2020-01-01-985 - PACKAGING AND SHIPPING CLASS 7 (RADIOACTIVE) MATERIAL - Sean Austin, CHP ( 2020-01-01 - 2023-12-31 )
ID Number
2020-01-01-985
Course Title
PACKAGING AND SHIPPING CLASS 7 (RADIOACTIVE) MATERIAL
Sponsor
Sean Austin, CHP
Credits
9
Valid from/to
-
Description
This course provides training on packaging and shipping Class 7 (radioactive) material. Topics include reviewing regulatory requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and various Agreement States that regulate the use of certain types of radioactive material in research, medicine, manufacturing, construction, and other industries. Topics covered Include:
• Hazardous Materials General Awareness,
• Function Specific Requirements, which includes
o Determination of Proper Packaging
Type A
Type B
Excepted
Industrial
o Conducting Radiation Surveys on Packages and Instrument Choice
Dose rate limits for packages, vehicles
Contamination limits (alpha, beta, gamma)
o Labeling, Marking, Shipping Papers, and Placarding
• Safety and Emergency Response
• Excepted Package Shipments
• Low Specific Activity (LSA) and Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO) Shipments
• Shipping Low-Level Radioactive Waste
• Hazardous Materials General Awareness,
• Function Specific Requirements, which includes
o Determination of Proper Packaging
Type A
Type B
Excepted
Industrial
o Conducting Radiation Surveys on Packages and Instrument Choice
Dose rate limits for packages, vehicles
Contamination limits (alpha, beta, gamma)
o Labeling, Marking, Shipping Papers, and Placarding
• Safety and Emergency Response
• Excepted Package Shipments
• Low Specific Activity (LSA) and Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO) Shipments
• Shipping Low-Level Radioactive Waste
CEU credit type
Group A-Formal Educational Activities
CEU credit sub-type
A - Short course related to the practice of health physics