Understand the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation in the Workplace. Learn about Radiation Safety Strategies, practices and methods used to minimize your internal and external radiation dose. This course also addresses timely operating experience lessons learned and industry best practices.
Basic Radiation Safety addresses the hazards associated with ionizing radiations, the precautions to be taken working around ionizing radiation, and in the methods of protection. This course covers awareness of the content of any special requirements for a Nuclear facility and the importance of complying with these requirements. It also covers emergency situations that can occur and the actions to be taken in the event of an actual emergency.
This course is designed to familiarize in-house non-technical people with the nuclear industry. All new entrants, non-technical and technical alike, along with more experienced people that require a broader understanding of the industry will benefit from this course.
Participants will understand the basic principles of Radiation Safety and the industry best practices in today’s Nuclear industry, means and methods used to reduce exposure using practices and procedures to access and work in a Nuclear facility.
You will learn how to:
Define the Acute Radiation Exposure, Chronic Radiation Exposure, Maximum Survivable Dose, Long Term Health Effects
Define the term As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)
Identify the organ of interest or concern for Gamma radiation, Beta radiation, Neutron radiation, Alpha radiation
Identify the unit used to measure radiation dose
Identify five ways you can reduce your internal and external radiation exposure
Define the purpose of a dosimeter
Terms associated with Nuclear industry
Organs of interest or concern for the four radiation types
Identify access and working rights as a nuclear worker
Response to alarms and abnormal incidents
Emergency preparedness
Radiation Personal Protective Equipment
Dosimetry requirements
Day One
Introduction
Terms within Radiation Industry
Dose Limits and expectations
Risks within nuclear industry
Radiation Types and Effects
Gamma
Beta
Neutron
Alpha
Ways to Reduce Radiation Exposure
Internal
External
Concerns with Contamination
Dosimetry
External dosimetry
Invitro dosimetry
Day Two
Access and Working Rights
Zoning
Monitoring
Response to alarms
Personnel Items
Radiation Personal Protective Equipment (RPPE)
Types
Donning/Doffing
Contamination control
Radioactive Work Areas
Dosimetry
Monitoring
RPPE
Radioactive Waste
Active waste
Non active waste
Contamination Control Area
What environmental impacts does it have?
Alarm Response
Fixed Area Gamma Monitors (FAGM)
Whole Body Monitors (WBM)
Portal Monitors
5 Days
Dave Knight
Upon completion, you will receive a Worley Academy Certificate of Completion.
