NORM Worker
Course Outline
Course Length: 4 hours - Course length shall vary depending on the number of students. Total course time does not include breaks.
Class Size: The maximum number of students that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be thirty–five (35) in the classroom session.
Course Objective:
- To provide occupational workers with relevant information associated with Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in the workplace.
- To provide employees who risk exposure to up to the legal limit of 5 Rem per year associated with NORM.
- To provide safe work practices for the NORM worker.
Course Design:
- Power Point©
- Lecture
- Audio/Video
Successful Course Completion:
- Requires a minimum score of 70% or better, unless otherwise specified by the student’s employer.
- Students will have no more than thirty (30) minutes to complete the exam.
- Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions (25).
Prerequisites
This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.
Course Outline:
- Understanding Radioactivity
- What is NORM?
- Origin of NORM
- NORM in the Workplace
- Radiation and Contamination
- Biological Damage from NORM
- Risks Compared to Daily Risks Taken
- Other Radiation Sources
- Worker Protection
- Regulation of NORM
- Emergency Response Procedures
COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY:
PRACTICAL SESSION –There is no Practical training for this course.
TRAINING CENTER PROVIDED MATERIAL
Student Requirements
Reference Material/Documents
- LA Chapter 10 Article 1012
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