Property Managers Responsibilities. It is the responsibility of the property manager under the following legislation, in control of a workplace has duties to manage the risks from radon: • The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states that employers must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees and any others who have access to their work environment. • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require the assessment of health and safety risks and this should include radon if a workplace is located underground or in a radon Affected Area. • The Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999(IRR99) are applicable where radon is present above the action level of 400 Bq/m3 and employers are required to take action to restrict resulting exposures including informing staff and nominating a responsible member of staff to oversee progress with protection measures. • Interrogate the inspection report records and to undertake the recommendations that may be identified to ensure compliance with their Duty of Care. • As part of the necessary ongoing monitoring procedure, measurements should be repeated at 10 year intervals in areas with low levels of radon and every 3 years in properties with radon levels between 200 and 400 Bq/m3 and in buildings where protective measures have already been put in place to control radon concentrations.
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Property Managers Responsibilities. It is the responsibility of the property manager under the following legislation, in control of a workplace has duties to manage the risks from radon: • The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states that employers must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees and any others who have access to their work environment. • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require the assessment of health and safety risks and this should include radon if a workplace is located underground or in a radon Affected Area. • The Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999(IRR99) are applicable where radon is present above the action level of 400 Bq/m3 and employers are required to take action to restrict resulting exposures including informing staff and nominating a responsible member of staff to oversee progress with protection measures. • Interrogate the inspection report records and to undertake the recommendations that may be identified to ensure compliance with their Duty of Care. • As part of the necessary ongoing monitoring procedure, measurements should be repeated at 10 year intervals in areas with low levels of radon and every 3 years in properties with radon levels between 200 and 400 Bq/m3 and in buildings where protective measures have already been put in place to control radon concentrations.
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