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Radiation Safety for Facilities and Maintenance Work

Radiation awareness for facilities, maintenance, engineering and contractor staff who work in or on areas where radioactive material is used. English.

Course Description

Radiation awareness training for facilities, maintenance, biomedical and contractor staff who work in or on nuclear medicine, PET, hot labs, therapy rooms and research labs — including the drains, ductwork and walls that serve them. Covers postings and labels, where contamination collects, getting Radiation Safety clearance before work, shielding, doors and interlocks, and what to do if you find something labeled or a spill. The course runs video, post-test, then certificate. The post-test unlocks after the full video has been watched and requires 80% to pass. Awareness training; your facility's clearance process, contacts and procedures apply.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize radiation signs, labels and restricted areas
  • Explain why drains, traps, ducts and filters can hold contamination
  • Get Radiation Safety clearance before working in a posted area
  • Leave shielding, doors and interlocks intact
  • Respond to an unknown item, a spill or contamination on you
  • Know who to call and what records to keep

Course Modules

Training Video

Narrated video training in English

Duration: about 20 minutes

Post-Test

Unlocks after the full video is watched; 80% to pass, 3 attempts

Certificate of Completion

Issued on passing the post-test

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$45 per seat. Buy for yourself or your whole team; each learner gets their own login.

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