Radiation safety training is generally held once a month, unless otherwise requested. The orientation takes approximately 4 hours to complete from the presentation to the final test. For more information regarding the next available session, please contact either of the following:

Alan Watts
Radiation Safety Officer
179 University Service Center
(740) 593-4176
wattsa@ohio.edu

Susan Hopkins
Records Management Officer
142 University Service Center
(740) 593-1661
hopkinss@ohio.edu

Additional Information:

• Who needs radiation safety training?
• Outline of Topics Covered in Radiation Safety Training
• Index of Radiation Safety Training Handouts
  • Understanding Radiation
  • Risk Factors
  • Film Badge/Bioassay Request Form
  • Laboratory Rules for Radioactive Material Users
  • Sanitary Sewer Release Criteria
  • Spill Notification Action Limits
  • Decontamination Procedures
  • Personnel Decontamination
  • Radiation Exposure History Form
  • Personal Radiation Dose
  • Common Radionuclides, Energies and Half-Lifes
  • Radiation Properties Packet*

*Original source from Princeton University's Initial Radiation Safety Training Guide