Ministry of Environment takes adequate measures for radiation protection

Doha: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has taken adequate measures for radiation protection. Installing advanced devices to dete...

Doha: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has taken adequate measures for radiation protection. Installing advanced devices to detect the radiation level and providing training to custom officials are among major steps recently taken by the Ministry for radiation protection. 

Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as “the protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this”.

“Qatar has made tremendous efforts to ensure the safety of foods from radiation or any other contamination,” said Inspection and Radiation Safety Officer at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Miftah Al Dosari.

Speaking to Qatar TV recently, he said that there is strict monitoring at custom check posts which are equipped with inspection devices and trained officials.  

Al Dosari said that three radiation protection principles of justification, optimization and dose limitation are enshrined in the IAEA Fundamental Safety Principles. “Doses of radiation that people are subjected to during justified activities must not exceed certain limit values (dose limitation),” said Al Dosari.