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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for assigned tasks
   • Apply radiation management plans concerning hazards, monitoring equipment and safe working rules.
   • Liaise with site management to arrange access and confirm the nature and likely duration of assigned tasks.
   • Check that equipment required for assigned tasks is present and fit for purpose.
   • Record movement of unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance.
   • Stow unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment to prevent damage and to ensure safe, secure transport to the site and within the boundaries of the site.
   • Check that transport vehicle is fit for purpose and has the required signage.
2. Perform assigned tasks safely
   • Assess hazards at the site or prior to commencing assigned tasks, and seek advice if necessary.
   • Establish, or activate existing, boundaries and signage to control access to work area.
   • Perform pre-use and safety checks of unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment.
   • Apply safe working rules and any other site control measures to minimise exposure to personnel and/or members of the public during assigned tasks.
   • Perform assigned tasks in the minimum safe time.
   • Verify that radiation measurements are below specified levels throughout assigned tasks.
   • Seek advice to deal with any situation beyond own technical competence.
   • Record required data and note any atypical site conditions or problems encountered and the actions taken.
3. Complete assigned tasks
   • Confirm that all ionizing radiation has been returned to the fully shielded position within its container.
   • Check for contamination and if necessary perform personal decontamination in accordance with radiation management plan.
   • Re-stow unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment to prevent damage and to ensure safe, secure transport from the site and within the boundaries of the site.
   • Record use of unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment in accordance with radiation management plans.
   • Check the condition of all equipment before storing it.
   • Manage waste.
   • Survey the work area prior to leaving the site.
4. Report findings and outcomes
   • Record monitoring data in accordance with requirements.
   • Compare monitoring results with relevant radiation limits and note any significant differences or atypical results.
   • Identify potential or actual radiation protection or safety issues revealed during monitoring of assigned tasks.
   • Identify potential improvements that could be made to monitoring or work practices at the site.
   • Report findings and outcomes of assigned tasks.
   • Maintain required records that are complete, accurate, legible and secure.
5. Respond to potential or actual radiation incidents
   • Recognise unusual situations, unexpected hazards, and potential or actual emergency radiation incidents.
   • Inform relevant personnel about the situation, hazard or incident and seek their advice.
   • Initiate appropriate workplace emergency first response.
6. Prepare for assigned tasks
   • Apply radiation management plans concerning hazards, monitoring equipment and safe working rules.
   • Liaise with site management to arrange access and confirm the nature and likely duration of assigned tasks.
   • Check that equipment required for assigned tasks is present and fit for purpose.
   • Record movement of unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance.
   • Stow unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment to prevent damage and to ensure safe, secure transport to the site and within the boundaries of the site.
   • Check that transport vehicle is fit for purpose and has the required signage.
7. Perform assigned tasks safely
   • Assess hazards at the site or prior to commencing assigned tasks, and seek advice if necessary.
   • Establish, or activate existing, boundaries and signage to control access to work area.
   • Perform pre-use and safety checks of unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment.
   • Apply safe working rules and any other site control measures to minimise exposure to personnel and/or members of the public during assigned tasks.
   • Perform assigned tasks in the minimum safe time.
   • Verify that radiation measurements are below specified levels throughout assigned tasks.
   • Seek advice to deal with any situation beyond own technical competence.
   • Record required data and note any atypical site conditions or problems encountered and the actions taken.
8. Complete assigned tasks
   • Confirm that all ionizing radiation has been returned to the fully shielded position within its container.
   • Check for contamination and if necessary perform personal decontamination in accordance with radiation management plan.
   • Re-stow unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment to prevent damage and to ensure safe, secure transport from the site and within the boundaries of the site.
   • Record use of unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance, and monitoring equipment in accordance with radiation management plans.
   • Check the condition of all equipment before storing it.
   • Manage waste.
   • Survey the work area prior to leaving the site.
9. Report findings and outcomes
   • Record monitoring data in accordance with requirements.
   • Compare monitoring results with relevant radiation limits and note any significant differences or atypical results.
   • Identify potential or actual radiation protection or safety issues revealed during monitoring of assigned tasks.
   • Identify potential improvements that could be made to monitoring or work practices at the site.
   • Report findings and outcomes of assigned tasks.
   • Maintain required records that are complete, accurate, legible and secure.
10. Respond to potential or actual radiation incidents
    • Recognise unusual situations, unexpected hazards, and potential or actual emergency radiation incidents.
    • Inform relevant personnel about the situation, hazard or incident and seek their advice.
    • Initiate appropriate workplace emergency first response.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

using relevant information sources to locate and interpret information about unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance

conducting pre-use checks, for radiation instruments and monitoring equipment used in task

interpreting manuals for unsealed radioactive source and radioactive substance and monitoring equipment used in job role

processing data and verifying results

regularly assessing and reassessing risks and hazards and taking appropriate protective measures

handling unsealed radiation sources/substances and monitoring equipment used in task to obtain reliable data

using and caring for personal protective equipment (PPE) and personal monitoring equipment required in job role

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

ionising radiation, radioactivity, radioactive material, contamination, contamination controls, concentration, shielding, half-life, radionuclide, and safe distance

types and properties of ionising radiation, sources and shielding methods

definitions of radiation quantities, including exposure, dose, effective dose, dose rate, dose equivalent, and dose limits

exposure pathways and protective measures

signs and symptoms of radiation exposure, radiation health effects, and deterministic and stochastic effects

international system (SI) of units for radiation quantities

function of key components, set-up checks and operating principles of monitoring equipment used in task

guidelines and safety procedures for working with radiation sources, based on principles of time, distance and shielding

principles of optimising work practices to minimise exposure

health, safety and workplace emergency response procedures, safe working rules, personal hygiene requirements and safe operating procedures for equipment relevant to job role

PPE and monitoring equipment relevant to job role and task

principles and techniques for decontamination of personnel in the field

techniques for assessing radiation hazards likely to be encountered in task

techniques for conducting monitoring relevant to task

techniques for control, containment and/or confinement of unsealed radiation sources/substances consistent with capabilities and required in task

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