Description
Our RSO online training course provides the REQUIRED training to run the radiation safety officer program. It covers the 20 & 40 hour RSO class duties and responsibilities including radiation fundamentals, dose calculations, regulations, handling/storage and security of radioactive materials, emergency actions, rad disposal, and more.
We are proud of our Radiation Safety Officer Training and our high student pass rate on the RSO certification exam. This comes from our ability to simplify complex technical and regulatory subjects. Our impressive courses deliver textbook materials combined with real-world experience to deepen learning.
Graduates leave with 100% of the necessary resources, knowledge, and confidence to conduct a safe and regulatory-compliant radiation safety program.
This course meets all the training criteria of NUREG 1556 Vol 4, Appendix D. It also reviews all the pertinent regulations covered under 10 CFR Parts 2, 19, 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 37, 71, 110, 150, 170, and 171.
To receive a radiation safety exam certificate, students must pass a final exam with an 80% or better grade.
About our eLearn Lessons
The eLearn course is approximately 16 hours in duration so it can be completed in as little as two days. Because of its highly concentrated form, the materials presented are equivalent to 40 hours of traditional classroom instruction; however, there is no 40-hour requirement for RSO training course for fixed gauges as is often believed or promoted.
The 40-hour RSO certificate requirement is; however, very true for other types of nuclear devices, products, or services that are higher risk such as in medicine, research, and food/medical supply irradiation, etc. These are identified in the other volumes of NUREG 1556.
FULL ACCESS TO TRAINING MATERIALS FOR 1-YEAR
Students can log in to this course and have complete access to all the materials for one full year from the date of purchase.
RSO CERTIFICATE IN YOUR NAME
Once you pass the final RSO exam, you will be issued for download a RSOcertificate.pdf that includes the course name, applicable regulations, your name, date of completion, and signature by the authorized trainer.
RADIATION SAFETY CERTIFICATE, LENGTH OF VALIDITY
There is no specific time length requirement for when you need to retrain for this job certificate. We only suggest that one would be wise to retake this course periodically to update oneself on any new regulations or requirements that may have been forgotten.
RADIATION SAFETY E-COURSE LENGTH
This eLearn RSO online training course is typically completed in 14- 16 hours, so it can be completed in as little as two days. Because of its highly concentrated form, the materials presented are equivalent to 40 hours of traditional classroom instruction; however, there is no 40-hour requirement for RSO training for fixed gauges as is often believed or promoted.
The 40-hour requirement is only required for other types of nuclear devices, products, or services that are deemed higher risk such as in medicine, research, and food/medical supply irradiation, etc. These are identified in the other volumes of NUREG 1556.
If you wish to have a customized course, contact JC at 208-206-3203.
LEARN MORE ABOUT eLEARN RADIATION SOLUTIONS SAFETY COURSES
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