Radiation Protection Officer Safety Training (5 Days Course)

Introduction

The Radiation Protection Officer course is designed to provide the technical and practical information needed to prepare a person to be an effective radiation protection officer. It will also be useful as general introductory training for anyone who works with radioactive materials or who may be required to be an alternate radiation safety officer. And to meet the requirements of the accreditation body  and  is so  structured  to meet the national requirements  and recommendations and is ideal  for all  radiography  examination  routs  which may  contain  basic  radiation  safety content  such as ASNT, NAS410  and  BGAS-CSWIP

Learning Objectives

This course will aim to give a complete overview of Health and safety in your site, and what to do in the case that an emergency breaks out. Following the implementation of an OH&S management system, effective auditing of business processes and practices helps to identify areas of conformity as well as areas requiring improvement. Delegates will develop effective auditing skills and knowledge of current best practice to aid continual improvement through focussed OH&S audits.

At the end trainees will be able to:

• To understand the basic  radiation  physics  and its  characteristics, discussion more about  radiation  including  absorption  and  scattering, photoelectric effects, Compton scattering, HVL  and particulate radiation
• Use proper radiographic and radiation monitoring equipment such as X-ray, gamma-ray and etc.
• Identify radiation  protection  and radiation materials
• Recognize the  legislative  structure  and radiation  regulation  for radiation  safety

Target Audience

• Course is intended to  all the people  who  directly in the vicinity of ionizing radiation  sources
• Radiation  safety  officers  in testing laboratories, academic  laboratories oil industries and  medical organisations
• Any Radiation personal or employees working in or frequenting any position of a restricted radiation area.
• HSE Manager / Supervisor/ Officers
• Radiologist, Medical Physicist, Lecturer and Researcher

Training Methodology

The programme will be theory interactive. There will be work in groups and pairs as well as individual exercises and everyone will get an opportunity to discuss their issues with Safety. Each day will end with time to produce an action plan for delegates continuing development.

Program Content

Day 1

• Introduction to radiation
• What is Radiation?
• Types of Radiation Sources (ionising & non-ionising)
• Fundamental of Ionising Radiation
• Type, Characteristics & Sources of Ionising Radiation
• Understanding Risk from Radiation
• Man-Made Radiation Materials
• Application of Ionising Radiation
• Case Study & Video of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
• Basic radiation physics

Day 2

• Units of Radiation Exposure and Dose Concentrations
• Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation
• Principles of Radiation Protection ( ALARA )
• Categorising Radiation Exposure Effects
• Exposure to Radiation (acute & delayed)
• Dose Limits of Acceptable Radiation Exposure
• Case Study & Video of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Day 3

• Measurement Instrumentation (Dosimeter & Dose-meter)
• Radiation Safety & Security Controls (Internal & External)
• Key Exposure Assessment Elements
• Determining Potential Radiation Exposure Pathways
• Identifying Radiation Exposure and Short and Long Term Effects
• Evaluating Exposure Duration and Concentrations
• Estimating Radioactive Chemical and/or Particulate Impacts
• Case Study: Assessment of Work task using Radioactive Material

Day 4

•  AEA Standards and CoP
• UAE- FANR Radiation Protection Regulations
• Security of Radioactive Materials
• Radiation Exposure Monitoring and Detection Methods
• Radiation Protection Solutions (time, distance & shielding)
• Laboratory Radiation Safety Processes
• Radiation Precautions and Safety Procedures
• Classification of Working Areas
• Transport of Radioactive Materials (DOT, UN, IAEA, IATA)
• Exercise: Developing Radiation Material Storage & Handling Procedure

Day 5

• Radiation Protection Management System Structure
• RPO Responsibilities
• Radiation Emergency Response Plan
• Waste Disposal of Radioactive Materials
• Transport and Transfer of Radioactive Materials
• Safe Procurement and Quarantine of Radiation Materials
• Review and Discussion of Visual Wall Map (as developed step-by-step during course)
• Multi-Choice Assessment of course subject and topics
• Close of training course