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ORGANISING: ABNORMAL OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATION

 An emergency organization is also part of the organization

managing radiation safety.

 An emergency hierarchy organization chain of command should

be established for on-site emergency and/or off-site emergency.

 Chain of command must be clear, in order to solicit fast and

accurate response in the most efficient way.

 The chain of command should be led by a person-in-

charge/incident commander and supported by teams or/and

individuals pertinent to emergency response.

 Duties and responsibilities of all team and individuals in the

emergency response team must be clearly defined.

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