10Dose limits for occupational exposure of persons

10 Dose limits for occupational exposure of persons

For the purposes of sections 9(a) and 10(1) of the Act, the following are the prescribed dose limits that apply to the occupational exposure of a person to ionising radiation:

(a) the average of the annual total effective doses for the person, over a 5-year period, must not be more than 20 millisieverts a year;

(b) the total effective dose for the person must not be more than 50 millisieverts in any one year;

(c) the equivalent dose for each lens of the person's eyes must not be more than –

(i) an average of 20 millisieverts per year over a 5-year period; or

(ii) 50 millisieverts in any one year;

(d) the equivalent dose for each of the person's hands and feet must not be more than 500 millisieverts in any one year;

(e) the equivalent dose for a square centimetre of the person's skin must not be more than 500 millisieverts in any one year.