Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) Training Service | in Dammam - Riyadh - Jeddah - Makkah

1. Introduction to Radiation Safety Officer Role

• RSO responsibilities and authority including (program oversight, regulatory compliance, license conditions, staff supervision)

• Regulatory framework including (IAEA Safety Standards, 10 CFR Part 20, 10 CFR Part 19, local radiation control regulations)

• Qualifications and training requirements including (education, experience, certification, continuing education)

• Radiation safety program elements including (written procedures, training, monitoring, recordkeeping)

• Management support and resources including (organizational structure, budget allocation, staffing, equipment)

• Communication responsibilities including (workers, management, regulatory authorities, emergency responders)

• Ethics and professional conduct including (independent oversight, conflict of interest, objectivity)

2. Radiation Physics and Biology Fundamentals

• Ionizing radiation types including (alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, x-rays, neutrons)

• Radioactivity and decay including (half-life, activity units Becquerel and Curie, decay modes)

• Radiation interaction with matter including (attenuation, shielding, energy transfer, penetration depth)

• Biological effects of radiation including (deterministic effects, stochastic effects, acute versus chronic exposure)

• Radiation units including (absorbed dose Gray, equivalent dose Sievert, exposure Roentgen, activity)

• Dose-response relationships including (threshold effects, linear no-threshold model, risk estimates)

• Radiosensitivity factors including (tissue sensitivity, age, gender, fractionation, dose rate)

3. Radiation Protection Principles and Dose Limits

• ALARA principle application including (justification, optimization, dose limitation)

• Time, distance, and shielding including (exposure reduction methods, inverse square law, half-value layer)

• Occupational dose limits per 10 CFR Part 20 including (50 mSv/year total effective dose, 500 mSv/year extremity, 150 mSv/year lens of eye)

• Public dose limits including (1 mSv/year, unrestricted area requirements, effluent limitations)

• Declared pregnant worker protection including (5 mSv embryo/fetus dose limit, voluntary declaration, work restrictions)

• Minors and students including (10% of adult limits, educational purposes, supervision requirements)

• IAEA Basic Safety Standards including (international dose limits, regulatory framework, graded approach)

4. Radiation Safety Program Development

• Written radiation safety program including (scope, responsibilities, procedures, emergency plans)

• License application and maintenance including (authorization limits, conditions, amendments, renewals)

• Standard operating procedures including (radiation source use, security, waste management, emergencies)

• Radiation work permits including (high-risk activities, special authorizations, controls documentation)

• Audit and inspection programs including (internal reviews, regulatory inspections, corrective actions)

• Quality assurance including (equipment calibration, procedure verification, performance indicators)

• Program evaluation including (effectiveness metrics, trend analysis, continuous improvement)

5. Radiation Detection and Measurement

• Detection instruments including (Geiger-Mueller counters, scintillation detectors, ionization chambers, dosimeters)

• Survey meter selection including (radiation type, energy range, sensitivity, environmental conditions)

• Instrument calibration including (frequency requirements, calibration sources, documentation, out-of-tolerance procedures)

• Contamination surveys including (direct measurement, wipe tests, detection limits, background correction)

• Exposure rate measurements including (area surveys, point source measurements, contact readings)

• Counting statistics including (uncertainty, background subtraction, minimum detectable activity)

• Quality control including (daily checks, source checks, response verification, maintenance)

6. Personnel Monitoring and Dosimetry

• External dosimetry including (thermoluminescent dosimeters, optically stimulated luminescence, film badges, electronic dosimeters)

• Internal dosimetry including (bioassay, whole body counting, air sampling, dose assessment)

• Dosimeter assignment and use including (wear locations, exchange frequency, investigational levels)

• Dose record maintenance per 10 CFR Part 20 including (lifetime records, annual reports, termination summaries)

• Dose investigations including (elevated readings, unusual exposures, corrective actions)

• NRC Form 5 occupational dose reporting including (annual dose records, recordkeeping requirements, worker access)

• Extremity monitoring including (ring badges, wrist dosimeters, declaration of pregnancy monitoring)

7. Radioactive Materials Management

• Material receipt and inventory including (package inspection, wipe tests, activity verification, database entry)

• Storage requirements including (posting, shielding, security, segregation by half-life)

• Usage tracking including (sign-out systems, accountability, leak tests, periodic inventory per 10 CFR Part 20)

• Material transfer including (authorization verification, shipping requirements, DOT regulations, documentation)

• Sealed source inventory including (leak testing frequency, integrity verification, disposal planning)

• Radioactive waste management including (segregation, decay-in-storage, disposal pathways, 10 CFR Part 61)

• Security measures including (access control, theft/loss reporting, increased controls for risk-significant sources)

8. ALARA Program Implementation

• ALARA committee including (membership, meeting frequency, review functions, documentation)

• Dose optimization techniques including (work planning, mock-ups, shielding, remote handling)

• Administrative dose levels including (investigation levels, ALARA goals, management review)

• Collective dose tracking including (person-Sievert monitoring, trending, dose reduction initiatives)

• Engineering controls including (shielding design, ventilation, containment, automation)

• Work practice controls including (procedures, time limits, task rotation, rehearsals)

• Cost-benefit analysis including (dose reduction value, implementation costs, optimization decisions)

9. Area and Facility Controls

• Controlled area designation including (posting requirements, access control, radiation levels per 10 CFR Part 20)

• Restricted area requirements including (occupancy limits, monitoring, posting)

• Radiation area posting including (radiation area, high radiation area, very high radiation area, airborne radioactivity area)

• Contamination control including (surface contamination limits, release criteria, decontamination)

• Ventilation and containment including (fume hoods, glove boxes, negative pressure, air monitoring)

• Shielding design including (material selection, thickness calculation, streaming prevention)

• Access control including (locked storage, authorization lists, key control, interlocks)

10. Training and Communication Programs

• Regulatory training requirements per 10 CFR Part 19 including (worker rights, procedures, radiation risks, reporting)

• Initial training including (radiation fundamentals, procedures, emergency response, ALARA)

• Refresher training including (annual updates, regulatory changes, incident lessons learned)

• Training documentation including (attendance records, content, exam results, competency verification)

• Radiation worker rights including (dose information access, safety concerns, participation)

• Safety meetings including (frequency, topics, worker involvement, minutes documentation)

• Public information including (effluent reports, dose to public, community engagement)

11. Emergency Response and Incident Management

• Emergency classification including (notification of unusual event, alert, site area emergency, general emergency)

• Emergency procedures including (notification, response actions, medical treatment, decontamination)

• Spill response including (minor spill procedures, major spill evacuation, contamination control, cleanup)

• Medical emergencies including (contaminated injury, internal intake, external exposure, hospital coordination)

• Event reporting to regulatory authorities including (24-hour notification, 30-day written report, 10 CFR Part 20 criteria)

• Incident investigation including (root cause analysis, corrective actions, lessons learned)

• Emergency equipment including (survey instruments, decontamination supplies, protective equipment, emergency kits)

12. Regulatory Compliance and Inspections

• License compliance including (authorized materials, possession limits, use locations, conditions)

• Regulatory inspection preparation including (program review, records organization, facility readiness)

• Inspection conduct including (opening meeting, document review, facility tour, interviews, exit meeting)

• Violation response including (corrective actions, reply letters, timelines, escalation enforcement)

• Recordkeeping requirements per 10 CFR Part 20 including (surveys, calibrations, dose records, waste disposal, retention periods)

• IAEA safeguards including (nuclear materials accounting, physical inventory, reporting)

• Decommissioning planning including (financial assurance, final surveys, license termination, site release)