Differences between the Swiss Approach and the Proposed Definitions and Recognition of RPE, RPO and

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Differences between the Swiss Approach and
theProposed Definitions and Recognition of RPE,
RPO and RPW
S.G. Jahn Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety
Inspectorate M. Gasser Swiss Federal Office of
Public Health M. Hammans Swiss Accident
Insurance Fund
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The Swiss ApproachResponsibilities and Roles in
RP
holding the primary responsibility about RP
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The Swiss Approach Responsibilities and Roles in
RP
has to give advice and to report
has to ensure resources
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The Swiss Approach Recognition of Education and
Training in RP
with the responsibility for the RP of other
persons
with no responsibility for the RP of other
persons (only self protection)
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The Swiss Approach of Education and Training in RP

• Requirements for the Recognition of RP-courses
• the necessary pre-qualification of the course
  participants,
• the detailed syllabus,
• the recommended amount of lessons and exercises,
• the recommended duration of practical
  experience/OJT
• the competence of the instructors,
• the equipment of the training facility and
• the conditions of the examination including the
  necessary data on the certificate.
• Furthermore regulated are
• the approved/allowed RP-activities of RP-persons
  and
• the criteria to recognize an RP-qualification,
  which has been obtained in a foreign country.

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Comparison of the assignment of roles to RP
professional categories
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Comparison of the assignment of roles to RP
professional categories
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Comparison of the assignment of roles to RP
professional categories
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The Impact of EU-BSS as proposed in
EUTERP-Newsletter on Switzerland

• A Swiss RP-specialist corresponds to the
  proposed RPO and does not comply with the
  requirements of an RPE according to the proposed
  EU guidance.
• However the recognition of an RPE (with an
  foreign ET recognition) as RPO in Switzerland
  seems straightforward, because an RPE would be
  highly overqualified for many (not for all)
  applications
• Recognition/recertification of RPE by a national
  regulatory body could be problematic because the
  Swiss radiation protection legislation does not
  generally require the appointment of a highly
  qualified RPE,

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The need of Switzerland

• Because of the much greater labor market demand
  for RPWs and RPOs as compared to RPEs an
  harmonised definition of criteria for the mutual
  recognition of RPW and RPO is actually of
  primary importance for Switzerland.
• Therefore Switzerland looks actually forward to
  agreements on bilateral recognitions
• For example
• We are in discussion with the German Association
  of NPP Operators (VGB) to harmonize the ET
  requirements for RP-technician and RP-controller

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Proposal for a more flexible Definition of RPE
(Swiss view)
Why should a RPE working as an external
consultant withoutspecific responsibility be
recognised? Is it necessary to have a RPE with
knowledge in every field if he needs only
competence in one field ?

• Person having the knowledge, training and
  experience needed in an appropriate position to
  ensure effective protection of individuals (and
  the environment) against the risk of ionizing
  radiation for a specific range of applications,
  and whose capacity to act as a radiation
  protection expert is recognized by the competent
  authorities

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