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International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Geneva: International Labour Organisation; 2008. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/isco08/index.htm.
Overview of potential hazards in MRI
MRI safety management
The MR Safety Officer
- •be competent to assess and manage dangers caused by the MR equipment
- •be responsible for monitoring the measures taken to protect against such dangers
- •ensure that appropriate measures for minimizing risks to health that arise from the use of the MR equipment are implemented and monitored
The MR Safety Expert
- •the development and continuing evaluation of a safety framework for the MR environment
- •the development of local rules and procedures to ensure the safe use of MR equipment
- •advice regarding non-routine MR procedures for individual patients and specific patient groups (including competence regarding safety related to implanted devices and tattoos).
- •safety advice regarding the selection and procurement of MR and related equipment
- •advice on the design for accommodation and facilities for MR equipment.
Recommendations
- •a 2-level approach to management of safety within MR units through the MR Safety Officer (MRSO) and the MR Safety Expert (MRSE).
- •that the MRSO should undergo formal recorded training to achieve the appropriate skill, knowledge and competence to be responsible for day-to-day safety within the MR unit.
- •that the MRSE should have knowledge, skills and competence and qualifications outlined above
- •that accreditation of MRSEs should be provided by a competent authority and reviewed periodically at 5 year intervals.
- •that the professional appointed as the Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE) should preferably be a Medical Physicist as defined in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) under group 2111.
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☆EFOMP Policy statement No.14 has been approved by EFOMP Council in Sofia (Bulgaria) on 20 October 2012. EFOMP Policy Statements are not subject to standard peer review as applied to other papers submitted to EJMP.