Dose limits for apprentices and students
Article 11
1. Member States shall ensure that the dose limits for apprentices aged 18 years or over and students aged 18 years or over who, in the course of their studies, are obliged to work with radiation sources, shall be the same as the dose limits for occupational exposure laid down in Article 9. 2. Member States shall ensure that the limit on the effective dose for apprentices aged between 16 and 18 years and for students aged between 16 and 18 years who, in the course of their studies, are obliged to work with radiation sources, shall be 6 mSv in a year. 3. In addition to the limits on effective dose laid down in paragraph 2, the following limits on equivalent dose shall apply: (a) the limit on the equivalent dose for the lens of the eye shall be 15 mSv in a year; (b) the limit on the equivalent dose for the skin shall be 150 mSv in a year, averaged over any area of 1 cm 2 , regardless of the area exposed; (c) the limit on the equivalent dose for the extremities shall be 150 mSv in a year. 4. Member States shall ensure that the dose limits for apprentices and students who are not subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be the same as the dose limits for members of the public as specified in Article 12.