Radiation

Types of machinery

• Combine radioactive yield monitors
• Laser levelling on drainage equipment
• Electromagnetic fields from radio transmitters and electrical equipment

Operator errors

• Failure to isolate sources when carrying maintenance
• Removal of safety devices

Design points

• Ensure emissions are the lowest possible for the functioning of the machine.
• Ensure electromagnetic emissions cannot affect the machine or other equipment
• Provide tamper-proof radiation sources.
• Ensure sources are properly guarded or screened.

Operator instructions and training

Instructions for using this type of machinery must include clear guidance on:

• Safe systems of work for the use, setting and maintenance of the radiation source
• Instructions for the registration, control and disposal of radioactive material.

Find out more

• Radiation
• Work with ionising radiation – Approved code of practice and guidance
• BS EN ISO 14982 – Agricultural and forestry machinery – Electromagnetic compatibility – Test methods and acceptance criteria
• Directive 2004/108/EC – Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)