HPS N13.36-2001 (R2011)

This standard is intended to be used by personnel who develop,
revise, implement, or provide oversight of radiation safety
training for the individuals described below. It does not apply to
radiation safety specialists, professionals, or technicians who are
covered by other existing regulations or standards.

Workers

Radiological Worker (>100 mrem/y) –
This standard shall apply to radiological workers who receive in
one year an occupational effective dose equivalent in excess of 100
mrem (1 mSv). Additionally, this standard shall apply to workers
whose dose would likely exceed the values specified above if they
have not had the proper training ("likely to receive" is considered
to include normal and abnormal situations; it does not include
accidents or emergencies).

Radiological Worker (<100 mrem/y) – This standard
should apply to radiological workers who in one year are not likely
to receive an occupational effective dose equivalent in excess of
100 mrem (1 mSv). (NOTE: The Training Program for these workers may
be less formal.)

Non-Radiological Worker – This
standard may apply to clerks, secretaries, janitors, nurses, and
other workers who do not routinely work with or in the proximity of
radiationgenerating devices or radioactive materials, but whose
duties occasionally may require them to enter areas where an
occupational dose is possible. These workers, as a minimum, should
receive radiation safety training that familiarizes them with
radiation sources, radiation warning signs and alarms, risks in
perspective to potential dose, and the appropriate methods for
minimizing radiation dose.

Management and
Supervisory Personnel – In some
cases, managers, staff members, technical support personnel, and
supervisors are classified as radiological workers and should
complete, as a minimum, radiation safety training. Supervisors
should receive, as a minimum, the same level of training as the
workers they supervise in order to assess their performance.

Short–Term
Workers Persons such as contractors, laborers,
maintenance workers, craftsmen, technicians, security personnel,
etc. who work in facilities for only a short time (e.g., less than
one month), may perform tasks involving significant radiological
risks. These workers shall receive training commensurate with the
risks identified for the job similar to the training provided to
regular workers. (NOTE: A review of a contract worker's prior
training records may be helpful in determining training needs. On
the other hand, continuous and direct supervision of these workers
by a qualified escort should permit a reduction in training
requirements.)

Students – Students engaged in activities where
an occupational dose is possible shall be provided the same
training as regular, full-time employees working under similar
conditions.

Emergency Personnel – Fire,
police, security, and medical personnel may be regular employees,
contractor personnel, or visitors from a nearby location. These
individuals shall receive sufficient radiation safety training to
permit informed judgments in emergency situations. Training for
emergency response personnel should be developed based on an
analysis of the tasks involved, as described in Section 7.2.2
(Analysis Phase).

Visitors – This standard shall apply to
visitors whose cumulative effective dose equivalent during a visit,
or from anticipated and subsequent visits in the current year, may
be greater than 100 mrem (1 mSv). This standard may apply to
visitors whose dose is expected to be less than the value stated
above but who could potentially receive a measurable dose from
ionizing radiation. These individuals (as a minimum) should receive
radiation safety training that familiarizes them with radiation
sources, radiation warning signs and alarms, risks in perspective
to potential dose, and appropriate methods of minimizing radiation
dose.

Casual Visitors – Visitors who
are not expected to receive any significant dose from ionizing
radiation during the visit do not need the training covered in
Section 1.2.6. However, they should be under the supervision of a
qualified escort at all times while in areas controlled for
radiological safety purposes. Additionally, visitors should be
instructed about their responsibilities while under escort.

Purpose

This standard specifies a process and criteria for developing
and implementing radiation safety training. It does not address
training for nonradiological hazards. For the purpose of this
document, the term "radiation" refers to ionizing radiation.