Program Overview

Level 1

Duration: ½ day

Target Audience:

Level 1 Exposed Workers involved in facilities characterized by lowest radiological risks, across all Sectors (industrial, research, medical, etc.)

Level 1 Exposed Workers

The Level 1 program will cover general radiation protection, where learners will have a basic, broad understanding of radiological risks. This category of workers would be exposed to lower annual doses of external radiation only. Most EWs in the industrial, medical, and security services sectors, including Customs Officers, radioactive materials’ transport companies, etc. will fall into this category.

Level 2

Duration: 1 Day

Target Audience:

Level 2 Exposed Workers involved in activities characterised by higher radiological risks, with a further specialisation as:
(EW-2A), for the Medical Sector and
(EW-2B), for all other Sectors

Level 2 Exposed Workers who are potentially exposed to higher annual doses, and may be potentially subject to internal exposures. Typically, workers operating in a nuclear medicine department, or an isotope production facility, or operating unsealed radiation sources will fall into this category. Training in contamination control and on internal exposure prevention is be present in this category. CT scan, radioactive waste management, radiochemistry operators may fall into this category as required by client.

Level 3

Duration: 1 Day

Target Audience:

Level 3 Exposed Workers who could be exposed to even higher annual doses, and potentially exposed to higher radiological risks, including alpha contamination risk, neutron irradiation, criticality, and may work in nuclear fuel cycle facilities and high-energy accelerators. Level 3 Exposed Workers in this session, will therefore be exposed to a more advanced level of training, including neutron radiation, criticality, alpha contamination detection, and prevention. They would be workers operating in a nuclear reactor, technicians operating high-activity sealed sources, radiotherapy installations operators.

Program Outline

At the end of the 4-hour Training Program, the learner will be able to:

Discharge duties in the Organization, in presence of ionizing radiation sources.

1- Work safely in presence of ionizing radiation

• Safely execute work activities in the presence of ionizing radiation
• Identify and use protective measures (time, distance, shielding) to keep external exposure risks as low as reasonably achievable
• Identify and use protective measures to keep internal exposure risks as low as reasonably achievable
• Collaborate with others, to maintain a safe and controlled radiation work environment
• Apply work policies, procedures, and instructions related to Radiation Protection
• Wear appropriate dosimeters while working in presence of ionizing radiation

2. Use protective equipment against ionizing radiation

• Use protective equipment against ionizing radiation
• Wear personal protective equipment, when instructed to, according to approved Organization’s instructions
• Remove personal protective equipment, according to approved Organization’s instructions
• Collaborate with others to safely dispose of radioactive materials, including dubious materials
• Collaborate in identifying and declaring situations which can compromise the Radiation Protection of Workers in the Organization

3. Operate safely radiation sources

• Operate safely radiation machines according to Organization’s instructions and procedures
• Operate safely radioactive sources, ensuring to minimize the risk of dispersion of radioactivity