Radiation Safety Awareness

• Introduction
• Naturally occurring radioactive materials
• Radiation physics and Radiation Decay
• Radioactive Materials
• Radioactive Half-Life
• Radiation Types and Properties
• NORM Sources in the Petroleum Industry
• NORM Radionuclides in the Petroleum Industry
• Radiation Hazards
• Exploration and Production
• Production and Distribution
• Types of radiation Exposure
• External VS Internal Exposures
• Units of Radiation
• Radioactivity
• Radiation Dose Limits
• Health Risks from NORM Exposure
• Radiation Warning Signs
• Radiation detection equipment
• Radiation protection principles ALARA

All people who work directly or in the vicinity of ionising or non-ionising radiation sources, including People who within the course of their regular daily duties may be required to initially respond to incidents and emergency events involving hazardous material, CBRN and WMD e.g.

• Military, Police, Fire Fighting
• Paramedics and medical staff
• Customs, air, and seaports
• Private security agencies
• Oil and gas Engineers
• Couriers and drivers
• Health and Safety Technicians
• Industrial specialists
• Military School students
• University and academic researchers of applied sciences
• Institutes Technical staff