2025 PROGRAM
ENROLLMENT
This course is self enrolled by employee's only. An instruction PDF will be provided to you by your company representative. Enrolled duration is 1 year or until December 31st.
If you are unable to access this course after following the instructions, please contact HSC-NEOSupport@salud.unm.edu
OVERVIEW
This course is supplemental to DOT Training for Highway Shippers of Radioactive Materials for ground transport of radioactive materials and is NOT available as a separate course. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that all other DOT training requirements have been met as outlined in the Prerequisites listed below.
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide required training specific to the packaging, labeling and proper documentation of packages containing radioactive materials with the proper shipping name of Radioactive Material, Type A Package to be offered for transport by domestic air carriers.
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of DOT Training for Highway Shippers of Radioactive Materials for either Radiopharmacy/Manufacturing Facility employees or Nuclear Medicine Technologists.
- General awareness and familiarization with radioactive materials.
- General safety considerations for radioactive materials.
- Security awareness training.
OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the regulatory agencies responsible for US air transport of radioactive materials.
- Discuss the input of advisory groups who influence the regulations of air transport of dangerous goods.
- Explain the requirements for appropriate packaging and labeling of packages offered for domestic air transport.
- Complete a Dangerous Goods Air bill for Radioactive Material, Type A Package.
- Instructor of Record: Virginia Morgan