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A6 – PROTECTING EMERGENCY WORKERS Threat category Responsibility
Elements I II III IV V O L N
Ensure that general plans are developed to provide radiological protection services to large numbers of
personnel who may be needed to mitigate the consequences of an emergency. This plan should consider
requesting additional assistance through the IAEA under the Assistance Convention [15] following the
procedures in Ref. [23].
A6.8 Ensure that once the emergency phase of an intervention has ended, workers undertaking recovery
operations (non-urgent actions or actions not related to safety) such as repairs to buildings, waste disposal
and decontamination are subject to the full system of detailed requirements for occupational exposure
prescribed in Appendix I of Ref. [3] (4.63).
A6.9 When the intervention has ended, provide information on doses received and consequent health risks
to all workers involved (4.64).
See information for Element A10.6 on how to characterize risk.
A6.10 In emergency plans and procedures, specify the person within each response organization
responsible for compliance with the requirements for the protection of workers undertaking an
intervention (4.65).
A6.11 Arrange to provide psychological support to workers involved in response to an emergency.