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Radiation Safety Officer (RSO-1)

rso-1-2010Our five-day Radiation Safety Officer (RSO-1) training is the premiere course of its kind in Canada and is designed to provide qualified radiation safety personnel for companies and institutions using radioactive materials under Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) regulations.

If you are responsible for workplace radiation safety within your organization, you owe it to your fellow employees to benefit from this highly acclaimed program.

How you learn

You learn in a friendly classroom setting over a period of five days. Each day has several learning sessions. Appropriate refreshment breaks are included. Your learning is enhanced by lively discussions and video presentations.

When you complete the course requirements and pass the final exam, you will receive the Institute’s Radiation Safety Officer (RSO-1) Certificate. You will also be eligible to write the Canadian Radiation Protection Association’s professional registration exam.

Subjects Covered

  • Structure of matter
  • Radiation and radioactivity
  • Radiation quantities and units
  • Radiation detection, instrumentation and dosimetry
  • Biological and health effects of exposure to radiation
  • Radiation protection principles and practices, including contamination control
  • Hands-on exercises in the practical application of radiation protection principles
  • Nuclear gauges and their applications
  • Workplace radiation safety program: organization and administration
  • Emergency procedures
  • Employee training
  • Transport of radioactive materials
  • Workplace inspections and audits
  • Regulatory agencies and standard-setting organizations
  • Licensing of nuclear substances and radiation devices
  • Key sections of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and Regulations

Train your colleagues yourself!

To help RSO-1 graduates train workers at their company or institution, we offer an efficient, ready-to-go training tool on CD, Basics of Radiation Safety. Special price for RSO-1 graduates is $299.00 (plus GST).

2010 RSO-1 Course Dates:

April 12 to April 16
May 31 to June 4
September 20 to September 24
October 25 to October 29
November 29 to December 3

All of our 2010 courses will take place at the newly renovated  Ramada Plaza Toronto hotel in Downtown Toronto, Ontario. Please contact the hotel directly at 1-800-567-2233 to make your reservation and take advantage of the promotional room rate. Reservations can also be made by email at reservations@ramadaplazatoronto.com.

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