Posts by L2 Business Consulting
Practical Radiological Protection and Emergency Response Training for Industrial Radiography
L2 Business Consulting Limited has been successfully delivering classroom radiological protection training relating to industrial radiography (for X-Rays and Gamma) for 10 years as required by the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17) for radiography assistants, radiographers and Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS). Whilst our classroom training has always included desktop emergency exercises, there has been increasing…
Read MoreThe Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018
Further to our June 2017 Newsletter item on Scottish Regulatory Reform, the Scottish Government has now made The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (EASR 2018) under the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. These new regulations come into force on 1stSeptember 2018 and will provide a new framework for the for the authorisation of regulated environmental…
Read MoreRadiation Protection Adviser Support for Radon Gas Exposure
L2 Business Consulting Limited is a RPA body recognised by HSE under the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17) who provide advice to Employers who undertake practices involving ionising radiation and any occupational exposure carried on in an atmosphere containing radon-222 gas at an annual average activity concentration in air exceeding 300 Bq m-3. Radon-222 gas…
Read MoreImpact of BSSD 2013 on Transport of Class 7 Dangerous Goods
CDG 2009 (as amended) regulates the transport of dangerous goods and enact the use of ADR (road) and RID (rail) frameworks in the UK, CDG 2009 also has specific sections which deal with Class 7 dangerous goods (radioactive materials), Regulation 24 and the related Schedule 2, which set out the regulatory requirements in relation to…
Read MoreThe Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017
The new Ionising Radiations Regulations (IRR17) have now been published and will come into force from 1st January 2018 and from this date completely revoke and supersede the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999. The new regulations build upon the system of radiological protection developed in the UK over a number of years and update it to…
Read MoreUpdate of UK Implementation of EU Directive 2013/59/EURATOM
The timeline for the implementation of the Basic Safety Standards Directive (2013/59/EURATOM), which will be implemented in the UK by new Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) has been updated. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have advised that the new regulations (IRR17) will be implemented on 1st January 2018. It is expected that from late…
Read MoreUpdated European Commission Reference Document on Monitoring of Emissions to Air and Water from IED Installations
The European Commission (EC) has published the final draft reference document for Monitoring of Emissions to Air and Water from those installations covered by the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The IED is transposed into legislation in England and Wales by the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, via the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland)…
Read MoreNuclear Safety Systems – Institutional Strength in Depth
‘Defence in Depth’ (DiD) has become a fundamental aspect of the analysis of the adequacy of technical systems to ensure nuclear safety. It provides a systematic means to analyse and ensure layers of systems to prevent or mitigate accidents. This was discussed in International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG) publication Defence in Depth in Nuclear Safety…
Read MoreEnvironment Agency extends environmental permit regime to existing on-shore oil and gas facilities
On 22 May 2017, the Environment Agency updated its Regulatory Position Statement (RPS 392) dealing with the application of the environmental permit regime under Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 to existing on-shore oil and gas facilities. Since 1 October 2013 the Environment Agency have taken the view that operators of new onshore oil…
Read MoreTransport of Radioactive Materials by Road – Implementation of ADR 2017
The transport of radioactive materials and waste (Class 7 dangerous goods) in Great Britain is regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (as amended) which implements ADR – the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road…
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