Work Health and Safety Occupational Hygiene Radiation

Radiation Management

JCU is committed to providing a safe workplace for staff, students and visitors to the University. The University recognises the need to protect students, staff and the environment from potential hazards associated with ionising radiation.

Radiation Safety Committee

The JCU Radiation Safety Committee is a sub-committee to the JCU Health, Safety and Environment Advisory Committee (HSEAC). The current Terms of Reference for the committee are maintained by the HSE Unit.

The Radiation Safety Sub-Committee was established to monitor and advise on all radiation issues arising from practices authorised under possession licences issued to JCU as a corporation and to its Colleges, Divisions and Directorates.

Any new radiation sources, apparatus or processes proposed, will need to be raised at the Radiation Safety Sub-Committee meetings.

The disposal of any radiation sources or apparatus will need to be raised at the Radiation Safety Sub-Committee meetings.

Composition of Committee	Member and Position Title
Chairperson, (Member of HSEAC for University Radiation Safety – Chairperson)	Dr Kevin Blake, Analytical Research Centre, Possession Licensee, Advanced Analytical Centre
University Appointed Radiation Safety Officers	Dr Jen Whan (or Nominee), RSO, Advanced Analytical Centre (Cairns) Dr Yi Hu (or Nominee), RSO, Advanced Analytical Centre (Townsville) Associate Professor John Cavalieri (or Nominee), RSO, Veterinary Biomedical Services Ms Serrin Rowarth (or Nominee), RSO, Australian Institute of Tropical Health Medicine (Townsville) Mr Phil Walsh (or Nominee) RSO, Australian Institute of Tropical Health Medicine (Cairns) Mr Ray Layton (or Nominee), RSO, Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences John Daicopoulos / Dr Christa Placzek (or Nominee), RSO, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Director, Divisional Operations, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine	Mr Geoffrey Gorton (or Nominee)
Manager, Laboratories and Technical Support for the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies	Mrs Sue Kelly (or Nominee)
Advisors by Invitation: Controlled Entities Radiation Safety Officers	Miss Victoria Thomas (or Nominee), JCU UniVet Dr Amar Sholapurka (or Nominee), Tropical Queensland Centre of Oral Health
Advisors by Invitation: All Possession Licencsee Nominees	Professor Peter Junk (or Nominee), College of Science and Engineering Professor Alan Baxter (or Nominee), Comparative Genomics Centre Mr Peter Robertson (or Nominee), College of Science and Engineering
Permanent Advisor HSE Unit	Mr Drew Kleier (or Nominee), HSE Biological, Radiation and Chemicals Safety Advisor, Health, Safety and Environment Unit
Secretariat	Ms Michelle Nethery (or Nominee), HSE Administrative Officer

Project Approvals

Prior to applying for a research project that involves radiation apparatus or sources, the applicant must receive in concept, approval from the relevant RSO and College Manager or Dean. This is to indicate that, if approved, the project will be supported.

Once the project approval is received, the required steps to use the source or apparatus must be put in place.

Projects will broadly fit two categories:

There is an existing isotope or apparatus in use and this is already documented in a radiation safety plan. This will involve minor changes to allow use.
There is no existing use of an isotope or apparatus, and there is no documented radiation safety plan. Involving a reasonable investment of time and money to progress. The application aspects could take 180 days to be processed as the various components are submitted to the regulator.

Dose Badges

Dose badges are issued by the HSE Biological, Radiation and Chemicals Safety Advisor. If you require a dose badge contact your Radiation Safety Officer.

Possession Licences and Radiation Safety Officers

Division	College, Directorate, Centre	Position	Name
Division of Research and Innovation	Advanced Analytical Centre(AAC)	Possession Licensee	Kevin Blake
Division of Tropical Environments and Societies	College of Science and Engineering		Peter Junk
Division of Tropical Environments and Societies	College of Science and Engineering		Peter Robertson
Division of Tropical Health and Medicine	College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences		Alan Baxter
Division of Tropical Health and Medicine	College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences		Peter Chenworth
Division of Research and Innovation	Advanced Analytical Centre(AAC)	Radiation Safety Officer	Yi Hu (appointed)
Division of Tropical Health and Medicine	College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences		Ray Layton
Division of Tropical Health and Medicine	College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences		TBA
Division of Tropical Health and Medicine	College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences		John Cavalieri
Division of Tropical Health and Medicine	College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences		Serrin Rowarth
Division of Tropical Environments and Societies	College of Science and Engineering		TBA
Division of Tropical Environments and Societies	College of Science and Engineering		Christa Placzek