UK Statutory Instrument SI 2019 United Kingdom

Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019

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Enforced by
HSE, ONR
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator18 Employer3 Any Person1

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Application Regulated
  • Check if your premises holds enough radioactive material to trigger these regulationsOperator
s.004 Hazard evaluation Regulated
  • Prepare written hazard evaluation for ionising radiation workOperator
s.005 Consequence assessment Regulated
  • Assess consequences of potential radiation emergenciesOperator
s.006 Review of hazard evaluation and consequence assessment Regulated
  • Review your radiation hazard evaluation every 3 years or after a material changeOperator
s.007 Consequences report Regulated
  • Prepare a consequences report after radiation assessment and cooperate with local authority and regulatorOperator
s.008 Detailed emergency planning zone Regulated
  • Record the detailed emergency planning zone as finalisedOperator
s.010 Operator's emergency plan Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain an adequate radiation emergency planOperator
s.011 Local authority's off-site emergency plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must prepare off-site radiation emergency plan within 8 monthsLocal authority
s.012 Reviewing and testing of emergency plans Regulated
  • Review and test your radiation emergency plan every 3 yearsOperator
s.013 Co-operation: operator and local authority Regulated
  • Co-operate with your local authority on radiation emergency plansOperator
s.015 Consultation and co-operation: employers Regulated
  • Cooperate with emergency planning and consult other employersEmployer
s.016 Charge for preparation, review and testing of emergency plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must provide detailed cost statement and respond to fee disputes when charging for off-site emergency plansLocal authority
s.017 Implementation of emergency plans Regulated
  • Activate your emergency plan immediately when a radiation emergency occursOperator
s.018 Emergency exposures: employees Regulated
  • Manage emergency radiation exposures for employeesEmployer
s.020 Reference levels Regulated
  • Set and record emergency worker radiation dose limits in your planOperator
s.021 Prior information to the public Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must inform the public about radiation emergency plansLocal authority
s.022 Duty of local authority to supply information to the public in the event of an emergency Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must plan and deliver public emergency informationLocal authority
s.023 Retention of information Regulated
  • Operators and local authorities must retain and produce emergency radiation informationOperator
s.024 Radiation protection adviser Regulated
  • Consult and appoint a radiation protection adviser for emergency preparednessEmployer
11 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.009 Outline planning zone
s.014 Co-operation between local authorities
s.019 Disapplication of dose limits
s.025 Modifications relating to the Ministry of Defence etc
s.026 Disclosure of information
s.027 Revocation
s.028 Transitional and savings provisions
s.029 Consequential amendments
s.030 Review
Schedules

Schedules

7 of 55 shown
s.sch003 The assessment must assess the consequences of suitable and sufficient... Regulated
  • Assess radiation emergency consequences by distance and pathwayOperator
s.sch004 The following factual information must be provided in the operator's... Regulated
  • Include factual information in your consequences reportOperator
s.sch004 The operator must include the following recommendations in the consequences... Regulated
  • Include emergency plan and protective action recommendations in consequences reportOperator
s.sch004 In relation to a minimum geographical extent recommended under paragraph... Regulated
  • Include urgent protective actions and environmental pathway details in consequences reportOperator
s.sch004 The operator must set out the rationale supporting each recommendation... Regulated
  • Provide written rationale for each recommendation in the consequences reportOperator
s.sch004 In particular, the operator must set out— Regulated
  • Set out rationale for protective action distances and agreed no-planning zonesOperator
s.sch007 Any person with responsibility for preparing an emergency plan under... Regulated
  • Your emergency plan must achieve five specific aimsAny Person
48 other schedules
s.sch002 For the purpose of regulation 3(1), the specified mass of...
s.sch003 The following requirements must be complied with in the assessment...
s.sch003 The assessment must be based on a suitable and sufficient...
s.sch003 The calculations undertaken in support of the assessment must consider...
s.sch003 The assessment must consider the consequences of the potential radiation...
s.sch003 The assessment must consider what would be an effective and,...
s.sch003 The assessment must include all relevant pathways by which members...
s.sch003 The assessment must identify any protective action that may need...
s.sch003 If the United Kingdom’s Emergency Reference Levels have not been...
s.sch003 In this Schedule “source term” means the radioactivity which could...
s.sch005 The following table applies for the purpose of setting the...
s.sch005 In the Table at paragraph 1 “High Level Waste” means...
s.sch006 The information referred to in regulation 10(3) is as follows—...
s.sch006 The information referred to in regulation 11(3)(a) is as follows—...
s.sch006 The information referred to in regulation 11(3)(b) is as follows—...
s.sch006 In paragraph 3(b)(ii), an area of detailed planning within the...
s.sch006 In order to comply with regulation 11(3)(c) an off-site emergency...
s.sch007 Any person with responsibility for preparing an emergency plan under...
s.sch008 Basic facts about ionising radiation and its effects on persons...
s.sch008 The various types of radiation emergency identified and their consequences...
s.sch008 Protective action envisaged to alert, protect and assist the general...
s.sch008 Appropriate information on protective action to be taken by the...
s.sch008 The authority or authorities responsible for implementing the protective action...
s.sch008 The extent of the detailed emergency planning zone.
s.sch008 Where the information set out at paragraphs 1 to 5...
s.sch008 The extent of the outline planning zone.
s.sch008 The factors which would cause the plan in respect of...
s.sch009 Information on the type of emergency which has occurred, and,...
s.sch009 Advice on protective action which may include, depending on the...
s.sch009 Details concerning any announcements recommending cooperation with instructions or requests...
s.sch009 Where an incident which is likely to give rise to...
s.sch009 If time permits, information setting out the basic facts about...
s.sch009 In paragraph 4(b), “establishments with particular collective responsibilities” means hospitals,...
s.sch010 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
s.sch010 Human Medicines Regulations 2012
s.sch010 Infrastructure Planning (Interested Parties and Miscellaneous Prescribed Provisions) Regulations 2015
s.sch010 Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016
s.sch010 Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017
s.sch010 Ionising Radiation (Basic Safety Standards) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018
s.sch010 Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
s.sch010 Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998
s.sch010 Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
s.sch010 Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005
s.sch010 Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006
s.sch010 Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006
s.sch010 Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007
s.sch010 Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
s.schedule/1/part/2/paragraph/wrapper1n2 For the purpose of regulation 3(4), the quantity ratio for...

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