General Radiation Safety Officer Training

Course Objective

Develop sufficient radiation protection knowledge and skills to be able to:

• recognise the need for an operational and management framework for the safety and security of radioactive substances and radiation apparatus
• formulate and implement a radiation protection program
• comply with regulations, standards and requirements

Audience

Personnel that have operational or management responsibilities for radioactive substances and/or radiation apparatus as part of their work:

• As a Radiation Safety Officer in industries such as research, medical, government, manufacturing, supply or servicing
• In a role that requires a detailed understanding of the science of ionising radiation, radiation safety and security, and emergency response

Course Content

• Radiation in the Environment
• Scientific Background
• Workshop: Scientific Background
• Biological Effects of Radiation
• Radiation Protection Principles
• External Radiation Hazards
• Internal Radiation Hazards
• Instrumentation & Personal Dosimeters
• Monitoring
• Workshop: Radiation Protection Calculations
• X-ray Equipment
• X-ray Hazards & Controls
• Practical: Dose Rate Survey
• Legislation & Codes of Practice
• Responsibilities
• Practical: Surface Contamination Survey
• Practical: Shielding Effectiveness
• Role of a Radiation Safety Officer
• Storage & Waste Management
• Lecture & Workshop: Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials
• Laboratory Design & Controls
• Risk Assessment
• Radiation Management Plans
• Source Security
• Incident Preparedness and Response
• Workshop: Incident Scenarios

Tour

OPAL (Open Pool Australian Lightwater) reactor