10.16.8 Management Review
Senior management should periodically review the performance of the RF safety program and the significant findings and needs of its RF Radiation Safety Plans.
The review should consider:
- audit, inspection, control-test, and regulatory findings;
- incidents, confirmed or suspected overexposures, alarms, near misses, and trends;
- exposure and risk assessments, compliance status, and control performance;
- changes to sources, software, work, personnel, ownership, access, or surrounding development;
- changes in legislation, standards, regulator guidance, and organizational obligations;
- training, competency, authorization, supervision, and consultation outcomes;
- the status and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions; and
- objectives, performance indicators, emerging risks, priorities, and resource needs.
Management review should result in recorded decisions, accountable actions, revised priorities, and the resources needed to maintain effective controls. Relevant outputs should be reflected in the program, applicable Plans, assessments, and work arrangements.
10.16.9 Continual Improvement
Improvement opportunities may arise from:
- audits, inspections, and management reviews;
- incident investigations and exposure reconstructions;
- alarms, control failures, near misses, and suspected overexposures;
- worker, contractor, and Responsible Person suggestions;
- new technology, equipment, and engineering controls;
- revised standards, legislation, and regulator guidance;
- improved measurement, computation, uncertainty, and reporting methods; and
- operational experience and learning shared across sites or organizations.
Continual improvement depends on a culture that welcomes evidence of weakness before harm occurs. Reporting an alarm, near miss, or procedural difficulty should support learning; indicators and incentives must not discourage reporting or conceal uncertainty.