Health, Safety and SecurityRadiation Safety and Radioactive Source Management
Industrial radiation sources sit in level gauges, density meters, radiography equipment and laboratory instruments across mining and process industry, and they are licensed items whose loss or misuse is a regulatory and public safety event. This course covers controlling them. Delegates work through radiation types, units and biological effect, dose limits and the principles of time, distance and shielding, and monitoring including dosimetry and area survey. The licensing and regulatory framework is covered, along with the responsibilities of a radiation protection officer. Source security, inventory, transport and disposal follow, since an orphaned source is the serious scenario. Radiography operations and controlled areas are addressed. The course closes on emergency response and on incident reporting.
Course objectives
- Explain radiation types, units and biological effect
- Apply dose limits and the principles of time, distance and shielding
- Operate dosimetry and area monitoring programmes
- Meet licensing requirements and the duties of a protection officer
- Secure, inventory, transport and dispose of sources
- Control radiography operations and controlled areas
- Respond to a radiation incident and report it correctly
Who should attend
- Radiation protection officers and safety staff
- Instrumentation technicians working with nucleonic gauges
- Industrial radiography personnel
- Laboratory staff using radioactive materials
- Regulators and inspectors
Course outline
- 01Licensed items in ordinary equipment
- 02Radiation types, units and biological effect
- 03Dose limits and protection principles
- 04Dosimetry and area monitoring
- 05Licensing and the protection officer role
- 06Source security, inventory and transport
- 07Radiography and controlled areas
- 08Disposal, emergency response and reporting
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 to 23 September 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 16 December 2026 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 to 30 December 2026 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 13 to 15 January 2027 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 27 to 29 January 2027 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |