radiation protection technician
Radiation protection technicians monitor radiation levels in buildings and facilities to ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and to prevent dangerous elevations in the radiation level. They take measures to minimise radiation emissions, and to prevent further contamination in the event of radiation pollution, by developing radiation protection plans, in particular for nuclear plants and facilities.
Also called: radiation protection planning technician, radiological protection technician, radiation protection compliance technician, nuclear plant radiation monitor, nuclear plant radiation technician, radiological monitoring technician, radiation protection safety technician, radiation protection monitoring technician
- 17
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
17- calculate exposure to radiation
- develop hazardous waste management strategies
- develop radiation protection strategies
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- hazardous waste treatment
- hazardous waste types
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- instruct employees on radiation protection
- metrology
- monitor nuclear power plant systems
- monitor radiation levels
- nuclear reprocessing
- perform risk analysis
- radiation protection
- radioactive contamination
- use personal protection equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional skills
18- advise on pollution prevention
- assess contamination
- assist people in contaminated areas
- avoid contamination
- contamination exposure regulations
- dispose of hazardous waste
- document survey operations
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- hazardous materials transportation
- hazardous waste storage
- inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations
- investigate contamination
- monitor disposal of radioactive substances
- perform demarcation
- pollution prevention
- remove contaminants
- remove contaminated materials
- test safety strategies
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