HSLL 5081 - Health Physics Society: EH&S Boot Camp for Radiation Safety Professionals: Part 2

It is currently quite rare for organizations to maintain
stand-alone radiation safety programs. Resource constraints and workplace complexities have served as a catalyst for the creation of comprehensive environmental
health & safety (EH&S) or risk management (RM) programs, which include, among other health and safety aspects, radiation safety programs. But many of these consolidations were not inclusive of staff training to instill an understanding of the areas now aligned with the radiation safety function. This situation is unfortunate
because when armed with a basic understanding of the other safety programs, the radiation safety staff can provide improved customer service and address many simple issues before they become major problems. This unique Professional Enrichment Program (PEP) series is designed to address this shortcoming by providing an overview of a number of key aspects of EH&S and RM programs from the perspective of practicing radiation safety professionals who now are involved in a broader set of health and safety issues. The PEP series will consist of three 2 hour segments: The risk management & insurance portion of the session will address the issues of retrained risks (those which are not covered by insurance) and transferred risks (those covered by a financial vehicle), and how these aspects impact EH&S and RM operations. Included
in the fire & life safety segment will be a discussion on the basic elements of the life safety code and the fire detection and suppression systems. The requirements
for means of egress will also be discussed.

Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.

Important Information

Talk given by Robert Emery, Janet Gutierrez; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Worth 4 CEC's.

Instructors

Thomas Johnson
(970) 491-0563
thomas.e.johnson@colostate.edu

Dr. Johnson's research in the laser research lab is focused on safety and laser injury recovery and the acute effects of ionizing radiation. Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in health physics from the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University.

Learn more at: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/erhs/faculty/johnson/t_johnson.htm