❓ Hon Phil Twiss asks about a reported radioactive leak at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, specifically regarding testing, record-keeping, and compliance with radiation safety guidelines. The parliamentary secretary responds that the event was deemed non-reportable.
AnsweredQoN 705Legislative Council
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital—Radioactive leakage
705. Hon Phil Twiss to
the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Health Infrastructure:
I refer to the
memorandum tabled providing an additional response to question without notice 507,
asked by Hon Nick Goiran.
Work orders included
reported radioactive leak in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital G-block sub-basement,
which the memorandum advised was later found to be non-hazardous. I thank the
member for the documents.
(1) What testing was done to confirm the radiation
levels were non-hazardous and below notifiable incident levels?
(2) Were records of the above testing kept and
reported as part of routine compliance reporting, as required under the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency guidelines?
(3) If they were not, does Sir Charles Gairdner
have special licence conditions that exempt it from reporting any other
incident as per the ARPNSA-GDE-1741 regulatory reporting compliance guide?
(4) If yes to (2), can the minister table the
radiation test reports?
705. Hon Phil Twiss to
the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Health Infrastructure:
I refer to the
memorandum tabled providing an additional response to question without notice 507,
asked by Hon Nick Goiran.
Work orders included
reported radioactive leak in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital G-block sub-basement,
which the memorandum advised was later found to be non-hazardous. I thank the
member for the documents.
(1) What testing was done to confirm the radiation
levels were non-hazardous and below notifiable incident levels?
(2) Were records of the above testing kept and
reported as part of routine compliance reporting, as required under the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency guidelines?
(3) If they were not, does Sir Charles Gairdner
have special licence conditions that exempt it from reporting any other
incident as per the ARPNSA-GDE-1741 regulatory reporting compliance guide?
(4) If yes to (2), can the minister table the
radiation test reports?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information
has been provided to me by the Minister for Health Infrastructure.
(1) Radiation safety in WA is governed by the
Radiation Safety Act 1975 and its regulations. As previously advised, a nuclear
physicist in medicine confirmed there was no issue before remedial works were
undertaken.
(2) The Department of Health advises that the
event was not reportable under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear
Safety Agency guidelines.
(3)–(4) Not applicable.
The President: Before I give the call to Hon Anthony
Spagnolo, I understand you are going to ask a question on behalf of a member
who is present. Standing order 57 allows other members to ask questions on
behalf of their colleague. Usually the member is not in the chamber. On this
occasion there is a previous ruling that allows, if the member is unable to ask
that question for health reasons, they may ask another member to do so. In
light of that, I give the call to Hon Anthony Spagnolo.
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information
has been provided to me by the Minister for Health Infrastructure.
(1) Radiation safety in WA is governed by the
Radiation Safety Act 1975 and its regulations. As previously advised, a nuclear
physicist in medicine confirmed there was no issue before remedial works were
undertaken.
(2) The Department of Health advises that the
event was not reportable under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear
Safety Agency guidelines.
(3)–(4) Not applicable.
The President: Before I give the call to Hon Anthony
Spagnolo, I understand you are going to ask a question on behalf of a member
who is present. Standing order 57 allows other members to ask questions on
behalf of their colleague. Usually the member is not in the chamber. On this
occasion there is a previous ruling that allows, if the member is unable to ask
that question for health reasons, they may ask another member to do so. In
light of that, I give the call to Hon Anthony Spagnolo.
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