298.21(1)An employer or an owner of X-ray equipment shall ensure that X-ray equipment is installed in a place that is shielded, using as dose constraint for design purposes the dose limits set out in subsection (2).
298.21(2)An employer or an owner of X-ray equipment shall ensure that X-ray equipment is used and maintained in a manner so that an X-ray radiation worker’s radiation exposure does not exceed the following dose limits:Â
(a)
whole body (E or effective dose) 20 mSv per year;
(b)
lens of the eye (H or equivalent dose) 150 mSv per year; and
(c)
the skin of hands, feet and the face (H or equivalent dose) 500 mSv per year.
298.21(3)An employer shall ensure that an X-ray radiation worker who has informed the employer in writing that they are pregnant does not receive a radiation exposure to the surface of their abdomen in excess of 2 mSv for the balance of the pregnancy starting from the date on which the employer is informed of the pregnancy.
298.21(4)The dose limits shall not include natural radiation and radiation exposure from personal medical and dental procedures.