Radiation Safety for Homeland Security

1-hour to 1-day workshops (call 1-800-871-7930 for appointment)

Our Radiation Safety for Homeland Security workshops:

1. assist federal, state and local first responders for nuclear terrorism incidents,

2. inform citizens on the risks posed by radioactive materials, and

3. provide protective steps to take in the event of a terrorist attack involving radioactive materials.

These workshops can be presented as a one-hour overview of possible nuclear terrorism events and steps people can take to protect themselves from radiation. Longer workshops, up to eight hours, would provide more details for understanding radiation, radiation risk perceptions and mythologies, sources of radiation, radiation health effects, radiation instruments and measurements, responses to dirty bombs or attacks on nuclear power plants, appropriate actions for first responders (police, fire, medical), how to deal with fears of nuclear terrorism, and appropriate actions for the general public.

Radiation Safety Academy faculty members are all board certified specialists in radiation safety (by the American Board of Health Physics) with 20-40 years of applied radiation safety experience. The Radiation Safety Academy has provided radiation safety training to several thousand new radiation workers and over 1200 new Radiation Safety Officers. The Academy is one of the largest providers of radiation safety training in the U.S. and currently offers over 25 regularly scheduled courses at its training center in Gaithersburg, MD.

These workshops for homeland security will be provided by appointment at times and locations as requested. The Academy will provide professional instructors, handout materials, demonstration equipment, and projection equipment.

The Academy will also provide the training materials and training for other volunteer instructors to put on the same workshops.
 

Sample Course Agendas
Radiation Safety and Homeland Security Workshops
of One to Eight Hours

One - Hour Overview

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• Introduction
• Review of Possible Nuclear Terrorism Events
• Consequences of Nuclear Terrorism
• What Can Members of the Public Do for Radiation Protection

Two - Hour Workshop

• One hour from above overview, plus
• What is Radiation?
• Normal Sources of Radiation in our Everyday World

Four - Hour Workshop

• Two hours from above workshop, plus
• How Does Radiation Interact in Our Bodies?
• What Is Known About the Health Effects of Radiation Exposure
• Beliefs and Mythologies About Radiation

Eight - Hour Workshop

• Four hours from above workshop, plus
• Radiation Instruments and Measurements (What can go wrong)
• How to Deal with Fears of Nuclear Terrorism
• Responses to Dirty Bombs or Attacks on Nuclear Power Plants
• Appropriate Actions for First Responders
• Sources of Useful Information on Radiation Safety Responses