About Us

Company Overview

Radiation Professionals specialise in complete and effective solutions to the unique challenges faced by businesses operating in industries where elevated radiation levels may be encountered. We pride ourselves in offering 'one-stop' access to all your requirements for implementing radiation safety and management practices.

Through a combination of personally tailored radiation consulting, complete coverage training and a variety of analysis methods, Radiation Professionals can help you achieve your radiation management goals.

Our consultants understand what it takes to recognize and manage your radiation requirements from a public, personnel and government viewpoint. Our consultants have a wide range of experience from academia, private sector and government. We are able to draw on our comprehensive knowledge of industrial radiation management, government arrangements and the impact and requirements of legislation to help you address strategic and operational issues as they arise.

Our approach is to work alongside your people and in consultation with your stakeholders to deliver a complete coverage of your radiation needs on time and on budget whilst managing risks.

Add to this the ability to draw on our close working relationships with all levels of government regulators and you have the product and service combination that makes Radiation Professionals a trusted resource to our many clients.

Capabilities

Our consultants generally join us with many years experience in radiation safety in the public sector and private industry. Where we don't have the exact skill set for your needs, we draw on our extensive networks (including close affiliations with Curtin University of Technology and the University of Western Australia) to find the skills that most suit your needs.

Radiation Professionals helps clients address a range of business challenges across the following areas:

• Radiation Management Plans (RMP) preparation and implementation assistance
• Specialists in NORM related industries (Mining, Exploration, Processing, Oil and Gas)
• Design of safety systems - safety manuals, procedures, signage etc
• Radiation Surveys - Environmental, Occupational, General
• Courses for all levels of Radiation Safety Training
• Regular auditing of Radiation Safety Practices
• Radiation dosimetry and equipment leasing
• Compliance testing of industrial radiation gauges
• Testing of Lasers, EMF, and other non-ionising radiations
• Licensed transport services
• Expert Radiation Consulting

History

Radiation Professionals is a young company started two years ago to fill an identified dearth in the provision of expert radiation advice to the mining, exploration, oil & gas and industrial sectors in general with special focus on the uranium exploration and mining sectors in particular. The formation of the company brought together a wide range of expertise from industry, academia and government that form the basis of our expert consulting group today.

Radiation Professionals include in our client list Departments from the Western Australian, Northern Territory and Federal Governments, Australian companies from small exploration to large mining companies and large multi-national mining, environmental and petroleum companies. Some of our recent projects include:

• Baseline and ongoing radiological assessment of mineral sands mining and processing operations including providing RSO functions
• Design and implementation of radiological baseline assessment for 2008 radioactive waste disposal operations at the Mt Walton Intractable Waste Disposal Facility (IWDF)
• Supervising packaging, transport and disposal operations for the 2008 radioactive waste disposal at the IWDF
• Radiological assessment on offshore NORM’s affected gas plants
• Provision of a complete training package (including RSO) for fixed radiation gauges at a new mine and processing facility in Lao People's Democratic Republic including consultation with government
• Audit of processing plant radiation management practices and generation of complete radiation management documentation.
• Assisting business and the IAEA in drafting radiation guidelines for mining operations in The United Republic of Tanzania

Our Key People

Anthony O Brien Radiation Training Radiation Surveys Documentation Transport Compliance	Managing Director of Radiation Professionals, Anthony is a physicist and Radiation Consultant who came into the company with experience in Medical Physics, instrumentation (including 2 years with the Gemini Observatory), teaching physics at Curtin University (where he is still an Adjunct Research Associate) and also as a company director (Hightech Corporation of which he is still a director). Anthony has a wide coverage of expertise in the radiation field including (but not restricted to) running all levels of training courses, creating radiation management documentation for all levels of industry and mining, planning and conducting environmental studies, designing and maintaining new electronic equipment and supervising transport of radioactive substances (including the disposal operations at the Mt Walton Intractable Waste Disposal Facility).
Jonathon Thwaites Radiation Training Course design Legislative requirements Compliance	Director of Radiation Professionals, Jonathon is one of only a few people licensed as a Qualified Radiation Expert by the WA Radiation Safety Act and Regulations and he comes to Radiation Professionals as one of the most experienced Radiation Experts in Western Australia. Jonathon has over 30 years in the physics and radiation safety industries, providing training, designing complete safety systems including radiation shielded rooms, compliance testing and general radiation consulting. Jonathon has an extensive knowledge of regulations as well as one of the most complete repertoire of compliance testing experience and equipment in Australia. Jonathon is also the Radiation Safety Officer for the University of WA, the Mount Hospital, Hollywood Private Hospital and the Mt Walton Intractable Waste Facility.
Keith Terry Radiological assessments Legislative requirements Documentation	Keith is a Senior Radiation Consultant with over 20 years of experience providing radiation safety and management advice to the mineral sands industry in particular and mining and hospitals in general. Keith ran his own company RadWise, however has semi-retired and now consults for and mentors to Radiation Professionals. Prior to that Keith spent over 20 years teaching (among other things) Radiation Physics at Curtin University. Keith has extensive knowledge of regulations, radiological assessments and personal dosimetry. Keith's knowledge and experience is an invaluable asset to Radiation Professionals.
Ashley Barker Management Transport Radiation Surveys Instrumentation Software	Director of Radiation Professionals, Ashley is a physicist and Radiation Consultant with over 7 years experience in electronics and instrumentation development including running a company. Prior to that time Ashley was the Deputy Radiation Safety Officer for Curtin University (where he also is still an Adjunct Research Associate). Ashley brings his innovative management skills as well as his extensive radiation knowledge to the company. Ashley also has one of the most complete set of qualifications in X-Ray and Laser servicing in Western Australia.
Simon Booth Radiation Training Emergency Response Radiation Safety Officer	Simon Booth has been working in Radiation Safety since 2001as both a Government Regulator and Industry Consultant. Simon Holds a Bachelor of Science (Physics), is a qualified trainer and assessor undr the Australian Quality Training Framework and is licenced to handle/use radioactive substances and irradiating apparatus in Western Australia. Simon's esxperience includes all facets of radiation safety including: managing radioactive waste disposal; education and training; knowledge of relevant legislation; regulatory licencing and registration of radiation users and owner's; training and consulting and emergency response.