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OSHA Annual Refresher

8-hour course, US$ 395

To satisfy requirements for OSHA 8-hour annual refresher training in the area of radiation safety a student can participate in the first day of training from several of our courses including:

  • DOT & NRC Requirements for Shipping & Receiving RAM
  • Fundamentals of Liquid Scintillation Counting
  • Radiation Safety for Emergency (HAZMAT) Responders
  • X-ray Safety for Industrial, Analytical, Baggage, & Cabinet Machines

Each of these courses includes training in radiation fundamentals including radiation sources, radioactivity, health effects, regulations, and detection. Participants will receive the Principles of Radiation Safety, OSHA Annual Refresher Manual with over hundreds of pages of material on radiation safety. The course will include a certificate of training suitable for framing.

Topics That May Be Covered Include

  • Sources of Radiation
  • Atomic Structure and Radioactivity
  • Radiation Health Effects
  • Radiation Protection Regulations
  • Measuring Radiation
  • Exposure / Contamination Control

Training Dates

2007
September 6
November 27

2008
Call 1.800.871.7930 for dates

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Principles of Radiation Safety, OSHA 8-hour Annual Refresher Sample Agendas

The following agendas are from the first day of the specified course. Students wanting OSHA refresher should indicate which "agenda" of training they wish to take (see Training Dates above for which agenda is offered each month). For more information on each 2-day course you may click on the course title.

DOT & NRC Requirements for Shipping & Receiving RAM


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Introduction and Risk Perceptions
8:30 Sources of Radiation
9:30 Atomic Structure and Radioactivity
11:00 Radiation Health Risks
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Radiation Detection Instruments
2:00 Review of DOT Training Materials
2:30 Applicability of DOT Regulations, NRC Regulations, DOT Classification of Radioactive Materials
4:00 Classification Exercises
5:00 Adjourn

Fundamentals of Liquid Scintillation Counting


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Introduction and Course Overview
8:15 Review of Radiation Fundamentals
9:15 Principles of Liquid Scintillation Counting
10:30 Quenching and Effects
11:00 LSC Calibration and Quench Correction
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Luminescence and Other Factors
2:00 Radiation Statistics
3:15 Laboratory Exercises
4:30 Adjourn
   

Radiation Safety for Emergency (HAZMAT) Responders


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Introduction and Risk Perceptions
8:30 Sources of Radiation
9:30 Atomic Structure and Radioactivity
11:00 Radiation Health Risks
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Radiation Protection Regulations
1:45 Radiation Detection Instruments
2:30 Radiation Safety Surveys
3:00 Radioactive Wastes
3:30 Radiation and Homeland Security
4:30 Adjourn

X-ray Safety for Industrial, Analytical, Baggage, & Cabinet Machines


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Introduction and Risk Perceptions
8:30 Sources of Radiation
9:30 Atomic Structure and Radioactivity
11:00 Radiation Health Risks
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 X-ray History, Production, Types of Industrial Devices
2:30 X-ray Interactions and Health Effects
3:30 Radiation Protection Program Requirements
5:00 Adjourn

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