PS 78 Radioactive sources for school use
This leaflet is designed to help employers and schools choose appropraite radioactive sources for use in secondary school science.
(Updated April '13)
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PS79 Radioactivity: Instrumentation for Leak tests and contamination checks (09/08)
This leaflet describes Geiger-Muller (GM) tubes suitable for carrying out leak tests and contamination checkson radioactive sources and materials used in school science. It also describes a method for checking the efficient opperation of a GM counting system.
PS79
L256 Design and specification of radioactive sources for school use
This technical guide is written to give manafactures a standard for the design and performance of radioactive sources used in secondary science education.It also givess Education employers authoritative advice on the design and specification of radioactive sources intended for use to teach radioactivity in school science This is a technical standard, and most employers will need to consult with their Radiation Protection Advisers (RPAs). If you would like a copy of this document please contact CLEAPSS.
Guide L93 Managing ionising radiation and radioactive substances
Guidance on the safe management and use of radiaoctives in schools and colleges. This advice has been aproved by all relavant regulatory authorities in England, Wales and NI
DL093 Editable versions of the standard operating proceedures and record keeping tables included in the 2013 edition of L93 (Word format).
