Recordkeeping (8)

Question 1

What are records maintained for?

Answer 1

General safety and awareness culture within a company’s Radiation Safety Program to take full effect.

Question 2

What types of records are kept?

Answer 2

• CEDO’s
• Employee training
• Shipping and receiving
• Exposure devices
• Dose records

Question 3

Why are records kept?

Answer 3

CNSC has specific instructions within its regulations regarding which records are to be maintained, and how long they need to be maintained.

Question 4

CNSC Nuclear Safety and Control Act regulations pertaining to records

Answer 4

• General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations: Section 28
• Nuclear Substance and Radiation Device Regulations: Section 36 and 37
• Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substance Regulations: Section 23

Question 5

Timelines for some records:

Employee training, Exposure device maintenance, Leak Test results

Answer 5

• Employee Training: 3 years after termination of employment
• Exposure device maintenance: 3 years after date of conducted maintenance
• Leak test results: 3 years after conducted