Radiation Hazard Awareness Training - ONLINE
Coming – May 2015
Why do I need to take this training?
This training will teach you about the basic radiation hazards you
may encounter in the hospital. What you learn will give you the
information to perform your work safely and to protect you from
unnecessary radiation exposure. Depending on your role, you
may need to review advanced modules that are more specific to
your work.
This training resulted from a UCOP audit indicating that staff
needed radiation awareness level training to comply with state
requirements, as well as advanced training for those with job
functions that could potentially be exposed to radiation.
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Questions? Contact Elizabeth Genta
egenta@mednet.ucla.edu
Who is required to take the training?
All employees working in or would have a reason to enter the
Ronald Reagan & Santa Monica hospitals, RNPH or outpatient
clinics are required to take the General Hazard Awareness
Training.
Physicians will also be required to take the training as a part of
their re-credentialing process. Residents & Fellows are included
and required to complete the training.
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Questions? Contact Elizabeth Genta
egenta@mednet.ucla.edu
Available Training Modules
1) General Hazard Awareness Training (Required)
2) Additional Modules Available for Staff (Based on Job Functions)
o Radiation Producing Machines Training
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X-Ray: For those working around X-Ray machines
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X-Ray Supervisor/Operator
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Fluoroscopy Supervisor/Operator
o Radioactive Materials Training
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Advanced RAM: care for patients with RAM administered
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Nuclear Medicine: Handle/Supervise RAM
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Radiation Oncology: Handle/Supervise RAM
* Only the General module is required. We expect that staff will not do any more than 3
modules total based on their job functions. Only a small percentage of staff would do 3.
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Questions? Contact Elizabeth Genta
egenta@mednet.ucla.edu
How will I know which training to do?
The website is organized to ask the user questions about their job
function and then it will lead the user to the appropriate training.
You’ll click on General Hazard Awareness Training on the website,
complete the module and enter your UID for credit.
Then there are questions to answer on the website. If you
answer yes, it will lead you to the more advanced modules to
complete.
Certain trainings are linked together – such as the Basic and
Advanced X-Ray module. At the end of the Basic module, it will
lead you to the Advanced module if you are exposed to
fluoroscopy.
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Questions? Contact Elizabeth Genta
egenta@mednet.ucla.edu
What will I learn?
This course, we cover the following:
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Radiation Hazard Communication
Background Radiation
Radiation Dose
Sources of Radiation
Radiation Hazard Signage
Radioactive Waste
Radiation Safety Committees and Program
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Genta
egenta@mednet.ucla.edu
How long will it take?
The required general module will take
approximately 10 minutes. It is 25 slides,
including 3 Questions.
We expect that you will not need to do any
more than 3 modules total based on your job
functions. It will be a small percentage of staff
that need to even do 3 modules.
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Questions? Contact Elizabeth Genta
egenta@mednet.ucla.edu
When do I need to complete it by?
The training is available online now and the
link has been emailed to everyone including
department managers.
We expect everyone to complete the General
Hazard Awareness Training by June 30th.
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Questions? Contact Elizabeth Genta
egenta@mednet.ucla.edu