The primary aim of WHO in the field of radiation protection is to improve radiation protection services at national and international levels.

The Law on Protection of Ionizing Radiation and Radiation Security was adopted in 1999.

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Its radiation risk assessments provide the scientific foundation used by the International Commission on Radiological Protection in developing its recommendations for radiation protection and by the International Atomic Energy Agency in formulating its Basic Safety Standards for the protection of people and the safety of radiation sources.

Such assessments provide the scientific foundation used by the International Commission on Radiological Protection in developing its recommendations on radiation protection and by the relevant agencies within the United Nations system in formulating the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources.

They deal with a broad spectrum of problems such as development of basic radiation protection standards, diagnosis of overexposure and treatment of radiation injuries, medical supervision of radiation workers, radiation protection of patients and personnel in hospitals, medical handling of radiation emergencies, etc.

This law established an administrative unit for protection from ionizing radiation and radiation security within the Federal Ministry of Health, as well as the centre for protection from ionizing radiation, which is based with the Public Health Office.

480. In addition, the National Radio Protection Centre has at its disposal appropriate legislation for monitoring ionising radiation and the use of radioactive products and materials in the country, thus preventing radioactive sources from being used for purposes other than those for which they are intended and providing protection against the dangers of ionising radiation.

However, the protection and control of the sources of radiation is also being improved, so it is believed that the risks of exposure to ionizing radiation for persons working on the sources of radiation are reduced.

China s national standard on protection against radiation was being prepared.

FBiH Law on Protection from Ionising Radiation and Radiation Safety

The recommendations have been recently revised.

This law conforms to the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources issued by IAEA.

The International Commission on Radiological Protection and the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements are also represented at sessions of the Committee.

The Committee s comprehensive scientific reports on sources and effects of ionizing radiation have become one of the more significant and important guides for those who are working in the field of radiation protection, radiobiology, radiation medicine and epidemiology.

The Centre for protection against ionizing radiation of the Public Health Institute of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina examines the sources of ionizing radiation.

With regard to health protection against ionizing radiation, a regulation establishing radiation limits was adopted by Royal Decree No. 53 1992 of 24 January.

State medical supervision gives particular attention to the radiation protection of the population living in radiation contaminated areas and to organizing the provision of a complete, free and balanced diet for affected children.

The Subcommittee noted the statement made by the representative of IAEA stating that the Principles should be reviewed in view of the most recent International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommendations on radiation safety incorporated into the IAEA International Basic Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, published by IAEA as Safety Series No. 115.

The most recent ICRP recommendations on radiation safety are incorporated in the IAEA International Basic Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, which have been approved by the International Labour Organization, FAO, WHO, IAEA, PAHO and the Nuclear Energy Agency of OECD.

International cooperation on health care issues, social and radiation protection, health and safety measures at work, and making use of global experience in such matters.

For example, shielding measures offer protection against small debris and radiation, which increases reliability.

The Principles were prepared based on the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), which have been revised since 1992.

The Committee had made efforts to compile and publish relevant data on radiation doses and the dangers from various sources of radiation, and had thus helped to improve standards of radiation protection and environmental quality throughout the world.

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WHO activities in radiation protection are, however, not restricted to the evaluation of health effects.

For example, shielding measures offer protection against small debris and radiation and may improve spacecraft reliability.

The new Law on Protection from Ionizing Radiation is expected to provide for supervision and minimization of the unnecessary exposure of the population to the widely used sources of ionizing radiation in medicine, industry and research.

Among other things, the Decree provides that the health and safety of individuals must be adequately protected, and to that end the production, sale, transport, possession and use of radioactive materials or equipment emitting ionizing radiation must be in conformity with the regulatory standards and safeguards established by the Decree and contained in the code of standards that make up the Radiological Protection System.

By radiological terrorism, the Team means the use of radiological dispersal devices or other methods of using radiological substances in connection with a terrorist attack.

All sources of ionizing radiation and radioactive substances imported and stored in Lithuania as well as exported from Lithuania are recorded on the accounting system that is maintained by the Radiation Protection Centre.

Mindful of the differences in the safety Principles applied for space and the safety standards for terrestrial systems, the Subcommittee agreed that the study of those developments, arising from the latest International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommendations, should be continued.

In this connection, a joint secretariat of ILO, FAO, WHO, IAEA, the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development and the Pan American Health Organization followed the most recent recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection in preparing the new International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, which would be applicable also for sources in outer space.

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For example, the Committee s estimates have served as the basis for the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, which were approved by the IAEA Board of Governors in September 1994.b

With regard to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, Mauritius is now in the process of setting up a Radiation Protection Authority under the Radiation Protection Act 2003, following which consideration will be given to adhering to that Convention.

Monitoring of the radiation status of the environment and ensuring radiation safety

C. Nuclear and radiological terrorism

Examples of attempted radiological terrorism

The fifty third session was also attended by observers from the European Union, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Commission on Radiological Protection, the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements and the World Health Organization.

Their Governments had always emphasized the importance of the Scientific Committee apos s work, especially its gathering of information on the sources and effects of ionizing radiation, which served as the basis for the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.

His delegation wished to acknowledge the valuable contributions made by representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Commission on Radiological Protection and the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements.

Committee reports have provided valuable contributions to understanding the mechanisms of the health effects of ionizing radiation, developing basic safety standards, and improving the use of ionizing radiation in medicine and promoting radiation protection programmes at national and international levels.

A chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence unit is being organized within the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out defence, protection and decontamination in the event of either terrorist acts using weapons of mass destruction or serious chemical accidents, where the normal systems for responding to such emergencies may be overwhelmed.