Safety

Corporate Safety

MDS Nordion's core purpose is to make a distinctive contribution to the health and well-being of people. In support of this core purpose, we are committed to:

  • Eliminating occupational injury illness from our workplace
  • Creating a workplace that enriches the health and well-being of MDS Nordion people
  • Demonstrating Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) regulatory excellence
  • Improving EH&S performance - continually
  • Managing EH&S with excellence


Radiation Safety

What is radiation? Find out more about radiation and radiation exposure. More...

Employee Safety

MDS Nordion is committed to providing a safe work environment for our employees and all people. We are committed to keeping the exposure to radiation for our employees, the community, and the environment as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), with social and economic factors considered. Please read our EH&S policy, which highlights our guiding principles. More...

Public and Environmental Safety

To comply with our policy to prevent pollution and keep exposure to radiation for the community and employees as low as reasonably achievable, we maintain comprehensive effluent and environmental monitoring programs. Find out what MDS Nordion is doing to keep public doses as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). More...

Nuclear Compliance and Regulation

MDS Nordion complies with a wide variety of standards and regulations. Find out more about our key regulators. More...