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• Artificial sources of ultra violet radiation

• Personal protective equipment
• Risk management

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Artificial sources of ultra violet radiation

Ultra violet (UV) radiation can also be generated by lamps (such as quartz-halogen lights or germicidal lamps) and welders.

Exposure limits are set in Schedule 1 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulation 1999 (non-Queensland Government link).

To reduce exposure:

• seek advice from the supplier or manufacturer regarding UV radiation levels and safe exposure times
• address all risks associated with exposure from the UV radiation source
• train workers about the risks and how to safely use the UV-generating equipment
• select lamps and lights with the least damaging UV radiation range (where possible, avoid lamps with a wavelength of 240-300 nanometre)
• rotate relevant tasks in order to minimise the amount of time that each worker is exposed to UV radiation
• regularly maintain the equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's directions.