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Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) refresher course

1 day course

What our Delegates think of the course

An excellent RPS course, broad, deep, systematic, practically useful and amusing. I was really interested and sometimes even forgot it was a training. This is absolutely a top level RPS education program.

– Julian Liu –

An excellent RPS refresher course, full of up-to-date practical advice for those in the RPS role! Highly recommended!

– Ross Currie –

Absolutely excellent course. Much more accommodating than past courses. I really liked the resources and links, short videos and you could set your own pace - dip in and out as you like.

– Joe Hughes –

It’s a really excellent course with the videos and information – also great to have the pops ups from the original course to refresh the memory. Really detailed and vast examples of work with radiation covered within.

– Shannon Todd –

The course was accessible and not onerous for a refresher. I enjoyed the options for deeper explanation pop-ups when I wanted them, leaving the key points only to be run through when I already knew much of the material. Perhaps unavoidable in a refresher course, but sometimes the topics were introduced in a non-logical order

– Christopher Dunmore –

This online Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) refresher is designed for those who have completed the full Ionactive RPS training course. Potential delegates who have not completed RPS training with Ionactive, may still be able to take this refresher by uploading their current RPS certificate (issued by an alternative provider). The course uses multimedia including audio, video, text, slide shows, quizzes, interactive widgets and puzzles. Whilst technical matters are summarised (for all sources of ionising radiation), the refresher places more emphasis on the practical role of the RPS. The training material is regularly updated to include the latest on HSE regulators and inspections, registrations & consents, radon gas in the workplace, monitors and dosimetry, and radiation protection news from the UK and beyond. Successfully completing the course test provides the delegate with an achievement certificate valid for three years.

£360 inc VAT

6-8 hours
6 x modules
Audio content
Videos
Quizzes
Interactive
Widgets
Test
Certificate

Course overview

This online Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) refresher course is designed for those who have taken the Ionactive online full RPS training course and passed the course test (probably around 3+ years ago). Delegates with certificates about to expire will be automatically contacted by the Ionactive training system and invited to take this refresher. Potential delegates who have previously completed a full RPS course with an alternative provider, may still be able to take this refresher (please upload your current RPS certificate using the facility provided). If you are looking for a full RPS course rather than a refresher, please head over here: Ionactive 2-day full RPS training course. 

This course consists of 6-8 hours of learning which you can take at your own pace. Sealed and unsealed radioactive sources are considered as well as radiation generators (e.g. x-ray machines);  however emphasis is placed on the practical role of the RPS rather than technical content.  If the delegate wishes a deeper refresh of technical radiation protection, the course contains optional pop up resources taken from our full RPS course. In addition, all Ionactive delegates have continued access to their original full 2-day RPS course material (suitably updated). Each delegate will have life time access to this course content, including all future updates. 

Achievement certificate

The Ionactive online RPS refresher course includes a course test (the pass mark is 60%). Two test attempts are allowed (the majority of delegates will only need one attempt). Our test system is 'open book' so that the delegate can consult the training course material and save progress . When you pass the refresher course you will receive an achievement certificate.
 

Typical delegates

Ionactive full RPS course delegates. This refresher course is open to all delegates who have completed our full 2-day online RPS training course. Other potential delegates who can provide evidence of taking a full RPS course can also take the refresher if they provide suitable evidence (i.e. a certificate issued by their course provider).  Typical delegates for this course will include those from NHS & private medical (X-ray diagnostics, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine), security industry (x-ray and EDT trace), ports and airport security, general industry (quality assurance, material detection), oil and gas (FMD and industrial radiography), food and drink inspection, industrial sterilization, research and development (including use of radiochemical laboratories), and government departments. 
 

Radiation protection knowledge at the RPS level is assumed. Although this course offers options for delegates to review training material from the full Ionactive course (a deeper refresh), it's not a mandatory or necessary requirement for successful completion. However, the delegate is expected to have taken a full RPS level course (i.e. Ionactive 2 day online RPS training) before completing this refresher. 

Online RPS refresher training modules

Modules cover the following subject areas:

  1. The role of the RPS – how has it been going? The importance of being appointed in writing with clearly defined duties. The good, and the not quite so good (!), aspects of the RPS role.   
     
  2. RPS update on the administrative arrangements for radiation protection  - a module covering notification, registration and consent; radiation risk assessment, local rules, contingency plans & arrangements, making best use of the RPA, ALARP, the handover / handback of controlled areas, controlled areas inside small cabinet x-ray systems, occupational exposure to radon etc. 
     
  3. Regulators for IRR17 (including inspection and enforcement) - findings from recent HSE inspections, HSE enforcement, preparing for an inspection, other radiation safety related regulators (environmental agencies, ONR etc). 
     
  4. Radiation protection principles - an RPS refresher - an essential refresh of the principles including ionising radiation, radiation generators vs radioactive materials, external vs internal radiation hazards; time, distance, shielding & protection from the internal radiation hazard. This module features several interactive widgets to refresh concepts, and pop up windows to relevant sections of the full RPS course for a deeper review.  
     
  5. IRR17 legislation refresher - a review of the most relevant areas of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) for the RPS including practicable considerations with plenty of examples from many areas of ionising radiation use.  
     
  6. Workplace radiation monitoring and personal dosimetry - a review of the techniques and equipment available for monitoring radiation and radioactive contamination in the workplace, and the use of passive and active dosimetry. 

Throughout this course we will present the delegate with quizzes, puzzles & interactive widgets to aid learning. At the end of this course, the delegate will take an online test consisting mainly of short multiple-choice questions with two written question, and receive an achievement certificate once successfully completed. 
 
Your tutor is Mark Ramsay, Radiation Protection Adviser together with other Ionactive Consulting team members (Mol, Josh and Atom). 

If you have any difficulties with the course content please feel free to chat using the inbuilt messaging service (blue chat icon).