Health and Safety

Ionising Radiation - Information & Resources

Further information on radiation within and external to the University:

Design Considerations for Radiochemical Laboratories PDF format - Environment Agency Guidance to Inspectors
AUPRO Guidance Notes: Safe Working with Ionising Radiation in Reseach and Teaching; 2010
AURPO (Association of University Radiation Protection Officers) - contains AUPRO publications and newsletters which are relevant to Universities 
HSE (Health and Safety Executive) - contains an Ionising Radiation website; HSE also publish Radiation Protection News at regular intervals
HPA (Health Protection Agency) - gives information about the services offered and their information on various issues of radiation protection (laser pointers, ultra violet radation, radon, etc.)
SRP (Society for Radiological Protection) - concerned with the safety aspects of ionising and non-ionising radiation in education, central and local government, industry, medicine and research

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Health and Safety Department

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University Park
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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Email: h&s@nottingham.ac.uk