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Originally Posted by finnbow
Their training sure is a lot different than what I got in 40-hour HAZWOPER and Rad Worker training. Donning, doffing, taping, decon, etc. are all covered thoroughly, to include practice sessions, observation and testing.
If an employer at a hazardous waste or nuclear site was as cavalier about employee safety and health training, OSHA or the NRC would be all over their shit after a contamination event and subsequent illness. I suppose OSHA has jurisdiction over the hospital in question, but I'm not sure of their compliance policy with respect to hospitals and health care providers.
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For profit hospitals, typically non-union private concerns, low ball on wages and staff to maximize financial outcomes. Where I work they for example do not want to hire transporters (orderlies in the old days ) and make nurses and allied health staff move patients around. I can see shoddy training all over America.
Your radiation training was mostly likely government funded I am assuming.