Annual Safety Refresher/Recertification (Gauge Operator)
$49.00
Description
This course is designed as an annual safety refresher for portable nuclear gauge operators who are in a state where annual gauge safety recertification is a requirement of the licensing agency. A review of operating, emergency, security, and transportation procedures with authorized users is a key component of the licensee’s annual audit and is a license requirement.
Topics Covered Include:
- how a gauge works/gauge anatomy/sealed sources ionizing & special form souces
- radioactivity and radiation/decay (4 types gauge-emitted radiation)
- DT/BS
- density and moisture measurements using sealed sources
- Compaction Theory
- Exposure
- Dosimetry
- Dose Limits
- ALARA on the job
- shielding gauge sources penetrating power
- loading/unloading the vehicle & transport USDOT requirements
- homeland security
- emergency situations damage gauge transport accident
- lost or stolen gauge
- using the gauge at the jobsite (DT)
Certificate
A certificate is issued for this course following a 70-percent passing score on the exam.
- Annual Safety Refresher/Recertification (Portable Nuclear Gauge Operator)
