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The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

S.R. 2017/229 · Made 5 December 2017 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Health And Safety

Made 5th December 2017

Coming into operation 1st January 2018

The Department for the Economy M1, being the Department concerned M2, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 2(5), 17(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), 40(2) and (4), 54(1) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 2 to 10, 12, 13, 14(1), 15, 19 and 20(a) and (b) of Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (“the 1978 Order”) M3.

The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to the Department by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A) M4 of the 1978 Order after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3) M5.

It appears to the Department that—

  1. (a)

    the modifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 7 and 8 of Schedule 9 are expedient as set out in Article 54(1) of the 1978 Order; and

  2. (b)

    it is not appropriate to consult bodies in respect of such modifications in accordance with Article 54(5) of that Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

Formerly the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment; see 2016 c.5, section 1(3); that Department was formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5); that Department was formerly the Department of Manpower Services, see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3

M2

See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

M3

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9): the general purposes of Part II referred to in Article 17(1) were extended by S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(1) and 4(1). Article 55(2) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 19

M4

Article 13(1) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

M5

Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18

Contents

  1. Part 1: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. 4Duties under the Regulations
  6. Part 2: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
  7. 5Notification of certain work
  8. 6Registration of certain practices
  9. 7Consent to carry out specified practices
  10. 8Radiation risk assessments
  11. 9Restriction of exposure
  12. 10Personal protective equipment
  13. 11Maintenance and examination of engineering controls etc and personal protective equipment
  14. 12Dose limitation
  15. 13Contingency plans
  16. Part 3: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION
  17. 14Radiation protection adviser
  18. 15Information, instruction and training
  19. 16Co-operation between employers
  20. Part 4: DESIGNATED AREAS
  21. 17Designation of controlled or supervised areas
  22. 18Local rules and radiation protection supervisors
  23. 19Additional requirements for designated areas
  24. 20Monitoring of designated areas
  25. Part 5: CLASSIFICATION AND MONITORING OF PERSONS
  26. 21Designation of classified persons
  27. 22Dose assessment and recording
  28. 23Estimated and notional doses and special entries
  29. 24Dosimetry for accidents etc
  30. 25Medical surveillance
  31. 26Investigation and notification of overexposure
  32. 27Dose limitation for overexposed employees
  33. Part 6: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT
  34. 28Sealed sources and articles containing or embodying radioactive substances
  35. 29Accounting for radioactive substances
  36. 30Keeping and moving of radioactive substances
  37. 31Notification of certain occurrences
  38. 32Duties of manufacturers etc of articles for use in work with ionising radiation
  39. 33Equipment used for medical exposure Repealed
  40. 34Misuse of or interference with sources of ionising radiation
  41. Part 7: DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES AND MISCELLANEOUS
  42. 35Duties of employees
  43. 36Approval of dosimetry services
  44. 37Defence on contravention
  45. 38Exemption certificates
  46. 39Application within the territorial sea
  47. 40Modifications relating to the Ministry of Defence etc
  48. 41Transitional provisions and savings
  49. 42Modifications and revocation
  50. Signature
  51. Schedule 1: Work not required to be notified under regulation 5
  52. 1Paragraph 1
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. 3Paragraph 3
  55. 4Paragraph 4
  56. 5Paragraph 5
  57. Schedule 2: Consent to carry out a practice: indicative list of information
  58. 1Paragraph 1
  59. 2Paragraph 2
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. 6Paragraph 6
  64. 7Paragraph 7
  65. 8Paragraph 8
  66. 9Paragraph 9
  67. 10Paragraph 10
  68. Schedule 3: Dose limits
  69. Part 1: Classes of persons to whom dose limits apply
  70. 1Employees and trainees of 18 years of age or above
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Trainees aged under 18 years
  73. 4Paragraph 4
  74. 5Other persons
  75. 6Paragraph 6
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. Part 2
  78. 8Paragraph 8
  79. 9Paragraph 9
  80. 10Paragraph 10
  81. 11Paragraph 11
  82. 12Paragraph 12
  83. 13Paragraph 13
  84. 14Paragraph 14
  85. 15Paragraph 15
  86. 16Paragraph 16
  87. 17Paragraph 17
  88. 18Paragraph 18
  89. 19Paragraph 19
  90. Schedule 4: Matters in respect of which a radiation protection adviser shall be consulted
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. Schedule 5: Particulars to be entered in the radiation passbook
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. 6Paragraph 6
  102. 7Paragraph 7
  103. 8Paragraph 8
  104. 9Paragraph 9
  105. 10Paragraph 10
  106. Schedule 6: Particulars to be contained in a health record
  107. Paragraph
  108. Schedule 7: Quantities and concentrations of radionuclides
  109. 1Table of artificial radionuclides and naturally occurring radionuclides (which are processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties)
  110. 2Table of naturally occurring radionuclides (which are not processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties)
  111. Part 3: Quantity and concentration ratios for more than one radionuclide
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. 4Table of quantities of radioactive material defining high-activity sealed sources
  115. Schedule 8: Transitional provisions and savings
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. 2Paragraph 2
  118. 3Paragraph 3
  119. 4Paragraph 4
  120. 5Paragraph 5
  121. 6Paragraph 6
  122. 7Paragraph 7
  123. 8Paragraph 8
  124. 9Paragraph 9
  125. Schedule 9: Modifications
  126. 1The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990
  127. 2The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
  128. 3Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993
  129. 4Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
  130. 5Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
  131. 6The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
  132. 7The High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005
  133. 8The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
  134. 9The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
  135. 10The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
  136. 11The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
  137. Schedule 10: Premises and activities within the territorial sea or a designated area
  138. 1Interpretation
  139. 2Offshore installations
  140. 3Wells
  141. 4Pipelines
  142. 5Mines
  143. 6Gas Importation and Storage
  144. 7Production of Energy from Water or Wind
  145. 8Underground Coal Gasification
  146. 9Other activities
  147. Explanatory note