Radiation & X-ray Safety Training

Updated: January 14, 2025

Radioactive Material Safety Course Offerings:

  • EHS 702: Radiation Safety – Project Students   (online)
  • EHS 704: Radiation Safety Officer Training   (in-person)
  • EHS 705: Radiation Safety Refresher (pre-requisite: EHS 716 or EHS 717)   (online)
  • EHS 706: Introduction to Radiation Protection   (online)
  • EHS 709: Radiation Safety Awareness   (online)
  • EHS 710: Sealed Sources Safety   (online)
  • EHS 714: Radiation Safety Refresher for Permit Holders (pre-requisite: EHS 716 or EHS 717)  (online)
  • EHS 715: Sealed Sources Refresher (pre-requisite: EHS 710)   (online)
  • EHS 716: Radiation Safety – Theory   (online)
  • EHS 717: Radiation Safety – Theory   (in-person)
  • EHS 718: Radiation Safety – Policies and Procedures   (in-person)
  • EHS 722: Awareness Training for Uranium, Thorium or Plutonium Compounds   (online)
  • EHS 751: UV Radiation Safety Awareness   (online)
  • EHS 770: EMF Radiation Awareness   (online)

X-ray Safety Course Offerings:

  • EHS 741: X-ray Safety 
  • EHS 742: X-ray Safety – Faculty of Dentistry
  • EHS 745: X-ray Safety Refresher (pre-requisite: EHS 741)

To register for any of these courses, go to My EHS Training, Log-in (bottom of the page) and look for the course code.

The full Radiation Safety training is comprised of two sections: (1) Radiation Safety – Theory and (2) Radiation Safety – Policies and Procedures

Participants can choose between the two versions of the theory training.

The Radiation Safety – Theory (EHS 716 or EHS 717) must be followed by the Radiation Safety – Policies and Procedures (EHS718) which is offered only in-person.

EHS718 consists of radiation hazard presentation, practical sessions, emergency preparations and a quiz.

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