Last update : August 11, 2020 National competent authoritiesNational competent authorities: Federal Office of Public Health BAGfor medical field, research, education Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSIfor nuclear field Swiss National Accident Insurence Fund Suvafor industry National legislative frameworkMain texts of the national regulation: Radiological Protection Act of 22 March 1991 (RPA) Radiological Protection Ordinance of 22 June 1994 (RPO) Personal dosimetry ordinance of 7 October 1999 (Dosimetrieverordnung) Provisions more stringent than the Directive EURATOM: No National dose registerNational body responsible of national statistics: Federal Office of Public Health BAG Types of recorded data: Passive dosimetryInternal dosimetry: commited doses onlyData sender to the register: All dosimetry servicesDoses received in another country: NoDirect access to the register data: AuthoritiesOther access to the register data: WorkersAuthoritiesEmployer Radiation passbookWorkers with radiation passbook: AllRadiation passbook centralisation: No Approved dosimetry servicesApproval of dosimetry services: Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI approves dosimetry services for nuclear fieldFederal Office of Public Health BAG approves dosimetry services for all other fields Approved dosimetry services: 14 approved dosimetry services: 11 for external exposure, 6 for internal exposure Individual monitoring services: 0 Intercomparison measurement programs: Yesyearly External exposureReference dosimetry: Passive dosimetryCategory B workers: YesPositioning of the dosemeter: Under the lead apronCorrection factors: YesPassive dosimetry - Radiation background: calculated by dosimetry service Duration of the monitoring: 1 month Description of the personal whole body dosemetersWhole body dosimetry: TLDRPLOSLSSNTDBubbledetectorsOthers(precise which one)Recording level(mSv) Photon or photon/electronHp(10)YDIS0.075 Photon or photon/electronHp(0.07)YDIS0.075 NeutronHp(10)Y0.075 Description of the personal extremity dosemeters (ring)Extremity dosemeter (ring): TLDOthers(precise which one)Recording level(mSv) Photon/electronHp(0.07)Y0.075 Description of the personal extremity dosemeters (wrist)Extremity dosemeter (wrist): TLDOthers(precise which one)Recording level(mSv) Photon/electronHp(0.07)Y0.075 PhotonHp(10)Y0.075 NeutronHp(0.07), Hp(10)N Aircrew exposureAircrew monitoring: Aircrew doses are registered from 2018 on. Internal exposure monitoringIn vivo measurements: Whole body counter (NaI or Ge) Thyroid monitor for iodine Radiotoxicological analysis: Liquid scintillation counter for β in urine Proportional counter for Sr-90 in urine α specrometry for urine and faeces Internal commited dose assessment: by dosimtery service Recording level for internal commited dose: recording level Radon exposureMonitoring radon exposure: Radon doses are not yet registered.
