Front cover - RPS No. 13
Code of Practice and Safety Guide for Safe Use of Fixed Radiation Gauges (2007)

The Code establishes requirements for adoption by Commonwealth, State and Territory jurisdictions that will provide a system for the safe use of fixed radiation gauges that contain radioactive sources, X-ray tubes or neutron generator tubes.

Removal of Annex H

In January 2015, Annex H - Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation and Standards for Control of Exposure, was removed from the electronic edition of RPS 13. For information on the health effects of ionising radiation, refer to RPS F-1 Fundamentals for Protection Against Ionising Radiation (2014).

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(Updated to include Erratum (PDF 22k) issued 28 November 2007, Annex H removed January 2015)

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