Training Program Overview

• Basics of radon
• Physics of radon
• Health effects of radon
• Radon measurements
• Quality assurance/quality control
• Radon measurement devices and protocols
• Basic radon mitigation techniques

Typically home inspectors, realtors, environmental consultants, public health officials and real estate professionals attend the training. EPA and states encourage participants to pass the measurement exam and apply for certification with either the NEHA National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) or the National Radon Safety Board (NRSB) certification programs.

Radon Technology for Mitigators (RTM) - 4½ to 5 days
This training is a comprehensive approach through classroom presentations and hands-on fieldwork for design and installation for a mitigation system. This training will cover some of these topics:

• Building diagnostics
• Building investigation
• Design of a mitigation system
• Worker health and safety
• Radon in water
• Radon resistant new construction techniques

The training prepares participants to sit for the radon mitigation proficiency exam. Builders, remodelers, HVAC contractors, environmental consultants, state officials are recommended to take the training. Participants are encouraged to pass the mitigation exam and apply for certification to one of the certification programs.

Inspecting the Mitigation System During the Home Inspection - 1 day
This training is designed to equip home inspectors on how to inspect an active radon mitigation system during a typical home inspection. The course was developed in cooperation with USEPA and the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) checklist. The training will provide classroom presentations and fieldwork in a residential home to inspect an active mitigation system. All home inspectors, realtors or health officials are recommended for this training. This training has been approved for NRPP continuing education credits and 2 MRCs with American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Workshop - 1 day
This course is a workshop rather than a lecture class. The objective of this workshop is to familiarize you with the purpose and intent of your quality assurance plan and to increase confidence in your radon measurements. By applying the principles of quality assurance, you will realize the benefit of improved radon measurements and be more aware of the conditions causing error in your measurements. This training offers continuing education credits with the NRPP and is recommended for measurement specialists.

Mitigating Houses with a Crawl Space Workshop - 2 days (new)
SRRTC and the Tennessee Radon Program is collaborating to provide this new training to provide information to certified mitigators on problems with mitigating houses with crawl spaces. The training will offer classroom and field exercises. SRRTC will apply for continuing education credits with the radon proficiency programs.

Radon Measurement and Mitigation in Karst Areas Training - 2 days
(a.k.a. Livingston Tennessee Housing Investigation Course)
This is an advanced classroom and hands-on course featuring case studies from the Tennessee Housing Investigation Training Program in which measurement and mitigation strategies were developed for situations influenced by karst geology. The training has received approval for continuing education credits from the national radon proficiency program.

The course combines classroom and field activities with some of the following topics:

• Overview of measurement and mitigation efforts in the area
• Summary of activities in the current investigation
• Detailed explanation of methods and techniques implemented
• Intensive field activities including hands-on performance of diagnostic radon measurement procedures, analysis and use of results in system design, system performance prediction, simulation and verification
• Classroom exchange of experiences, methods and techniques

Radon Mitigation in Difficult Houses Workshop - 2 Days (new)
This is a new training being developed by SRRTC in conjunction with the Tennessee Radon Program. The training will offer certified mitigators an opportunity to gain more experience and knowledge with mitigation problem solving for difficult homes. SRRTC will apply for continuing credits to the radon proficiency programs for this training.

Radon Resistant New Construction Techniques Seminar - 4 hours
This seminar is typically held for builders, realtors or health officials to provide more information on Resistant New Construction Techniques during building design and construction. This seminar will cover topics such as:

• What is radon and why is it a problem?
• Radon sources
• Components of radon resistant new construction techniques

Advanced Diagnostics and System Design Training - 1 to 2 days
This ASD diagnostic method treats ASD systems as air-handling systems, and incorporates air-handling system design principles into the process of determining the ASD system mechanical performance requirements, the selection of appropriate system components to meet those requirements, and the verification of the proposed system's operational characteristics. Use of this method ensures that installed systems will perform as predicted in terms of airflow and pressure field extension.

Large Building Radon Mitigation System Design Training - 1 to 2 days

One-day Version
This classroom course introduces a procedural framework for the investigation of large buildings and the design of radon mitigation strategies based on the results of that investigation. Using materials from real buildings, participants will learn building investigative procedures including:

• evaluation of radon test data
• building plan examination
• determination of HVAC system design and operation
• field verification of building structural and mechanical characteristics
• assessment of building pressure relationships
• identification of potential radon entry points

The course will include training on an Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) system design method which treats ASD systems as air-handling systems and employs quantitative diagnostic procedures to enable optimal system design. These procedures include the determination of the required extent and strength of pressure fields; determination of system resistance characteristics and required airflows; and performance requirement-based selection of system components and configurations.

Two-day Version
The second day of the two-day version consists of field exercises in building investigation, diagnostics and system design in a building. Participants will design a mitigation strategy for the building based on the results of their investigation.