The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Public Health hosted a five-day training workshop on ‘Basic Radiation Safety and the Regulation of Radiation Sources’ from April 16-20, 2018.
A release from the EPA said that the training saw 50 professionals from the public and private sectors involved in the use of radiation and radioactive sources and its management in attendance. Users from the medical, industrial and agricultural sectors, as well as regulatory bodies in the fields of environment, customs and mining were trained in fields such as: Radiation sources and protection; Legal Framework and Legislation, medical uses, public exposure, transport, industrial uses and consumer products.
