Training
Radiation safety and NORM training
Courses for workers, surveyors, RSOs, shipping staff and managers. Taught at your site, live on Zoom or in open-enrollment classes.
Courses
NORM and Radiation Safety Awareness
Length: 1 to 4 hours
Who it is for: Anyone who works in or visits areas where NORM or other radioactive material is used or stored, such as office staff, drivers, new hires and managers who want the basics
NORM Worker
Length: 4 to 6 hours
Who it is for: Workers who handle or work around NORM-contaminated pipe, equipment, tanks or waste
NORM Surveyor
Length: 8 hours
Who it is for: Personnel who will survey and sample under your radioactive material license
Annual Refresher (Worker, Surveyor, RSO)
Length: 8 hours
Who it is for: Workers, Surveyors and RSOs who completed initial training
NORM Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
Length: 40 hours (4 days)
Who it is for: Supervisors and managers who will run the radiation safety program and keep the license in compliance
NORM Transportation Specialist (DOT Class 7)
Length: 6 to 8 hours
Who it is for: Anyone who classifies, packages, marks, labels or signs shipping papers for NORM waste or contaminated equipment
NORM Radioactive Material Shipping
Length: 8 hours
Who it is for: Staff who ship NORM waste and equipment as radioactive material
Radioactive Material Shipping (DOT, NRC, IATA)
Length: 40 hours
Who it is for: Hazmat employees who ship radioactive material beyond NORM, including waste, mixed waste and air shipments
NORM Instruments and Procedures
Length: About 4 hours
Who it is for: Crews and techs who use survey meters on the job and follow a site survey procedure
NORM Management Essentials
Length: Call for details
Who it is for: Managers, EHS leads and project staff who make decisions about NORM work, waste and compliance
Our courses are accepted by state agencies in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and North Dakota.
Every student who passes gets a certificate of completion.
Want badges for your crew too? We can add a personnel dosimetry badge program to your training. Dosimetry badge programs
What each course covers
Before class, Mel looks at your operation, your license and your procedures so the examples match what your crews really do.
NORM and Radiation Safety Awareness
A short class for people who work near radiation but do not handle it: what radiation and NORM are, where NORM shows up in oil and gas, simple protection, and signs, labels and who to call.
NORM Worker
For crews who handle NORM equipment, scale, sludge or waste: radiation basics, NORM upstream and midstream, contamination control and PPE, and worker protection.
NORM Surveyor
Initial training for people who survey and sample under the license. Students learn to take good surveys and samples and to read what the meter is telling them, with hands-on meter time in the on-site class. We suggest everyone in radiological work be trained to at least the Surveyor level.
Annual Refresher (Worker, Surveyor, RSO)
It is not a replay of last year's slides. Before class, Mel reviews your procedures and protocols with management to find the weak spots, and the class spends its time there.
NORM Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
For supervisors and managers who will run the radiation safety program: three and a half classroom days and a half day of field or tabletop exercises, with a written and practical exam. We suggest all management and supervisory staff be trained to the RSO level.
NORM Transportation Specialist (DOT Class 7)
For the people who ship NORM waste and equipment. We walk through real NORM shipments from start to finish, from classification and packages to labels, markings, placards and shipping papers.
NORM Radioactive Material Shipping
An 8-hour shipping course focused on NORM, for staff who ship NORM waste and equipment as radioactive material.
Radioactive Material Shipping (DOT, NRC, IATA)
A 40-hour course for hazmat employees who ship any kind of radioactive material, not only NORM, including waste, mixed waste and air shipments.
NORM Instruments and Procedures
Hands-on meter training built around your equipment. We train on the meters you own and on your written survey procedure, and the class can be combined with the Awareness class in one session.
NORM Management Essentials
The big picture of NORM for managers and EHS leads: characterization, sampling and surveys, dose limits, contamination and PPE, waste, packaging, transportation and disposal options.
At your site, on Zoom or open enrollment
Live virtual
Classes run live on Zoom from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central. Students who pass get a digital certificate.
On-site
We bring the course to your facility so your crew trains together.
Open enrollment
We also hold open-enrollment virtual classes on scheduled dates. Ask us for the next ones.
What is NORM?
NORM stands for naturally occurring radioactive material. It can build up in pipe, tanks and equipment in oil and gas production and other industries. Knowing how to find it and handle it safely protects your crew.
Taught by Mel
Mel has 40+ years of experience working with radiation and has been an environmental health physicist since 1993. He brings that field work into every class.
Training questions
What courses do you offer?
NORM and Radiation Safety Awareness, NORM Worker, NORM Surveyor, the Annual Refresher (Worker, Surveyor, RSO), NORM Radiation Safety Officer (RSO), NORM Transportation Specialist (DOT Class 7), NORM Radioactive Material Shipping, Radioactive Material Shipping (DOT, NRC, IATA), NORM Instruments and Procedures, and NORM Management Essentials.
Can training be done online?
Yes. Classes run live on Zoom from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central, and open-enrollment virtual classes run on scheduled dates. We also teach on-site.
Do students get a certificate?
Every student who passes gets a certificate of completion. Virtual students get a digital certificate.
How long are the courses?
NORM Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) is 40 hours over 4 days, and Radioactive Material Shipping (DOT, NRC, IATA) is 40 hours. NORM Surveyor, the Annual Refresher and NORM Radioactive Material Shipping are 8 hours each. NORM Transportation Specialist (DOT Class 7) is 6 to 8 hours. NORM Worker is 4 to 6 hours. NORM and Radiation Safety Awareness is 1 to 4 hours. NORM Instruments and Procedures is about 4 hours. Call for details on NORM Management Essentials.
Do you offer refresher training?
Yes. The Annual Refresher (Worker, Surveyor, RSO) is for students who completed initial training. Before class, Mel reviews your procedures with management so the class spends its time on the weak spots.
Can you train our whole crew at our site?
Yes. Contact us with your location and headcount and we will set it up.
Ready to schedule training?
Tell us which course, how many students and whether you want Zoom or on-site.