Occupational Exposure to Radon in Workplaces in Underground Mining Operations

In Chile, there is no specific regulation on matters related to occupational exposure to radon, however, multiple work activities are carried out in situations in which attention to radon levels is eventually required, and that, according to them, the need to apply a mitigation measure is determined in order to comply with either an applicable national regulation or an international recommendation. According to the mentioned above problem it is that it has proposed a preliminary study designed to show some levels of radon in workplaces, underground mining or others, to determine the need for the establishment of a national regulation and determination a level according to the reality of the country. (author)