NVQ in Occupational Health and Safety Practice: Radiation Protection Routes Levels 2, 3 and 4 (pdf 150KB Help) Guidance Notes for Assessors and Candidates incorporating specimen underpinning knowledge questions, guidance on answers and additional guidance on practical work. Users are invited to send comments to the QPSC via admin@srp-uk.org or by letter.

The new IRR99 regulations require Radiation Employers to consult with and appoint ‘suitable’ Radiation Protection Advisers in specific circumstances. The HSE statement specifies the criteria of competence to be met by RPAs and is available on the web site via Services. An individual must either hold a valid certificate of core competence from an Assessing Body recognised by them or hold a level 4 N/SVQ in Radiation Protection Practice issued not more than five years previously. However, IRR99 provides that an individual appointed by an employer as an RPA under IRR85 shall be deemed to meet the criteria of competence until 31 December 2004.