58Record of incidents

#### 58 Record of incidents 58 Record of incidents > > (1) A person responsible for regulated material must maintain a record of each radiation incident involving the regulated material in accordance with this section. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) otherwise—500 penalty units. > > > (2) The record must contain the following information about the radiation incident— > > > > > (a) the place where the incident occurred and the period during which emission of radiation was uncontrolled, as far as is possible to determine, > > > > > (b) the name of occupationally exposed persons or other persons who were there during the period, > > > > > (c) an estimate of the radiation dose to which each person may have been exposed, > > > > > (d) details and results of a medical examination undertaken as a result of the incident, > > > > > (e) the area over which radioactive substances may have been dispersed, > > > > > (f) the steps taken to rectify the incident, > > > > > (g) the time at which the incident was reported to the employer, > > > > > (h) the probable cause of the incident, > > > > > (i) details of investigations conducted into the incident, together with the results of the investigations, > > > > > (j) the steps taken to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) otherwise—500 penalty units. > > > (3) The estimate required under subsection (2)(c) must be calculated by a medical physicist for the following radiation incidents— > > > > > (a) the administration of radiation for therapeutic purposes referred to in section 56(2)(b) and (c), > > > > > (b) the administration of radiation for interventional purposes referred to in section 56(2)(g), > > > > > (c) the unplanned exposure of an embryo or foetus referred to in section 56(2)(h). > > > (4) If requested by the Authority, the person responsible must give the Authority a copy of the record about a radiation incident. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) otherwise—500 penalty units. > > > (5) A person is not required to maintain a record of an incident if a record of the incident is maintained by another person responsible for the regulated material. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > medical physicist has the same meaning as in the Code for Radiation Protection in Medical Exposure.