Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for assigned tasks
- Use organisation's radiation management plans to obtain information about hazards associated with the assigned tasks and monitoring equipment and safe working rules to be followed, and refer to radiation protection safety standards, codes and guidelines if necessary.
- Liaise with site management to arrange access and confirm the nature and likely duration of assigned tasks.
- Check that equipment required for assigned tasks is present and fit for purpose.
- Record movement if required of source equipment in accordance with regulator's requirements and organisational procedures.
- Stow source equipment and monitoring equipment to prevent damage and to ensure safe, secure transport to the site and within the boundaries of the site if required.
- Check that transport vehicle is fit for purpose and has the required signage, if required.
- Perform assigned tasks safely
- Assess hazards at the site or prior to commencing assigned tasks, and seek advice if necessary.
- Establish, or activate existing, boundaries and signage to control access to work area.
- Perform pre-use andsafety checks of source equipment and monitoring equipment and confirm they are fit for purpose.
- Apply safe working rules and any other site control measures to minimise exposure to personnel and/or members of the public during assigned tasks.
- Perform assigned tasks in the minimum safe time and in accordance with regulator's requirements, equipment manufacturer's recommendations and organisation's procedures.
- Verify that radiation measurements are below specified levels throughout assigned tasks.
- Seek advice to deal with any situation beyond own technical competence.
- Record required data and note any atypical site conditions or problems encountered and the actions taken.
- Complete assigned tasks
- Confirm that source has been returned to the fully shielded position within its container.
- Check for contamination and if necessary perform personal decontamination in accordance with radiation management plan.
- Re-stow source equipment and monitoring equipment to prevent damage and to ensure safe, secure transport from the site and within the boundaries of the site, if required.
- Record use of radiation source equipment and monitoring equipment in accordance with radiation management plans.
- Check the condition of all equipment before storing it in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and radiation management plans.
- Manage all waste in accordance with regulator's requirements and organisational procedures.
- Survey the work area following completion of assigned tasks prior to leaving the site.
- Report findings and outcomes
- Record monitoring data in accordance with requirements.
- Compare monitoring results with relevant radiation limits and note any significant differences or atypical results.
- Identify potential or actual radiation protection or safety issues revealed during monitoring of assigned tasks.
- Identify potential improvements that could be made to monitoring or work practices at the site.
- Report findings and outcomes of assigned tasks in accordance with organisation's procedures.
- Maintain required records that are complete, accurate, legible and secure.
- Respond to potential or actual radiation incidents
- Recognise unusual situations, unexpected hazards, and potential or actual emergency radiation incidents.
- Inform relevant personnel about the situation, hazard or incident and seek their advice.
- Initiate appropriate workplace emergency first response in accordance with instructions, radiation management plans and organisation's response procedures.