2020-11-11-2012 - USEPA - DOT, NRC & IATA Requirements for Shipment, Receipt & Transport of Radioactive Materials - US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - National Center for Radiation Field Operations ( 2020-11-11 - 2024-11-10 )

ID Number

2020-11-11-2012

Course Title

USEPA - DOT, NRC & IATA Requirements for Shipment, Receipt & Transport of Radioactive Materials

Sponsor

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - National Center for Radiation Field Operations

Credits

5

Valid from/to

-

Description

This course provides training to Agency personnel on packaging, shipping, receipt and transport of Class 7 (radioactive) material. Objectives include
-Understanding applicable regulations for transport of radioactive material
-Classification of radioactive material
-Packaging of radioactive material
-Marking and Labeling of radioactive material packages
-Shipping Paper requirements
-Identify contamination and radiation exposure limits
-Recognize carrier transport requirements
-Understand procedures for receiving and unpacking radioactive material packages
-Identify Incident Reporting, Radiations Safety, Emergency Response, and Security Awareness requirements as it pertains to transport of radioactive material
-Practice packaging requirements for transport of various types of radioactive material

CEU credit type

Group A-Formal Educational Activities

CEU credit sub-type

A - Short course related to the practice of health physics