IR(ME)R 2000 and IR(ME) Amendment Regulations 2006

IR(ME)R 2000 and IR(ME) Amendment Regulations 2006

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Published: 2009-07-01

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IR(ME)R 2000 and IR(ME) Amendment Regulations 2006

Foreword (717 Words)

Glossary (268 Words)

Introduction (501 Words)

1. IR(ME)R Employer’s Procedures – Schedule 1 (5901 Words)

a) Correct identification (ID) of the individual to be exposed to ionising radiation

b) Identify individuals “Entitled to act as referrer, or practitioner or operator”

c) Medico-legal exposures

d) Females of childbearing age - to establish whether the individual is or may be pregnant or breastfeeding

e) Quality assurance programmes

f) Assessment of patient dose

g) Diagnostic Reference Levels

h) Medical research programmes

i) Information and written instructions

j) Procedures for the carrying out and recording of an evaluation for each medical exposure

k) Procedures to ensure that the probability and magnitude of accidental or unintended doses are reduced as far as possible

2. Adequate training – Schedule 2 (874 Words)

a) Training Records for Practitioners and Operators

b) Agency Staff

c) Induction of new staff

3. Role of the Medical Physics Expert (MPE) (265 Words)

4. Equipment (143 Words)

5. Incident Reporting (2341 Words)

a) Mandatory Reporting under IR(ME)R

i) IR(ME)R Incident notification to CQC (England only)

ii) Other IR(ME)R Inspectorate details

b) Voluntary reporting

References (814 Words)

Appendix (2 Words)