System improvement of protection of employees against ionizing radiation from orphan sources in scrap metal collection facilities

Abstract

Ensuring the safety and health of employees working in scrap metal collection facilities is one of the basic duties of each founder. It must assess all risk factors. One of the risk factors is the ionizing radiation from orphan sources when capturing and handling scrap metal. The operator of the facility for collecting scrap metal must accept the means that are optimal for its operation. The measures taken should be chosen based on a differentiated approach according to the character of the operation. Organizational, technical and system measures can be included in these funds. These measures are the subject of that article. © 2020 Czech Environment Management Center. All rights reserved.