Notice of approval on appeals under Ionising Radiations Regulations

Employees who are subject to medical surveillance under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 Regulation 24(1)-(7), must have a health record in which decisions by appointed doctors or medical Advisers are recorded, under Regulation 24(9) of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.

The notice of approval sets out the procedure for appeals to be followed, if an employee is aggrieved by a such a decision recorded in their health record by an appointed doctor or employment medical adviser.

The employee can then apply to HSE under this procedure for the decision to be reviewed. Under the procedure, if the employee's appeal is upheld, the employee's health record will be amended or the conditions imposed by the original decision changed.

Guidance on reviews of medical decisions is issued to all doctors appointed under IRR99. This guidance includes an appendix on applying for review of a medical decision for doctors to issue, in whole or part, to either individual employees or employers.

When submitting an appeal the application should be made in writing to the Head of the Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS).