Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)

40-hour course, US$ 1,995
with LSC Option, US$ 2,195
with DOT Certification Option, $2,195

Newly updated course content and electives

Highly acclaimed by over 2,000 RSOs in the past 10 years

We offer this course monthly with free refresher training for all former RSO students and free online course preview for all students. Our Certified Health Physicist faculty are full time training professionals on staff. Collectively we have over 100 years of practical radiation safety program experience to assure that you will be well prepared to serve as an RSO.

Tailor the Course to Your Needs with Electives

This is not a “one-class-fits-all” course. Throughout the week students can choose electives to tailor the course to their special program needs in research, medicine, biomedical, hospitals, government, universities, irradiators, x-ray machines, sealed source gauges, radiography, and other industrial applications.

Required Subjects

Students must complete 31 hours in the following subjects: radiation and radioactivity, radioactive decay, radiation units, sources of radiation, interaction with matter, health effects, regulations and protection standards, licensing, enforcement, dosimetry, shielding, litigation, radiation instruments, interpreting radiation data, quality assurance, transportation overview, receiving of radioactive materials, developing training programs, radiation safety program management, preparing for inspections, and emergency response.

Elective Subjects

Students must complete at least 9 hours from the following 23 hours of electives: sealed sources and industrial gauges, leak testing, x-ray safety, radioactive wastes and manifests, math review, problem solving, license applications, medical regulations (10CFR35), internal dosimetry, medical radiation safety, practical record-keeping, how to conduct surveys, effective communications for RSOs, and training for the radiation safety trainer.

Emphasis on Practical Knowledge

This is not a course about theory. We emphasize practical knowledge for implementing a good radiation safety program at a reasonable cost and how to assure good radiation safety inspections. Each student will receive extensive reference materials including a specially designed 1,200 page Radiation Safety Officer Manual, which includes relevant Federal regulations and selected Regulatory Guides.

Free Online Course Preview

Prior to attending our course, you will be invited to complete our online Fundamentals of Radiation Safety course. This free course provides an excellent preview of radiation fundamentals as well as introduces some radiation mathematic concepts.

Free Refresher Training

After completing this course, you may return at any time to take part or all of the course over once again as refresher training for free. You will receive all new handout materials.

Certificates

You will be issued a course certificate showing completion of a 40-hour RSO class.

Full-Time Professional Faculty

Ray Johnson, MS, PE, FHPS, CHP
Dr. Alan Fellman, CHP, RSO
Sean Austin, MS, CHP, RSO
Kelly Austin, MS, CHP
Mike Jedlicka, HP
Ed Maher Sc. D, CHP
Judson Kenoyer, CHP, CIH

Liquid Scintillation Counting Option

Students selecting this option (additional $200 fee required) will complete an additional four hours of course work on the fundamentals of liquid scintillation counting (LSC). The objective of this class is to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles of liquid scintillation counting for analysis of surface swipes, biomedical, environmental, waste and other types of samples. This module is conducted at the end of the regular RSO course on Friday afternoon.

DOT HAZMAT Certification Option

Students selecting this option (additional $200 fee required) will complete an additional four hours of course work on shipping and receiving of radioactive materials. This class is designed to train workers in the requirements of the DOT as specified by 49 CFR 172 Subpart H and the NRC as specified by 10 CFR 71.5 and 10 CFR 20.1906. This module is conducted at the end of the regular RSO course on Friday afternoon and will conclude with an examination. Students who successfully complete the exam will receive an additional certificate documenting this training.

Training Dates

2008
July 21 - 25
August 18 - 22
September 8 - 12
September 29 - October 3 * Las Vegas *
October 6 - 10
November 3 - 7
November 17 - 21 *Acton, MA*
December 8 - 12

Course Credits

AAHP - 32 CE Credits
ABIH - 4.5 CM Points or
   - 5.0 CM Points (with DOT or LSC Option)
ARRT and SNMT - 46.75 CEH

Free Online Course Preview

Free refresher training
(you may take this course once again for free)

Elective modules for customized training

Liquid Scintillation Counting Option

DOT HAZMAT Certification Option

Radiation Safety Officer
Sample Agenda

Elective courses are displayed in italics. To earn a 40-hour certificate, students must complete all 32 hours of required classes and at least 8 hours of elective classes.

Day 1 | Monday

Day 2 | Tuesday

Day 3 | Wednesday

7:30	Continental Breakfast
8:00	Radiation Survey Instruments
12:00	Lunch (provided)
12:30	Instruments Lab, Applications & Troubleshooting
2:30	Emergency Response
3:30	Radiation Safety Surveys
3:30	Effective Communications for the Radiation Safety Officer as a Manager and Instructor
5:00	Daily Review
5:30	Hands-on Laboratory Survey and PPE Exercise (optional)
7:00	Adjourn for the day

Day 4 | Thursday

Day 5 | Friday