To work with Radioactive material in a campus approved lab, one must be authorized to do so. Below are the steps to become a radiation worker on campus.
New Workers
Steps to Formalize your Radiation Safety Training (Radiation Workers)
- Complete the basic radiation safety training, lessons one to ten with interactive quiz embedded in lesson ten (estimated 2 to 4 hours). The passing quiz results are automatically emailed to: Radiation_Safety@uml.edu upon completion.
- Gather necessary training forms (see the Radiation Safety forms page), have your Principal Investigator sign necessary paperwork.
- Complete our campus Safety Culture Training (estimate: 30 minutes).
- Complete any specific training necessary for the lab in which you will be working in (see site specific training webpages)
- Please navigate to the training database website to register your training by requesting new trainings (laser or radiation). For clarification on how to enter information refer to the written instructions for using the UMass Lowell training tracking system (pdf). Refresher training email notifications will come out (within two years of initial training) so please follow the instruction to renew your training when necessary or your status as a radiation worker will be revoked. One can also track their training, or request other trainings through the training database website.
- The labs Principal Investigator (PI) / Authorized user must approve your training status as an active member and after site specific training is complete through the PI training database link under awaiting approval (LOGIN required)
- Contact radiation safety to setup an in-person radiation safety training (estimated 30-60 minutes).
Refresher Radiation Safety Training
- Complete the basic radiation safety training, lessons seven to ten, with interactive quiz embedded in lesson ten. The passing quiz results are automatically emailed to: Radiation_Safety@uml.edu upon completion.
- For group re-training, work with the radiation safety office to create a time and a staff member will come to train your whole group (estimate: 1 to 1.5 hours).
Radiation-training-recordsRequired Basic Radiation Safety Training Records (Radiation Worker Training)
- All Training records can be found on the Radiation Safety Forms page.
ContactContact the Safety Office
Email the radiation safety office: Radiation_Safety@uml.edu to set up your face to face radiation safety training.