Radiation pass
A radiation pass is a document that people must carry with them who are exposed to ionizing radiation for professional reasons in companies in which they are not employed . In addition to personal information such as name and address, the passport contains information on preventive occupational medical examinations, external and internal radiation exposure as well as balances of previous occupational exposure and the life-time dose .
The passport holder presents the pass to the company before the start of the assignment. This checks whether relevant limit values can be exceeded by the intended activity. It is thus possible to initiate measures to reduce the radiation exposure of this person even below limit values. After the end of the activity, the company enters the additional radiation exposure determined by means of the dosimeter in the radiation pass.
The radiation pass is valid for six years.
Legal bases in Germany
In the new version of the Radiation Protection Ordinance of 1989, Section 62 required that when working in a third-party facility (ie facility not under the responsibility of the employer) "people only work in controlled areas if every single occupationally exposed person has one fully kept radiation passport registered with the competent authority ”. The X-ray Ordinance has also had a corresponding provision since 2002 . Before that, radiation passports were used on a voluntary basis in some companies in order to keep track of the radiation exposure of their employees even without a legal basis.
In 2004, the federal government issued the “AVV radiation pass” (general administrative regulation for Section 40 (2), Section 95 (3) of the Radiation Protection Ordinance (StrlSchV) and Section 35 (2) of the X-ray Ordinance)). The Federal Central Register is located at the Federal Office for Radiation Protection .
A radiation pass must be registered with the competent authority. The prerequisite for this is a permit in accordance with § 15 StrlSchV or a notification according to § 95 StrlSchV or § 6 of the RöV. Foreign employees can also receive a German radiation passport. The competent authorities decide on the recognition of foreign radiation passports on a case-by-case basis. According to the federal government, around 67,000 employees in Germany had a radiation pass in 2009. It is controversial whether the introduction of radiation passes effectively protects temporary workers.
New regulation
As part of legal changes pursuant to Section 170 Radiation Protection Act (StrlSchG), all occupationally exposed persons and holders of radiation passports require a radiation protection register number (SSR number) from December 31, 2018 . As a result, there will be a new general administrative regulation radiation pass (AVV radiation pass), which is expected to come into force in mid-2019. In this context, a new format of the radiation pass is planned, which takes into account the recommendations of the HERCA ( Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities ) for a European radiation pass. In the future, other radiation passports that were issued outside of Germany and that comply with the HERCA guidelines can also be used in Germany.
Old radiation passports that are still valid remain valid and can be used until the expiry date provided if the new SSR number of the radiation passport holder is entered in the radiation passport.
European Union
For the member states of the EU , the Council Directive 90/641 / Euratom of December 4, 1990 stipulates that the employment of external workers in controlled areas is subject to registration and approval obligations, and writes temporarily "until a Community-wide uniform radiation protection system is set up" for them Personal radiation passports. In the meantime, like Germany, the member states have specified this in their national radiation protection laws.
Switzerland
In Switzerland , the Federal Office of Public Health issues the Swiss personal dose document (radiation pass) in accordance with Section 57 of the Swiss Radiation Protection Ordinance ; it is mandatory.
United States
The United States has a nationwide registry for radiation exposure ( Radiation Exposure Information and Reporting System REIRS). Radiation exposure of own and external employees must be reported to the NRC (nuclear industry) or to the OSHA (other radiation sources). However, there is no radiation pass as in Europe.
Related documents
An X-ray pass is a document in which the attending physician or dentist can enter information about X-ray examinations that are carried out on the patient at the request of the patient.
Web links
- GRS: radiation pass
- Press release (2004) from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety on the issuance of the AVV radiation pass (details of the existing radiation pass)
- The "radiation passport page " of Forschungszentrum Jülich with information on the purpose, legal background and handling of radiation passports
- Section 15 StrlSchV ("Employment requiring a permit in external plants or facilities")
Sources and individual references
- ↑ Administrative regulation to § 40 Abs. 2, § 95 Abs. 3 StrlSchV and § 35 Abs. 2 RöV, July 20, 2004 (PDF; 1.6 MB) ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information from the federal government quoted after waiting for the Europe radiation pass. taz.de July 29, 2011.
- ↑ More than 67,000 Germans professionally exposed to radioactive radiation. ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Announcement by the Bundestag, June 17, 2011.
- ↑ Bold entry in the radiation pass. taz.de June 6, 2011.
- ↑ Energy companies: nuclear power plant operators send temporary workers to Meiler. Spiegel.de, June 6, 2011.
- ↑ Radiation Protection Register / FAQ , Federal Office for Radiation Protection. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ↑ Directive 90/641 / EEC (PDF) of the Council of December 4, 1990 on the protection of external workers who are exposed to the risk of ionizing radiation when working in the controlled area. Official Journal No. L 349 of 13/12/1990 pp. 0021–0025.
- ↑ Personal dose document ( memento of the original dated June 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Federal Office of Public Health, undated (accessed June 11, 2018).
