Personal monitoring devices
Under Regulation 21 of the Radiation Protection and Control Regulations 2022, an employer must issue an approved personal radiation monitoring device (PRMD) to each radiation worker in their employment, unless they have been given an exemption under section 76 of the Radiation Protection and Control Act 2021.
This information sheet, Personal radiation monitoring devices discusses the use of an approved personal radiation monitoring devices for radiation workers within SA, and lists names of organisations that provide a range of approved PRMDs for various types of radiation.
If you are a dosimetry service provider, please contact the EPA if you would like to seek approval to provide services in South Australia.
The following categories of worker have been given an exemption from the requirement to wear a personal monitoring device:
- Persons operating X-ray analysis equipment (such as X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence analysers)
- Operators of plain dental intra-oral apparatus.
