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Changes over time for: The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
06/02/2018- Amendment
The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 October 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
The Department for the Economy F1, being the Department concerned F2, 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”) F3.
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) F4 of the 1978 Order after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3) F5.
[F6“carers and comforters” means means individuals knowingly and willingly incurring an exposure to ionising radiation by helping, other than as part of their occupation, in the support and comfort of individuals undergoing or having undergone a medical exposure (other than as a carer and comforter);]
“the Directive” means Council Directive 2013/59/ Euratom F7 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom F8, 90/641/Euratom F9, 96/29/Euratom F10, 97/43/Euratom F11 and 2003/122/Euratom F12;
“dose record” means, in relation to a person, the record of the doses received by that person as a result of that person's exposure to ionising radiation, being the record made and maintained on behalf of their employer by the approved dosimetry service in accordance with regulation 22;
“extremities” means a person's hands, forearms, feet and ankles;
“the Great Britain Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive established under section 10 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 F13;
“the Great Britain Regulations” means the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 F14;
[F15carers and comforters;]
“transport” means, in relation to a radioactive substance, carriage of that substance on a road within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 F16 or through another public place (whether on a conveyance or not), or by rail, inland waterway, sea or air and, in the case of transport on a conveyance, a substance is deemed as being transported from the time that it is loaded onto the conveyance for the purpose of transporting it until it is unloaded from that conveyance, but a substance is not to be considered as being transported if—
(a)an employer includes a reference to a self-employed person and any duty imposed by these Regulations on an employer in respect of that employer's employee extends to a self-employed person in respect of themselves;
F6Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (6.2.2018) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(a)
F7OJ No L 13, 17.1.14, p1-73
F8OJ No L 357, 7.12.89, p31-34
F9OJ No L 349, 13.12.90, p21-25
F10OJ No L 159, 29.6.96, p1-114
F11OJ No L 180, 9.7.97, p22-27
F12OJ No L 346, 31.12.03, p57-64
F131974 c.37
F14S.I. 2017/1075
F15Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (6.2.2018) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(b)
F16S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I.18)
(2) The following regulations shall not apply where the only work being undertaken is that referred to in paragraph 1(b), namely regulations 24, 28 to 31, F17... and 34.
F17Word in reg. 3(2) omitted (6.2.2018) by virtue of The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(a)
F18Reg. 3(4) omitted (6.2.2018) by virtue of The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(b)
Duties under the RegulationsN.I.
(3) Subject to regulations 5(1)(c), 6(2)(c) and (d) and 7(1)(h), duties under these Regulations imposed upon the employer shall be imposed on the holder of a nuclear site licence under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 F19 in so far as those duties relate to the licensed site.
(a)“mine operator” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 F20;
(b)“operator”, in relation to the operator of a quarry, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Quarries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 F21.
F191965 c.57; sections 1, 3 and 5 were amended by paragraphs 16 to 18 and 20 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32). There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations
F20S.R. 2016 No. 427
F21S.R. 2006 No. 205, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
PART 2 N.I.GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
Notification of certain workN.I.
Registration of certain practicesN.I.
(8) Chapter I of the Schedule to the Deregulation (Model Appeal Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 F22 shall apply to any appeal made under paragraph (7).
F22S.R. 1997 No. 269
Consent to carry out specified practicesN.I.
Radiation risk assessmentsN.I.
(4) The requirements of this regulation are without prejudice to the requirements of regulation 3 (Risk assessment) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 F23.
F23S.R. 2000 No. 388; relevant amending rules are S.R 2001 No.348, S.R. 2003 No. 454 and S.R. 2015 No. 265
Restriction of exposureN.I.
Personal protective equipmentN.I.
(a)comply with any [F24legal requirement] which is applicable to that item of personal protective equipment; or
[F25(3) In paragraph (1)(a), “legal requirement” means any requirement of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 or Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ No L81, 31.3.2016, p51).]
F24Words in reg. 10(1)(a) substituted (21.4.2018) by The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 15(a) (with reg. 2(1)-(3))
F25Reg. 10(3) inserted (21.4.2018) by The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 15(b) (with reg. 2(1)-(3))
Maintenance and examination of engineering controls etc and personal protective equipmentN.I.
Dose limitationN.I.
Contingency plansN.I.
PART 3 N.I.ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Radiation protection adviserN.I.
(4) The employer shall provide any radiation protection adviser appointed by it with adequate information and facilities for the performance of the radiation protection adviser's functions arising from their consultation or appointment under this regulation.
Co-operation between employersN.I.
PART 4 N.I.DESIGNATED AREAS
Designation of controlled or supervised areasN.I.
Local rules and radiation protection supervisorsN.I.
Additional requirements for designated areasN.I.
(b)as soon as is reasonably practicable after the services carried out by that classified outside worker in that controlled area are completed, an estimate of the dose received by that worker is entered into that worker's radiation passbook; and
Monitoring of designated areasN.I.
PART 5 N.I.CLASSIFICATION AND MONITORING OF PERSONS
Designation of classified personsN.I.
Dose assessment and recordingN.I.
(c)when and as required by the employer, to provide the employer with copies of the dose record relating to any of the employer's employees;
Estimated and notional doses and special entriesN.I.
(3) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (8), where an employer has reasonable cause to believe that the dose received by a classified person is much greater or much less than that shown in the relevant entry of the dose record, the employer shall make an adequate investigation of the circumstances of the exposure of that person to ionising radiation and, if that investigation confirms the employer's belief, the employer shall, where there is adequate information to estimate the dose received by the classified person—
Dosimetry for accidents etcN.I.
Medical surveillanceN.I.
(8) Where an employee is aggrieved by a decision recorded in the health record by a relevant doctor the employee may, by an application in writing to the Executive made within 28 days of the date on which the employee was notified of the decision, apply for that decision to be reviewed in accordance with a procedure approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Executive, and the result of that review shall be notified to the employee and entered in the employee's health record in accordance with the approved procedure.
Investigation and notification of overexposureN.I.
(iii)in the case of the employer's own employee, the relevant doctor;
(i)in the case of the employer's employee, immediately notify that employee of the results of the investigation and assessment; or
(ii)in the case of a person who is not the employer's employee, where the investigation has shown that that person has received an overexposure, take all reasonable steps to notify that person of their overexposure.
(3) Where the person who received the overexposure is an employee who has a dose record, the employee's employer shall arrange for the assessment of the dose received to be entered into that dose record.
Dose limitation for overexposed employeesN.I.
PART 6 N.I.ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT
Sealed sources and articles containing or embodying radioactive substancesN.I.
Accounting for radioactive substancesN.I.
Keeping and moving of radioactive substancesN.I.
Notification of certain occurrencesN.I.
(a)was in accordance with a registration under section 10 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 F26 or which was exempt from such registration by virtue of section 11 of that Act; or
F261993 c.12; section 10 was amended by paragraphs 200 and 2004 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25). Relevant amendments were also made by S.I. 2005/2686 and S.S.I. 2011/207
Duties of manufacturers etc of articles for use in work with ionising radiationN.I.
32.—(1) In the case of articles for use at work, where that work is work with ionising radiation, Article 7(1) of the 1978 Order F27 (which imposes general duties on manufacturers etc. as regards articles and substances for use at work) is modified so that any duty imposed on any person by that Article includes a duty to ensure that any such article is so designed and constructed as to restrict so far as is reasonably practicable the extent to which employees and other persons are or are likely to be exposed to ionising radiation.
F27S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9); Article 7 was amended by the Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2049 (N.I. 20)), Article 28 and Schedule 2
Equipment used for medical exposureN.I.
F2833. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F28Reg. 33 revoked (6.2.2018) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(4)
Misuse of or interference with sources of ionising radiationN.I.
PART 7 N.I.DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES AND MISCELLANEOUS
(4) Any employee to whom regulation 22(1) or regulation 13(2)(b) relates shall comply with any reasonable requirement imposed on that person by that person's employer for the purposes of making the measurements and assessments required under regulation 22(1) and regulation 24(1).
(a)they or some other person has received an overexposure [F29or] ;
(b)an occurrence mentioned in paragraph (1) or (3) of regulation 31 has occurred; F30...
F29Word in reg. 35(6)(a) inserted (6.2.2018) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(5)(a)
F30Word in reg. 35(6)(b) omitted (6.2.2018) by virtue of The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(5)(b)
F31Reg. 35(6)(c) omitted (6.2.2018) by virtue of The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(5)(c)
Approval of dosimetry servicesN.I.
36.—(1) The Executive (or such other person as may from time to time be specified in writing by the Executive) may, by a certificate in writing, approve (in accordance with such criteria as may from time to time be specified by the Executive) a suitable dosimetry service for such of the purposes of these Regulations or of the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 F32 as are specified in the certificate.
F32S.R. 2001 No. 436, as amended by S.R 2003 No. 533, S.R 2006 No. 173 and S.R. 2010 No. 160
Defence on contraventionN.I.
(7) A person charged is not, without the permission of the court, entitled to rely on the defence referred to in paragraph (5) or (6) unless, within a period ending 7 clear days before the hearing, that person has served on the prosecutor a notice in writing of that person's intention to rely on the defence and the notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the contract on which that person intends to rely and, if that contract is not in English, an accurate translation of that contract into English.
(d)compliance with the fundamental radiation protection provisions underlying regulations 9(1) and (2)(a), 12, 13(1), 17(1) and (3), 20(1), 21(1), 22(1), [F33and] 25(2) F34... will be achieved.
F33Word in reg. 38(2)(d) inserted (6.2.2018) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(6)(a)
F34Words in reg. 38(2)(d) omitted (6.2.2018) by virtue of The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/17), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(6)(b)
Modifications relating to the Ministry of Defence etcN.I.
(a)“visiting forces” is a reference to visiting forces within the meaning of any provision of Part 1 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 F35; and
(b)“headquarters or organisation” is a reference to a headquarters or organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964 F36.
(a)Her Majesty's Forces;
F351952 c. 67. The definition of “visiting forces” was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
F361964 c. 5
Modifications and revocationN.I.
(2) The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 F37 are revoked.
F37S.R. 2000 No. 375, as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 436 and S.R. 2006 No. 205; revoked in part by S.R. 2001 No. 436, S.R. 2003 No. 510 and S.R. 2003 No. 533; and modified by S.R. 2016 No. 427
SCHEDULE 1N.I.Work not required to be notified under regulation 5
4. In paragraph 2(b), “found to be justified” has the meaning given by regulation 4(4) of the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 F38.N.I.
F38S.I. 2004/1769, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
5. In this Schedule, “the chief inspector” has the meaning assigned to it by section 47(1) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 F39.N.I.
F391993 c.12
SCHEDULE 2N.I.Consent to carry out a practice: indicative list of information
1. Responsibilities and organisational arrangements for protection and safety.N.I.
2. Staff competences, including information and training.N.I.
3. Design features of the facility and of radiation sources.N.I.
4. Anticipated occupational and public exposures in normal operation.N.I.
5. Safety assessment of the activities and the facility in order to—N.I.
6. Emergency procedures.N.I.
7. Maintenance, testing, inspection and servicing so as to ensure that the radiation source and the facility continue to meet the design requirements, operational limits and conditions of operation throughout their lifetime.N.I.
8. Management of radioactive waste and arrangements for the disposal of such waste, in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.N.I.
9. Management of disused sources.N.I.
10. Quality assurance.N.I.
SCHEDULE 3N.I.Dose limits
PART 1 N.I.Classes of persons to whom dose limits apply
PART 2 N.I.
19. Chapter I of the Schedule to the Deregulation (Model Appeal Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 shall apply to any appeal under paragraph 18 F40.N.I.
F40S.R. 1997 No. 269
SCHEDULE 4N.I.Matters in respect of which a radiation protection adviser shall be consulted
1. The implementation of requirements as to controlled and supervised areas.N.I.
2. The prior examination of plans for installations and the acceptance into service of new or modified sources of ionising radiation in relation to any engineering controls, design features, safety features and warning devices provided to restrict exposure to ionising radiation.N.I.
3. The regular calibration of equipment provided for monitoring levels of ionising radiation and the regular checking that such equipment is serviceable and correctly used.N.I.
4. The periodic examination and testing of engineering controls, design features, safety features and warning devices and regular checking of systems of work provided to restrict exposure to ionising radiation.N.I.
SCHEDULE 5N.I.Particulars to be entered in the radiation passbook
1. Individual serial number of the passbook.N.I.
2. A statement that the passbook has been approved by the Executive for the purpose of these Regulations.N.I.
3. Date of issue of the passbook by the approved dosimetry service.N.I.
4. The name, telephone number and mark of endorsement of the issuing approved dosimetry service.N.I.
5. The name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the employer.N.I.
6. Full name (surname, forenames), date of birth, gender and national insurance number of the classified outside worker to whom the passbook has been issued.N.I.
7. Date of the last medical review of the classified outside worker and the relevant classification in the health record maintained under regulation 25 as fit, fit subject to conditions (which shall be specified) or unfit.N.I.
8. The relevant dose limits applicable to the classified outside worker to whom the passbook has been issued.N.I.
9. The cumulative dose assessment in mSv for the year to date for the classified outside worker, external (whole body, organ or tissue) and/or internal as appropriate and the date of the end of the last assessment period.N.I.
10. In respect of services performed by the classified outside worker—N.I.
SCHEDULE 6N.I.Particulars to be contained in a health record
(b)the date of the employee's commencement as a classified person in present employment;
(c)the nature of the employee's employment;
SCHEDULE 7N.I.Quantities and concentrations of radionuclides
PART 1 N.I.Table of artificial radionuclides and naturally occurring radionuclides (which are processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties)
1 Potassium salts in quantities less than 1,000kg are exempt.
Radionuclide name, symbol, isotope
Concentration for: Notification (any amount of radioactive material); Registration (amounts of radioactive material that exceed 1,000kg)
Note 1 In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Executive has approved some other quantity for that radionuclide.
Note 2 Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions for those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered).
PART 2 N.I.Table of naturally occurring radionuclides (which are not processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties)
K-401 10 106 102
Note Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions of those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered).
PART 3 N.I.Quantity and concentration ratios for more than one radionuclide
PART 4 N.I.Table of quantities of radioactive material defining high-activity sealed sources
1 The activity given is that of the alpha-emitting radionuclide.
Pu-239/Be-91 6 × 1010
Am-241/Be-91 6 × 1010
SCHEDULE 8N.I.Transitional provisions and savings
“the 2000 Regulations” means the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 F41;
F41S.R. 2000 No. 375; relevant amendments made by S.R. 2001 No. 436, , S.R. 2016 No. 427 and S.I. 2005/2686
2.—(1) Any thing done, or having effect as if done, under or for the purposes of any superseded provision, if effective immediately before 1st January 2018, has effect, so far as is required for continuing its effect on and after that date, as if done under or for the purposes of the corresponding restated provision.N.I.
3. Where on or before 5th February 2018 an employer commences work in respect of which a notification is required under regulation 5(2), it will be sufficient compliance with that regulation if the employer notifies the Executive and provides the particulars required under regulation 5(2) on or before 5th February 2018.N.I.
4. A person who carries out a registrable practice (within the meaning of regulation 6(1)) on or before 5th February 2018 is deemed to have been issued with a registration in connection with that practice under regulation 6(3) until the end of 5th February 2018.N.I.
5. A person who carries out a practice requiring consent under regulation 7 on or before 5th February 2018 is deemed to have been granted consent to carry out that practice under regulation 7(2) until the end of 5th February 2018.N.I.
6. Where an employer has, in respect of an employee, applied the dose limits set out in paragraphs 9 to 11 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Regulations in accordance with the requirements of regulation 11(2) of those Regulations and those dose limits have effect immediately before 1st January 2018, the Executive is deemed to have approved, for the purposes of regulation 12(2) of these Regulations, the application of the dose limits, in respect of that employee, set out in paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations.N.I.
8. A radiation passbook approved for the purposes of the 2000 Regulations and issued on or before 30th April 2018 in respect of a classified outside worker employed by an employer in Northern Ireland and which was at that date valid remains valid for such time as the worker to whom the passbook relates continues to be employed by the same employer.N.I.
9. Where a superseded provision provides a period of time within which an aggrieved person may apply for a decision to be reviewed, that period of time continues to apply on and after 1st January 2018 in relation to any decision notified to the aggrieved person before 1 January 2018.N.I.
SCHEDULE 9N.I.Modifications
The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990N.I.
1. In Schedule 1 to the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 F42, omit “Paragraphs 5 and 11 of Schedule 4 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 [S.R. 2000 No. 375]”.
F42S.I. 1990 No. 246 (N.I. 2) amended by S.R. 2000 No. 375 there is other amending legislation but none is relevant
The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996N.I.
2. In Article 96(3) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 F43, for “Regulation 24 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 [S.R. 2000 No. 375]” substitute “ Regulation 25 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 [S.R. 2017 No. 229] ”.
F43S.I. 1996 No. 1919 (N.I. 16) amended by S.R. 2000 No. 375 ; there is other amending legislation but none is relevant
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993N.I.
3. In regulation 3(3)(a) of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 F44, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 [S.R. 2000 No. 375]” substitute “ the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 [S.R. 2017 No. 229] ”.
F44S.R. 1993 No. 20 amended by S.R. 2000 No. 375 ; there is other amending legislation but none is relevant
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997N.I.
4.—(1) The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 F45 shall be amended as follows.
(a)in Column 1, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000” substitute “ the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 ”;
(b)in Column 2, for “S.R. 2000 No. 375” substitute “ S.R. 2017 No. 229 ”.
F45S.R. 1997 No. 455 as amended by S.R. 2000 No. 375:there is other amending legislation but none is relevant
Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999N.I.
5.—(1) The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 F46 shall be amended as follows—
(2) In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “ionising radiation”, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 [S.R. 2000 No. 375]” substitute “ the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 [S.R. 2017 No. 229] ”.
(b)in paragraph 5, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 [S.R. 2000 No. 375]” substitute “ the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 [S.R. 2017 No. 229] ”.
F46S.R. 1999 No. 90; relevant amending rule S.R. 2000 No. 375
The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001N.I.
6.—(1) The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 F47 are amended as follows.
F47S.R. 2001 No. 436, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
The High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005N.I.
7. In the High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005 F48, omit regulation 19.
F48S.I. 2005/2686; revoked in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 2010/675
The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008N.I.
8. In Part 3 of Schedule 3 to the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 F49—
(a)in paragraph 1(g)(ii), for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000” substitute “ the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 ”;
(b)in paragraph 3, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000” substitute “ the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 ”.
F49S.I. 2008/2852, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010N.I.
9.—(1) Schedule 2 to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 F50 shall be amended as follows.
F50S.R. 2010 No. 160, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012N.I.
10.—(1) The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 F51 shall be amended as follows.
(a)in Column 1, for “Regulation 24 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000” substitute “ Regulation 25 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 ”;
F51S.R. 2012 No. 255, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016N.I.
11. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 F52, for “regulation 16 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000” substitute “ regulation 17 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 ”.
F52S.R. 2016 No. 146, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
SCHEDULE 10N.I.Premises and activities within the territorial sea or a designated area
“diving project” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2(1) of the Diving at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 F53 save that it includes an activity in which a person takes part as a diver wearing an atmospheric pressure suit and without breathing in air or other gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure;
F53S.R. 2005 No. 45, as amended by S.R. 2007 No. 247
(2) In this paragraph “mine” has the same meaning as in the Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 F54.
Part 1 (Preliminary—Regulations 1–4)N.I.
Part 2 (General principles and procedures—Regulations 5–13)N.I.
require employers to make a prior assessment of the risks arising from their work with ionising radiation, to make an assessment of the hazards likely to arise from that work and to prevent and limit the consequences of identifiable radiation accidents;
require employers to take all reasonable steps to restrict as far as is reasonably practicable the extent to which employees and other persons are exposed to ionising radiation;
require respiratory protective equipment used in work with ionising radiation to conform with agreed standards and require all personal protective equipment and other controls to be regularly examined and properly maintained;
impose limits (specified in Schedule 3) on the doses of ionising radiation which employees and other persons may receive;
require in certain circumstances the preparation of contingency plans for radiation accidents which are reasonably foreseeable.
Part 3 (Arrangements for the management of radiation protection—Regulations 14–16)N.I.
Part 4 (Designated areas—Regulations 17–20)N.I.
Part 5 (Classification and monitoring of persons—Regulations 21–27)N.I.
certain employees to be subject to medical surveillance;
any cases in which an employee has received an overexposure to be investigated and notified to the appropriate authority;
investigations to be made where employees are exposed above specified levels;
modified dose limits for employees who have received an overexposure.
Part 6 (Arrangements for the control of radioactive substances, articles and equipment—Regulations 28–34)N.I.
Part 7 (Duties of employees and miscellaneous—Regulations 35–42)N.I.