Health and Safety - Management Series: NORM Awareness
Product Code: reg044 Time: 30.0 minute(s) CEUs:

Summary:
This course provides an overview of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) and their hazards. The module covers NORM in industrial environment, types of radiation, their hazards and measurements, health effects of radiation, risks involved and ways to minimize these risks, and safe practices to follow when working with NORM.

Objectives:

  • Define NORM or Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
  • Define radiation
  • List type of radiation, their properties and hazards
  • How radiation is measured
  • Describe the amount of radiation that is safe and hence not regulated
  • Health effects of radiation and other risks
  • Describe ways to keep radiation as low as reasonably possible
  • List practices to follow when working with NORM


Topics:

  • Radiation
  • Radiation measurement
  • Contamination vs. radiation
  • Health effects
  • Radiation Risks
  • The 'ALARA' concept
  • Working with NORM

Technical Requirements:
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.

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