About the Event

Every building has radon and in most areas the levels are low. Some buildings in "radon Affected Areas" have higher levels. 

Buildings in these areas should be tested for radon. High levels can be reduced by simple building works.

This webinar will cover all the basics, e.g. what it is, where it comes from, the health risks, how it gets into buildings, how to fix or prevent it in buildings, legislation, and what’s new over the last year.

About the speakers

Tracy Gooding - Radon group leader

Tracy Gooding joined the National radiological protection board in 1988 (later the Health Protection Agency, Public health England and UK Health security agency) and has worked mostly on radon, focusing on workplace measurement and control, including: RPA work for mines; a national radon programme for schools; radon exhalation from building materials; and contributing to the 2013 EURATOM Basic Safety Standards Directive and its requirements such as the National Radon Action Plan.

Tracy is a Principal Radiation Protection Scientist and Radon Group Leader, a Chartered Physicist, and has an MSc in Radiation and Environmental Protection from the University of Surrey.

Cost

APS Members: Free of charge

Non-members: £10.00