Radiological protection Ordinance of 26 April 2017

Article 162 Radon database 1 The FOPH shall administer a central radon database. It shall enter on it the information necessary for constant assessment of the implementation of radon measurements and remediation and to carry out statistical and scientific studies. 2 The following data shall be entered on the central radon database for each building: a. location (grid reference, plot number); b. federal building identifier (EGID) and federal housing identifier (EWID) in accordance with the Ordinance of 31 May 2000 on the Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings;’ c. information on the premises; d. measured data for radon; e. remediation data; f. owner and user (name, address, postcode, place); g. date of construction. 3 Staff of the FOPH Radon Technical and Information Department shall be authorised to process the data from the database. 4 The following shall have electronic access to the database information listed below to fulfil their assigned tasks: a. approved radon measurement services: access to the data they gathered themselves; b. the cantons: access to all data gathered within their boundaries; c. Suva: access to all data gathered at workstations. 5 By virtue of a data protection agreement, the FOPH may provide information sourced from the database for research purposes on the following conditions: a. such data shall be made anonymous, as far as the purpose of processing permits; b. the data shall not be passed to third parties; c. if the results are published, this shall be in totally anonymous form.