Consultation on new Guidance Document: Compliance Requirements for Cabinet X-ray Equipment

The Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau is conducting a consultation of a new draft Guidance Document for Cabinet X-ray Equipment. This document has been developed to provide guidance to industry (manufacturers, importers, distributors and users) in terms of compliance requirements, roles and responsibilities, and definitions. This Guidance Document supplements the existing Radiation Emitting Devices (RED) Regulations (Schedule II, Part XV: Cabinet X-ray Equipment), which should be read concurrently.

Your comments and suggestions on this draft Guidance Document are welcomed. Interested parties will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed Guidance Document starting April 30, 2012. The comment period will close July 31, 2012.

Comments will be evaluated and a final guidance document will be posted on this website.

How to Get Involved

This draft Guidance Document is open for comment starting April 30, 2012 until July 31, 2012. A copy of the draft Guidance Document can be obtained by contacting the Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau:

• Consultation - Guidance Document on Cabinet X-ray Equipment
  Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau
  Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate
  775 Brookfield Road (AL 6301A)
  Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1
  Canada
  ccrpb-pcrpcc@hc-sc.gc.ca

Once you have reviewed the document, please submit your comments via email or by mail to the Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau. Please be sure to include the title of the consultation document on which you are commenting.

Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments and suggestions by July 31, 2012.

Reporting to Canadians

Following the consultation, Health Canada will make available the final Guidance Document on this website.

If you have any questions, contact us at ccrpb-pcrpcc@hc-sc.gc.ca