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).