Executive summary
Date(s) of inspection:
September 2025
Aim of inspection
The purpose of the inspection is to review compliance of the dutyholder’s arrangements for class 7 radioactive material for road transport, covering consignor and consignee duties.
Subject(s) of inspection
- Transport - Consignee Duties - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Consignor Duties - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Emergency/Contingency Planning and Testing - Rating: AMBER
- Transport - Management Systems - Rating: AMBER
- Transport - Radiation Protection Advisor - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Programme - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Risk Assessment - Rating: AMBER
- Transport - Training and Competence - Rating: GREEN
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
The inspector identified a number of examples of the dutyholder meeting relevant good practice in reducing risk to levels that are ALARP including suitable IRR17 registration and an adequate radiation protection programme. In addition the inspector sampled a number of the dutyholders procedures and arrangements which covered aspects of transport to determine if the dutyholder is compliant with CDG09.
The inspector identified four areas of non-compliance which were the Radiation Risk Assessment, emergency arrangements, contingency plan and management systems. A regulatory issue was issued to monitor improvements in these areas. These were discussed during the inspection.
Conclusion
The inspection findings were presented to PMAC Group Ltd at the close of the inspection.
Due to systematic failure to comply with administrative legal requirements, I judged an overall inspection rating of amber was appropriate for this inspection.
I adhered to ONR’s Enforcement Policy Statement, which in this instance was issue of regulatory advice due to non-compliance in relation to the four non-compliances identified. PMAC Ltd is required to provide to ONR evidence that the identified non-compliances have been resolved by 7 November 2025. The non-compliances will be tracked to completion via a Level 3 Regulatory Issue.