# Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom, Article 32: Operational protection of exposed workers

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall ensure that the operational protection of exposed workers is based, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Directive, on:
(a) prior evaluation to identify the nature and magnitude of the radiological risk to exposed workers;
(b) optimisation of radiation protection in all working conditions, including occupational exposures as a consequence of practices involving medical exposures;
(c) classification of exposed workers into different categories;
(d) control measures and monitoring relating to the different areas and working conditions, including, where necessary, individual monitoring;
(e) medical surveillance;
(f) education and training.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/59/article/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59/article-32
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