Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17)

Ionactive summary guidance for the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17). This resource will be useful for Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS) and employers, and anyone in the UK planning to work with ionising radiation. It may also be useful to those outside the UK who require a summary of UK radiation protection legislation. Ionactive IRR17 guidance is compatible with the official HSE IRR17 Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) but is written in a more conversational style with plenty of workplace examples and observations and advice.

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Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Guidance - Part 1 - Preliminary Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Guidance - Part 2 - General Principles and Procedures Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Guidance - Part 3 - Arrangements for the Management of Radiation Protection Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Guidance - Part 4 - Designated Areas Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Guidance - Part 5 - Classification & Monitoring of Persons Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Guidance - Part 6 - Arrangements for the control of radioactive substances, articles and equipment Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Guidance - Part 7 - Duties of Employees and Miscellaneous

  • IRR17 (1) - Citation and commencement

    Published: Sept 29, 2021

    Source: Ionactive Radiation Protection Resource

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    • IRR17
    • IRR17 (1)
    • Citation and commencement
    • Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017

    This regulation is little more than a formality and cites the regulations as the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17).

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  • IRR17 (2) - Interpretation

    Published: Sept 29, 2021

    Source: Ionactive Radiation Protection Resource

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    • IRR17 (2)
    • Interpretation
    • Dose Rate
    • Industrial Radiography
    • Practice
    • Radiation accident
    • Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA)

    The first IRR17 regulation you should read before all others. Interpretation is everything and some things are not always what they seem (look up Dose Rate and Industrial Radiography as examples)

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  • IRR17 (3) - Application

    Published: Sept 29, 2021

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    • IRR17 (3)
    • Application
    • Practice
    • Radon
    • > 300 Bq/m3
    • Work in radon atmosphere

    Where the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) apply (i.e. any practice, and any work which is not a practice, undertaken in a radon gas atmosphere exceeding 300 Bq/m3 - average annual concentration).

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  • IRR17 (4) - Duties under the regulations

    Published: Sept 29, 2021

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  • IRR17 (5) - Notification of certain work

    Published: Sept 29, 2021

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    • HSE notification
    • IRR17 notification
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  • IRR17 (6) – Registration of certain practices

    Published: Sept 29, 2021

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