Study of workplace: concept and practical application

The order in council published in March 2003 deals with the radiation protection of workers. It completes the French regulation of risks prevention. In this text appears a new item called 'study of workplace'. This new concept does not deal only with radiation risks: in a risks management organization, this concept must be a complementary disposition of the existing procedures. In the La Hague plant, a risks management policy has been developed for many years in respect with OHSAS 18001 referential. This risks management system involves all the departments which work in the risks prevention field: safety department, radiation protection department, health department. Many procedures and quality assurance tools have been crated which comply with the concept of 'work place study'. (author)