Approval of work by external workers exposed to radiation

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According to section 77 of the Strahlenschutzgesetz (Radiation Protection Act – StrSchG), the work performed by outside workers requires an authorisation.

Workers are considered so-called "outside workers"

• if they do not carry out work in their own company,
• but in other companies in controlled or supervised areas
  (but not practices in accordance with section 3 (73) of the StrSchG )
• and are classified as exposed workers.

In such cases, both companies are responsible for protecting workers. The StrSchG stipulates that outside workers must receive the same protection as other workers exposed to radiation. This is particularly true with regard to dose assessment.

There are also additional regulations such as holding a radiation protection passport for outside workers who work abroad. According to section 81 of the StrSchG , every person who works as an outside worker abroad needs an officially registered and up-to-date radiation protection passport. The authorisation holder must apply for and maintain radiation protection passports for outside workers. They are also obliged to report the data from the dose assessment to the Central Dose Register [ Zentrales Dosisregister ].

• The prerequisite for issuing a permit is that the intended practice is justified.
• In addition, there should be no concerns about the reliability of the applicant or, in the case of a legal entity, of the authorised representatives.

for the service Approval of work by external workers exposed to radiation:

Abteilung 13 Umwelt und Raumordnung
Stempfergasse 7
8010 Graz,01.Bez.:Innere Stadt
Phone: +43 (316) 877-2491
Fax: +43 (316) 877-3490
Email: abteilung13@stmk.gv.at
Web address: http://verwaltung.steiermark.at

Public office hours
Montag bis Freitag von 8:00 bis 12:30 Uhr und nach Terminvereinbarung

Additional information

The provincial governor

The application for authorisation must contain a description of the work envisaged, indicating in particular the exposures to be expected from the work in question.

The approval often contains conditions and requirements that are intended to ensure adequate radiation protection.

The work performed by outside workers shall be inspected by the competent authority at least every three years. The competent authority may also carry out inspections at any time.

The costs are based on tariff B – Section VII of the Bundesverwaltungsabgabenverordnung (Federal Administrative Fee Ordinance) and section 14 tariff 27 of the Gebührengesetz (Fees Act).

• Activities involving radiation sources subject to authorisation
• Radiation protection registers
• Central Dose Register [ Zentrales Dosisregister ] (strahlenregister.gv.at) ( → BMLUK ) ^{German text}

• sections 77 bis 83 of the Strahlenschutzgesetz
  ( Radiation Protection Act – StrSchG)
• section 117 , 118 of the Allgemeine Strahlenschutzverordnung
  ( General Radiation Protection Ordinance – AllgStrSchV)

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