South Australian Numbered Regulations

RADIATION PROTECTION AND CONTROL (IONISING RADIATION) REGULATIONS 2015 (NO 203 OF 2015) - REG 9

9—Specified employer to give radiation worker certain information

        (1)         A specified employer must, before a radiation worker employed by him or her first commences any duties as a radiation worker—

            (a)         inform the worker of the potential hazards from ionising radiation to which the worker is likely to be subject during the course of employment; and

            (b)         inform the worker of the name of the radiation safety officer appointed by the specified employer together with the name of any assistant radiation safety officer who has responsibilities pertaining to such worker's duties; and

            (c)         inform the worker of all safety arrangements that have been made to protect the worker from the effects of ionising radiation; and

            (d)         give directions in the form of working rules to the worker as to all steps that the worker must take in order to achieve the general objective; and

            (e)         inform the worker of the existence of the Act, these regulations and any radiation safety manual prepared under regulation 10

; and

            (f)         make available to the worker for perusal a copy of the Act, these regulations and any radiation safety manual prepared under regulation 10

.

        (2)         Wherever there is a change in any of the matters referred to in subregulation (1)

, a specified employer must immediately inform a radiation worker who is likely to be affected by any such change of the particulars of the change.