Safety

Safety

Codes of Practice

Code of Practice for the protection of persons against ionising radiation in University College Cork.

Guidance notes on the safe use of lasers at University College Cork 

 

Radiation Protection Video Course

The Radiation Protection Office provides a Video Course on Safe Working Practice in Radiochemical Laboratories and Protection from Ionising Radiation. It is mandatory that all users of ionising radiation in University College Cork (UCC) take this course. The Code of Practice for the protection of persons against ionising radiation in UCC (Section 3.1.1) stipulates that all users of ionising radiation in College must be registered. To register users must  view the video course (it is located in the Boole Library Audio-Visual Centre on Q+3) and sign the Register of Users at the Radiation Protection Office. Users must also complete the which has to be signed by their Departmental Radiation Supervisor and returned to the Radiation Protection Office. The form is available from this site.

Radiation Protection Office

An Oifig um Chosaint Radaíochta

Kane Building 1.16B, University College Cork, College Road, Cork

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