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A3 - TAKING MITIGATORY ACTION Threat category Responsibility
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Provide responders with information on the immediate response to transport and suspected illicit trafficking
and other emergencies involving uncontrolled radioactive material consistent with Appendix 7 and Refs. [11,
16, 34].
A3.2 Arrange for the operators of a practice to receive basic instruction for mitigating the potentia
consequences of emergencies and protecting workers and the public in the vicinity (4.36).
The instruction should be designed for use by operator, carrier and first responders and set out the immediat
response actions. It should be based on the visual information that would be available at the emergency scene
The operator or carrier should make all efforts, even if incapacitated, to ensure that the instruction reaches th
first responders. It should be consistent with Appendix 7 and Refs. [11, 16].
A3.3 Arrange for the operators of a practice using a dangerous source (such as practices in industria
radiography or radiotherapy) to respond to emergencies involving the source so as to mitigate any consequences
s. Ensure the response includes prompt access to a radiological assessor or radiation protection officer traine
and qualified to assess radiological emergencies and to mitigate any consequences (4.37).
Ensure access to shielding, tools and instruments needed during an emergency to return the source to a safe
and stable condition. The radiological assessor or radiation protection officer should be trained and qualified
to conduct radiological surveys, perform contamination control, assess doses, support emergency response
actions and initiate retrieval or cleanup actions consistent with Appendix 7 and Refs. [11,16,25].
A3.4 Arrange to initiate a search and issue a warning to the public in the event of a dangerous source being
lost or illicitly removed (4.38).
Arrange to warn the public (through the media), emergency medical facilities, and scrap dealers, describing
the source, the threat and symptoms of radiation exposure. See Appendix 18 for a plain language statement of
the threat from a source that is not under control.