REPROLAM Network: Sharing Knowledge and Lessons Learned in Latin America

At the first International Conference on Occupational Radiation Protection: Protecting Workers against Exposure to Ionizing Radiation which took place in Geneva, Switzerland in August 2012, it was decided that an action plan with 14 actions, should be developed to improve the occupational radiation protection in Member States. Because the creation of various forums and networks in the free world of the internet, was specified an action, Action 7, with the theme: To provide a focal point for exchange of information through networking, since due to the ease of access to the internet disseminating untrue or even inaccurate information could cause great distrust of the workforce in the authorities and employers. So the IAEA and ILO, in order to meet the Action 7 of the Action Plan, has created and maintains the site ORPNET and encouraged the creation of regional networks for optimizing occupational radiation protection. Several regional networks were created, such as RECAN, ARAN, REPROLAM (Red de Optimización de Protección Radiológica Ocupacional en LatinoAmérica). This paper presents the activities proposed and conducted by REPROLAM, their difficulties and successes. (author)