Radiation Safety Management System for the Finnish Industry - Company specific development and implementation
Berger, Josepha (2023)
Berger, Josepha
2023
Master's Programme in Security and Safety Management
Johtamisen ja talouden tiedekunta - Faculty of Management and Business
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2023-05-15
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202305065350
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202305065350
Tiivistelmä
Operating with radiation, radiation sources and radiation devices requires the fulfilment of certain legal criteria. European minimum requirements on radiation safety are defined in the Euratom Directive, which was published in 2013 and has been legally binding since 2018. As a reaction to the Directive’s amendment to the earlier version, the Finnish Parliament had to adjust the Finnish Radiation Act. The Finnish Radiation Act defines the most prominent legal requirements that radiation operators must comply to. The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) is authorized to inspect whether organizations follow national legislation. In case of non-compliance STUK withdraws permitted licenses and ceases the radiation operation.
The case company acknowledged the importance of radiation safety compliance for its operational performance and requested this Master’s Thesis to assess its level of compliance with the Finnish Radiation Act. The objective of this Thesis is to create a general as well as one location specific Radiation Safety Management System. Furthermore, the case company requested an instructive Guide to enable all its Finland locations to create their own location specific Radiation Safety Management System.
At first, a literature review was conducted to summarize applicable and case company specific radiation safety legislation in a Legal Model Framework. The Legal Model Framework served as a template for the Current State Analysis which was conducted by interviewing Radiation Safety Officers of each location. Member checking with the Radiation Safety Officers and peer debriefings with case company’s Radiation Safety Expert and process management expert ensured validity and reliability of the findings throughout the Master’s Thesis process.
The literature review revealed, that license holders in Finland must provide the following four documents: Radiation Safety Assessment, Radiation Management System, Quality Assurance Program, and a Plan on Radiation Safety Deviations. The Current State Analysis uncovered, that case company’s locations are lacking some of these documents. Further, the findings implicated that locations’ local management could increase their level of support and involvement with radiation safety.
To address this issue the researcher emphasized local management’s responsibility regarding radiation safety in the Radiation Safety Procedure- document. This document resembles the general Radiation Safety Management System and will be included in the case company’s general management system. Further, the work provides the company with a Guide consisting of document templates with instructions and best-practice examples on how to fill the Radiation Management System, the Quality Assurance Program, and the Plan on Radiation Safety Deviations. These tools will enable the case company to achieve compliance with the Finnish Radiation Act. To benefit the radiation industry in Finland this work publishes the generalized document templates and the Legal Model Framework.
The Thesis proposes a reformation of the company’s radiation safety management towards stronger local management involvement, active cooperation of radiation safety work between locations and coordinated communication with the Radiation Safety Expert. As further action this Master’s Thesis recommends the implementation of the provided radiation safety tools and their continuous improvement.
The case company acknowledged the importance of radiation safety compliance for its operational performance and requested this Master’s Thesis to assess its level of compliance with the Finnish Radiation Act. The objective of this Thesis is to create a general as well as one location specific Radiation Safety Management System. Furthermore, the case company requested an instructive Guide to enable all its Finland locations to create their own location specific Radiation Safety Management System.
At first, a literature review was conducted to summarize applicable and case company specific radiation safety legislation in a Legal Model Framework. The Legal Model Framework served as a template for the Current State Analysis which was conducted by interviewing Radiation Safety Officers of each location. Member checking with the Radiation Safety Officers and peer debriefings with case company’s Radiation Safety Expert and process management expert ensured validity and reliability of the findings throughout the Master’s Thesis process.
The literature review revealed, that license holders in Finland must provide the following four documents: Radiation Safety Assessment, Radiation Management System, Quality Assurance Program, and a Plan on Radiation Safety Deviations. The Current State Analysis uncovered, that case company’s locations are lacking some of these documents. Further, the findings implicated that locations’ local management could increase their level of support and involvement with radiation safety.
To address this issue the researcher emphasized local management’s responsibility regarding radiation safety in the Radiation Safety Procedure- document. This document resembles the general Radiation Safety Management System and will be included in the case company’s general management system. Further, the work provides the company with a Guide consisting of document templates with instructions and best-practice examples on how to fill the Radiation Management System, the Quality Assurance Program, and the Plan on Radiation Safety Deviations. These tools will enable the case company to achieve compliance with the Finnish Radiation Act. To benefit the radiation industry in Finland this work publishes the generalized document templates and the Legal Model Framework.
The Thesis proposes a reformation of the company’s radiation safety management towards stronger local management involvement, active cooperation of radiation safety work between locations and coordinated communication with the Radiation Safety Expert. As further action this Master’s Thesis recommends the implementation of the provided radiation safety tools and their continuous improvement.