GER Category 2 study guide
GER Category 2 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The GER Category 2 credential is a radiation-protection certification for people who work with, supervise, or regulate radioactive sources and radiation-generating equipment in industrial settings. Candidates typically come from industrial radiography, source management, transport logistics, regulatory inspection, and radiation safety officer roles. The GER Category 2 study guide has 7 sections and about 2,114 words.
01Regulatory Framework and Legislation
The Regulatory Framework and Legislation domain checks whether you can place a radiography job inside the legal system: who may possess and use sources, what authorization is needed, and which duties attach to the licensee, radiation protection officer (RPO) and individual radiographer. It also tests the graded approach: not every practice needs the same regulatory control.
313 words, about 2 min02Radiation Protection and Safety
Radiation Protection and Safety tests dose quantities, limits, ALARA, shielding, distance and monitoring. For Category 2 radiography, you must be able to choose the right limit, calculate a practical exposure control, and explain why a measured dose rate, not a nominal one, drives decisions.
325 words, about 2 min03Radioactive Sources and Equipment
This domain covers sealed source construction, classification, source projectors, collimators, source changers and security. The exam expects you to match equipment to the job and to recognize when a source or accessory is unfit for service.
310 words, about 2 min04Industrial Radiography Operations
Industrial Radiography Operations tests the practical control of a radiography site: planning, barriers, signs, communication, source movement, dosimetry and stop-work authority. The exam favors the sequence of controls, not just the final dose number.
285 words, about 1 min05Emergency Preparedness and Response
Emergency Preparedness and Response tests the first actions after a stuck source, disconnected drive cable, lost source, fire or unexpected dose rate. The exam rewards containment, dose control and notification over heroic retrieval.
303 words, about 2 min06Transport and Storage of Radioactive Material
Transport and Storage tests package selection, transport categories, labels, transport index (TI), segregation, storage security and documentation. It links the radiation protection rules to the physical movement of sources.
318 words, about 2 min07Quality Management and Record Keeping
Quality Management and Record Keeping tests whether you can prove that the work was done correctly: procedures, calibration, training, audits, non-conformance and records that are traceable, legible and retained. The quality system covers documents, training, equipment, source inventory, dosimetry and corrective actions.
260 words, about 1 min