Effective workplace radiation safety training

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dc.contributor.authorBus, Jen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-11T02:22:49Zen_AU
dc.date.available2022-08-11T02:22:49Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2017-08-07en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-04-22en_AU
dc.description.abstractEffective workplace radiation safety training is achieved through the implementation of the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) process. SAT is a multi-step, iterative process for the development and continuous improvement of radiation safety training. Key components of SAT are the training needs analysis, overarching training program, learning objectives, content and assessment development and training effectiveness evaluation. The fundamentals of radiation safety as it applies at ANSTO are covered by the Basic Radiation Safety course followed within three months by the scenario-based Radiation Safety Workshop, that classified workers enrolled on the ANSTO dosimetry service are required to complete every five years. To complement this there has been radiation safety training developed on the specific radiological hazards encountered and the radiation protection arrangements at the Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) reactor. This training consists of an OPAL radiation safety training course for staff new to the facility, and an online OPAL radiation safety training refresher which is required to be completed every three years. The initial training is a full-day instructor led course that consists of a mixture of lectures, workshops, a practical exercise, a tour of the facility and a written exam. The online refresher training consists of two parts: reading key radiation safety documents specific to OPAL followed by an online exam, and an online module that consists of interactive tasks, maps, photos and information followed by an online exam. This oral presentation examines how by using the SAT process an effective radiation safety training program has been developed for classified workers at the OPAL reactor to ensure they have the desired knowledge, skills, experience and attitude to radiation safety.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationBus, J. (2017). Effective workplace radiation safety training. Paper presented to APRS 2017: "Science and the art of radiation protection broadening the horizon", Novotel Wollongong Northbeach, Wollongong, NSW, 6-9 August 2017. (pp. 33-34).en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate9 August 2017en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenameAPRS 2017: 'Science and the art of radiation protection broadening the horizon'en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceWollongong, NSWen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate6 August 2017en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination33-34en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/13515en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralasian Radiation Protection Societyen_AU
dc.subjectANSTOen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectOPAL Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectPersonnelen_AU
dc.subjectTrainingen_AU
dc.subjectRadiation protectionen_AU
dc.titleEffective workplace radiation safety trainingen_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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