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Appendix D: IRPA Guiding Principles for Stakeholder Engagement
Pages 330-338

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From page 330...
... 1 See http://www.irpa.net/; accessed October, 2011.
From page 331...
... These Guiding Principles are intended to aid members of IRPA Associate Societies in promoting the participation of all relevant parties in the process of reaching decisions involving radiological protection which may impact on the well being and quality of life of workers and members of the public, and on the environment. In promoting this approach, radiological protection professionals will aim to develop trust and credibility throughout the decision making process in order to improve the sustainability of any final decisions.
From page 332...
... GUIDANCE Principle 1 Identify opportunities for engagement and ensure the level of engagement is proportionate to the nature of the radiation protection issues at stake and their context. The primary purpose of engagement is to contribute to decision making on radiological protection measures so that; • the measures are more widely understood and respected; • the measures are optimal and work in practice across a broad range of foreseeable situations; • the measures are tailored to the local context (social, economic, environmental etc)
From page 333...
... The more com plex the radiological protection problem and the more serious the risk, or even the perception of the risk, the greater is the justifiable investment in engagement. In identifying opportunities for engagement it is important to be aware of changing societal expectations.
From page 334...
... Inherent to this process is the need to identify those who can and should contribute; in short, ensuring that an appropriate diverse range of views are included. The radio logical protection professional can help to promote this approach, as radiological protection is, by its nature, an interdisciplinary science.
From page 335...
... Potential conflicts of interest should be declared by all parties. It may be helpful for radiological protection professionals to make reference to their own Code of Ethics.
From page 336...
... The radiological protection professional should be motivated to develop a "common language" sufficiently precise scientifically not to offend the various experts but also sufficiently rooted in common, everyday experience to be meaningful to all those involved. Part of this approach is likely to involve formal and informal training of stakeholders leading to the cre ation of a shared knowledge base incorporating those technical concepts essential to a full understanding of the issues.
From page 337...
... In this way, the feedback of results and decisions will help to maintain confidence in the process. Tangible improvements in stakeholder engagement resulting from the establishment of a constructive feedback mechanism will contribute to a more sus tainable process, which could serve as a role model for future engagement.
From page 338...
... 338 APPENDIX D Principle 10 Apply the IRPA Code of Ethics in their actions within these processes to the best of their knowledge. Throughout the stakeholder engagement process, the radiological protec tion professional should be bound by the IRPA Code of Ethics or an equivalent National Code.


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