Newest Member of the Team
As RSWA has experienced continued growth over the past 12 months, we have appointed Lauren Steen as Operations Manager of our close-knit team. Lauren has over 15 years’ of [...]
Xray Analysis (XRA) Compliance Testing
Compliance Auditing typically has two broad auditing components - an audit of the radiation devices themselves, and an audit of the radiation management systems surrounding the use of these [...]
Montebello Islands: Existing Exposure Site Monitoring
“Montebello Islands: Existing exposure site monitoring strategy and decision support” presented by Megan Cook from ARPANSA. Our Business Manager Susanne Staton attended the Australasian Radiological Protection Society webinar in December and has [...]
Responsibilities of Registrant – FAQ’s
At RSWA we’re seeking to support business continuity through engagement of the Radiological Council (RCWA) in terms of the provision of Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) consultancy services. Our intention was [...]
How to manage and store your Radioactive Waste
Following on from our last RSWA Talks article, What’s in a waste facility, and with this years disposal to the Intractable Waste Disposal Facility (IWDF) in Mount Walton being put [...]
What’s in a waste facility…
This is a short (and hopefully sweet) #RSWATalk we wanted to get out there given the timing is close and for the multitude of companies with radioactive waste in storage [...]
Maintenance and Modifications
Fixed radiation gauges... Are designed to be installed, commissioned and left in place for a long period of time, governed by the source’s manufacturer imposed recommended working life, which is [...]
Transport of Radioactive Material
Simon Booth, RSWA’s MD presented at a Dangerous Goods conference recently outlining the complexities and differences with the transport of radioactive material in different jurisdictions. At this RSWATalks episode, for [...]
Dose limits
There is a lot of information available internationally and within Australia on ‘safe’ levels of radiation exposure and on legislative dose limits. Although Dose Limitation is an important radiological management [...]
An Incident Examined – Fixed Radiation Gauge Disassembled
This story starts with Simon Booth from Radiation Services WA (RSWA for short) getting a request to assist with the replacement of a fixed radiation gauge which was being used [...]