The NYC Department of Health requires Radiation Safety Training for all researchers and laboratory personnel handling radioactive materials, as well as operating radiation-producing equipment.
Radiation Safety Certification Training
Researchers using radioactive materials in the laboratory must become certified by completing a radiation safety certification course before using these materials. The course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of handling radioactive materials within a biological or chemical laboratory. Certificates are site-specific and do not transfer to or from other institutions.
A radiation safety certificate is obtained once. To maintain the certificate, refresher training must be taken annually.
Radiation Safety Refresher Training
Researchers who are certified radiation users, or who work in close proximity to radioactive materials, are required to complete a one-hour radiation safety refresher training every year. Refresher training is available online or in person.
Radiation Safety Certification Training, and Radiation Safety Refresher are provided and administered through the Weill Learning Management System see section Training Registration Instructions for detailed information.
Training Records & Certificates
The new WCM Learning Management System makes all training records and certificates available for print out in the user's profile whenever needed.
Please follow these instructions to retrieve past training information from the WCM Learning Management System:
- Log in to the Weill Business Gateway.
- On the My Desk section, select Learning.
- A new window will pop up with the Success Factors learning platform. On the History section (top right corner), click on View All.
- From the list of completed programs, select the desired training module. Then you can select to either View Details or Print Certificate.
If you need assistance retrieving historical training certificates or are unable to access your training records in the Learning Management system, please contact Medical Health Physics at mhp@med.cornell.edu.
Liquid Scintillation Counter Training and Irradiator Training Registration
Please sign-up through iLabs. For more information or access assistance, please contact MHP at (646) 962-4567, mhp@med.cornell.edu.