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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 emergency services professionals whose
duties may encompass planning for, or responding to, transport radiation
emergencies and are organised by HPA Radiation Protection Division
and are supported by the RADSAFE participants.
Topics covered
- Fundamentals of radiation protection
- Instrumentation and monitoring
- Overview of transport arrangements
- RADSAFE
- NAIR
- Desktop exercises
- Practical exercises
The course concludes with a panel discussion.
Course dates
- 30 September 2008
Glasgow
- 29 October 2008
Chilton, Oxfordshire
- 12 February 2009
Leeds
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 Radiation Protection Division Training Centre.
Link to course brochure and application form to follow shortly. Call 01235 822701 to book directly.
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 Radiation Protection Division are available.
Lecturers
The lecturers will be HPA Radiation Protection Division 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 Radiation Protection Division Training Centre (chilton.training@hpa.org.uk) or the Emergency Response Group (erg@hpa.org.uk).
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