Non-User Awareness
$49.00
Description
This online course is designed as a “Portable Gauge 101” for support/administrative/professional staff who don’t handle (operate) portable gauges or frequent restricted areas (gauge storage) and who in the course of employment are not likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem (1 mSv).
Non-Users not likely to receive an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem in a year from licensed gauges are not subject to the NRC on-the-job radiation safety “instruction” requirements specified in Title 10 CFR 19.12.
This course is accepted for use in every state.
Topics Covered Include:
- radiation basics
- gauge manufacturers
- how the gauge uses ionizing radiation to measure moisture and density
- sealed source encapsulation
- role of the radiation agency and the USDOT
- control of radioactive material
- portable nuclear gauges in the age of terrorism
- legal limits for radiation exposure
- typical exposure for gauge operators
- potential health hazards from gauges
- gauge incidents
- NRC and USDOT 24-hr emergency phone number
Certificate
A certificate is issued for this course following a 70-percent passing score on the 10-question exam.
- Non-User Awareness (Portable Nuclear Gauge)
