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Employment :: Health Physicist
Education:
Position requires a Bachelor's degree (B.A. /B.S.) or equivalent from an accredited four-year college, completion of a technical or military school in the field(s) of Occupational Safety, Environmental Safety or Radiation Safety, or equivalent combination of education and training and two years related experience.
Certification:
40 hour HAZWOPER
Radiological Operations Training
Job Description:
- Monitors intensity of radiation levels in
the environment and workplace to determine the types of potential
radiation hazards.
- Performs radiation surveys by collecting
and processing samples of air, soil, water, vegetation, and other
environmental media to determine concentration of radioactivity.
- Recommends to operators and researchers
the appropriate monitoring devices, protective equipment, and
working time when working in areas with exposure.
- Collects and analyzes personnel
monitoring equipment (i.e. film badges and pocket dosimeters) and
radiation recording instruments for inclusion in summary reports.
- Informs supervisors when individual
exposures and area radiation levels approach maximum permissible
limits.
- Recommends work stoppage in unsafe areas,
posts warning signs, and ropes off contaminated areas.
- Calculates amount of time personnel may
be exposed safely to radiation in area, taking into account
contamination count and health physicist's determinations
concerning exposure limits of personnel.
- Instructs personnel in radiation safety
procedures and demonstrates use of protective clothing and
equipment.
- Monitors time and intensity of exposure
of personnel working in radiation waste disposal areas.
- Inspects shipments for contamination and
tags shipments in which radiation count exceeds specifications.
- Conducts X-ray compliance test and render
regulatory appropriate reports.
- Logs data such as status of areas being
decontaminated, rate of radiation exposure to personnel, and
location and intensity of radioactivity in contaminated areas.
- Tests detection instruments against
standards to ensure their accuracy.
- Recommends decontamination procedures.
- Ensures the company's radiation protection standards are in accordance with federal, state, and industry programs, including maintaining records and data as required.
To apply, please call our Human Resources Department at (925) 443-7967, or email your resume to hr@newworld.org
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