The current Italian legislation on radiological protection does not give any specific prevention and protection guideline. However, general criteria might be adopted:
In this context, the adoption of the proposed methodology or specific operational protocols (link) can help to identify the most critical exposure situations and the sources providing the greatest contribution to doses received by both workers and members of the public. The above-mentioned methodology allows the undertaking to identify all criticalities in the production process and correct them. The current legislation (D.lgs 101/20) explicitly requires that corrective measures are applied, where feasible, as preventive and protective tools.