ASTM E1168-95(2020)

Standard Guide for Radiological Protection Training for Nuclear Facility Workers

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 The purpose of this guide is to define the elements of a radiological protection training program that will enable a radiation worker, upon completion of training, to achieve the following:  
4.1.1 Understand the relative health and safety risks associated with the types and levels of radiation that may be encountered during the work assignment in radiologically controlled areas,  
4.1.2 Complete the forms and records necessary to be permitted to function as a radiation worker,  
4.1.3 Practice the necessary monitoring and contamination control techniques to minimize exposure to radiation or radioactive materials, or both, and  
4.1.4 Practice work habits that will minimize the impact of radiation or radioactive materials, or both, upon the workplace and surrounding environments.  
4.2 The standardization of radiation worker radiological protection training provides the individual radiation worker with a greater assurance that the training received is adequate to minimize radiation exposure, to enable the worker to work safely in a radiologically controlled area, and to meet applicable regulations.  
4.3 The standardization of radiation worker radiological protection training prevents unnecessary retraining of radiation workers.  
4.4 This guide should be used as the basis for establishing a radiological protection training program for radiation workers at nuclear facilities.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers general recommendations with respect to standard work practices, procedures, and measurement methods for the radiological protection portion of health and safety training for radiation workers at nuclear facilities. This guide defines the elements of a training program for radiation workers consistent with the philosophy that occupational radiation exposure be kept as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA). Regulatory agencies have statutory responsibilities to promulgate regulations applying to the training of workers exposed to radiation hazards. This guide shall not take precedence over any such regulations.  
1.2 This guide is intended to help ensure that the employer provides the radiation worker with radiological protection training that the worker needs to work safely in a radiologically controlled area and to maintain radiation exposure ALARA.  
1.3 The scope of radiological protection training shall be related to the duties and responsibilities of each radiation worker and shall be commensurate with potential radiological protection problems in the radiologically controlled area.  
1.4 This guide is also intended to provide guidance that will enable an evaluation of the effectiveness of the radiological protection training program toward achieving the purpose stated in Section 4.  
1.5 This guide does not cover the more detailed training requirements for radiation protection professionals or technicians.  
1.6 This guide provides reference to the type of radiological protecting training records that should be created, and recommends retention periods for radiological protection training records.  
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2020
• ICS: 13.280 - Radiation protection
• Technical Committee: E10 - Nuclear Technology and Applications
• Drafting Committee: E10.03 - Radiological Protection for Decontamination and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Components

Relations

• Referred By: ASTM E1281-15(2021) - Standard Guide for Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Plans
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2020
• Referred By: ASTM E1034-95(2020) - Standard Specification for Nuclear Facility Transient Worker Records
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2020
• Referred By: ASTM E1167-15(2021) - Standard Guide for Radiation Protection Program for Decommissioning Operations
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: E1168 − 95 (Reapproved 2020)
Standard Guide for
Radiological Protection Training for Nuclear Facility
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Workers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1168; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.1 This guide covers general recommendations with re-
1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-
spect to standard work practices, procedures, and measurement
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
methods for the radiological protection portion of health and
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
safety training for radiation workers at nuclear facilities. This
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
guide defines the elements of a training program for radiation
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
workers consistent with the philosophy that occupational
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
radiation exposure be kept as low as is reasonably achievable
(ALARA). Regulatory agencies have statutory responsibilities
2. Referenced Documents
to promulgate regulations applying to the training of workers
2.1 NCRP Document:
exposed to radiation hazards. This guide shall not take prece-
NCRP Report No. 134 Operational Radiation Safety
dence over any such regulations.
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Training, October 2000
1.2 This guide is intended to help ensure that the employer
2.2 ANSI Standard:
provides the radiation worker with radiological protection
ANSI/ANS 3.1 American National Standard for Selection,
trainingthattheworkerneedstoworksafelyinaradiologically
Qualification, and Training of Personnel for Nuclear
controlled area and to maintain radiation exposure ALARA.
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Power Plants
1.3 The scope of radiological protection training shall be
2.3 ANI/MAELU Documents:
related to the duties and responsibilities of each radiation
Information Bulletin 80-1A, Nuclear Liability Insurance Re-
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worker and shall be commensurate with potential radiological
cords Retention
protection problems in the radiologically controlled area.
Training and Qualification Criteria for Nuclear Liability
1.4 This guide is also intended to provide guidance that will Insurance (Section 2.2.1 of “General Employee Train-
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ing”)
enable an evaluation of the effectiveness of the radiological
protection training program toward achieving the purpose
2.3 DOE Document:
stated in Section 4. DOE Handbook 1078-04 Training Program Handbook: A
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Systematic Approach to Training
1.5 This guide does not cover the more detailed training
requirements for radiation protection professionals or techni-
3. Terminology
cians.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.6 This guide provides reference to the type of radiological
3.1.1 nuclear facility, n—facility whose operations involve
protecting training records that should be created, and recom-
or involved radiation or radioactive materials in such form and
mends retention periods for radiological protection training
quantity that a radiological hazard potentially exists to the
records.
employees or the general public. Included are facilities used to
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
produce, process, or store radioactive materials. Some ex-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
amples are as follows (also see Note 1):
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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