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Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 is an International Labour Organization Convention to restrict workers from exposure to ionising radiation and to prohibit persons under 16 engaging in work that causes such exposure. (Article 6) It was established in 1960, with the preamble stating:
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Unprotected experiments in the U.S. in 1896 with an early X-ray tube (Crookes tube), when the dangers of radiation were largely unknown.[1]The history of radiation protection begins at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries with the realization that ionizing radiation from natural and artificial sources can have harmful effects on living organisms.
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The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is an independent, international, non-governmental organization, with the mission to protect people, animals, and the environment from the harmful effects of ionising radiation.
In a 1999 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency titled "Inventory of radioactive waste disposals at sea," a grainy map shows that at least 56,261 containers of radioactive waste were ...
RPA2000 is the sole certifier of competence in radiation protection practice. [1] The Society for Radiological Protection is the major stakeholder in RPA2000. The society received its royal charter in 2007, and in 2008 registered as charity number 1122804.
The International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) is an independent non-profit association of national and regional radiation protection societies, and its mission is to advance radiation protection throughout the world. It is the international professional association for radiation protection.