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Classification of Work Areas
Classification of Work Areas

• Controlled area

 Work area where specific protection measures and safety provisions
are or could be required for controlling normal exposures or

preventing the spread of contamination during normal working
condition and preventing or limiting the extent of potential exposures.

 Area where the expected maximum Permissible Dose Limit is greater

-1
than 3/10 (15mSv y ).

 This area is subject to special rules for the purposes of protection

against ionizing radiation and to which access is controlled.