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Scientific Study on External Ionising Radiation Exposure during Vehicle Radiographic Inspections - X-ray Study 5 December 2014, Vienna, Austria Jens Hgel, Head Sustainable Development This is the IRU 2 Evolution of IRU Membership


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Scientific Study on External Ionising Radiation Exposure during Vehicle Radiographic Inspections - “X-ray Study”

5 December 2014, Vienna, Austria

Jens Hügel, Head – Sustainable Development

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This is the IRU

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Evolution of IRU Membership

1948: eight founder countries 2014: 170 Members in 75 countries 2014: 170 Members in 75 countries …and CRIPA: 27 Members + FESARTA in 38 countries

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Security demands lead to increase in vehicle scanning Is there a health and safety risk for drivers?

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Scientific Study

Study by the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Zagreb, Croatia – Recommended by the ILO

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There are 2 types of scanners used at borders

Silhouette Scanner

  • Driver sits inside

the vehicle

  • Driver drives the

vehicle through the scanner

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LINAC Scanner

  • Driver is not in

the vehicle

  • LINAC scanner

moves along the stationary vehicle

There are 2 types of scanners used at borders

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Study Methodology

  • Background radiation

was measured and equipment calibrated

  • Phantom driver

control measurements

  • Drivers carried

personal dosimeters

  • Dosimeters were

placed in the cabin

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  • On site scanning and safety procedures were
  • bserved and compared with accepted international

standards

  • Customs officers, x-ray scanning operators,

inspection staff and drivers were interviewed at every border crossing visited Study Methodology

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  • Customs keep history track of every

truck - company - driver scanned (blacklist?) Study Results

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  • Scanning stationary vehicles

takes considerable time

  • Clear information on the

scanning process is missing

  • Border authorities were sometimes not acquainted

with radiation protection standards Study Results

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  • There is an occupational health

and safety risks for drivers if safety procedures are not followed

  • No residual radiation occurs in the

vehicle Study Results

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  • Internationally recognised radiation protection

standards are not always followed Study Results

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  • 1. Install appropriate information panels everywhere

x-ray scanning is performed

  • 2. Develop x-ray scanning certificates to avoid repetitive

scanning and to accelerate the x-ray scanning process

  • 3. Implement internationally recognised x-ray scanning

procedures

  • 4. Improve education of drivers, Customs officers and

x-ray scanning operators on the functioning and risks

  • f x-ray scanning

4 Main Recommendations

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