Protection of outside workers against ionising radiation

This HSE information sheet is aimed at employers of outside workers, managers of contractors, health physics staff, appointed safety representatives, radiation protection advisers (RPA) and radiation protection supervisors (RIPS), employers in control of controlled areas which outside workers may enter, and outside workers themselves. This guidance supplements that in the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) supporting the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (IRR99) available from HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 1746 7. IRR99 include provisions for outside workers that were previously required under the Ionising Radiations (Outside Workers) Regulations 1993 (OWR), which were revoked when IRR99 came into effect