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Evidence Guide: PUADEFOH008B - Develop ionising radiation safety plans

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PUADEFOH008B - Develop ionising radiation safety plans

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Prepare for the development of ionising radiation safety plans

  1. Ionising radiation sources are identified and confirmed in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  2. Standards and legislation appropriate to ionising radiation exposure levels are identified and accessed
  3. Existing organisational records relevant to ionising radiation are identified and accessed
  4. Equipment and resources required for the measurement of ionising radiation are identified, acquired and prepared in accordance with organisational procedures
Ionising radiation sources are identified and confirmed in accordance with organisational policy and procedures

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Standards and legislation appropriate to ionising radiation exposure levels are identified and accessed

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Existing organisational records relevant to ionising radiation are identified and accessed

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Equipment and resources required for the measurement of ionising radiation are identified, acquired and prepared in accordance with organisational procedures

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Measure ionising radiation

  1. Measuring equipment is deployed in accordance with manufacturers' instructions and organisational procedures
  2. Readings are recorded in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  3. Occupational health and safety (OH&S) requirements including those contained in organisational procedures, are applied throughout the operation
Measuring equipment is deployed in accordance with manufacturers' instructions and organisational procedures

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Readings are recorded in accordance with organisational policy and procedures

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Occupational health and safety (OH&S) requirements including those contained in organisational procedures, are applied throughout the operation

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Analyse ionising radiation

  1. Measurements are interpreted and confirmed in accordance with measuring protocols
  2. Ionising radiation is analysed/determined and findings are reported to appropriate authorities/superiors in accordance with legislation and organisational policy and procedures
Measurements are interpreted and confirmed in accordance with measuring protocols

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Ionising radiation is analysed/determined and findings are reported to appropriate authorities/superiors in accordance with legislation and organisational policy and procedures

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Develop ionising radiation safety plans

  1. Appropriate consultation with stakeholders is conducted in accordance with relevant organisational policy and procedures
  2. Technical standards, organisational environmental requirements and ionising radiation exposure levels are identified and interpreted
  3. Ionising radiation safety plans are developed in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures
  4. Ionising radiation safety plans are forwarded in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
Appropriate consultation with stakeholders is conducted in accordance with relevant organisational policy and procedures

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Technical standards, organisational environmental requirements and ionising radiation exposure levels are identified and interpreted

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Ionising radiation safety plans are developed in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures

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Ionising radiation safety plans are forwarded in accordance with organisational policy and procedures

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Record and interpret data from personal monitors

  1. Full exposure data from personal monitors is clearly recorded in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures
  2. Individual records are made available to the radiation worker in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures
  3. Appropriate action is initiated whenever anomalous records are obtained, in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures
  4. Personal monitoring records are reviewed regularly and recommendations for changes in workplace procedures are recommended as appropriate in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures
Full exposure data from personal monitors is clearly recorded in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures

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Individual records are made available to the radiation worker in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures

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Appropriate action is initiated whenever anomalous records are obtained, in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures

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Personal monitoring records are reviewed regularly and recommendations for changes in workplace procedures are recommended as appropriate in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policy and procedures

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to observe and respond to changing circumstances and unusual situations in the workplace; to conduct a quality assurance check against previous recommendations; and to identify changes in workplace configurations.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over a range of environments and workplace ionising sources. This may be in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment.

Specific resources for assessment

Access to relevant research material, manufacturers' equipment specifications and existing related standards, policy and instructions.

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Required Skills and Knowledge

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

analyse

communicate

negotiate

operate ionising radiation measuring equipment

plan

Required Knowledge

ionising radiation control requirements

ionising radiation exposure level standards/requirements

ionising radiation legislation

ionising radiation measuring techniques and equipment

OH&S requirements for the organisation/industry and for supervisors/managers in the workplace

relevant Australian and international standards

relevant environmental factors relating to workplace ionising radiation

relevant organisational policy and standards

reliability of measures

tolerances of error that may apply

Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Ionising radiation may include

X-rays, electrons, neutrons and gamma rays, beta particles and alpha particles emitted from radioactive elements

And may include controlled apparatus such as dental, medical and industrial x-rays, sealed sources and unsealed sources

Standards and legislation may include

State/territory/commonwealth legislation

Relevant Australian Standards and international standards (such as AS/NZS 1269.2:1998 Occupational Ionising Management, Part 2: Ionising control management)

Exposure levels may include

Occupationally exposed radiation worker - low level, medium level, high level

Worker not occupationally exposed

Organisational records may include

Electronic records

Inventories

Journals

Registers

Equipment and resources may include

Gauges

Ionising radiation measuring and monitoring instruments

Recording devices

Preparation of equipment and resources may include

Calibration of testing equipment

Testing equipment for safe operation (confidence testing)

Testing equipment for serviceability

Occupational health and safety requirements may include

Award provisions•

State/territory/commonwealth and local government legislation and by-laws

Stakeholders may include

External agencies

Government/agency regulators/inspectors

Immediate supervisors

Internal agencies

OH&S representatives

Other interested parties, including members of the public

Relevant personnel in the chain of command

Unit managers

Ionising radiation safety plans may include

Monitoring processes

Protocols and local controls

Recommendations for additional control measures

Referrals to other experts

Appropriate action may include

Cessation of all work where ionising radiation is present

Immediate referral of worker/s to qualified medical officers

Installation of protective devices (such as alarms and/or warning signs) to minimise exposure

Modification of work practices in the vicinity of the ionising radiation