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Radiation Safety Act 1999
sec.34HWhat is a transport security plan
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### sec.34H What is a transport security plan
A transport security plan is a plan for the security of a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source during the transport of the source.
The plan must state the following—
particulars of the security enhanced source to be transported;
particulars of the transport arrangements for the source;
particulars, and an assessment, of all the security risks relating to the transport of the source the transport security plan holder of the plan knows, or ought reasonably to know, exist or might arise;
persons who have access to the source and the type of access each person has to the source;
other persons to whom the plan applies;
the period for which the plan applies;
the transport security measures for the source;
any other measures necessary to deal with risks to the security of the source;
how the transport security plan holder proposes to monitor and review the implementation and effectiveness of the measures;
particulars of a training program for persons to whom the plan applies;
if the transport security plan holder is a corporation—the name of the nominated person for the holder;
other particulars prescribed under a regulation.
The plan must be written in a way likely to be easily understood by persons required to comply with the plan.
The plan must be dated and signed by the transport security plan holder.
In this section—
transport security measures are measures, prescribed under a regulation, for ensuring the security of a security enhanced source during its transport.
s 34H ins 2010 No. 8 s 22
(sec.34H-ssec.1) A transport security plan is a plan for the security of a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source during the transport of the source.
(sec.34H-ssec.2) The plan must state the following— particulars of the security enhanced source to be transported; particulars of the transport arrangements for the source; particulars, and an assessment, of all the security risks relating to the transport of the source the transport security plan holder of the plan knows, or ought reasonably to know, exist or might arise; persons who have access to the source and the type of access each person has to the source; other persons to whom the plan applies; the period for which the plan applies; the transport security measures for the source; any other measures necessary to deal with risks to the security of the source; how the transport security plan holder proposes to monitor and review the implementation and effectiveness of the measures; particulars of a training program for persons to whom the plan applies; if the transport security plan holder is a corporation—the name of the nominated person for the holder; other particulars prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.34H-ssec.3) The plan must be written in a way likely to be easily understood by persons required to comply with the plan.
(sec.34H-ssec.4) The plan must be dated and signed by the transport security plan holder.
(sec.34H-ssec.5) In this section— transport security measures are measures, prescribed under a regulation, for ensuring the security of a security enhanced source during its transport.
- (a) particulars of the security enhanced source to be transported;
- (b) particulars of the transport arrangements for the source;
- (c) particulars, and an assessment, of all the security risks relating to the transport of the source the transport security plan holder of the plan knows, or ought reasonably to know, exist or might arise;
- (d) persons who have access to the source and the type of access each person has to the source;
- (e) other persons to whom the plan applies;
- (f) the period for which the plan applies;
- (g) the transport security measures for the source;
- (h) any other measures necessary to deal with risks to the security of the source;
- (i) how the transport security plan holder proposes to monitor and review the implementation and effectiveness of the measures;
- (j) particulars of a training program for persons to whom the plan applies;
- (k) if the transport security plan holder is a corporation—the name of the nominated person for the holder;
- (l) other particulars prescribed under a regulation.