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Following section 90(a) of the Radiation Safety Act (the Act) 2016 the Director for Radiation Safety (the Director) is reviewing codes of practice. Codes of practice have been issued under section 86(1) of the Act. Following a review, the Director has made amendments and revocations to Code of Practice for Radiation Therapy: ORS C3 (C3). Under section 89(2) the Director is consulting with persons likely to be affected by a proposed amendment or revocation to C3.

Following section 90(a) of the Radiation Safety Act (the Act) 2016 the Director for Radiation Safety (the Director) is reviewing codes of practice. Codes of practice have been issued under section 86(1) of the Act. Following a review, the Director has made amendments and revocations to Code of Practice for Industrial Radiography: ORS C7 (C7). Under section 89(2) the Director is consulting with persons likely to be affected by a proposed amendment or revocation to C7.

Following section 90(a) of the Radiation Safety Act 2016 the Director for Radiation Safety is reviewing codes of practice. Codes of practice have been issued under section 86(1) of the Act. Following a review, the Director has made amendments and revocations to ORS C6: Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (C6). Under section 89(2) the Director is consulting with persons likely to be affected by a proposed amendment or revocation to C6.

Following section 90(a) of the Radiation Safety Act 2016 the Director for Radiation Safety is reviewing codes of practice that have been issued under section 86(1) of the Act. Following a review, the Director has made amendments and revocations to ORS C2: Code of Practice for Nuclear Security (C2). Under section 89(2) the Director is consulting with persons likely to be affected by a proposed amendment or revocation to C2.

This publication provides guidance for people and organisations on meeting the requirements set out in the Code of Practice for Veterinary Radiation: ORS C9 (ORS C9), the Code of Practice for the Security of Radioactive Material: ORS C6 and the Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material: ORS C5.

This information sheet provides an overview of radium in New Zealand, explains what radium is, its historic uses, associated health risks, and offers practical advice on identifying, storing, and handling radium devices safely

A revised Code of Practice for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Office of Radiation Safety (ORS) C1 (revised C1) was available for public consultation.

A revised version of the Code of Practice of Dental Radiology ORS C4 has been made available for public consultation.

This report summarises recent research done on radiofrequency fields and extremely low frequency fields by national and international health and scientific bodies.

The Review of Radiation Safety Fees and Regulations sets out proposals to amend the Radiation Safety Regulations 2016, including significant increases to application fees for radiation safety authorisations, minor amendments to existing exemptions and setting out the fees payable in a simple format.

Guidance document for activities related to intra-oral, panoramic and cephalometric dental procedures (traditional dental X-ray units) and cone beam computed tomography dental procedures (CBCT dental X-ray units).

Compliance document providing testing frequencies for a range of X-ray equipment related to the Code of Practice for Dental Radiology (ORS C4) and the Code of Practice for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (ORS C1).

This is a second round of consultation, following the publication of certain codes of practice (CoPs) issued under the Radiation Safety Act 2016, on requirements to use validated internal capability or external services that meet a certain International Organisation Standard (ISO) to ensure accuracy and uniformity of individual monitoring or leak testing outcomes.

This Code of Practice for Sealed Radioactive Material is issued by the Director for Radiation Safety under section 86 of the Radiation Safety Act 2016.

This Code of Practice for Unsealed Radioactive Material is issued by the Director for Radiation Safety under section 86 of the Radiation Safety Act 2016.