Purpose: This course teaches the fundamentals of radiological safety principles for ionizing radiation, to include storage, handling, transportation, disposal, reporting, and control. These skills and abilities are required to perform the duties as a Level 2 Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) In Accordance With (IAW) AR 385-10.
Scope: This course teaches the fundamentals of radiological safety, principles for ionizing radiation, storage, handling, transportation, disposal, reporting, and control.
Prerequisites: None. Common understanding of radiological principles and basic mathematics is beneficial prior to attending this course.
Special Information: Pregnant individuals shall follow the procedures outlined in AR 385-10,16-9, 16-10, and 16-12. An RSO, will provide instructions regarding prenatal exposure risks and concerns to the developing embryo or fetus to females occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation. Refer to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Guide 8.13 for further information. To declare pregnancy, the individual will voluntarily provide the RSO a written statement that is dated, signed, and contains the following information: "I hereby make notification that I am occupationally exposed to radiation in the course of my normal job duties, and that I am now pregnant. My estimated date of conception is (only month and year is needed). I understand that by declaring my pregnancy, my occupational exposure to ionizing radiation will be controlled as prescribed in AR 385-10, 16-12." The RSO shall notify the US Army Dosimetry Center (USADC) and provide a copy of the declaration to the USACBRNS Health Physics Manager. The Health Physics Manager shall keep a copy of the declaration for the duration of the pregnancy. A declared pregnant individual may revoke the declaration at any time. The revocation will be in writing and maintained by the RSO.
Foreign Disclosure: FD2 - This training product has been reviewed by the training developers in coordination with the USACBRNS foreign disclosure representative and MSCoE foreign disclosure officer. This training product can be used to instruct international military students when the country meets specific criteria. Specific requirement(s) that each country must meet: must purchase equipment through Foreign Military Sales (FMS); AN/VDR-2, AN/PDR-77, AN/UDR-13/14; must be a member of a specific group or coalition: Australia, Canada, Germany, Republic of Korea, and United Kingdom; must have an accepted clearance (must be authorized under an identified general security agreement with the US); may not attend FD3 lessons; 031-RDA05, 031-RDB01, 031-RDB02, 031-RDB03, 031-RDC02, 031- RDC03, 031-RDD02, and 031-RDD03 lesson plans.
