How to measure?

Published on: 07/09/2023
Published on: 16/12/2024

To know the concentration of radon within your building can request detectores to a specialised company and accredited for the measurement of radon in air according to the EN ISO/IEC 17025.

Once teams of measurement are received, are placed following facilitated instructions, se muestrea during about three months, avoiding the summer period, and are returned for its analysis.

In the case of workplaces , the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) has published a guide to plan and carry out measurements.

Additionally you can request the services of an accredited company so that it carries out the pertinent measurement and evaluation report, especially in complicated situations of presence of radon.

How to estimate the dose received?

Published on: 16/12/2024
Published on: 16/12/2024

When in a work position, despite adopted measures, the average radon level measured exceeds the annual performance benchmark of 300 Bq/m3, it will be owed to estimate the effective dose received by the person worker.

The French institute INRS offers in its website an online tool that it allows estimating in a very simple way the dose received, once acquaintance the exhibition to radon in place.

According to obtained securities gives information on prevention measures and control that owes carry out the company to control the risk of exhibition to radon.