Radiation Safety Training
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
Ricardo Gaytan
Radiation Safety Technician
180 University Service Center
(740) 597-2950 (Office)
(740) 593-1661 (Lab)
gaytan@ohio.edu
Additional Information:
- Who needs radiation safety training? [PDF]
- Outline of Topics Covered in Radiation Safety Training [PDF]
- Index of Radiation Safety Training Handouts
- Understanding Radiation [PDF]
- Risk Factors [PDF]
- Film Badge/Bioassay Request Form [PDF]
- Laboratory Rules for Radioactive Material Users [PDF]
- Sanitary Sewer Release Criteria [PDF]
- Spill Notification Action Limits [PDF]
- Decontamination Procedures [PDF]
- Personnel Decontamination [PDF]
- Radiation Exposure History Form [PDF]
- Personal Radiation Dose [PDF]
- Common Radionuclides, Energies and Half-Lifes [PDF]
- Radiation Properties Packet [PDF]*
*Original source from Princeton University's Initial Radiation Safety Training Guide