Jobs in radon spas Legal obligation to protect against radon in radon spas and health resorts
Protection against radon and its health effects in the workplace is regulated in the Radiation Protection Act 2020 and the Radon Protection Ordinance. Employers of radon spas and health resorts are legally obliged to determine the radon concentration. If the reference value is exceeded during radon measurement, measures must be taken to protect employees.
Obligations for employers
Your company falls within the scope of the Radiation Protection Act 2020 and the Radon Protection Ordinance if workplaces are located in radon spas and health resorts.
If this is the case, you are obliged to carry out a radon measurement at the affected workplaces. The aim of the radon measurement is to check whether the reference value for the radon concentration at the workplace is complied with in all relevant work areas.
Excluded from the measurement obligation of the Radiation Protection Act 2020 are
Radon spas and spa facilities, provided that no employees spend more than 120 hours per year in spa areas with radon waters. If this exception applies, the competent radiation protection authority must be notified in writing. The competent authority is the provincial governor, represented by the respective provincial government office. This eliminates any further obligations.
Determination of the radon concentration
You must arrange for a radon measurement for all workplaces for which no exemption requirement applies. The workplaces include not only therapy rooms themselves, but also those work areas in the same building that are in direct or indirect air exchange with therapy rooms.
According to the Radon Protection Ordinance, the radon measurement must be carried out by an authorized monitoring body. Here you will find a list of authorized monitoring bodies in accordance with the Radiation Protection Act 2020. The measurement period is at least two months and must take place entirely between October 15 and April 15 . The authorized monitoring body commissioned by you will inform you about what needs to be observed during the radon measurement.
The aim of this measurement is to check whether the reference value for the radon concentration at the workplace is complied with in all relevant work areas. The reference value for the radon concentration at the workplace is 300 becquerels per cubic meter (Bq/m³).
Measurement result below the reference value
If the radon concentration determined at all workplaces is below the reference value of 300 Bq/m³, no further measures are necessary.
Note: Structural changes to the building can lead to an increase in the radon concentration. A new radon measurement is therefore necessary after relevant structural changes have been made. These changes are described in Annex 4 of the Radon Protection Ordinance.
Result above the reference value: You can find more information here.