Radiation and X-Ray Safety Training

Practical sessions

All practical sessions are located at the permanent Safety & Risk Services training lab in Koerner Pavilion, UBC Hospital Room G326

There are practical sessions scheduled every month, usually 2-3 weeks in advance.

Location: Room G326, Koerner Pavilion UBC Hospital

  • Building is secure, access is only through UBC Hospital at the Main Wesbrook Mall entrance. Once inside the hospital, G326 is one level down.
  • Please leave time to find the location and arrive on time. Map link for directions
  • If you cannot attend a booked session, please cancel as soon as you can so that others are able to register. If you repeatedly fail to show for sessions without cancelling your registration in advance you may be blocked from further registration until the reason for your repeated absence is accepted by the course instructors.

When attending the session, you must

  • Arrive on time! Latecomers will not be allowed to join.
  • Leave behind all superfluous items as space is limited.
  • Wear lab appropriate clothing – long loose-fitting pants and fully covering liquid-resistant shoes (mandatory).

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Radiation and X-Ray Safety Training

Which Radiation Safety Course do I need?

If you are… Then take It includes
Faculty, Staff, a visiting researcher or student working under a radiation permit or holding a radiation permit who has not taken the course before General Radiation Safety for Authorized Users
  • Part 1: 8 x 20 minute online modules, each followed by a quiz
  • Part 2: A written assignment
  • Part 3: A 2.5 hr in-person session
Staff, visiting researcher or student working under a radiation permit whose certificate expires soon. Prerequisite for the refresher course is a “General Radiation Safety for Authorized Users” course or equivalent UBC course completed within the last 3 years General Radiation Safety Refresher for Authorized Users
  • Part 1: Prerequisite – “General Radiation Safety for Authorized Users” course or equivalent UBC course must be completed within the last 3 years
  • Part 2: 8 x 20 minute online modules, each followed by a quiz

 
Faculty holding a radiation permit whose certificate expires soon. Prerequisite for the refresher course is a “General Radiation Safety for Authorized Users” course or equivalent UBC course completed within the last 3 years Radiation Safety Refresher for Permit Holders
  • Part 1: Prerequisite – “General Radiation Safety for Authorized Users” course or equivalent UBC course must be completed within the last 3 years
  • Part 2: 1 x 45 minute online module followed by a quiz
Faculty, Staff, a visiting researcher or student working with sealed source radiation and/or devices only Radiation Safety for Sealed Source Authorized Users
  • Part 1: 4 x 20 minute online modules, each followed by a quiz
  • Part 2: A written assignment
Faculty, Staff, a visiting researcher or student working with sealed source radiation and/or devices only and whose certificate expires soon. Prerequisite for the refresher course is a “Radiation Safety for Sealed Source Authorized Users” course or equivalent UBC course must be completed within the last 3 years Radiation Safety Refresher for Sealed Source Authorized Users
  • Part 1: Prerequisite – “Radiation Safety for Sealed Source Authorized Users” course or equivalent UBC course must be completed within the last 3 years
  • Part 2: 4 x 20 minute online modules, each followed by a quiz
Faculty, staff, visiting researcher or student shipping radioative materials or taking radiation devices to sites Transport of Dangerous Goods Class 7 Offered online through BCIT

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