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Norms in the oil
This document outlines the training requirements for employees in the oil industry who handle Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) and the associated regulatory guidelines under Class 7 TDG (Transportation of Dangerous Goods). Various training courses are specified, including awareness and specific roles such as norm surveyors and radiation safety officers, each tailored to the level of involvement with NORM. Additionally, the document covers packaging, labeling, and shipping requirements necessary for compliant transport of hazardous materials.
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Norms in the oil
- 1. Norms in theOil Industry and Class 7 TDG Risks and Requirement So have you meet the requirements of this class 7 TDG risks
- 2. It all startswith training NORM training courses include • NORM Awareness • - Required for any Company employee that works at a Company site and/or facility where NORM is present. • NORM Worker Protection Procedures • - Required for any Company employee who will be performing routine maintenance work on NORM labeled (i.e. contaminated with NORM above the exemption limits) equipment/tubulars and facilities. • NORM Surveyor I, • - Required for any Company employee who will conduct equipment/tubular surveys for NORM contamination at a Company site and/or facility. This training does NOT include surveying for loose surface contamination, surveying soils, NORM sampling, or shipping of NORM samples for laboratory analysis. • NORM Surveying, Sampling, and Sample Shipping, and Note: Also referred to as NORM Surveyor II. • − Required for any Company employee who will survey for NORM contamination at a Company site and/or facility, perform NORM sampling, and/or conduct shipping of NORM samples for laboratory analysis. • NORM Radiation Safety Officer. • − Required for any Company employee who will be performing the duties of NORM Radiation Safety Officer. •
- 3. Norms are regulatedin many ways including TDG
- 13. NORMS are Class7 TDG Regulated Which means you must be trained to ship or handles these materials P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada
- 14. The key inDANGEROUS GOODS • Once classified by the shipper as a dangerous good and NORMS must be measure to be a dangerous good by the reading on radiation meter YOU NOW HAVE A CLASS 7 CHEMICAL AS DEFINED UNDER THE LEGISLATION! P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada
- 15. Correct Labels radiation warning shipping address packing documents Identified ActivityLimits Correct Package Type Excepted Package Type A Package Tamper proof seal Shipping Requirements All shippers are required to meet the following conditions for a package P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada
- 16. Vehicle Placards (placed onall four sides of the vehicle) Only required for Yellow III package shipments but it is the responsibility of the shipper (sender/consignor) to provide four of them to the transport carrier each time. Some carriers have a supply so may not request them. You should have a supply just in case if shipping Yellow III packages. Packaging P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada