OSC 2007 Evaluation Report

2007 OSC Readiness Training Program Evaluation Report
Emerging Response Tools for Chemical and Biological Agents
Instructors: Steve Allgeier, EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
Kathy Clayton, EPA ORD, NHSRC
Mark Durno, EPA Region 5
Kevin Garrahan, EPA ORD, NHSRC
Deborah McKean, EPA NDT
Tonya Nichols, EPA ORD, NHSRC
Curtis Snook, EPA NDT
Cindy Sonich-Mullin, EPA ORD, NHSRC
Oba Vincent, EPA ORD, NHSRC
This course provided information and tools to help OSCs respond quickly and efficiently to WMD
incidents. This class combined the decision-making processes of emergency response and risk
assessment with the tools and techniques that provide for rapid communication and informed risk
management of chemicals and biological agents. An emergency consequence assessment tool was used
to demonstrate consequence assessment during an emergency. Topics included:
• Process toward validated sampling and analysis of WMDs for clearance sampling, remediation,
and restoration.
• Biodetection: screening technologies and an introduction to polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).
• Support for Environmental Rapid Risk Assessment database and the Data Dictionary: rapid
access to agent-specific information.
• Knowing your numbers: Health-based criteria and provisional advisory levels.
• How clean is clean?: State of current policy.
• Emergency consequence assessment for water systems.
• What can we do for you?: Introduction to the TRIO Workgroup.
Participation and Average Grade
Number of Participants Who
Pre-registered
Number of Participants Who
Signed Course Roster
Number of Evaluation
Forms Submitted
Average
Grade
102 96 51 4*
* The grade displayed is the average of the grades provided on the evaluation forms, where
1 = Poor, 2 = Fair, 3 = Good, 4 = Very Good, and 5 = Excellent.
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