The following training programs are required before working with radioactive materials and radiation-producing equipment. Awareness trainings (italicized) are only recommended, but not required.

* - This is the required form to register as a project user. The project itself may need to be approved by the Radiation Safety Officer, the Laser Safety Officer, or their respective committees, which would require additional forms that would be located on the REM Forms webpage.

BB - These trainings are or begin with a Blackboard Course. Complete the following instructions for these courses.

Several of our training courses have been revised. If the training listed above does not have aBB notation, contact REM's main office at 765-494-6371 to schedule the training. Training courses with aBB notation are Blackboard Training Courses. Online Blackboard training can be taken at any time, once you have registered for the course. For any classroom training sessions associated with the Blackboard training, please give at least 24 hours notice when scheduling with REM (765-494-6371). 

To complete Blackboard training courses, please follow these instructions:

1. Enroll/register for a course:
   1. Go to the REM's OnePurdue Institution webpage to access the Blackboard listing.
   2. Click “Uncategorized”. Click on the green arrow on the left of the categories to view the courses offered under those topics.
   3. Click on the Register icon on the right of the course you wish to complete (under “Actions”). This now requires you to enter your Purdue Career Account information.
   4. Once you are registered for the course, click “Go to My Blackboard”. You should see the name of the course that you have just registered for under your “Course List” column.
   5. If you do not wish to take the course immediately after registering, you may take it at any time. However, you must log on to the throug the direct link to OnePurdue Institution.
2. Complete the online course
   1. Click the course link under your “Course List” column in “My Blackboard”. Any course that you have registered for in the OnePurdue Institution will appear here.
   2. Review the PowerPoint Presentations (found in both the "Course Content" and "Learning Modules" link). If you have trouble viewing the training modules or forms, make sure that you have "allowed" files to download on your internet information bar.
   3. There may be a required assessment for your course. If this is the case, there will be a summary of the requirements in the assessment description that you should follow. To access your quiz score(s), click the "My Grades" link under the "My Tools" section of the left of your screen.
3. Register for mandatory classroom training (if required for completion of training).
   1. Call the REM Main Office (765-494-6371) to schedule the training.
   2. Bring any required forms to the classroom training. There are links to the required forms on the left side of the screen under “Web Links”.

Required Forms: In addition to the required training, you may be required to submit a completed user registration form to REM. Please consult the table above to determine which form, if any, you are required to submit based on the type of project for which you will be working.  

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Initial Radiation Safety Training

All users of unsealed radioactive materials (i.e. “open sources”) are required to successfully complete the Blackboard online training, as well as an additional 1 hour classroom session.  The current classroom sessions are listed below.  Call REM at 49-46371 to sign up.

Radiation Safety Retraining

Retraining is given every two years and is required for everyone under our NRC Broad Scope License.  If you did not attend one of the lecture or in-lab sessions please contact REM at 49-46371 to schedule.

If you would like to sign up for or have any questions about the above mentioned training programs please contact Jim Schweitzer.

Irradiator Safety Training

All irradiator users must successfully complete this training. This training discusses the safety and operational issues associated with the unit.

Sealed Source Safety Training & Retraining

This training applies only to those who exclusively use sealed sources; isotope users must go through the complete radiation safety training course. This training does not include discussions regarding contamination, contamination control methods, and surveys; instead, it focuses on important sealed source information such as sealed source and laboratory security, periodic leak testing, and inventory.

By appointment only, call REM at 49-46371 to sign up.  Anyone wishing to attend this training should give notice by 4:00 pm the Tuesday before the day of the scheduled training session.

Link: Sealed Source Retraining

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