#2023-489Decree No. 2023-489 on Worker Protection from Ionizing Radiation Risks
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This law strengthens safety measures for workers exposed to ionizing radiation in France. It requires employers to equip workers with operational dosimeters for real-time monitoring and sets criteria for dosimetry management and worker safety certification. It impacts industries using ionizing radiation devices, such as industrial radiology, ensuring more stringent monitoring and verification requirements.
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Key Changes
- Introduction of operational dosimeters for real-time dose measurement
- New certification requirements for companies working in controlled radiation zones
- Mandatory training for occupational health professionals on radiation risks
Obligations
What this law requires
Employers must equip all workers entering controlled zones (as defined in Article R. 4451-23) with operational dosimeters for real-time monitoring of dose equivalent and dose rate with configurable alarms
Employers must equip classified workers authorized to perform manipulations in extremities zones with operational dosimeters
Employers must equip classified workers authorized to intervene in operation zones (where industrial radiology devices requiring aptitude certificates are used) with operational dosimeters
Employers must notify workers of operational dosimeter measurement results and record these results in a tool enabling analysis for risk evaluation and optimization of radioprotection
Employers must define relevant individual dose constraints based on foreseeable exposures, including: (1) effective dose over 12 months for regular activities in controlled zones, and (2) effective dose over intervention duration for work in yellow, orange, or red controlled zones