Price, T; Wamuziri, S and Gupta, N (2010) MRI suites and residual design risk from static magnetic fields. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 163(1), pp. 7-15. ISSN 17514312
Abstract
Since the inception of the UK Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 through to the 2007 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations a duty has been imposed upon the client of premises where a notifiable project has been carried out, to provide a health and safety file which may be needed during future work. This work includes cleaning, maintenance, alterations, extensions, refurbishment and demolition. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 also impose further duties on clients to provide information to those who will use their premises as a workplace. This paper reports the results of a study which assessed whether information relevant to the health and safety file for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) installations in hospitals having had passive magnetic shielding installed was available from National Health Service trusts in Wales, Scotland and England. Information on both the site-specific design and the actual position of the static magnetic field was lacking, as were the existence of as-built drawings showing the magnetic shielding. Information relevant to the risk management of the static magnetic field of MRI suites in the form of a health and safety file is sparse, incomplete and sometimes irrelevant.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | health and safety; public health; safety and hazards |
| Index terms: | health service, cleaning, design risk, shielding, England, as-built drawing, duty, health and safety, public health, Wales, risk management, Scotland, regulation |
| Subjects: | political science, technical documentation, risk assessment, environmental health, Geography, contractual role, financial risk, maintenance engineering, safety engineering, public and environmental health, health safety and environment |
| Topics: | Cost Management, Geographical Context, Contract Administration, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Engineering Principles, Design Practice, Sustainability, Governance, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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