ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

7 August 2008

Draft Safety Guide for the Use of Radiation in Schools - Part 1: Ionizing Radiation

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency is inviting submissions on the Draft Safety Guide for the Use of Radiation in Schools - Part 1: Ionizing Radiation.

The aim of the Safety Guide is to provide practical advice and guidance so that all secondary schools and colleges can promote the safe use of ionizing radiation in the classroom. Part 2 of the Safety Guide relating to the use of lasers will be released for public comment at a later stage.

This Safety Guide, when published, will replace the National Health and Medical Research Council's Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ionizing Radiation in Secondary Schools (1986) - (PDF 249k).

The following documents provide essential information to assist the submission process:

• Invitation to Comment (PDF 37k)
• Draft Safety Guide for the use of Radiation in Schools - Part 1: Ionizing Radiation (PDF 967k)

Requests for hardcopies can be made by email to secretariat@arpansa.gov.au or by telephoning (03) 9433 2339.

Public submissions should be forwarded before 3 October 2008 and addressed to:

Mr Alan Melbourne
Manager, Standards Development and Committee Support Section
ARPANSA
619 Lower Plenty Road
Yallambie VIC 3085

Or by email to: secretariat@arpansa.gov.au
(Electronic submissions are preferred)

All submissions will be held in a register of submissions, and unless marked confidential, may be made public.

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