[en] Radiation processing is a regulated industry that has been operating safely for more than 40 years in commercial and business parks. The workers in these facilities wear normal everyday clothing and comply with standard health and worker safety regulations. Yet it is recognized that large quantities of radioactive material located at one place (for any purpose) or high energy electrons or X rays pose a potential hazard to people (workers as well as the general public) and the environment, indicating the need to achieve a high degree of safety and reliability in the use of these sources. In view of this, the IAEA in collaboration with several international organizations - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA), World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - issued Basic Safety Standards (BSS) for protection against ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources in 1996. The standards comprise basic requirements to be fulfilled in all activities involving radiation exposure. They are aimed to serve as a practical guide for public authorities and services, employers and workers, specialized radiation protection bodies, enterprises, and safety and health committees. These requirements are fulfilled by effective quality control procedures together with careful design, manufacture, transportation, installation, operation and decommissioning of radiation sources. In 2003, the IAEA published a report that provides information and guidance regarding the design and safe operation of facilities to organizations intending to purchase and operate industrial irradiation facilities. This information satisfies the requirements of the BSS in that a code is provided to ensure that radiation exposure of the workers and public is kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) during normal operation, maintenance and decommissioning, and in emergency situations. Earlier in 1992, the IAEA published a Safety Guide that provides device specific guidance regarding the design, operation and regulation of industrial irradiators. This applies to all types of irradiation facilities, whether operated on a commercial basis or for research and development purposes. This section is not a comprehensive work on radiation safety. It is intended to give pointers where one can find more information, such as IAEA publications and other international guidelines. There are other safety regulations (local, national or international) in addition to radiation safety that will not be addressed here