Requirements for the safe use of baggage X-ray inspection systems: Safety Code 29 : H46-3/2-1993E
Outlines specific responsibilities for system owners, operators, maintenance and radiation safety personnel. Provides requirements and guidance necessary to ensure that the radiation risks associated with baggage x-ray systems remain negligibly low. Safety Code 29 supersedes "Safety Code 21, Recommended Safety Procedures for the Selection, Installation and Use of Baggage Inspection X-ray Equipment" and is in accordance with the 1990 International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) objectives. (78-EHD-20)
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Health and Welfare Canada. Environmental Health Directorate. |
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| Title | Requirements for the safe use of baggage X-ray inspection systems: Safety Code 29 |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | "...provides requirements and guidance necessary to ensure that the radiation risks associated with baggage x-ray systems remain negligibly low...is prepared under authority of Treasury Board Standards, is referenced in Canada Labour Code Part II, and is directed to personnel in facilities under federal jurisdiction."--Foreword. Safety Code 29 supersedes Safety Code 21, Recommended safety procedures for the selection, installation and use of baggage inspection x-ray equipment (78-EHD-20). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Health and Welfare Canada. 1993. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | 25p. : references ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-660-15114-6 |
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| Subject terms | Safety measures Radiation Airlines |