COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures for In-Person Training
We care about your health and safety! To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, we are taking the following measures:
Social distancing: Classrooms have been reorganized to help participants, instructors, and staff maintain a distance of at least six feet between each other. To help ensure this, we also are limiting the number of participants per classroom.
Face masks: We encourage you wear a cloth face cover while attending our in-person training. If you do not have a mask, we will provide a disposable mask for you.
Hand hygiene: We are frequently washing our hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. We ask that participants attending our in-person courses do the same. We will also have alcohol-based hand sanitizer available in the classroom.
Cleaning and disinfecting: We are using EPA-registered disinfection products to disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as door handles, light switches, tables, and training equipment.
Symptom Monitoring: If you have symptoms like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, or fever, please stay home. Please send an email to Pamela.D.Phillips@uth.tmc.edu if you are unable to attend a course. We will apply your registration fee to a future course.
Our team continues to monitor and follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local health officials, and UTHealth. If we need to cancel an in-person course, we will refund your registration fee.
Radiation Safety Officer
presented by
The Prevention, Preparedness and Response (P2R) Academy
and
the Texas-Utah Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training
UPDATE
RESCHEDULED FOR
JUNE 2021
For more information and updates please visit our website
www.p2racademy.org
Where
UTHealth
Operations Center Building
1851 Crosspoint Avenue
Rio Grande Room, 2.200
Houston, TX 77054
Contact
Pamela D. Phillips
Program Coordinator
UTHealth| School of Public Health
Prevention, Preparedness and Response (P2R) Academy
713-500-8518
pamela.d.phillips@uth.tmc.edu
Registration Info:
Early Registration (Ends May 22, 2020)
$985
Regular Registration
$1475
Please visit us at www.p2racademy.org
Lodging and Transportation-Hotel accommodations, airfare and car transportation will need to be arranged on your own.
About the Course
The overall objective of this interactive course is to provide you with the tools you need in order to ensure the safe and compliant receipt, use, transport, and release of radioactive materials and radiation sources. You will learn how to maintain a high level of compliance with radiation regulations and protocols based on novel research performed by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. You will improve your skills in performing radiation safety surveys, shipping and receiving radioactive materials, and managing and disposing of radioactive waste. This course is designed to meet the established Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Radiation Control training requirements for individuals wishing to become Radiation Safety Officers.
Monday
- Introduction to Radiation Safety
- Fundamentals of Radiation and Radioactiviy
- Radiation Problem Session
Tuesday
- Fundamentals Review
- "Background" Sources of Radiation Exposure
- Biological Effects of Radiation •Regulatory Dose Limits
- Internal & External Dosimety
Wednesday
- Programs for Controlling Radiation-Producing Devices
- NORM Overview
- Life Cycle of Radiation Sources
- Licensing, Registrations & Regulations
- Source Security Issues
- Radiation Protection Program (ALARA)
Thursday
- Instrumentation
- Surveys & Inventories
- Regulatory Process Overview
- Waste Management & Transportation
- Preparing for & Responding to Emergencies
- Overview of Domestic Terrorist Acts
Friday
- Preparing for & Handling Inspections
- Regulatory Perspective (TX DSHS)
- Avoiding Common Violations
Registration Refund and Course Cancellation Policy
To cancel your registration, send an e-mail to Pamela.D.Phillips@uth.tmc.edu. To refund your registration, we must receive your cancellation e-mail no later than 10 business days prior to the course start date. We will deduct a $50 administrative fee from the refunded amount. Cancellations received after the refund deadline will not be processed. If you paid your registration via check, provide the check number in your e-mail.
P2R Academy reserves the right to cancel a course no later than 10 business days prior to the course start date. If we cancel a course, we will notify you via the e-mail address provided on your registration form. Our liability for cancelled events is limited to the registration fee paid per course.
Acknowledgement
Training provided by P2R Academy is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under awards U45ES019360 and UH4ES027055.