Radioactive Material Handling

All employees and researchers planning to work with radioactive materials must attend an orientation session with one of the Health Physicists in the EH&S Office. This work-specific course is part of the certification process to become an authorized radiation worker at the Institute.

Topics include:

    Regulatory requirements
    Radiation protection program and policies at the Institute
    Radiation fundamentals
    Safe laboratory procedures
    Radiation Instrumentation

Attendees will receive copies of the Radiation Safety Manual and the Radiation Safety Training and Reference Manual.

Visit our Training Calendar Tab for course dates and time.

To enroll in this course:

    Log onto access.caltech
    Under SELF SERVICE, click the Training and Professional Development link
    Search for course in search box
    Enroll in course