Certificate in Radiation safety
Loyalist College of Applied Arts & Technology
Key Information
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Campus location
Belleville, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 16,337 / per year
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Introduction
Radiation safety personnel monitor and control radiation exposure while implementing safety measures. Prepare for a career working together with physicists, occupational safety and health specialists, and public health officials in various nuclear, health care and natural environments.
How You'll Learn
The Radiation Safety program will include instruction in the following:
- Radiation physics
- Environmental radioactivity
- Radiological instrumentation
- Electronics of radiation detection equipment
- Radioactive waste management and control
- Safety and handling procedures
- Decontamination procedures
- Radioactivity testing and analysis
- Communication skills
Admissions
Curriculum
First Year - Semester One
- Communications
- Computer Applications Development
- General Sciences 1
- Industrial Safety Culture and Human Performance
- Introduction to Radiation and Nuclear Fundamentals
- Mathematics 1
- Radiation Detection Instruments 1
First Year - Semester Two
- Contamination Control
- General Sciences 2
- Introduction to Mechanics & Electricity
- Mathematics 2
- Radiation Detection Instruments 2
- Radiation Protection Work Practices and Planning
- Radiation and Occupational Law
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Career Opportunities
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More than 50 per cent of Radiation Safety students are offered jobs in a related field before completing their final exam. In 2021, 18 of 22 graduates had secured employment by Convocation.
- Radiation safety personnel may be responsible for:
- Tracking and recording radioactivity levels in various environments.
- Implementing preventative measures that are critical to ensuring the safety of employees and the public.
- Overseeing on-site safety and performing safety audits and tests.
- Conducting inspections of workplace equipment, structures and materials.
- Training personnel on proper radiation safety measures and procedures.
- Communicating possible occupational safety hazards.
- Ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Monitoring and investigating any exposure-related incidents or accidents.
- Ensuring proper documentation of safety procedures.
- Fulfilling licensing capabilities, radiation protection planning and transportation of radioactive materials, as required by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.