Radiation Protection Supervisor Training (RPS)

Train2Protect’s Radiation Protection Supervisors training (RPS)  course is designed to enable post/mail rooms and baggage screeners to  meet the core requirements of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17).

The IRR17 requires that employers provide sufficient information, instruction and training to all those who might be affected by ionising radiation. So, if your company uses equipment such as X-ray generators or radioactive sources for baggage or mail screening , you are deemed to be a ‘radiation employer‘ and are required to appoint a Radiation Protection Supervisor.

• Are you confident that you would sail through an inspection by the HSE  on the IRR17?
• Are you sure that your working environment and procedures fully protect your staff?
• Are you happy that your Radiation Protection Supervisor training is sufficient to satisfy the Health and Safety Executive requirement for “core competence”?

If you have doubts over any of the above, then this course is for you or your employee.

Course Content

• The duties of the RPS for ensuring on-going safety
• The nature of the X-ray hazard, the magnitude of the operational risk, the controls and safety features built into the device
• Ionising radiations: Types of radiation; radioactive decay; units of activity; half-life; energies; sealed sources; radiation; X-ray scanning equipment; properties of the radiations – by demonstration
• Radiation dose and effects on health: Dose quantities and units; background exposures; benchmarks of dose; immediate and long term effects on health; statutory dose limits and the ALARP principle
• Principles of protection: Time, distance, shielding; the ‘inverse square law’; duties given to the RPS for ensuring both regulatory compliance and optimal radiation safety in the use of postal and baggage scanners
• Management of radiation safety: Protection of persons by the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 with reference to postal & baggage scanners

Who should attend?

• At least one person in the mailroom, facilities management or security who is responsible for the safe functioning of your X-ray scanner
• Anyone who has responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of the people in your organisation.

What our students say about this course:

Great instructor, informative and engaging

Exceeded expectations, thank you

Delivery

You can now carry out the training from anywhere, work or home with our instructor led online TEAMS course.

Course Booking

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