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Radiation Safety

Guidance on managing naturally occurring radioactive material.

The managing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in mining and mineral processing guideline should be used by anyone engaged in mining operations in Western Australia that involve or have the potential to involve naturally occurring radioactive material. This includes exploration, mining and mineral processing.

Australasian Radiation Protection Society Conference

Resources Safety’s Senior Scientific Officer (Radiation) will be presenting at the Australasian Radiation Protection Society Conference to be held on 25 – 28 October 2009 in Perth.

For more information, including conference program and registration, visit the event organiser's website.

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Radiation safety guideline

Due to the size of the guideline it has been provided in sections.

Please note: The NORM guideline is currently under review. You can review and comment on the draft revised guideline through the Legislation and Policy section.

  • Managing naturally ocurring radioactive material (NORM) – Cover, foreword and table of contents(PDF 1793 kb)
  • Managing NORM 1 - Applying the system of radiation protection to mining operations - guideline(PDF 499 kb)
  • Managing NORM 2.1 - Preparation of a radiation management plan – exploration - guideline(PDF 379 kb)
  • Managing NORM 2.2 - Preparation of a radiation management plan – mining and processing - guideline(PDF 321 kb)
  • Managing NORM 3.1 - Pre-operational monitoring requirements - guideline(PDF 858 kb)
  • Managing NORM 3.2 - Operational monitoring requirements - guideline(PDF 310 kb)
  • Managing NORM 3.3 - Air monitoring strategies - guideline(PDF 294 kb)
  • Managing NORM 3.4 - Airborne radioactivity sampling - guideline(PDF 1366 kb)
  • Managing NORM 3.5 - Measurement of particle size - guideline(PDF 1245 kb)
  • Managing NORM 4.1 - Dust control strategies - guideline(PDF 1455 kb)
  • Managing NORM 4.2 - Management of radioactive waste - guideine(PDF 319 kb)
  • Managing NORM 4.3 - Transport - guideline(PDF 516 kb)
  • Managing NORM 5 - Radiation dose assessment - guideline(PDF 729 kb)
  • Managing NORM 6 - Reporting and notifying - guideline(PDF 378 kb)
  • Managing NORM 7 - Boswell – assessment and reporting database - guideline(PDF 2279 kb)

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