Ventilation- An Engineering Control
Length: 1 Day (8 hours)
Suggested Participants
Technical Support Personnel- Responsible for the application and design of portable air filtration systems used to control contamination at the source.
Radiological Operations Personnel- Involved in the installation, operation, maintenance, and testing of portable air handlers.
The Presentation
This Course is normally presented at the Client’s facility in order to minimize expenses and staff disruption. A suitable classroom with an overhead projector, a dry erase board, and sufficient space for setup of a portable air filtration unit and ancillary equipment is required. Other arrangements for presentations at our facility or another of your choice can be negotiated. Courses of a customized nature can be provided.
Description of the Course
This Course has been designed to aid in compliance with the 10 CFR 21 and 10 CFR 835. It will provide participants with the knowledge necessary to configure, erect, operate, test, and maintain a portable air filtration system. This Course has been designed to demonstrate how the use of portable air cleaning systems can control contamination at the source and ultimately reduce worker exposure.
Anticipated Benefits
By becoming knowledgeable of the theory and application of air filtration systems, participants will have the ability to be proactive in their engineering controls applications. Internal exposures can be reduced or avoided, thereby increasing worker safety and avoiding dose assessment costs and complications.
Credit
- 6 CEC’s by AAHP for 8 hr. course.
- These CECs are applicable for use by CHPs in their recertification program.
What Participants Will Learn
Training By Engineering Control Professionals
RPS is the industry leader in the engineering, design, and use of engineering controls as a method to capture contamination at the source. Application of these techniques has proven over time to be the most cost effective method to control contamination. Using our extensive experience base, we have developed this course to equip the participants with the knowledge required for practical application of portable air filtration systems as a primary means to control radioactive contaminates in the working environment.
RPS has over 30 years of experience working with the DoE and DoD.
Excerpts from the Department of Energy Radiological Control Manual
- “Use of Engineering and Administrative Controls to reduce the potential for internal exposure should be evaluated before allowing personnel, with or without respiratory protection, to enter areas with airborne radioactivity.”
- “Tasks with the potential to exceed trigger levels shall undergo a formal, documented, radiological, or ALARA review. At a minimum, this review should consider the following: Use of Engineered Controls to minimize the spread of contamination and generation of airborne radioactivity.”
- “Engineering Controls, including containment of radioactive materials at the source whenever practical should be the primary method of minimizing airborne radioactivity and internal exposure to workers.”