Sealed Source Safety Manual

20 Sealed Source Safety Manual License-Specific Sources Training Sealed Source Safety training is required prior to working with license-specific sources. Retraining is required annually. Those who do not complete the annual retraining within the established time frame (January-February) will be removed as authorized personnel. Lab-specific training is required annually andmust be documented. Recommended training topics include • Manufacturer’s operating instructions. • Iowa State University’s (ISU’s) transfer and disposal requirements. • Laboratory SOPs including operational requirements and emergency protocols. • Potential hazards. • ISU’s Sealed Source Manual. Procurement and Receipt License-specific sources require an amendment of ISU’s Broadscope License. The amendment process takes four to six weeks to complete. All acquisitions of license-specific sources must be pre-authorized by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S). This includes sources purchased with capital project funds (new building, renovation, etc.). All incoming radioactive material packages are surveyed for leakage, assigned a datapage number, and entered into the inventory database. The package is then delivered to an authorized user. • Initiate the process by contacting EH&S to obtain a log number (pre-approval). • The vendor must be instructed to ¤ ¤ Reference the log number on the packing slip accompanying the order. ¤ ¤ Address the shipment to EH&S. Environmental Health and Safety Iowa State University 2408 Wanda Daley Drive Ames, Iowa 50011-3660 Log Number: xxxx-xxxx Note: Sealed source training is provided through EH&S Learning Center! Note : It may take 4 to 6 weeks to get approval to purchase a license-specific source!