title: Application of the Commission's recommendations: the activities of ICRP Committee 4.
abstract: Committee 4 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is responsible for developing principles, recommendations, and guidance on the protection of man against radiation exposure; and considering their practical application in all exposure situations. The Committee also acts as a major point of contact between ICRP and other international organisations and professional bodies concerned with protection against ionising radiation. The current work of the Committee involves the development of a series of reports on implementation of the 2007 Recommendations, and a reflection on the ethical foundations of the radiological protection system. Following the accident in Fukushima, Committee 4 also initiated an analysis of management of the consequences of the accident, with the objective of revising, if necessary, the Commission's publications on emergency and post-accident situations.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'étude sur l'Evaluation de la Protection dans le domaine Nucléaire, 28 rue de la Redoute, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. lochard@cepn.asso.fr
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lochard
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000517:prevention & control*