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List of radiation safety courses and course providers

Click on the relevant licence type link below to find a list of current course providers and radiation safety courses available for that licence type. Applicants who need specific advice on radiation safety courses for the purposes of gaining a radiation licence should contact DECCW, Hazardous Materials and Radiation Section on 131 555.

Table of radiation safety courses and course provider details for certain radiation licence types:

IA5 Use radiation apparatus for analytical purposes

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Asia Pacific Institute of Nuclear Science (APINS) IA5 Radiation safety for x-ray equipment personnel NSW Anne Jordan 02 9385 4666
Australian National University IA5 Ionising radiation safety ACT Course coordinator
ohstraining@anu.edu.au
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) IA5 Industrial radiation safety officer course NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) IA5 Safe use of industrial radiation gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Radiation Services Pty Ltd IA5 X-ray analysis equipment – operation of XRD/XRF units VIC Dr Joseph Young 03 9877 4898
Bartolo Safety Management Services IA5 Safe use of XRD equipment in the laboratory NSW Bill Bartolo 02 9528 7676
National On-Site Training IA5 Radiation safety for users of x-ray devices QLD Anthony Barber 07 3391 1718
R & X Nuclear Services IA5 Industrial radiation safety course NSW Frank Galea 02 4632 7727
Radiation Safety Services IA5 X-ray analysis (use and service – restricted) WA Course coordinator 08 9475 0099
Radiation Safety Services IA5 X-ray analysis – diamond sorting equipment (use and restricted service) WA Course coordinator 08 9475 0099
Radsmart IA5 Safe use of x-ray equipment in the laboratory environment NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Radsmart IA5 Industrial radiation safety officer NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) IA5 Safe use of x-ray devices NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
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IA6 Use radiation apparatus for industrial radiography

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Advanced Technology Testing and Research (ATTAR) IA6 Radiation safety, industrial –NDT sector gamma & x-ray – national module EA612 (same as TAFE) VIC Paul Grosser 03 9574 6144
Bureau Veritas AIRS Pty Ltd (formerly known as CCI Pope and prior to CCI Pope, CW Pope) IA6 Industrial radiography safety course NSW Steve Biddle 02 4908 2535
Radiation Safety Services IA6 Industrial radiography WA Course coordinator 08 9475 0099
SA Radiation Pty Ltd IA6 Radiation Safety Industrial Radiography SA Kent Rogers 0410 388 018
TAFE Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Centre   IA6 Work safely with ionizing radiation MEM13013B (formally module 1144A or module EA612 radiography and radiation safety)   John Mullard  02 4923 7412
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IA8 Use radiation apparatus for scientific or research purposes

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Asia Pacific Institute of Nuclear Science (APINS) IA8 Radiation safety for x-ray equipment personnel NSW Anne Jordan 02 9385 4666
Australian National University IA8 Ionising radiation safety ACT Course coordinator ohstraining@anu.edu.au
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) IA8 Industrial radiation safety officer course NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) IA8 Safe use of x-ray devices NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) IA8 Safe use of industrial radiation gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Radsmart IA8 Industrial radiation safety officer NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Radsmart IA8 Safe use of x-ray equipment in the laboratory environment NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Royal North Shore Hospital IA8 Radiation protection course in fluoroscopy for medical specialists NSW Stame George 02 9926 7771
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IA10 Use radiation apparatus for installing and/or servicing radiation apparatus

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Asia Pacific Institute of Nuclear Science (APINS) IA10 Radiation safety for x-ray equipment personnel NSW Anne Jordan 02 9385 4666
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) IA10 Safe use of fixed radiation gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Radiation Services Pty Ltd IA10 General radiation awareness and cabinet x-ray VIC Dr Joseph Young 03 9877 4898
R & X Nuclear Services IA10 Industrial radiation safety course NSW Frank Galea 02 4632 7727
Radsmart IA10 Radiation safety in the installation and servicing of x-ray equipment NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
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IA12 Use radiation apparatus for quality assurance purposes

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Radsmart IA12 Safe use of X-ray equipment in the laboratory environment NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
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IA14R Use radiation apparatus for diagnostic radiography (Restricted)

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
University of Newcastle IA14R Remote operators course NSW Tony Smith 02 6761 9510
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IA16 Use computed tomography for the purpose of nuclear medicine technology

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Charles Sturt University IA16 CT for nuclear medicine (NMT415) NSW Geoff Currie 02 6933 2000
02 6933 2822
NSW Area Health Services: IA16 NSW Hospital and University Radiation Safety Officers Group computed tomography safety course for nuclear medicine technologists NSW Paul Cardew 02 4921 3380
University of Newcastle IA16 Bachelor of medical radiation science NSW Associate Professor Helen Warren-Forward 02 4921 7142
University of Sydney IA16 Computed tomography for nuclear medicine technologists (18587x) NSW Edwina Adams 02 9531 9619
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IA19 Use portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) radiation apparatus for analysis

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Portable Analytical Solutions Pty Ltd  IA19 Portable and hand-held XRF radiation safety and operator training course NSW Paul Martin  02 4381 2844
Radsmart IA19 Radiation safety with portable x-ray tube XRF devices NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
SA Radiation Pty Ltd IA19 Radiation Safety Handheld XRF Devices  SA Kent Rogers 0410 388 018 
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IA20 Use radiation apparatus for general dental radiography

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Pacific Smiles Staffing Solutions Pty Ltd IA20 Certificate III dental assistants/nurses (HLT31807)
Certificate IV dental assistants/nurses (HLT43007) 		NSW Helen Gayner 02 4930 2083
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IA22 Use radiation apparatus for medical fluoroscopy (specialist other than radiologists)

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Hunter New England Area Health Service IA22 Fluoroscopy radiation safety training course NSW Paul Cardew and 02 4921 3380
Royal North Shore Hospital IA22 Radiation protection course in fluoroscopy for medical specialists NSW Stame George 02 9926 7771
Westmead Hospital IA22 Fluoroscopy radiation safety training course NSW Lee Collins 02 9845 6533
02 9845 7858
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IA24 Use dental computed tomography for dental radiography

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Body Logic Resources IA24 i-CAT initial on-site training (includes radiation safety training for cone beam dental digital tomography provided by Gammasonics Radiological Services Pty Ltd) QLD Craig Cannons 07 5562 0355
Gammasonics Radiological Services Pty Ltd IA24 Radiation safety training for cone beam dental digital tomography note: this training is only part of the training required for the IA24 licence. Applicants must also complete Body logic resources I-CAT initial on-site training NSW David Leslie and Ms Vivien Munoz-Ferrada 02 9713 1122
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IA27 Use radiation apparatus for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) (Tier 1) / IA27S Use radiation apparatus for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) (Tier 2)

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Brian Richardson IA27& IA27S Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) radiation safety course and DEXA manufacturers training certificate to be provided by the DEXA manufacturer NSW Brain Richardson 02 4454 3050
0409 639 769
Australian and New Zealand Bone Mineral Society IA27& IA27S Densitometry training course technologists syllabus: Certificate of completion in clinical bone densitometry NSW Dr Nick Pocock and Roger Price 02 9256 5405
Inmed (formerly Inderlec Australia Pty Ltd) IA27 & IA27S Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) radiation safety course and DEXA manufacturers training certificate   Geoff Gibson 1300 364 336
International Society of Clinical Densitometry and University of Western Australia IA27 & IA27S Bone densitometry course and certification examination: technologist track NSW Dr Ekaterina Zivanovic 02 9382 6013
International Society of Clinical Densitometry and University of Western Australia IA27& IA27S Bone densitometry course and certification examination: clinical track NSW Dr Ekaterina Zivanovic 02 9382 6013
Medical and Scientific Services Pty Ltd IA27& IA27S Radiation protection for operators of bone densitometry units WA Jonathon Thwaites 08 9384 6098
0419 924 355
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital IA27 & IA27S Clinical bone densitometry WA Roger Price 08 9346 2866
St Vincent’s Hospital IA27& IA27S Certificate of completion in clinical bone densitometry NSW Dr Pocock (Nuclear Medicine Department) 02 8382 2216
University of Sydney IA27 & IA27S Bone mineral densitometry (2 year part-time course –postgraduate) NSW Peter Kench 02 9351 9513

IA35 Use radiation apparatus containing radioactive substances for bore hole logging 

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
SA Radiation Pty Ltd IA35 Radiation Safety Borehole Logging SA Kent Rogers 0410 388 018
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S5 Use radioactive substances for analytical purposes

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian National University S5 Ionising radiation safety ACT Course coordinator ohstraining@anu.edu.au
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S5 Safe use of x-ray devices NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S5 Radiation safety for laboratory workers NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S5 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
R & X Nuclear Services S5 Industrial radiation safety course NSW Frank Galea 02 4632 7727
Radsmart S5 Radiation safety for laboratory staff NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Radsmart S5 Industrial radiation safety officer NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
University of New England S5 Safe handling of radioactive isotopes NSW Jim McFarlane 02 6773 3201
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S6 Use radioactive substances for industrial radiography

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Advanced Technology Testing and Research (ATTAR) S6 Radiation safety, industrial –NDT sector gamma & x-ray (national module EA612 (same as TAFE) VIC Paul Grosser 03 9574 6144
Bureau Veritas AIRS Pty Ltd (formerly known as CCI Pope and prior to CCI Pope, CW Pope) S6 Industrial radiography safety course NSW Steve Biddle 02 4908 2535
Radiation Safety Services S6 Industrial radiography WA Course coordinator 08 9475 0099
SA Radiation Pty Ltd S6 Radiation Safety Industrial Radiography SA Kent Rogers 0410 388 018
TAFE Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Centre S6 Work safely with ionizing radiation MEM13013B (formally module 1144A or module EA612 radiography and radiation safety)   John Mullard 02 4923 7412
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S7 Use radioactive substances for industrial gauging

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S7 Safe use of industrial radiation gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S7 Industrial radiation safety officer course NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Radiation Safety Services S7 Static gauges WA Course coordinator 08 9475 0099
Radsmart S7 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Radsmart S7 Industrial radiation safety officer NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Radsmart S7 Industrial radiation gauge safety NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
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S8 Use radioactive substances for scientific or research purposes

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian National University S8 Ionising radiation safety ACT Course coordinator
ohstraining@anu.edu.au
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S8 Radiation safety for laboratory workers NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S8 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Radiation Services Pty Ltd S8 Radiation safety course on handling unsealed radioactive material VIC Dr Joseph Young 03 9877 4898
Bartolo Safety Management Services S8 Radiation safety for laboratory workers (unsealed sources) NSW Bill Bartolo 02 9528 7676
National On Site Training S8 Radiation safety for laboratory workers QLD Anthony Barber 07 3391 1718
Radsmart S8 Radiation safety for laboratory staff NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
University of New England S8 Safe handling of radioactive isotopes NSW Jim McFarlane 02 6773 3201
University of NSW Risk Management Unit S8 Radiation protection training course NSW Robert Armstrong 02 9385 2912
University of Sydney S8 Radiation safety for laboratory workers NSW Howard Ackland 02 9351 7722
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S10 Use radioactive substances for installing &/or servicing of devices containing a radioactive substance

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S10 Safe use of industrial radiation gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S10 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Radiation Services Pty Ltd S10 General radiation awareness and radiation devices VIC Dr Joseph Young 03 9877 4898
R & X Nuclear Services S10 Industrial radiation safety course NSW Frank Galea 02 4632 7727
Radsmart S10 Radiation safety in the installation and maintenance of brachytherapy units(service technicians) NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
Radsmart S10 Industrial radiation safety officer NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
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S12 Use radioactive substances for quality assurance purposes

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian National University S12 Ionising radiation safety ACT Course coordinator ohstraining@anu.edu.au
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S12 Radiation safety for laboratory workers NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Australian Radiation Services Pty Ltd S12 Radiation safety course on handling unsealed radioactive material VIC Dr Joseph Young 03 9877 4898
Bartolo Safety Management Services S12 Radiation safety for laboratory workers (unsealed sources) NSW Bill Bartolo 02 9528 7676
National On Site Training S12 Radiation safety for laboratory workers QLD Anthony Barber 07 3391 1718
Radsmart S12 Industrial radiation safety officer NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
University of New England S12 Safe handling of radioactive isotopes NSW Jim McFarlane 02 6773 3201
University of NSW Risk Management Unit S12 Radiation protection training course NSW Robert Armstrong 02 9385 2912
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S19 Use radioactive substances in a portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyser

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Portable Analytical Solutions Pty Ltd  IA19 Portable and hand-held XRF radiation safety and operator training course NSW Paul Martin  02 4381 2844
Radsmart (Gordon Mackenzie) S19 Safe use of portable XRF devices NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
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S30 Use radioactive substances for moisture/density determination

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S30 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd/Coffey International S30 Radiation Safety for Nuclear Soil/moisture density gauges NSW Marshall Webster 0403 242458
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Transport Technology Division S30 Safe use and transport of Soil density and moisture gauges QLD Brian Lowe 07 3115 3045
McKavanagh Engineering Services S30 Industrial radiation safety for soil moisture and density gauges QLD Byron McKavanagh 07 3201 2689
Radiation Safety Services S30 Portable gauging devices WA Course coordinator 08 9475 0099
Radsmart S30 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
SA Radiation Pty Ltd S30 Radiation Safety Portable moisture/density gauges  SA  Kent Rogers 0410 388 018 
University of New England S30 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Jim McFarlane 02 6773 3201
Victorian Health Dept. Radiation Safety Unit S30 Radiation protection in the use of nuclear density moisture gauges VIC Radiation Officer 03 9637 4167
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S35 Use radioactive substances for borehole logging

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S35 Safe use of nuclear type soil moisture and density gauges NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
Radiation Safety Services S35 Borehole logging WA Course coordinator 08 9475 0099
Radsmart S35 Radiation safety in borehole logging operations NSW Gordon Mackenzie 02 9520 6340
SA Radiation Pty Ltd S35 Radiation Safety Borehole Logging SA Kent Rogers 0410 388 018
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S41 Use radioactive substances for in-vitro medical diagnosis

Course Provider and licence code Licence code Course Title State Contact Name Contact Number
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) S41 Radiation safety for laboratory workers NSW Course coordinator 02 9717 9434
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Page last updated: 27 March 2012