The reduction of the dose limit for eye lens from 150 to 20 mSv yr-1 must be 
implemented by EU member states by February 2018. Consequently, there is a 
requirement for all employers engaged with work with ionising radiation to have 
appropriate monitoring arrangements in place by this date to demonstrate that 
they can meet this new limit for all workers. Eye lens dose is conventionally 
monitored by specific dosemeters worn near the eye. However, it is usually 
impractical for these dosemeters to be worn at all times in the workplace which 
can lead to problems accounting for any periods of work when an eye lens 
dosemeter has not been worn. The Berkeley Approved Dosimetry Service provides a 
monitoring service for 22 nuclear sites in the UK using active personal 
dosemeters (APDs) for measuring H p(10) and H p(0.07). TLDs for extremity and 
eye are also issued as appropriate for the working conditions. An analysis of 
the data from 2007 to 2016 concludes that the values for H p(0.07) as monitored 
indirectly by APDs worn on the trunk are comparable to the values assessed by 
specific H p(3) eye TLDs. This paper sets out evidence that compliance with the 
20 mSv dose limit for the eye lens can be demonstrated using routine issue APDs 
although specific eye TLDs may still be required to meet international guidance 
for non-uniform workplace fields. This evidence supports the recent statement 
from International Radiation Protection Association that 'for the nuclear 
industry and other non-medical sectors the use of a whole body dosimeter is 
considered likely to be sufficient for the majority of workers'.