Radiation protection of outside workers

The conclusions and recommendations from the Seminar on the implementation of directive 90/641 EURATOM on the radiation protection of outside workers, Luxembourg, 29-30 November 2005, are presented. In the case of radiological protection of outside workers, cooperation between employers and operators, sharing of responsibilities, mutual feedback and information were deeply discussed within the Seminar. Procedures that guarantee the competence of a company to perform specific jobs in controlled area are considered as important. It was reminded that the employer should legally remain responsible for the respect of the dose limit, while the optimization of radiation protection should be managed in cooperation of both the operator and outside undertakings.