Role duties and qualifications of Radiation Protection Officers

Role, duties and qualifications of Radiation Protection Officers and Qualified Experts: Building their competence within a national strategy for education and training in radiator safety RER/9/142 17 -19 October 2018, Sliema, Malta BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Member States’ presentations SESSION 2 National requirements for Radiation Protection Officers and Qualified Experts Emir Dizdarevic, State Reg. Ag. For Rad. and Nuclear Safety

Introduction Bosnia and Herzegovina • population around 3. 7 million and area of a little over 51. 000 km 2

3 Introduction Background • Council of Ministers – state level government • SRARNS – single regulatory authority • IAEA Member State from 1995 • Potential candidate for EU membership • Two administrative entities and a State district • Entities have their governments • State Regulatory Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety

4 Introduction Use of radiation • Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country that has no nuclear power plants, nuclear research reactors and uranium mines, nor in the near future plans to build them • Radioactive materials (sealed and unsealed) are used in medical, industry and research activities • Significant number of x-ray generators (diagnostic and intervent radiology cc 150, dental radiology cc 250, industry radiography 11, transport 7, import/export RA material 14, Ts. O 29 • OPWorker TLD category A 1600 and category B 1500 • RAIS 3. 3 input OPW dose

RPO: definition, function, duties • Definition: Radiation protection officer – An individual who is technically competent in radiation protection matters relevant for a given type of practice to supervise or implement radiation protection tasks in a legal person or an authorization holder Functions / Duties: -implement the radiation protection program; -directly report on their work to the responsible person in the legal person or authorization holder; -be competent to perform radiation protection tasks by attending the relevant training in protection against ionizing radiation in accordance with applicable regulations;

RPO: function, duties -carry out periodic assessments of the condition of the relevant safety and warning systems; -supervise implementation of the individual radiological monitoring program; -supervise implementation of the health surveillance program; -providing new workers with an appropriate introduction to local rules and procedures; -give expert advice and comments on work plans; -establish work plans; -provide reports to the management; -participate in the arrangements for prevention, preparedness and response for emergency exposure situations;

RPO: function, duties -inform and train exposed workers; -liaise with the radiation protection expert; -promptly inform in writing the responsible person in the legal person or authorization holder and the Agency at the same time if it is established that radiation safety is compromised.

RPO: requirements • The legal person or authorization holder submits to the Agency the application for certification of the candidate for radiation protection officer using the Form no. 1 shown in Annex, which is an integral part of this regulation. • The application for certification of the candidate for radiation protection officer must contain the following information: • Name of the legal person or authorization holder; • Address of the legal person or authorization holder; • Number of authorization number (if any); • Name of the candidate for radiation protection officer; • Candidate's address, fax and phone numbers, and e-mail; • Type of specific practice for which the certification of radiation protection officer is requested; • Required signatures.

RPO: requirements • The candidate must personally sign consent to be the radiation protection officer. • The following documents must be attached to the application for certification: • A certified copy of the certificate of successfully passed appropriate radiation protection course, relevant for a given practice involving radiations sources; • A proof of candidate's education and training; • A proof of paid administrative tax.

RPO: requirements • PRACTICES INVOLVING RADIATION SOURCES • 31 Types of specific practices involving radiation sources • Radiation protection officer Anex 4 RPO • Minimum education level • Training • Re-training • Other additional requirements

QE: definition • Definition • Qualified expert: An individual with appropriate expertise in a relevant specific field. It is an individual with the necessary knowledge and relevant training to carry out physical, chemical or radiochemical tests enabling doses to be assessed, and to give an expert opinion in order to ensure effective protection of individuals and the correct use and operation of protective and measuring equipment, and is responsible for technical aspects of radiation protection of exposed workers and members of the public.

QE: definition • Definition • Qualified radiation protection expert: Based on the professional assessment, measuring and assessment, qualified radiation protection expert (hereinafter: radiation protection expert) gives an expert opinion to the authorization holder about the matters relating to occupational exposure and public exposure. It is an individual having the knowledge, training and experience needed for an expert opinion in the field of radiation protection in order to ensure effective protection of individuals, and who has met all criteria for recognizing the status of radiation protection expert, as defined in this regulation.

QE: definition • Definition • Qualified expert in radioactive waste management: Qualified expert in radioactive waste management (hereinafter: expert in radioactive waste management) is an individual having the specific knowledge, experience and competency to give an expert opinion to the authorization holder and the operator of the storage facility for radioactive waste, which is relevant for the safe management of radioactive waste and radiation protection of the environment. It is an individual who has met the criteria for recognizing the status of expert in radioactive waste management, as defined in this regulation.

QE: definition • Definition • Qualified expert in the transport safety of radioactive material: Qualified expert in the transport safety of radioactive material (hereinafter: expert in transport safety) is an individual who gives an expert opinion to the authorization holder, which is relevant for the safe transport, packing, loading and unloading of radioactive material. It is an individual who has met all criteria for recognizing the status of expert in transport safety, as defined in this regulation.

QE: function, duties • The radiation protection expert, as classified by individual practices, is: • Radiation protection expert in medical practices; • Radiation protection expert in non-medical practices; • Radiation protection expert in higher education and scientific & research work. • The radiation protection expert shall conduct all tests required for dose assessment and provide the legal person with a professional and independent expert opinion in the field of radiation protection in occupational exposure and public exposure in accordance with applicable regulations in one of the practices referred to in paragraph (1) in which the expert is recognized. • The radiation protection expert shall conduct all tests required for dose assessment and provide the legal person with a professional and independent expert opinion in the field of radiation protection in occupational exposure and public exposure, in accordance with applicable regulations in other practices that are not listed in paragraph (1).

QE: function, duties • After the status recognition, the expert in radioactive waste management shall provide the legal person and the operator of storage facility for radioactive waste with an expert opinion on radioactive waste management and radiation protection of the environment in accordance with applicable regulations. • After the status recognition, the expert in transport safety shall provide the legal person with an expert opinion on the transport of radioactive material in accordance with applicable regulations. • The expert shall send a copy of the expert opinion to the State Regulatory Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (hereinafter: Agency) simultaneously with a copy for the legal person.

QE: requirements Education level Note provide an overview on the requirements related to: • Minimum education level The candidate for radiation protection expert in medical practices shall submit a proof on a completed faculty of natural sciences and mathematics – department of physics – or a faculty of electrical engineering, with minimum 240 ECTS The candidate for radiation protection expert in non-medical practices shall submit a proof on a completed faculty of mechanical engineering or a faculty of natural sciences and mathematics – department of physics or chemistry – or a faculty of electrical engineering, with minimum 240 ECTS The candidate for radiation protection expert in higher education and scientific & research work shall submit a proof on a completed faculty of mechanical engineering or a faculty of natural sciences and mathematics – department of physics or chemistry – or a faculty of electrical engineering, with minimum 240 ECTS

QE: requirements Education level Note provide an overview on the requirements related to: • Minimum education level The candidate for expert in radioactive waste management shall submit a proof on a completed faculty of mechanical engineering or a faculty of natural sciences and mathematics – department of physics or chemistry – or a faculty of electrical engineering, with minimum 240 ECTS The candidate for expert in the transport safety of nuclear material shall submit a proof on a completed technical faculty or a faculty of natural sciences and mathematics, with minimum 240 ECTS, and on the possession of an ADR license

QE: requirements work experience • The candidate for radiation protection expert in medical practices is an individual: • occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation; • with three years of experience in medical physics (in diagnostic radiology or nuclear medicine or radiotherapy). • The candidate for radiation protection expert in non-medical practices is an individual: • occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation; • with three years of experience in industrial application of radiation sources or three years of experience in radiation protection. • The candidate for radiation protection expert in higher education and scientific & research work is an individual: • with five years of experience in the use of radiation sources in higher education and scientific & research work;

QE: requirements work experience • The candidate for expert in radioactive waste management is an individual: • occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation; • with five years of experience in radioactive waste management. • The candidate for expert in the transport safety of radioactive material is an individual with three years of experience in the transport of radioactive material.

QE: requirements SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR STATUS RECOGNITION • The candidate for radiation protection expert in medical practices shall submit a proof of a radiation protection training equivalent to a course of at least three hundred (300) hours under the basic syllabus and additional part relating to medicine, which are shown in table 1 of Annex 2 of this regulation and make its integral part • The candidate for radiation protection expert in non-medical practices shall submit a proof of a radiation protection training, equivalent to a course of at least eighty (80) hours under the basic syllabus and additional part relating to general industry, which are shown in table 1 of Annex 2 of this regulation and make its integral part. • The candidate for radiation protection expert in higher education and scientific & research work shall submit a proof of a radiation protection training, equivalent to a course of at least eighty (80) hours under the basic syllabus and additional part relating to research and training, which are shown in table 1 of Annex 2 of this regulation and make its integral part.

QE: requirements SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR STATUS RECOGNITION • The candidates for radiation protection experts referred to in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall demonstrate practical competency in the five elements from the basic syllabus for which the level of Detailed Understanding (DU) is required, and which are listed in table 1 of Annex 2, as follows: 10 c, 11 b, 11 c, 11 e and 12 f. • The candidate for expert in radioactive waste management shall submit a proof of a training in radioactive waste management, equivalent to a course of at least eighty (80) hours under the basic syllabus, which is shown in table 1 of Annex 3 of this regulation and make its integral part. • The candidate for expert in radioactive waste management shall demonstrate practical competency in the six elements from the basic syllabus for which the level of Detailed Understanding (DU) is required, and which are listed in table 1 of Annex 3, as follows: 10 c, 11 b, 11 d, 12 d, 13 a and 13 c.

QE: requirements SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR STATUS RECOGNITION • The candidate for expert in radioactive waste management whose status of a radiation protection expert is already recognized shall submit evidence for the requirements listed in table 1 of Annex 3, as follows: 10 c, 10 d, 10 e, 10 f, 11 b, 11 d, 11 e, 11 f and 12 a. • The candidate for expert in the transport safety of radioactive material shall submit a proof of training in transport of radioactive material, equivalent to a course of at least eighty (80) hours under the basic syllabus, which is shown in table 1 of Annex 4 of this regulation and makes its integral part. • The candidate for recognition of the expert status must submit a proof for each item listed in the basic syllabus and the additional part.

Conclusions / Comments Provide final comments/considerations on the national framework for RPO and QE and/or future planned actions to develop/strengthen it