Re: Inter-active CD Rom Rad Safety Training

[Slaback@micf.nist.gov]

Carolyn Owen (owen6@llnl.gov) did a class at the
96 HPS meeting on this topic.  You might get her
to post her outline.

Her handout listed 4 programs she reviewed:
one by S. Butala (steve_butala@qmgate.anl.gov)
using AUTHORWARE which she liked at lot.

Hers, using Authorware.

Mine (see below) which uses TOOLBOOK.

C. Pickering at USC (CPICKERING@ENGR.SERV.USC.EDU)
which users Quest

Start up and development costs are such that you
need to amoritize the effort over a fair number
of trainees.  On the other hand the format is ideal
for motivated students, for a program where you get
people a couple at a time, where skill with spoken
english is marginal (foreign workers), and for people
with mixed experience background since the format
lets them self select/skip material based on familiarity.

At NIST we get 300-500 persons a year, mostly with a
science background but not necessarily with prior a 
radiation experience.  The CBT approach has been very
successful and popular.  Users are starting to download
and doing the training at home thereby saving a training
day here while on travel.

Carolyn makes a good point, which I strongly endorse.  You
still need people contact.  The CBT and quiz does not
certify a worker.  At NIST a worker is not approved until
a face to face discussion with an HP is completed, to the
satisfaction of that HP.

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If you would like to download the NIST program, see the following:
NIST Health Physics Training Program              4/15/96

There are two copies of the training program in the
RRDJAZZ.NIST.GOV directory.  This may be accessed directly via
FTP or from http://rrdjazz.nist.gov/.

The three files named HP_SETUP.*  (.exe, .001, .inf) can be
downloaded and are installed by running HP_SETUP from within
WINDOWS (select RUN, execute path\HP_SETUP where path is the
location of these files).  A program group and ICON are created
as part of this procedure.  This setup program leaves one step
unfinished. *** You have to manually enter the default directory
for the icon by selecting the icon (click once on it), select
'properties' from the Windows menu list, and enter the directory
where you located the files.

Alternatively, HP_TRAIN.ZIP contains all the files and requires
PKUNZIP.EXE to unzip, i.e., uncompress.  Then you need to
manually create an icon in windows with the following command
....
    MTB30RUN.EXE HP_INDEX.TBK
in order to run the program from within windows.  You also need
to identify the 'working directory' in the icon setup (i.e.,
properties).  This compressed file is about 6 Mb and uncompressed
will occupy about 11 Mb of disk space.

Once uncompressed you can read the HP_READ.ME text file for more
information about this program (how it is written, its purpose,
how it can be changed, etc.).  In particular, note that this
program is designed to run full screen in the 640x400 resolution
using MS San Serif fonts.  Other settings may not properly
display the training material.

The download procedure can be accomplished by doing an anonymous
FTP to RRDJAZZ.NIST.GOV (use your address as the requested
password), 
change directory to TRAINING (i.e., CD TRAINING),
execute BIN,
execute MGET HP_SETUP.*     OR   
execute GET HP_TRAIN.ZIP and GET PKUNZIP.EXE

Some persons have had 'time out' difficulties while downloading
these large files.  If this occurs, try doing the download during
non-peak usage hours.

This training program contains most of the information needed for
a user of the NBSR experiment facilities to work safety and to
comply with the NBSR procedural requirements.  It typically takes
3 to 5 hours to completely study this material.  This program is
being provided via internet download so that users can study this
material at their convenience prior to visiting NIST.  Additional
training will still be required upon coming to NIST (including
taking the quiz that is in the training program), but this added
training should be much briefer if the visitor demonstrates an
adequate knowledge of the material in this program.

Since this program is regularly updated, e.g., every 3-6 months,
make certain you have the latest version for review prior to your
visit to NIST.

Les Slaback, C.H.P. NIST Health Physics SLABACK@MICF.NIST.GOV
Cheryl Campbell, NIST HP Training Coordinator 975-5810
A little risk adds spice to life.
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