Environmental Health Services

Follow the links below to find information on services related to environmental health, such as the measurement of electromagnetic and other forms of radiation.

Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   ARPANSA - UV Index Data
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   Australian UV Data
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Special assistance schemes
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   Information about the special assistance Medicare Australia provides for disasters
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   ARPANSA - Radiation Protection Standard for Occupational Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   This Radiation Protection Standard limits the occupational exposure to ultraviolet radiation for artificial sources in the workplace, considered to be a controlled environment and provides guidance on minimising a person's exposure to uncontrollable sources of UVR, such as the sun.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   ARPANSA - Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) Testing
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   Clothing provides one of the most convenient forms of protection against ultraviolet radiation but not all garments offer sufficient sun protection. The ARPANSA UV laboratory performs Ultraviolet Protection Factor testing on fabrics and other materials.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   ARPANSA - Licensing the UPF Certification trade mark
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   When the UPF Certification Trade Mark is applied to a product it indicates that ARPANSA has been satisfied that the materials used to construct that product will provide at least the amount of sun protection stated on the rating label.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   ARPANSA - Naturally occurring radioactive material
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   The discussion paper describes what NORM is, and examines why NORM is different from other radioactive materials, which industries produce NORM waste and how much is generated. The paper also discusses NORM in commodities, international guidelines and regulatory issues, trade issues, Australian radiation protection regulations and guidelines, issues and options for dealing with NORM waste.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   ARPANSA - ELF Magnetic Field Meter Hire
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   The magnetic field meter is a hand held device with a digital diplay which reads in units called milligauss. It is used for measuring magnetic fields generated by the passage of mains electricity.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   ARPANSA - Personal radiation monitoring service
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   The Personal Radiation Monitoring Service monitors the exposures of workers in the medical, dental, chiropractic, industrial and mining fields to ionizing radiation. As radiation doses have a cumulative effect, a register of a worker's doses is maintained for their lifetime.
Date:   Mar 2006
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