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This course is aimed at personnel who want to become a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for industrial sources and develop their knowledge and expertise in the management of radiation safety. This course is appropriate for personnel who have a reasonable understanding of the activities carried out on an exploration, mining and processing site or in the oil and gas industry. This course will provide the foundation knowledge to begin practical training under another licenced RSO on the site, to develop the skills so that the attendee may apply for a licence as the Radiation Safety Officer The course includes classroom and practical sessions, workshops and assignments as well as a written exam and portfolio of evidence for RSO certification. A moderate level of maths is required for this course. Upon successful completion of this course trainees will be issued with a Certificate of Competency in Radiation Safety Management. The third day of the course is also is recognised as meeting the training course requirements for persons wishing to obtain a licence for the purpose of Transport of Radioactive Material as issued by the Radiological Council. A portfolio of evidence as evidentiary support on completion of a mentoring program under a licenced RSO will support and allow for application of a Radiation Safety Officer Licence. Radiation Gauges and qualification for pre-requisite approval for licensing. § Basic Fundamentals o Structure of Matter o Radioactivity and Radiation o Measuring and Units o Biological Effects o Natural and Man-made radiation § Artificial Radioisotopes & Sources of Radiation o External and Internal Hazards o Safe handling and Shielding o Contamination/Leak Testing o Working Life of sources o Operational Hazards : X-rays, Gauges, Industrial Radiography o Security of Sources § Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) o External and Internal Hazards o Decay chains and Secular Equilibrium o Monitoring for NORM o Operational Hazards: Industry related o Decontamination & Waste Management § Monitoring Radioactivity o Monitoring potential exposure pathways o Choosing an Instrument o Instrument Maintenance o Gamma Surveys o Contamination Surveys o Other types of monitoring o Personal Dosimetry o Calibration and response checks INDUSTRIAL RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) RADIATION PROFESSIONALS AUSTRALIA – 5-Day Course CERTIFICATION: COURSE STRUCTURE:

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Page 1: INDUSTRIAL RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) · portfolio of evidence for RSO certification. A moderate level of maths is required for this course. Upon successful completion of this

This course is aimed at personnel who want to become a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for industrial sources anddeveloptheirknowledgeandexpertiseinthemanagementofradiationsafety.

This course is appropriate for personnel who have a reasonable understanding of the activities carried out on anexploration,miningandprocessingsiteorintheoilandgasindustry.

ThiscoursewillprovidethefoundationknowledgetobeginpracticaltrainingunderanotherlicencedRSOonthesite,todeveloptheskillssothattheattendeemayapplyforalicenceastheRadiationSafetyOfficer

The course includes classroom and practical sessions, workshops and assignments as well as a written exam andportfolioofevidenceforRSOcertification.Amoderatelevelofmathsisrequiredforthiscourse.

Uponsuccessfulcompletionof thiscourse traineeswillbe issuedwithaCertificateofCompetency inRadiationSafetyManagement.ThethirddayofthecourseisalsoisrecognisedasmeetingthetrainingcourserequirementsforpersonswishingtoobtainalicenceforthepurposeofTransportofRadioactiveMaterialasissuedbytheRadiologicalCouncil.

AportfolioofevidenceasevidentiarysupportoncompletionofamentoringprogramunderalicencedRSOwillsupportand allow for application of a Radiation Safety Officer Licence. Radiation Gauges and qualification for pre-requisiteapprovalforlicensing.

§ BasicFundamentalso StructureofMattero RadioactivityandRadiationo MeasuringandUnitso BiologicalEffectso NaturalandMan-maderadiation

§ ArtificialRadioisotopes&SourcesofRadiation

o ExternalandInternalHazardso SafehandlingandShieldingo Contamination/LeakTestingo WorkingLifeofsourceso OperationalHazards:X-rays,Gauges,

IndustrialRadiographyo SecurityofSources

§ NaturallyOccurringRadioactiveMaterial(NORM)

o ExternalandInternalHazardso DecaychainsandSecularEquilibriumo MonitoringforNORMo OperationalHazards:Industryrelatedo Decontamination&WasteManagement

§ MonitoringRadioactivity

o Monitoringpotentialexposurepathwayso ChoosinganInstrumento InstrumentMaintenanceo GammaSurveyso ContaminationSurveyso Othertypesofmonitoringo PersonalDosimetryo Calibrationandresponsechecks

INDUSTRIALRADIATIONSAFETYOFFICER(RSO)RADIATIONPROFESSIONALSAUSTRALIA–5-DayCourse

CERTIFICATION:

COURSE STRUCTURE:

Page 2: INDUSTRIAL RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) · portfolio of evidence for RSO certification. A moderate level of maths is required for this course. Upon successful completion of this

§ RadiationProtection/Controlo RPPrincipleso LegalandGuidanceFrameworko EffectiveRadiationSafetyPlanso RiskAssessmentso Security&Emergencyprocedureso RadiationManagementPlanso InterpretandReportResultso WasteManagemento AccidentsandEmergencies

§ RadioactiveMaterialTransport

o TransportLegislationo RadioactiveMaterialPackagingo Consignment,labelling,Placardingo IndustrySpecifico TransportandHandlingo EmergencyProcedureso Applicationforlicence

§ RegulatoryConsiderations

o LegislationandRegulationo RadiationSafetyOfficero Reporting&Audits

Radiation Professionals has a long-standing track record of delivering very successful customised learning solutionsachieving real and measurable value for our clients through our senior training consultants. Radiation ProfessionalsAustralia provide onsite training options which can be an ideal solution giving you the opportunity to customise ourcourse content to your specific training needs. We are a radiation safety training provider recognised by the WARadiologicalCouncilandtherelevantregulatoryauthorityineachStateandTerritoryinAustralia.

DURATION:5FullDays

TIMES:8.30—5.00pm

LOCATION:Perth

PRE-REQUISITE(S):RadiationAwarenessOnlineCourse

LICENCING:RecognisedbytheWARadiologicalCouncil,LSLicencesubmissionassistanceincluded

WHYSHOULDIATTEND?

Youwillgaincurrentknowledge;discusshowyoucanadaptthesemethodsintoyourorganisationandreceiveyourportfolioofevidenceasevidentiarysupportoncompletionofamentoringprogramunderalicencedRSOwillsupportandallowforapplicationofaRadiationSafetyOfficerLicence.

COURSE DETAILS:

WHY TRAIN WITH US?