Best Exhibition Stand - an informal award for best exhibition stand at the Annual Conference as voted by delegates – was won by Aurora Health Physics Services and was received by Amy Elliot and Adam Scott .
Registration Approval Committee Chair : Roger Collison , Secretary : Scott Kinnear
The Registration Approval Committee ( RAC ) is appointed by Council under the Professional Standards Directorate to develop , maintain and implement SRP arrangements related to applications for , and maintaining Registration as , Chartered Radiation Protection Professional ( CRadP ), Incorporated Radiation Protection Professional ( IRadP ) and Technical Radiation Protection Professional ( TechRadP ).
The application process is available on SRP ' s website for prospective candidates . Assessment Secretaries for the three schemes have been appointed from within RAC ' s membership .
Membership Committee Chair : George Sallit , Secretary : Phil Tattersall
The Committee continues to run efficiently with all the work done via the forum . Due to Covid restrictions the annual face to face meeting was held on 16th September 2021 via Teams . At the end of 2021 , total membership stood at 1600 , a slight increase from 1598 over the year . The net increase in membership was 2 with 65 new members joining and 63 members leaving the Society through death , resignation or lapsed subscription . This compares to pre-Covid new member numbers of 84 . A working group has been established to look at ways of encouraging membership applications .
It is with deep regret that the Society has learned of the deaths during the 12 months prior to the publication of this report , of Derek Brazer , Jacqueline Comben , Doug Fleetwood , Chris Green , Mike Marshall , Archie McNair , Keith Morley , Tony Myatt , Lesley Prosser , Jack Simmons and Allan Wilson .
Qualifications and Professional Standards Committee Chair : Joanne Stewart , Secretary : Neil Pierce
During the year the Qualifications and Professional Standards Committee ( QPSC ) refreshed its membership and a new Chair and Secretary began their terms . Committee representation across the sectors remains sound .
The Committee collated and submitted a response to HSE ' s consultation on the revised Statement on Radiation Protection Advisers on behalf of SRP .
Progress has been made with regard to identifying the needs of , and proposed way forward for , developing competence standards for Qualified Persons . The proposed work stream was discussed with the Science and Technology Directorate and it was agreed that QPSC ( on behalf of the Professional Standards Directorate ) would lead on taking this work forward but that it would work jointly with the Metrology Committee ( and other stakeholders as relevant ).
Work to progress the key recommendations from the Course Accreditation Working Group is yet to gain traction but is on the agenda for 2022 .
A presentation outlining the application process has been produced and is available . A spreadsheet to track applicants through the process is being used . New assessors have also been identified to support the extended process along with existing CRadP assessors who have also agreed to assess TechRadP and IRadP applicants .
The Committee ' s focus going forward is management and processing of new applicants and the annual CPD audit .
Science & Technology Directorate
Director : Chris Perks
The Directorate continues to support the Society ' s charitable objectives as outlined below for each of its committees . In addition , we provide responses to queries from members of the public ranging from : identification of radioactive sources to obtaining information on the radiation levels surrounding nuclear sites . We provide the Society ' s support and consultation for a number of significant national and international projects including representing SRP on the :
• Public and Community Oversight Group of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Units on : o Environmental Exposures and Health o Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards o The MRC Centre for Environmental Health
• Stakeholder Committee of EMPIR 19ENV01 traceRadon research project into the application of radon metrology for use in climate change observation and radiation protection at the environmental level undertaken by EURAMET
• Stakeholder support for EMPIR 19NET03 supportBSS - a project considering the development of a European Metrology Network ( EMN ).
• World Institute of Nuclear Security ( WINS )
EMF & Optical Radiation Committee Chair : Richard Findlay , Secretary : Dave Rawlings
The focus of the EMFOR Committee is safety of optical radiation devices ( including lasers ) and the safety of sources of electromagnetic fields ( EMF ) within the workplace . During 2021 , it has continued to address practical implications of radiation safety relating to those areas . On behalf of SRP
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