Administrative Regulations for Operators of Radioactive Material or Equipment Capable of Producing Ionizing Radiation Article 4

Personnel operating radioactive material or equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation shall, except for the conditions stipulated in the proviso of Paragraph 1 of Article 31 of this Act, meet one of the following important conditions and obtain certification; following passing the test conducted by the competent authority, said personnel shall fill out an application form and send it to the competent authority requesting the issuance of a radiation safety certificate1.Undergo training from a radiation protection training provider that is authorized by the competent authority in line with procedures stipulated in Table 2 of the Regulations for Administration of Radiation Protection Service Related Business.2.Obtain more than four credits in radiation protection-related courses, as specified in the attachment to the Administrative Regulations for Radiation Protection Personnel, taken at a public or legally registered private college or university in Taiwan, or at a foreign institution recognized by the Ministry of Education.3.Attend an ionizing radiation protection lecture course authorized or commissioned by the competent authority prior to the coming into force of this Act.The training referred to in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph shall not be substituted by the training stipulated in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 6.When, in fulfilling the requirements of an agreement for contracting, buying and selling, technical cooperation, a foreigner does work in the ROC within the scope of said agreement and must operate radioactive material or equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation, the facility operator who has made the agreement shall submit a photocopy of foreign certification of operating or radiation protection training for said foreigner, apply to the competent authority for review and obtain qualification before said foreigner may engage in said work.