TRAINING REQUIREMENT - REGISTER HERE!
Training is a mandatory requirement and supports your registration to be recognized as an authorized user. You must complete a user registration form (click here) and send it back, duly signed by your supervisor, to Office of Risk Management, 1 Nicholas St, #840, Ottawa, K1N 7B7
Please register via the following link :
https://web30.uottawa.ca/hr/web/en/node/1401
Radiation Safety
Mandatory for all individual working with radioactive materials
OR
General Awareness
Recommended for all non-laboratory personnel who could be potentially exposed to radiation hazards (e.g. housekeeping, physical resources services and protection services).
Interim Training Requirements
Did you miss the last training session? You must follow these simple steps:
- Review documentation available on the Radiation Safety Program web Page.
- Become familiar with the characteristics of the radioisotopes being used. (MSDS web page)
- View the appropriate radiation safety video (radiation safety, detection, and decontamination), available from ORM.
- Discuss the areas highlighted in the Practical Training document, (click here). Ensure the new user and the Permit Holder signs the documents and submits it to ORM.
The Office of Risk Management will subsequently follow up with the new user to ensure they have understood the key elements of radiation safety and can work in the laboratory in a compliant fashion.