50Personal monitoring devices must be worn—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(f), (i), (i1) and (i2)

50 Personal monitoring devices must be worn—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(f), (i), (i1) and (i2)

50 Personal monitoring devices must be worn—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(f), (i), (i1) and (i2)

(1) This section applies to an occupationally exposed person who is involved in the use of ionising radiation for one or more of the following purposes—

(a) radiotherapy,

(b) industrial radiography,

(c) nuclear medicine,

(d) equine veterinary radiography,

(e) scientific research in a medium level laboratory or high level laboratory where radioactive substances that are not contained in sealed source devices are used,

(f) diagnostic or interventional radiology, other than—

(i) dentistry, veterinary and chiropractic applications, or

(ii) dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, known as DEXA,

(g) servicing of ionising radiation apparatus or devices containing radioactive substances,

(h) for bore-hole logging—neutron based detection, analysis and gauging.

(2) The employer of the occupationally exposed person must provide the person with an appropriate approved personal monitoring device.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—500 penalty units.

(3) The occupationally exposed person must wear the device while involved in the use of ionising radiation in the course of the person’s employment.

Maximum penalty—65 penalty units.