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6th EUTERP Workshop | Legislative change in Europe: the implications for training in radiation protection - Rising to the challenge

30/09/2015 - 02/10/2015
Hotel Stratos Vassilikos
114 Michalakopoulou
Athens
Engels

Overzicht

The European Commission formally adopted the new Basic Safety Standards (BSS) Directive (2013/59/Euratom), on December 5,  2013. This new Directive, which lays down the basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, repealed the previous BSS and also incorporated the requirements of previous Directives on outside workers, medical exposures, high activity sealed sources, and public information in the event of a radiological emergency. The new BSS has also incorporated the Commission recommendations of February 21, 1990 on the protection of the public against indoor exposure to radon. The importance of education and training in radiation protection is emphasized in a new chapter detailing education, training and information requirements.

Member States are required to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the new BSS Directive by February 6, 2018. This will be a challenge, requiring changes to national legislation, major revision of training activities and new approaches to the qualification and recognition of Radiation Protection Experts and Medical Physics Experts.

New and amended requirements in the BSS cover a range of subjects including: 

  • The roles of the RPE and RPO
  • Revised dose limit for the lens of the eye
  • Radon: action plans and dose coefficients
  • Outside workers
  • Emergency response arrangements
  • Non-medical imaging
  • Air-crew
  • Medical exposure

The workshop will focus on the required changes in legislation in the European Union and the associated training implications. The potential impact in different Member States will be discussed and best practice solutions to issues will be explored.

Onderwerpen

Topics

This workshop will focus on those changes in the BSS that have implications for education and training in radiation protection and the provision of information to workers and members of the public.

Sessions will cover the training issues associated with:
Occupational exposure

  •  Radiation workers
  •  RPE/RPO
  •  Air crew

Emergency arrangements

  • Emergency responders
  • Cross border arrangements

Public exposure

  • Radon
  • Non-medical imaging

Communicating radiation risks

In addition, the workshop will report on the progress made in the ENETRAP III project.

Working groups

Working groups will consider the following topics:

  • How to promote and improve stakeholder contributions to training in RP? How to increase awareness and visibility of existing training activities?
  • Communication and risk perception.
  • What is the value of a Train-the-Trainers approach? In what areas could this be usefully implemented?

Programma

Het volledige programma kan hier worden gedownload:

EUTERP final programme 2015.pdf

Prijs

The registration fee is 350 euro and includes:

  • a welcome reception on Tuesday September 29 at 8 PM;
  • coffee breaks from Wednesday September 30 until Friday October 2, 2015;
  • lunches from Wednesday September 30 until Friday October 2, 2015;
  • dinner at the Acropolis and visit to the museum on Wednesday September 30, 2015.

Up to two participants from each EUTERP Associate may apply for sponsorship for attendance at a reduced fee of 250 euro, for which the completed sponsorship form (see http://euterp.eu/documents/pages/Sponsorship%20application%20template.pdf) must be submitted, signed by the Associate's contact person or treasurer.

On Friday October 2, 2015, a social event is planned from 16.00 until 23.00 h. This event is an excursion to Sounio (a visit to the Poseidon temple with a tour guide, dinner nearby, bus transportation from and to the hotel included). Please register for this social event on the registration day for the workshop.

On September 30, 2015 at 18:00 h, EUTERP organizes a visit to the museum and dinner at the Acropolis. Accompayning persons can register for this event during the registration in the morning between 9.00 and 9.30 h for the price of 50 EUR. This registration fee can be paid cash at the registration desk.

Registratie

Registration info

Registration will be possible as from January 5, 2015 until September 15, 2015.

The registration fee for all participants is 350 euro and includes:

  • a welcome reception on Tuesday September 29 at 8 PM;
  • coffee breaks from Wednesday September 30 until Friday October 2, 2015;
  • lunches from Wednesday September 30 until Friday October 2, 2015;
  • dinner at the Acropolis and visit to the museum on Wednesday September 30, 2015.

Up to two participants from each EUTERP Associate may apply for sponsorship for attendance  at a reduced fee of 250 euro, for which the completed sponsorship form (see http://euterp.eu/documents/pages/Sponsorship%20application%20template.pdf) must be submitted, signed by the Associate's contact person or treasurer. 

Your registration is only final when you have made your payment by bank transfer. Please make sure that the payment should be made net of all bank charges and commission. Please indicate "EUTERP-2015" and your name on the bank transfer.

Bank details:

ING Bank
Account number: 56.62.505
Beneficiary: Stichting EUTERP, Westerduinweg 3, NL-1755 LE PETTEN, the Netherlands
IBAN: NL37INGB0005662505
BIC: INGBNL2A

Postal address (for payments from outside the Netherlands):
ING Bank NV
P.O. Box 1800
NL-1102BW AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands

Important dates

Abstract submission: February 9, 2015
Notification acceptance oral/poster contribution: March 15, 2015
Early-bird registration: July 1, 2015
Registration: September 15, 2015

Accommodatie

As Hotel Stratos Vassilikos, the workshop venue, is fully booked in the meantime, accommodation can be booked at Hotel Alexandros: http://www.airotel.gr/en/Alexandros-Hotel-791.htm).

The hotel is at 5 minutes walking distance from the workshop venue.

The price of a single room, including breakfast, is 87 EUR per night.

Please mention the keyword "EUTERP 2015" for obtaining this special rate.

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