Radioactive Material Safety Training Information
Both the Radiation Safety Training Manual and the Radioactive Material Safety Program are available as documents from the EHSS website (pdf versions online as well). This began in October of 2009. If you have any trouble downloading the documents, please contact Doug Smiley at 231-5364 or email to smileydc@vt.edu.
All individuals must view three videos in addition to studying the Training and Material Safety documents noted above. You should allow approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes total viewing time for the three videos.
The titles are:
The Key to Contamination Control - Play Video
The Key to Contamination Monitoring/Contamination Detection - Play Video
The Key to Decontamination Procedures - Play Video
To play these videos you need to have Real Player installed in your computer. Click on this link to download Real Player.
Once the videos have been viewed and the training material has been studied, a 2-hour lecture and test must be attended at the Radiation Safety Office. The test is a 33 question multiple-choice test (calculators are not required) and a score of 70% must be achieved to pass. Please register for a test time through the EHSS website at Class Schedule and Registration.
Lectures/tests are offered:
FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 2 PM
THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 10 AM
The successful completion of the radiation safety training does not automatically authorize you to use radioactive material. You must be added to an approved local authorization by an amendment submitted by a principal authorized user of a laboratory, or in the case of new faculty members, by the submission of an application to use radioactive material.
Note: If you have worked with radioisotopes at Virginia Tech previously, then you only need to complete the Laboratory Radiation Refresher Training to apply for an authorization.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any accommodations, please contact Doug Smiley at 540-231-5364 or smileydc@vt.edu at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled test.