Radiation Safety Officer
presented by
The Prevention, Preparedness and Response (P2R) Consortium
and
the Texas-Utah Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training

 

June 13-17, 2022
Houston, Texas

When

Monday June 13, 2022 at 8:00 AM CDT
-to-
Friday June 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM CDT
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Where 

UTHealth
Operations Center Building
1851 Crosspoint Avenue
Rio Grande Room, 2.200
Houston, TX 77054  


 
Driving Directions 

Contact

Pamela D. Phillips
Program Coordinator 
UTHealth| School of Public Health
Prevention, Preparedness and Response (P2R) Consortium
713-500-8518 
pamela.d.phillips@uth.tmc.edu 

Registration Info 2022 SPECIAL:

Early Registration (Ends April 25, 2022)
$850

Regular Registration
$1000

Please visit us at www.p2racademy.org

Refreshments and materials will be provided.

Lodging and Transportation-Hotel accommodations, airfare and car transportation will need to be arranged on your own.
  

   

 

COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures for In-Person Training 

To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, we are taking the following measures:

Social distancing: We ask that you show respect for one another's safety preference while attending training. 

Face masks: We strongly encourage individuals who are not yet vaccinated, or not yet fully vaccinated to continue wearing a mask while in attendance. For individuals who are fully vaccinated, if you prefer, you may continue to wear a mask. 

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: For the health and safety of training participants and staff, we ask that if you present any of these symptoms, like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, or fever or been in contact with someone who has had these symptoms or any suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, please do not attend the scheduled training.

Please notify us via email to Pamela.D.Phillips@uth.tmc.edu.  We will apply your registration fee to a future course.

While the guidelines set forth to protect your health and safety are constantly evolving, so will our response to it. 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.

 

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 Radioactivity
  • Radiation Problem Session

Tuesday

  • Fundamentals Review
  • "Background" Sources of Radiation Exposure
  • Biological Effects of Radiation •Regulatory Dose Limits
  • Internal & External Dosimetry

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 Consortium 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 canceled events is limited to the registration fee paid per course.

Acknowledgment

Training provided by P2R Consortium is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).