Radiation Safety Officer

The Radiation Safety Officer class prepares the student to function in the regulatoraly defined role of Radiation Safety Officer. This class covers all USNRC governed license requirements in 40 hours of class time.  

See additional classes for Michigan regulated Radiation Safety Officer to work with Naturally Occurring and Accelerator Produced Radioactive Materials, and Machine Produced Radiation.

Objectives of the class

• Define Radioactivity, Radiation, Contamination and other important terms.
• Describe the Physical laws governing radiation and radioactivity
  • Atomic Structure
  • Decay
  • Interaction with matter
• Radiation Biology
  • External Sources
  • Internal Sources
  • Acute Injury
  • Chronic Diseases
  • Prenatal radiation exposure effects
• Regulations
  • 10CFR19
  • 10CFR20
  • 10CFR30-35
• ALARA
  • Time
  • Distance
  • Shielding
• Additional Topics
  • Protective Measures
  • Work practices
  • Radiation/Contamination Surveys
  • Internal/External Radiation Monitoring
  • Decontamination techniques
  • Respirator Program
  • Instrument Types
  • Introduction to Waste Disposal 
  • Security
  • Recordkeeping and Reporting
• The role of the Radiation Safety Officer in the management organization.

The cost of this class is $750.  

If you are interested in registering for this class please contact our office at 269-383-6960 or email direct at alisa@eoct-mi.com.

Michigan Radiation Safety Officer

The Michigan Radiation Safety Officer class provides additional training for those persons who must work with Naturally Occurring and Accelerator Produced Radioactive Materials, and Machine Produced Radiation in Michigan.  This is an 8 hour class in addition to the RSO Class

Objectives of the class

Describe Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)

Where it is found

Specific radionuclides

Important mother daughter relationships

Discuss Machine Produced Radiation

X-Ray production methods

Fluoroscopes versus film

Accelerator Produced Radionuclides

Radionuclides

Dose rates

Half lives

Regulations

Michigan Admin rules

Regulatory relationships and structures 

ALARA

Time

Distance

Shielding

Additional Topics

Protective Measures

Radiation/Contamination Surveys

Internal/External Radiation Monitoring

Instrument Types

The role of the Radiation Safety Officer in the management organization.

The cost of this class is $150.  

If you are interested in registering for this class please contact our office at 269-383-6960 or email direct at alisa@eoct-mi.com.