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:: RADSAFE Awareness Course

Radioactive sources are used for a wide variety of purposes in industry, medicine, research and teaching. Each year there are thousands of transport movements of radioactive materials associated with these activities.

Plans have been prepared by consignors and national authorities to deal effectively with transport radiation emergencies. RADSAFE has evolved from a number of previous such plans. It is based on the requirements of the emergency services and draws on the principles of the national Chemsafe plan. These and other contingency arrangements are complemented by the National Arrangements for Incidents involving Radioactivity (NAIR).

This course is intended for those professionals whose duties may encompass planning for, or responding to, transport radiation emergencies. It is a RADSAFE course managed by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).

Topics covered

Fundamentals of radiation protection
Instrumentation and monitoring
Overview of transport arrangements
RADSAFE arrangements
NAIR
Desktop and practical exercises

Course dates

4 October 2011
Chilton, Oxfordshire
12 March 2012
Chilton, Oxfordshire

Fee

The course is free of charge (morning coffee, buffet lunch and afternoon tea will be included).

Course application

A course brochure and application form for these courses, including the booking conditions, is available to be printed off, completed and returned to the HPA Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) Training Centre.

Link to course brochure and application form

Please consult the booking conditions before returning the form as they are a pre-requisite for its completion. The standard terms and conditions for training courses held by the HPA are available.

Lecturers

The lecturers will be HPA staff and guest speakers who are specialists in the topics covered by the course.

Contact details

If you have any queries please email the HPA CRCE Training Centre (chilton.training@hpa.org.uk) or the Emergency Response Group (erg@hpa.org.uk).