Compliance testing, servicing and calibration
The compliance testing, servicing and calibration industries use radiation sources for range of purposes, which include:
- testing radiation sources for compliance with safety standards
- servicing or calibrating radiation sources to ensure the equipment operates safely.
The use of radiation sources to carry out a radiation practice is regulated under the Radiation Safety Act 1999 to minimise the risks associated with radiation. This includes radiation sources used for compliance testing, servicing or calibration purposes.
This page contains the following application form:
And supporting documentation:
Who needs this licence?
You will need this licence if you seek to use a radiation source for compliance testing, servicing or calibration.
People using radiation sources for these purposes are usually service technicians.
Apply for a compliance testing, servicing or calibration Use Licence
Application for a licence to use a radiation source (PDF 922 kB)
Use this form if you are a medical physicist or service technician seeking a licence to perform compliance testing, servicing or calibration.
Your application will need to include:
- 2 proof of identity documents
- a certified copy of your qualifications and training
- details of the particular type of radiation apparatus or sealed source apparatus.
Licence duration
A Use Licence can be for 1, 2 or 3 years.
Renewal applications can be made 60 days before your licence expires. You will be sent a reminder and renewal application form before your licence expires.
Fees
You will need to pay a licence fee. If you do not hold a current licence you will also need to pay an application fee.
See Schedule of fees to determine the fee you will need to pay.
Comply with radiation safety procedures
People using radiation sources during maintenance, repair, commissioning or for compliance testing activities are required to comply with radiation safety procedures:
These procedures will assist in minimising radiation doses to staff while you conduct compliance testing, servicing or calibration services.
The radiation safety procedures include:
- providing personal protective equipment
- using radiation monitoring equipment
- monitoring personal radiation exposure
- complying with working procedures
- keeping records—personal monitoring and calibration certificates
- following emergency procedures.