Radiation Safety Training and Health Physics Overview

Dr. Steven Dewey heads a team in Health Physics focusing on radiation safety training, monitoring, and response to emergencies. The team emphasizes ALARA principles and safety culture, providing a safe working environment. They offer various training programs on radiation safety and exposure risks, including in-person tours and hands-on classroom training. Joining the team involves responsibilities such as maintaining radiation monitors, managing radioactive waste, and responding to radiological emergencies. Personal safety and understanding risks are key priorities for the team.

• Radiation Safety
• Health Physics
• Training
• ALARA Principles
• Radiation Exposure

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1. Dr. Steven Dewey Chief, Health Physics Health Physics An Introduction

2. What do we do? RADIATION SAFETY

3. Radiation Safety Training Risks of radiation exposure How to use radiation meters How to work safely with radiation Requirements and procedures at the NCNR Health Physics Monitor radiation exposures Surveys throughout the building Monitor individuals' exposure Monitor releases to the environment

4. Health Physics Maintain radiation monitors Monitor reactor and instrument stations for radiation concerns Monitor work with increased radiation risks Manage radioactive waste Review new work and develop controls Monitor contamination throughout the facility Response to radiological emergencies

5. One team Chief Five Health Physicists One Health Technician Supervisor Five Health Physics Technicians (two vacancies) The HP Team

6. We want you to understand the risks you are exposed to Important that you understand how to protect yourself ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable Provide you with a safe working environment Safety Culture is our driving principle Ask questions! If you don t understand ask If something does look, sound, or feel right? Stop ASK Take personal responsibility for your safety Safety Principles

7. What can you expect if/when you return? Training Online training on radiation safety What are the risks associated with radiation exposure? What are the regulatory exposure limits? What are the requirements at the NCNR An in-person radiation safety tour of the building 1-2 hours of all the radiation safety features, requirements, and procedures at the NCNR Hands on Classroom Training A 1 hour hands on training on using instruments, dosimetry, etc

8. Assignment of a radiation dosimeter Help receiving your samples (if they are radioactive) Help shipping your samples Are radioactive after your analysis? Answer your questions Respond if you have a spill/incident involving radiation What can you expect?

9. QUESTIONS? Steven Dewey, CHP, PhD Chief, NCNR Health Physics 301-975-5810 Steven.Dewey@nist.gov