Radiation Protection Convention, 1960

Short description: International Labour Organization Convention

Template:Infobox International Labour Organization convention Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 is an International Labour Organization Convention to restrict workers from exposure of ionising radiation and to prohibit persons under 16 engaging in work that causes such exposure. (Article 6)

It was established in 1960, with the preamble stating:

> Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the protection of workers against ionising radiations,...

> Article 2. This Convention applies to all activities involving exposure of workers to ionising radiation in the course of their work.

> Article 5. Every effort shall be made to restrict the exposure of workers to ionising radiation to the lowest protectable level.

> Article 12 imposes undergoing further medical examinations at appropriate intervals, and Article 13 imposes the employer shall take any necessary remedial action on the basis of the technical findings and the medical advice.

## Ratifications

As of January 2023, the convention has been ratified by 50 states.

## External links

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Radiation protection

Main articles|

* Background radiation
* Dosimetry
* Health physics
* Ionizing radiation
* Internal dosimetry
* Radioactive contamination
* Radioactive sources
* Radiobiology

Measurement
quantities & units|

* Absorbed dose
* Becquerel
* Committed dose
* Computed tomography dose index
* Counts per minute
* Effective dose
* Equivalent dose
* Gray
* Mean glandular dose
* Monitor unit
* Rad
* Roentgen
* Rem
* Sievert

Instruments and
measurement techniques|

* Airborne radioactive particulate monitoring
* Dosimeter
* Geiger counter
* Ion chamber
* Scintillation counter
* Proportional counter

* Radiation monitoring
* Semiconductor detector
* Survey meter
* Whole-body counting

Protection techniques|

* Lead shielding
* Glovebox
* Potassium iodide
* Radon mitigation
* Respirators

Organisations|

* Euratom
* HPS (USA)
* IAEA
* ICRU
* ICRP
* IRPA
* SRP (UK)
* UNSCEAR

Regulation|

* IRR (UK)
* NRC (USA)
* ONR (UK)
* Radiation Protection Convention, 1960

Radiation effects|

* Acute radiation syndrome
* Radiation-induced cancer

See also the categories Medical physics, Radiation effects, Radioactivity, Radiobiology, and Radiation protection

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