Introduction:
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is an independent
organisation dedicated to protecting people's health in the United
Kingdom. Combining public health, scientific expertise and research
within one organisation, the Agency protects the threat to health
from infections, environmental hazards and emergencies which can include
chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threats.
The Personal Dosimetry Service (PDS) provides services to over 4,000
customers working with Ionising Radiations over a cross section of
organisations which covers industrial and medical workers. As a commercial
service PDS is offered to customers both inside and outside the UK
with the issuing of over 400,000 dosemeters per year. All the services
are approved by the UK's Health and Safety Executive to comply with
the requirements of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.
For further information please use any of the
contact details above or visit our web site. The direct dial number
to Customer Services is
Tel: +44 (0)1235 822726.