Code of Practice and Safety Guide for Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in Mining Mineral Processing (2005) - Western Australia

Description

You will be required to comply with this code if you intend to mine or mill radioactive ores, including mineral sands. This code provides a uniform framework for radiation protection in the mining and mineral processing industries, and for the safe management of radioactive waste arising from mining and mineral processing.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information and to ascertain the level of compliance (if any) that may be required.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Act(s) name

Radiation Safety Act 1975 WA

Regulation(s) name

Radiation Safety (General) Regulations 1983 WA

Administering agency

Radiological Council

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

The Secretary

Radiological Council
Operating address: Grace Vaughan House
227 Stubbs Terrace
Shenton Park
Western Australia 6008
Mailing address: Locked Bag 2006
Nedlands
Western Australia 6009
Phone: 08 9388 4999
Fax: 08 9382 0701
Email: radiation.health@health.wa.gov.au
Website: Radiological Council (Opens in new window)