KCL Radiation Laboratory Audit

• Document no.

• Department

• School

• Campus

• Location

• Radiation Protection Supervisor

• Deputy Radiation Protection Supervisor

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Personnel Attending

• Registered Areas

Laboratory

Laboratory entrances

• What is the laboratory room number / name?

• Are there appropiate hazard warning signs at the entrances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the hazard warning signs clearly visible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What is the registered designation?

  Controlled

  Supervised

  Designated
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• Is there access control to the laboratory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the isotope limits clearly displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A
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• List the allowed isotope & limit values

Radioactive Stock Storage

• Is radioactive stock stored within this laboratory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A
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• Are there appropriate warning signs on the fridge/freezer doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the signs clearly visible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fridge/freezer lockable and secure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the keys kept in a combination safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is radioactive stock segregated from non-radioactive items in fridge/freezer?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Protective Equipment

• Are gloves, lab-coats, over-shoes and/or masks provided where needed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suitable length tongs/forceps provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are drip trays used routinely together with an absorbent liner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Work Areas, Flooring & Benches

• Are radioactive work areas demarcated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Fume Cupboards/MSCs labelled for use with radioactive materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are equipment used with radioactive materials marked as potentially contaminated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are work areas shielded with appropriate shielding for isotopes used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the work area clean and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the flooring continuous and undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the benching sealed with upstand or splashback, as appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Spill Kits

• Is a spill kit available and contents present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the kit clearly signed, and easily accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Radiation Monitoring Equipment

• Are suitable monitors available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they within calibration?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the monitors sufficiently charged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Designated Sinks for Disposal of Aqueous Waste

• Are there one or more sinks designated for disposal of Aqueous waste?

  Yes

  No
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• Is sink clearly labelled as ‘radioactive waste disposal sink' or similar?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does sink have radiation hazard warning tape around the U-bend and flow pipe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a wash hand basin readily available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Accumulated Waste

• Is radioactive waste accumulated in this Lab?

  Yes

  No
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• Are isotopes segregated in waste bags/drums?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the date of first disposal marked on the bin?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the designated radioactive bin monitored for contamination and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is currently stored solid waste within the Deptartment's accumulation limit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is currently stored organic liquid waste within the Department's accumulation limit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any non-radioactive bins in the laboratory, clearly labelled as ‘non-radioactive waste only' etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Documents & Records

• Are the users Classified, Badged or Non-Badged workers?

  Classified

  Badged

  Non-Badged
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• Are the dose records available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Local Rules easily available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the HSEPO template documents in use?

  Yes

  No

• Are the stock records complete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the waste records complete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are monitoring records complete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A
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• How often is environmental contamination monitoring performed?

  per Expt

  Daily

  Weekly

  Fortnighly

  Monthly

• How often is personal contamination monitoring performed?

  During Expt

  End Expt

  Daily

  Less

• Are the traps of designated sinks monitored monthly and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the designated radioactive bin monitored for contamination and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ‘cold' sinks monitored routinely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any non-radioactive bins in the laboratory,  monitored and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all Staff attended a radiation workers course?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the RPS attended an RPS course?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has RPS been appointed in writing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Open Source Permit documents present or a note to their location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the latest Ionising Radiation Management Procedure present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are copies of the current Project Registrations present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do any these Projects expire in the next 12 months?

  Yes

  No

Standard Operating Procedures

• Sufficient procedure for the Ordering of stock?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for the Receipt of stock?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for the Safe handling of stock?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for the Waste routes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for the Safe handling of waste?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for Record keeping?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for Contamination monitoring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for Incident reporting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sufficient procedure for Decommissioning?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other written procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A
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• SoPs

Recommendations

• Recommendation 1

• Recommendation 2

• Recommendation 3

• Recommendation 4

• Recommendation 5

Signed

• Auditor

  Sign

• Radiation Protection Supervisor

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