1989 Ed.]
Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) Regulations
[CAP. 303
A 13
[Subsidiary]
(4A) Notwithstanding subregulation (2), the proprietor of an affected undertaking or affected industrial undertaking may, with the approval in writing of the Board, obtain at his own expense the personnel radiation monitoring device referred to in subregulation (1) otherwise than through the Authority or from an approved laboratory and shall in that case, cause at such intervals as the Board may from time to time direct, the dose of radiation recorded by the device to be entered in the register of employees required to be kept in accordance with the provisions of regulation 11, against the name of the person by whom the device was worn. (L.N.228 of 1985)
(5) (a) Any proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected industrial undertaking who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000.
(b) Any person who fails to wear a suitable personnel radiation monitoring device when so directed by the proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected industrial undertaking in which he is employed shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000.
13. Conditions for first employment
(L.N.228 of 1985)
(1) No proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected industrial undertaking shall employ therein any person in any work or process involving the handling or transport of any unsealed radioactive substance who---
(a) is under the age of 18 years; or
(b) has not, within the period of 4 months immediately preceding his first employment by such proprietor in such work or process, undergone a medical examination by the panel, including blood examination and the taking of relevant medical and occupational histories, and has been certified fit for such employment.
(2) Any person may apply in writing to the Board for medical examination by the panel for the purpose of complying with the requirements of subregulation (1)(b) and, upon receipt of the application, the Board shall direct the panel to carry out, free of charge, such examination as soon as may be, but in any event not exceeding 14 days, after receipt of the application and shall within 10 days after the examination supply to the applicant 2 copies of a certificate certifying the date upon which the examination took place and whether the applicant was found to be fit or unfit, as the case may be, for employment in radiation work.
(3) For the purpose of this regulation the expression "first employment" includes re-employment in any work or process involving the handling of any radioactive substance following a cessation of such employment for any period exceeding 14 months.