Establishment and operation of the information system for radiation worker passbook

Objective To standardize the occupational health management of radiation workers and raise the management level and technical content for the supervision of occupational health of radiation workers. Methods The information system for radiation worker passbook was established and applied in Hebei province for practice. Results Until December 2018, 4 339 passbooks have been issued to radiation workers from 140 medical institutions. Through the establishment and operation of the radiation worker passbook information system, the basic information and distribution characteristics of the provincial registered medical institutions and their radiation workers in Hebei province were obtained. The efficiency of the examination and approval and issuance of radiation worker certificates by the health administrative departments was improved by reducing the intermediate procedure. Conclusions Data are obtained and provided for the discussion of electronic card management of occupational health of radiation workers, real-time query of information such as medical institutions of radiation workers, education and training, individual dose monitoring, occupational health examinations, and diagnosis and identification of occupational radiological diseases. Reference basis is provided for health administrative departments to carry out radiation worker supervision. Key words: Radiation workers; Passbook; Information system; Operation