Protection of Workers Against Exposure Due to Radon / IAEA 2024

ID 22929 | 13.11.2024 / Attached

This Safety Guide provides recommendations on the protection of workers against exposure due to radon in existing exposure situations and planned exposure situations. It focuses on the identification of workplaces of concern and the implementation of requirements for radiation protection through the application of a graded approach and the principles of justification and optimization of protection and safety.

This includes exposure in workplaces such as buildings, underground locations and industrial premises involving the processing of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM).

The recommendations provided in this Safety Guide are aimed at governments, regulatory bodies and other relevant authorities, employers, workers, and service providers.
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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
Background (1.1–1.4)
Objective (1.5, 1.6)
Scope (1.7, 1.8)
Structure (1.9)

2. FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTION OF WORKERS AGAINST EXPOSURE DUE TO RADON
Types of exposure situation (2.1–2.5)
Principles of radiation protection (2.6–2.14)
Protection strategy (2.15, 2.16)

3. PROTECTION OF WORKERS AGAINST EXPOSURE DUE TO RADON IN EXISTING EXPOSURE SITUATIONS
Responsibilities and functions of the government (3.1–3.16)
Responsibilities and functions of the regulatory body or other relevant authority (3.17–3.27)
Responsibilities and functions of employers (3.28–3.37)

4. PROTECTION OF WORKERS AGAINST EXPOSURE DUE TO RADON IN PLANNED EXPOSURE SITUATIONS (4.1, 4.2)
Responsibilities and functions of the government (4.3, 4.4)
Responsibilities and functions of the regulatory body or other relevant authority (4.5–4.15)
Responsibilities and functions of employers (4.16–4.31)
Compliance by workers (4.32)

APPENDIX I: PROTECTION OF WORKERS AGAINST EXPOSURE DUE TO THORON
APPENDIX II: QUALIFICATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR PROTECTION OF WORKERS AGAINST EXPOSURE DUE TO RADON
REFERENCES
ANNEX: PROTOCOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT OF RADON
CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW

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IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-91
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