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| As well as responding to our clients' radiation safety requirements, Stuart Hunt & Associates Ltd. offers a range of courses in radiation safety. The primary goal of all our training courses is to help clients meet their employee radiation safety training obligations and to provide participants with a sound and practical knowledge base applicable to their appropriate environment. A team of well trained and experienced instructors, all specialists in their respective areas, lead our courses.
Material is delivered in a clear and concise manner, highlighted with practical examples based on the instructor's own experience. Instruction includes both classroom lecture and practical radiation exercises designed to give participants the opportunity to put theory into practice.
Training can be conducted either on a client's site or at our facility in St. Albert. |
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| Stuart Hunt & Associates offers a variety of radiation safety courses to meet our client's diverse needs. Our training reflects our experiences within each course topic and combine traditional classroom instruction with demonstrations and handouts.
The course we currently offer are:
| Radiation Safety Orientation for Onsite Staff |
| Target Audience: Workers who will be in the vicinity of radioactive material, but do not actually come in contact with it. |
| Course Length: Approximately 2 hours |
| Course Focus: The course introduces the basic principals of radiation and radiation safety in order to familiarize onsite staff to the potential hazards surrounding the use of radioactive material. Basic radiation terminology is introduced and radiation protection practices are discussed. |
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| Radiation Safety for Nuclear Gauge Users |
| Target Audience: Workers who are involved with the operation and/or maintenance of either portable or fixed nuclear gauges. |
| Course Length: Approximately 6 to 8 hours (a 4 hour refresher version is also available) |
| Course Focus: This course provides a clear, concise overview of basic safety practices for individuals involved with the maintenance, installation and removal of nuclear gauging systems. Basic nuclear and radiation theory is covered to give attendees a basic understanding of the principals behind radiation. Dose, dose control and proper radiation safety techniques (including the proper use of radiation survey meters) is covered in detail. |
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| Radiation Safety for Emergency Response Personnel |
| Target Audience: First responders to accidents involving sealed radioactive sources, such as nuclear gauges. |
| Course Length: Approximately 4 hours |
| Course Focus: This course provides basic instruction on what steps need to be taken to bring a radioactive material incident under control. The units of radiation and radioactivity are introduced, the nature of radioactive materials and basic radiation protection are all covered. Corporate procedures are also reviewed producing a slightly site-specific version of the course. |
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| Radiation Safety for Users of Open Source Material |
| Target Audience: Workers who are involved with the handling of open source materials. |
| Course Length: Approximately 12 to 16 hours |
| Course Focus: This course provides basic instruction on the proper handling of unsealed radioactive material. In addition to the standard radiation safety topics, special attention is paid to contamination control and the detection of radioisotopes. |
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| In addition to our radiation safety courses, Stuart Hunt & Associates Ltd. offers training in regulatory areas as well. These courses focus more on the regulatory aspect of radioactivity than the radiation safety.
The courses we currently offer are:
| Transportation of Dangerous Goods "Certificate of Training" for Class 7 Material |
| Target Audience: Workers who will be responsible for the transportation of radioactive (Class 7) shipments. |
| Course Length: Approximately 4 to 6 hours (an additional radiation safety component can be added to the course increasing its length by 2 hours). |
| Course Focus: The course introduces the "Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances" regulations and the related TDG regulations. The regulations surrounding the transport, packaging and receipt of radioactive materials are covered. The course participant will be awarded a "Certificate of Training" for Class 7 materials. |
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| Entry-Level Radiation Safety Officer Training |
| Target Audience: Individuals who have been appointed as the RSO for their organization. |
| Course Length: Approximately 3 days. |
| Course Focus: This course provides a clear, concise overview of the requirements that an RSO must meet in order to stay compliant with the current regulations. Radiation safety instruction is given at a more in depth level, but the majority of the course is spent discussing the regulations, the role of the RSO and the fundamentals behind an effective radiation protection program. |
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| Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) have become an increasingly visible occupational concern. Many resource based industries are now beginning to take a look at how these often unknown sources of radiation exposure are impacting their workers. As a first-line of defence, training workers on the issues surrounding NORM is both effective and prudent.
The courses we currently offer are:
| The Detection and Handling of NORM |
| Target Audience: Workers who will be exposed to various sources of NORM due to their regular occupational duties. |
| Course Length: Approximately 8 hours (a 4 hour refresher version can be implemented) |
| Course Focus: The course introduces the issues surrounding NORM. Topics include basic radiation theory, the origin of NORM, the hazards surrounding NORM, the detection of NORM and basic radiation protection strategies. |
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| The Management of NORM |
| Target Audience: Individuals who are responsible for the development of policies regarding NORM. |
| Course Length: Approximately 4 hours. |
| Course Focus: This course provides discussion on the management of NORM. Issues such as radiation protection, NORM detection, dose management and disposal options are approached. |
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| In addition to our instructor based training courses, Stuart Hunt & Associates Ltd. also offers a more individualistic approach to training.
Our video, "Working Safely with Nuclear Gauges", is available for purchase to any individual or organization who requires frequent refresher training on basic radiation safety topics.
The video covers all the basic topics surrounding nuclear gauging, such as:
- basic radiation theory
- identification of radiation hazards
- units used to measure radiation
- the effects of radiation
- the relevant regulations
- responsibilities of those working with radioactive materials
- and emergency situation response.
In plain english and clear demonstrations, the video informs the viewer about the basics surrounding radiation protection and nuclear gauges. This video is ideal as an orientation for site personnel.
Running time: approximately 12 minutes |
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