X-Ray Safety Officer (XSO)
If you are responsible under provincial and federal regulations for the safety of employees exposed to X-rays in the workplace, the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada offers a three-day X-ray Safety Officer (XSO) course which has been awarded 1.0 maintenance point by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals.
Your Legal Obligations
Across Canada, many employers and employees responsible for workplace safety are not fully aware of regulations governing the use of X-ray equipment in the workplace. Yet, every province and territory has such regulations.
These regulations have the force of law. For example, in most provinces, regulations require that an employer designate and provide the name of a qualified person to oversee the safe use of X-ray equipment. Federal regulations also apply.
When you complete the requirements of the three-day X-ray Safety Officer® (XSO) course and receive your XSO Certificate, you will be more knowledgeable about your employer’s legal obligations and more confident about your ability to meet them.
The Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists awards 2 Maintenance Points to individuals who have successfully completed this course.
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene awards 3 CM Points to individuals who have successfully completed this course.
Subjects Covered
- Structure of matter
- Understanding radiation
- X-rays: radiation made by machine
- Radiation quantities and units
- Biological and health effects of exposure to X-rays
- X-ray systems, X-ray imaging and safety survey
- Scattering and attenuation of X-rays
- Radiation detection, instrumentation and dosimetry
- Radiation protection principles and practices
- Hands-on exercises in the practical application of radiation protection principles
- What the law requires: Key federal, provincial and territorial regulations on x-ray safety
March 27 – March 29, 2012
October 30 – November 1, 2012
All of our courses will take place at the beautiful Sutton Place Toronto hotel in Downtown Toronto, Ontario. Please contact the hotel directly at 1.800.268.3790 to make your reservation and take advantage of the promotional room rate. Reservations can also be made by email at res_toronto@suttonplace.com.
XSO is not for you?
If you find that XSO course is not what you need, please take a moment to look at other radiation safety courses we offer: Radiation Safety Awareness Education and Employee Radiation Safety Training
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Listen, in English, and in French.
Free Online Course on Radiation Safety!
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Radiation Safety in The Workplace Podcast, Part 1
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), in collaboration with the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada, has just released Part I of a special two-part mini-series Podcast on radiation in the workplace. In this episode, our Radiation Scientist Claire Cohalan, answers questions on the nature of radiation, where can it be found, and what the potential health effects to workers are. Listen, in English, and in French. Stay tuned! The second part of this podcast will be released next month!
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