Radiation Safety (RS)

Radiation Safety (RS)

Radiation Safety is a qualification that demonstrates that the person holding the qualification has been adequately trained in the hazards associated with ionising radiation, in the precautions to be taken when employing ionising radiation, and in the methods of protection.

RS covers awareness of the content of any special requirements for permanent facility or site operations and the importance of complying with these requirements. It also covers possible accident or emergency situations that can occur and the actions to be taken in the event that they do.

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For initial radiography candidates, the Radiation Safety Training may be taken directly after the RT Training.

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NASA Dbn (Pty) Ltd.  has designed the training to cover the South African Codes of practice for both GAMMA and X-Ray, and well as the UK legislator. Our Course prepares you for the SPNDT Exam, as well as the BRS PCN Exam.  

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The South African SPNDT RT Safety examination is included in our training course, as it is a mandatory requirement for all RT Operators working in SA. 

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Of recent Feb-25, BINDT have mandated that all RT PCN Candidates must have done and passed the PCN BRS Level 1 Exam.

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Read more here about the SPNDT Program.

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Read more here about BINDT's PCN BRS notice below: 

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​Ongoing verification of Basic Radiation Safety competence for PCN certification in RT – Mandatory notice

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Due to global differences within requirements for radiation safety and the difficulties in PCN being able to establish parity between a specific country’s requirements for radiation safety when compared to the BINDT requirements for PCN Basic Radiation Safety (BRS), the BINDT Certification Management Committee (CMC) has mandated that candidates for initial PCN radiographic testing (RT) certification and subsequent revalidation of any issued PCN RT certificate shall be required to pass the PCN BRS examination as a means of proving competence for radiation safety.

Successful completion of the PCN BRS certification examination will verify to PCN that the candidate’s knowledge for radiation safety has met the minimum training and examination requirements for radiation safety, which shall be the satisfactory benchmark in terms of level of knowledge and understanding.

This rule will be enforced irrespective of the existence of other national or local regulations that normally apply in a given country and which may fall short of the above benchmark. 
 

This revised requirement is not intended to discredit either national or local regulations that apply at any given worksite and it is the responsibility of the person conducting industrial radiography to comply with all local/legal requirements and/or approved codes of practice.   
 

All candidates presenting for PCN RT certification shall be expected to be in compliance with this revised requirement by 1 March 2025. ​​