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Ensuring ALARA Implementation: Regulatory Body in Action

Learn about the pivotal role the regulatory authority plays in implementing ALARA principles in practice, with a focus on risk management, safety culture, and optimization tools. Explore how regulatory employees, operators, and national authorities work together to ensure the safety and security of patients, the environment, and operators. Discover the European Radiation Protection Authorities Network and its mission to foster communication and cooperation among regulatory bodies.

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Ensuring ALARA Implementation: Regulatory Body in Action

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  1. The Role of the Regulatory Body in Ensuring that the ALARA is Implemented in Practice Stephen Fennell Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

  2. Overview • Regulatory Authority • Optimistation Tools • European Radiation Protection Authorities Network

  3. Role of the Regulatory Authority Employees Risk Management Public Operational Requirements Health & Safety Safety & Security Finance Patients Environment Design Requirements Operator

  4. Role of the Regulatory Authority • Authorisation System • - Legislative • - Regulatory • Fostering of a Safety Culture • Questioning • Review • Improvement • Optimisation Tools

  5. Optimisation Tools Guidance & Advice Risk Assessment Dose Constraints Inspection Dose Monitoring Enforcement Optimisation

  6. European Radiation Protection Authorities Network 8th EAN Workshop • Occupational Radiological Control through Inspection and Self-Assessment “National Authorities should promote communication between different National Regulatory Authorities” • Exchange of Information on licensing, inspection • Joint inspections • Network of contacts

  7. European Radiation Protection Authorities Network • Setup in June 2006 • Representatives from Regulatory Authorities in • Ireland, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Slovenia • ERPAN aims to promote communication between national regulatory authorities including the exchange of information, requirements and experiences on the process of authorisation and inspection methods employed in European countries in order to promote the ALARA principal • The network will cover all radiation protection topics relevant to European radiation protection authorities relating mainly to non-nuclear users of ionising radiation such as research, education, medical and industrial application as well as NORM.

  8. Acknowledgements Nicolas Stritt, Swiss Federal Office of Public Health Gareth Thomas, Health & Safety Executive, UK All members of the ERPAN

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