62Annual equivalent dose limit

#### 62 Annual equivalent dose limit (1) For occupational exposure, the equivalent dose limit to the lens of the eye is 20 mSv annually, averaged over 5 consecutive years. (1A) However, the equivalent dose to the lens of the eye for a person subject to occupational exposure must not, in a year, be greater than 50 mSv. (1B) The equivalent dose to the lens of the eye for a person subject to public exposure must not, in a year, be greater than 15 mSv. (2) For occupational exposure, the annual equivalent dose limit to the hands and feet is 500 mSv. (3) The annual equivalent dose limit to the skin is: (a) for occupational exposure—500 mSv; and (b) for public exposure—50 mSv. (4) The annual equivalent dose limit to the skin applies to the average dose received by any 1 cm2 of skin.