BDC Magazine - Online version December 2015 Issue - 216 | Page 109

Radon Special.qxp_feature 2 20/10/2015 16:56 Page 107 HEALTH & SAFETY: RADON PROTECTION SPECIAL with three other international bodies, the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST), the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (CARST) and the European Radon Association (ERA). COIRA members will work together on a global scale to tackle the worldwide issue of radon related lung cancer and have input to international policy consultations. Through this body, the UK Radon Association will also ensure that UK industry members are kept up to date with the very latest in research, new technologies and policies which will benefit the development of the market. Through this cross-border cooperation, UK Radon Association has a number of places available to UK-based contractors on a training course being run in conjunction with the European Radon Association Workshop in Spain in April 2016. The three day course will be conducted in English and will provide both theoretical and ‘hands-on’ practical training to those wishing to enter the radon market or further their existing knowledge. The first UK Radon Symposium will be hosted by the Association on 14th April 2016 in the City of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This one-day event will include seminars on a wide range of issues, including the health implications of 107