Ionizing Radiation

Although radiation offers many benefits, exposure to it can also threaten our health and the quality of our environment. We cannot eliminate radiation, but this training shows how we can reduce our risk by controlling our exposure to it. Ideal learners include for workers whose job duties require them to work or spend time in any portion of an area where harmful radiation may be present.

 Define ionizing radiation;

 Identify types and sources of ionizing radiation;

 Recognize the risks and health effects of exposure to radiation;

 Describe basic practices to maintain radiation exposures "as low as reasonably achievable";

 Recall measures used to control radiation doses in the workplace;

 Recognize what to do in the event of an emergency involving ionizing radiation

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1096;

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.53