Executive summary
Date(s) of inspection
- June 2026
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: AMBER
- Transport - Dangerous Goods Safety Advice - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Emergency/Contingency Planning and Testing - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Incidents, Events and Reporting processes - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Management Systems - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Advisor - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Programme - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Risk Assessment - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Security - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Training and Competence - Rating: GREEN
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
The inspector identified several examples of the dutyholder meeting relevant good practice in reducing risk to levels that are ALARP, including suitable IRR17 registration and radiation protection training. The inspector also sampled the dutyholder’s procedures and arrangements for transport to assess compliance with CDG09.
The inspector identified two areas of non-compliance: radiation risk assessment and package compliance. A regulatory issue was raised to monitor improvements in these areas and was discussed during the inspection.
Conclusion
The inspection findings were presented to Medway NHS Foundation Trust at the close of the inspection.
I judged that an overall inspection rating of green was appropriate for this inspection as there were only relatively minor, if any, deficiencies in compliance arrangements.
Medway NHS Foundation Trust is required to provide ONR with evidence that the identified non-compliances have been resolved, or an appropriate resolution plan with timescales for completion, by 11 September 2026. These non-compliances will be tracked to completion through a Level 4 Regulatory Issue.