OSC 2007 Evaluation Report

2007 OSC Readiness Training Program Evaluation Report
• RadNET Deployables
• Rapid Assessment Tools
Descriptions of the Tech Zone exhibits are available on the OSC Readiness Training Program Web site at
http://www.oscreadiness.org/2007/.
2.2.5 After-Hour Activities
Several after-hour activities were planned during the week to bring participants together in informal
settings. Activities included a welcome reception sponsored by the Deauville Beach Resort on Monday
night and the famous “Gumbo Fest” on Thursday night.
2.3 Participants
More than 446 2 people participated in the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program. A total of 464
individuals pre-registered. Appendix E provides the final list of registrants, arranged alphabetically by
last name, and includes information about how to contact each participant. Appendix F provides the same
information but it is arranged by the affiliation according to agency.
2.3.1 Overall Participation
Participants in the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program included OSCs, RSC staff, EPA regional
removal and emergency response support staff, branch chiefs, CICs, RPMs, regional attorneys, members
of the ERT, and 16 representatives from other federal agencies, such as the USCG, TVA, U.S.
Department of Labor’s OSHA, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of
the Interior’s National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife, ATSDR, USACE, DOE, U.S. Army’s
Chemical Materials Agency, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Other participants included
approximately 26 representatives of states agencies and eight local responders. Exhibit 1 presents a
summary of the participants by job title. Exhibit 2 illustrates the number of EPA OSCs by region.
Exhibit 3 illustrates the number of EPA Headquarters participants by program office. Exhibit 4
categorizes participants by affiliation, including EPA regional offices, EPA Headquarters, the ERT, the
National Decontamination Team (NDT), other federal agencies, state agencies, local responders, and
academia.
2.3.2 Participation by Training Course
Details about participation at each of the training courses are provided in Table 1. These details include
the number of students by job title, the total number of students, and the percentage of students who are
OSCs. The courses are sorted alphabetically. Details about the students (total number of attendees and
their job titles) for each course are provided in Appendix C, Comments about Individual Training
Courses.
2 Consultants who helped facilitate the training program are not included in this number.
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