General Employee and Radiological Worker Training

DOE-HDBK-1184-2004

Subpart J of 10 CFR 835 establishes regulatory requirements for radiation safety

training for DOE activities. DOE G 441.1-9, Radiation Safety Training Guide,

provides guidance for achieving compliance with these requirements. The training

requirements are generally divided into two levels, depending on the types of

hazards encountered. General Employee Radiological Training is provided to

individuals who enter only the controlled area and receive minimal exposure to

radiation. Radiological Worker Training is provided to individuals who enter

radiological areas or perform radiological work that is likely to result in doses

exceeding 0.1 rem in a year. These requirements are augmented by

10 CFR 835.103, which requires that all individuals who are responsible for

developing and implementing measures necessary for ensuring compliance with

the requirements of 10 CFR Part 835 have the appropriate education, training, and

skills to discharge their responsibilities.

For those activities affected by radiological hazards arising from STCs, General

Employee Radiological Training and Radiological Worker Training should include

material on the following topics, to the extent appropriate for the target audience:

The physical and radiological characteristics of STCs;

Radiological hazards associated with exposure to STCs;

Measures used to monitor (areas and individuals) for STC contamination;

Limits and action levels associated with STCs;

Radiological controls implemented to control the spread of STC contamination;

Special considerations for work planning and execution;

Special warning signs and labels used in areas affected by STCs, and

appropriate responses to those signs and labels;

Any special records or reports associated with STCs that may be generated and

retrieved; and

Appropriate responses to emergency situations involving STCs.

Although members of the public entering the controlled area are subject to the

radiation safety training requirements of 10 CFR 835.901, these requirements may

be met, in part, through provision of an escort or area entry controls to ensure the

individual's safety and compliance with the documented RPP. If members of the

public are granted unescorted access to the controlled area, then radiation safety

training is required. DOE does not expect members of the public to receive any

significant exposure to STCs; therefore, the required training should be augmented

by provisions to identify, and a warning to avoid entering, the affected areas.