Rogers A T, Crawley M T, Dixon-Brown A, Dudley N J, Nicholas D, Pearson D, Przeslak A, Weatherburn H
Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Br J Radiol. 1996 Nov;69(827):1038-41. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-827-1038.
Radiation protection advisers are accustomed to carrying out internal audit in organizations for which they provide services but, traditionally, external audit has not been a part of the radiation protection adviser function. To provide an external audit function, two teams of radiation protection advisers undertook external radiation protection audits of their respective organizations, including the radiation protection adviser function itself. These audits were more representative of audits or inspections carried out by government agencies, for example the Health and Safety Executive and the former Inspectorate of Pollution, now the Environment Agency. Subsequently, reports, including recommendations for remedial action, were prepared for each management by the external auditors. The process of setting up and carrying out the external audits is described. Guidelines are suggested for those seeking to carry out an external audit.
辐射防护顾问习惯于在他们所服务的组织中开展内部审计，但传统上，外部审计并非辐射防护顾问职责的一部分。为了提供外部审计职能，两组辐射防护顾问对各自的组织进行了外部辐射防护审计，包括辐射防护顾问职能本身。这些审计更具政府机构（例如健康与安全执行局以及前污染检查局，即现在的环境局）所进行的审计或检查的代表性。随后，外部审计人员为各管理层编写了报告，包括采取补救行动的建议。文中描述了设立和开展外部审计的过程。为那些寻求开展外部审计的人员提出了指导方针。
