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The National Safety Day is observed every year on 4th March. The ï¬rst National Safety
Day Campaign was launched in 1972. This year 49th National Safety Day was organised
by the National Safety Council (NSC). The National safety day is celebrated throughout
the country to reiterate the importance of safety and create awareness throughout the
country.
Regulatory Inspection and Enforcement
Regulatory Inspection Enforcement Actions
During this quarter, AERB carried out 35 nos. of regulatory AERB ofï¬cers while on their way during ofï¬cial tour,
inspections of Nuclear and Industrial Facilities (N&IFs) observed an unsafe radiography work on a pipe line job at
under the purview of AERB, covering safety (nuclear, Meerut- Saharanpur road site, being carried out by a
radiological & industrial) and security aspects. Total 136 radiography agency based at Yamunanagar, Haryana.
routine inspections and 46 special inspections of radiation Subsequent to further investigation, AERB suspended the
facilities were carried out by AERB. The special licence for operation of the radiography institution for a
inspections were mostly planned to inspect type approval, period of one year. The approval for Radiological Safety
pre-commissioning, consent applications etc. Ofï¬cer (RSO) issued to the concerned Site-in-Charge/
Radiographer, who was responsible for ensuring radiation
safety at this site was also withdrawn for a period of one
year.
National and International Co-operation
National Coordination
BARC Reafï¬rms Continued Technical and Scientiï¬c Support toAERB
BARC is a premier multidisciplinary research & development organization under the DAE, engaged in frontier areas of science
and technology with the objective of generating knowledge and techniques for nuclear power production, advancement of
science in the ï¬eld of nuclear application, use of radioisotopes in industry, health and agriculture.
Chairman, AERB and Director, BARC Signing and Exchanging the Agreement
Vol. 31, No.1, JANUARY-MARCH 2020
