Bureau of Radiation Protection--Radon Division--Upcoming Events

Radon-related Events & Training

The American Lung Association (ALA) in
Pennsylvania and Radon

Free Radon Test Kits available, while supplies last

The ALA has been a partner with the PA DEP/Radon Division for many years in an effort to increase public awareness of radon, testing for radon, and mitigation of radon problems

Please see the ALA link below for additional important information on radon and radon test kits. A limited supply is available for Pennsylvania residents who have not yet tested their homes

http://www.lunginfo.org/freeradonkit

1^st Annual EPA Region III
Radon Stakeholders Meeting

April 4-5, 2012, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Registration deadline: February 22, 2012

We invite you to join us for the First Annual Region III Stakeholders Meeting. We look forward to seeing all interested parties concerned with protecting the public from unnecessary exposure to radon in homes, schools, public and private buildings.

Your host, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), through a State Indoor Radon Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brings you this NO COST meeting. Our goal is to bring together everyone/anyone who is interested in protecting the public from radon exposure.

Radon Stakeholders Meeting full description, agenda and registration instructions

Radon Training for Real Estate Professionals in Pennsylvania

7 Hour Elective CE units for Real Estate
Agents and Apprasiers

Sponsored by the Eastern Radon Training Center,
Rutgers University and the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Registration Fee – $35 (lunch provided)

Radon affects the home buyer, seller, and the real estate agent. The radon advice you provide as a real estate agent may have risk management and legal repercussions. This one-day program is designed specifically to help you better understand how radon can affect human health and how to manage the role that radon may play in the real estate transfer process.

HOW TO REGISTER:

To learn more information, or to register:

visit online: "Radon Training for Pennsylvania Real Estate Professionals"
or, by phone, call (732) 932-9271 x606
or, via email, write radon@njaes.rutgers.edu

Be sure to identify the specific date you wish to attend.

"Radon Training for Pennsylvania Real Estate Professionals"

PROGRAM TOPICS
- Radon Science for Real Estate
  - Understanding radon gas and why one home can test at dangerously high levels when surrounding homes all test below.
- Measuring Radon in the Home
  - How the layout, construction and appliances in a home can affect radon levels in different rooms.
- Practical and Legal Issues of Radon in Real Estate
  - Discuss how testing and, if necessary, mitigation have been routinely incorporated into real estate transactions in Pennsylvania and the entire United States.
- Radon Resistant New Construction (RRNC)
  - Learn what RRNC is (and equally importantly, what it is not), why you may want to educate your clients to ask for it.
- Communicating with Your Customers about Radon
  - Radon is a proven killer, yet it tends to generate far less concern than other health issues, such as mold, that are far less lethal. We’ll close with a discussion about when and how radon should be discussed with clients.
CREDITS
- 7 Hours Elective CE units for Real Estate Agents..
- 7 Hours of CE for Radon Professionals
FEES: Registration $35.00 (lunch included)
WORKSHOP AFFILIATES, DATES & LOCATIONS
- Thursday, May 3, 2012:
  Radon Training for Real Estate Professionals – Johnstown, PA
  Co-sponsored by Cambria-Somerset Association of Realtors, Johnstown, PA
  Location:
  - Boulevard Grill
    165 Southmont Blvd.
    Johnstown, PA 15905
- Friday, May 4, 2012:
  Radon Training for Real Estate Professionals – Monaca, PA
  Co-sponsored by Beaver County Association of Realtors, Beaver, PA
  Location:
  - Holiday Inn Express & Suites
    105 Stone Quarry Road
    Monaca, PA 15061
- Thursday, May 17, 2012:
  Radon Training for Real Estate Professionals – Wyomissing, PA
  Co-sponsored by Reading-Berks Association of Realtors, Wyomissing, PA
  Location:
  - Country Inn & Suites by Carlson
    405 North Park Road
    Wyomissing, PA 19610
- Friday, May 18, 2012:
  Radon Training for Real Estate Professionals – Lancaster, PA
  Co-sponsored by Lancaster County Association of Realtors, Lancaster, PA
  Location:
  - Lancaster County Association of Realtors
    1930 Harrington Drive
    Lancaster, PA 17601
- Tuesday, September 18, 2012:
  Radon Training for Real Estate Professionals – Chambersburg, PA
  Co-sponsored by Pen-Mar Association of Realtors, Hagerstown, MD
  Location:
  - Four Points by Sheraton
    1123 Lincoln Way East
    Chambersburg, PA 17201
- Wednesday, September 19, 2012:
  Radon Training for Real Estate Professionals – York, PA
  Co-sponsored by Realtors Association of York & Adams Counties, York, PA
  Location:
  - Real Estate School of York & Adams Counties
    901 Smile Way
    York, PA 17404
- Additional dates and locations may be scheduled, check back for any updates.

Radon Division Represented at the 2012 Pennsylvania Home Show

The Radon Division is present at the Pennsylvania Home Show to inform event-goers of both the dangers of radon and how to make their homes and businesses safe.

The Radon Division staffed the Radon Information Booth at the 2012 Pennsylvania Home Show, March 3^th through 11^th at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.

Radon Division's Matt Shields with the Bureau's Radon Facts Display

Radon Division's Matt Shields is shown here with the Bureau's portable Radon Facts Display booth. Over Matt's left shoulder is a working example of a radon mitigation fan; to his left is a 3-D cutaway model of a well-designed radon mitigation system.