The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 No. 1075

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S Dose limits

PART 1 E+W+S Classes of persons to whom dose limits apply

4.  Without prejudice to paragraph 3— E+W+S

(a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye is 15 mSv in a calendar year;

(b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin is 150 mSv in a calendar year as applied to the dose averaged over any area of 1 cm² regardless of the area exposed;

(c) the limit on equivalent dose for the extremities is 150 mSv in a calendar year.