SRP in 200607

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SRP in 2006/07

• The Presidents Forward Look
• Cathy Griffiths, OBE, MSRP
• University of Warwick, 28/29 March 2006

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Sources of advice for the new President?
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A more reliable font of knowledge!
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SRP Acknowledgements

• SRP Council
• Chairmen and Secretaries of the Committees
  Groups and all their members
• SRP Representatives to Working Groups etc
• Webmaster
• Administrative Secretary

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Highlights for 2006/07

• Incorporation of IRP members into SRP
• New letterhead for the Society
• New award in memory of Philip Nicholson, a
  Founder Member of IRP

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Highlights for 2006/07

• Moving forward with Chartered status
• Working closer with our sister Societies
• Enthusiastic forward looks of SRP Committees and
  Groups

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International Activities

• IRPA 13 Bid Committee for Glasgow in 2012
• IRPA European Meeting in Paris, May 2006
• IC submission of a paper on IRPA governance to
  Associate Societies Forum in Paris
• Participation in International workshop on
  Stakeholder Involvement
• 3rd European IRPA Societies meeting in October
  2006 in Brussels

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Qualifications Professional Standards Committee

• RPA 2000 Activities post the HSE Revision of the
  Statement for the RPA
• Post 2006, RPA 2000 will be the only RPA
  certification scheme
• CPD
• Role in Chartered status

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SRP JOURNAL

• Many thanks to Richard Wakeford and the
• Editorial Board
• 25th Anniversary issue in 2006
• Special issues in 2006 BIOCLIM and papers from
  UKAEA sponsored Nairns conference
• Move to administration provided by IoPPs article
  management system

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AWARDS

• The Philip Nicholson Award to be awarded for
  the first time in April 2007
• Review of awards
• A more proactive approach to nominations please.

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Champions notice board

• More Champions needed please
• Banner for the notice board being finalised
• Be proud of your Society and publicise what is
  available to our members
• Are you doing your bit for recruitment?

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The SRP Meetings in 2006/07

• 21st June - European environmental legislation
  and radioactive waste management
• 17th July - Regulatory Review
• 27th September From fridges to buildings- a
  workshop on dealing with radioactive legacies

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Events Calendar 2006/07

• 1st November BPM/BPEO The chicken and the egg
• Jan. 2007 - New Developments in Non-Ionising
  Radiation Protection
• April 2007- National and international
  developments of importance to radiation
  protection

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Newsletter

• At least three issues a year
• More formalised issue period Jan/Feb,
• May/June, Oct/Nov
• Contains material previously in the Journal

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Website

• A vital service to our membership
• Many SRP groups/committees now have web pages
• Webmaster frequently adding new material

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Conclusions

• SRP is responsive to change
• SRP is working hard to meet the needs of its
  membership
• SRP continues to work hard to raise the profile
  of the Society
• I look forward to an interesting year as President

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Suitability - People

• How do you know if someone is suitable?
• What parameters do you use to judge suitability?
• How can you be confident you have chosen a person
  who is suitable?

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Suitability - People

• Would you want this wretched person as your RPA?

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Would you appoint this person as your RPA?
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An honest broker?
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How do you decide on suitability of a person?

• Are the qualities defined in guidance to
  legislation?
• How can an employer judge if he is appointing a
  suitable RPA?
• What issues need to be considered in resolving
  suitability of a person?

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• NIR Issues, LPAs and LSOs
• Role of the RPOs, RSO,s, HPs and QEs.
• Suitability of the RPA Regulators Perspective
• Suitability of the RPA Small Users
• An Open Forum