Regulation 15 Equipment: general duties of the employerI1

implement and maintain a quality assurance programme in respect of that equipment which must as a minimum permit—

draw up, keep up-to-date and preserve at each radiological installation an inventory of equipment at that installation and, when so requested, must provide it to the relevant enforcing authority.

name of manufacturer;

model number;

serial number or other unique identifier;

year of manufacture; and

year of installation.

name of software company;

brand name;

current software version;

year of original installation; and

year of current software version installation in clinical use.

testing of any equipment before it is first used for F3an exposure to which these Regulations apply;

performance testing at regular intervals;

performance testing following a maintenance procedure which is capable of affecting the equipment’s performance.

a device to control automatically the dose rate; or

an image intensifier or equivalent device.

put in place any measures necessary to improve inadequate or defective performance of equipment;

specify acceptable performance criteria for equipment; and

specify what corrective action is necessary when, following the application of any criteria specified under paragraph (b), equipment is ascertained to be defective; such corrective action may include taking the equipment out of service.