Kelly Dr. Tony Colgan Ms. Ann Marie Part Mr. David Pollard

  5. Terms of Reference • To produce a Joint HSE/RPII Position Paper on Radon • Overall Aim of the Group :To propose evidence based measures that would lead to a reduction in the number of cases of lung cancer in Ireland due to radon exposure

  6. Areas of Consideration by Group • Overview of the scope of radon in Ireland and the public health implications including existing radon control and interventions • Remediation v Prevention – In light of recent research does Ireland place too much emphasis on identifying individual risk from radon rather than reduction of collective dose by passive prevention

  7. Recommendation Recommendation • That a properly constituted expert group be immediately established to drive the development of a national radon control strategy for Ireland

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