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Course · for UK veterinary practices

RPS for Sealed & Unsealed Sources — veterinary edition.

Radiation Protection Supervisor training for vet practices. Same statutory RPS competencies, taught with case examples drawn from small-animal, equine and mixed practice. Online and classroom dates available UK-wide.

Online & classroom variants. Multi-attendee bookings welcome.

Why vet practices put staff on this course

Three patterns we hear regularly from vet-practice managers and clinical leads. If any of these match your situation, this course is the right starting point.

Pattern 1

HSE inspection follow-up

HSE's veterinary inspection programme found material radiation-protection breaches in the majority of practices visited. Practices contact us when an inspection report flags missing RPS-level competence and they need it evidenced quickly.

Pattern 2

New equipment, new staff

A new x-ray unit or a new clinical hire triggers a training requirement. The nominated RPS needs the competence sign-off on file before they can supervise everyday operation.

Pattern 3

Mobile / equine imaging gap

Equine vets running yard-side x-ray create temporary controlled areas in someone else's premises. The RPS cohort needs training that addresses mobile work specifically, not just clinic-bound imaging.

What the course covers

The full RPS-for-sealed-and-unsealed-sources syllabus adapted to veterinary practice. Built around the questions practice managers actually ask, not generic theory.

  1. 1 Module

    RPS role & responsibilities

    What an RPS actually is in law, what they're accountable for day-to-day in a vet practice, and where the line sits between RPS and the practice's appointed RPA.

  2. 2 Module

    Sealed & unsealed sources

    The physics, the practical handling, dose to operators and patient/animal, and the differences between sealed x-ray sources and unsealed-source work that vet practices encounter.

  3. 3 Module

    Local rules & controlled areas

    Understanding the practice's local rules, controlled and supervised areas, contingency arrangements and how the RPS keeps them current — including for yard-side equine work.

  4. 4 Module

    Incidents & record-keeping

    Dose monitoring, near-miss handling, what records the practice has to hold and what an HSE inspector typically asks to see.

Choose the format that fits the practice

Same content, two delivery formats. Pick whichever works for the practice's diary and rota.

  • Online — UK-wide
    No travel, no rota disruption. Best for a single nominated RPS or a multi-site corporate roll-out.
  • Classroom — UK
    Hands-on day in person. Best when the cohort wants practical demonstration and questions worked through in real time.
  • Veterinary case examples
    Worked examples from small-animal, equine and mixed practice — not generic industrial scenarios.
  • {{years_experience}} of UK radiation training
    Radiation protection is what we do, not a side line of a wider H&S bundle.
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