IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: University of Sussex (March 2021)

Page last updated: 25 May 2022

Location

Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9RR

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

20 October 2020

Breach

On or before 14 October 2020,the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(1), 14(1), 17(1) and 17(4).

Description

An improvement notice was issued to the employer under Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 following the investigation of a significant accidental or unintended exposure reported on 17 August 2020. This identified concerns around staff training records, as well as governance arrangements for IR(ME)R, including the appointment of a medical physics expert.

Result

The employer was inspected on the 24 February 2021 and additional evidence supplied on 5 March 2021. They were deemed to comply with this notice on 18 March 2021.