Digital technology tools to improve professional development in brazilian radioactive facilities

Abstract

This article focuses on digital technology tools to improve workers' skills in Brazilian radioactive facilities. Uniprorad is a web-based system designed to improve the global communication about radiological protection in this very large country, where it is a strong challenge to ensure high quality professional information to as many people as possible. This article presents the authors' experience in the communication of radiological protection and the evolution of this web-based system. Created in 2013, the system Uniprorad is constantly updated to offer a complete web-based repository in Portuguese for research, consultation and information. The content presents discussions related to optimization (since 2013), monitoring (developed in 2015), potential exposure (since 2017) and communication on occupational risk agents in the workplace (started in 2019). Regarding risk agents in the workplace, the content has been developed to teach the identification and evaluation of the various risk agents (physical, chemical biological and ergonomic) and their association to ionizing radiation. In addition, to concepts, definitions and theory, the Project Uniprorad counts on interactive exercises, about radiological protection taking into account.the best practices for radioactive facilities in order to meet both national standards and international recommendations. The aim of this paper is to provide a critical review of the evolutions of this web-based system to outreach this target audience, and to assist other experts on planning and implementing effective strategies to communicate radiological protection. The results of this experience support the idea that in a rapid-changing world it is a must to invest in constant innovations to improve professional development.