OSC 2007 Evaluation Report

2007 OSC Readiness Training Program Evaluation Report
You Mean There is More than Superfund ... ? Basics of Environmental Statutes
Instructors: Earl Liverman, EPA Region 10
Stephen Mason, EPA Region 6
This course provided a basic history and major provisions of statutes that EPA implements, such as the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, CERCLA, Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act, Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and Toxic Substances Control Act that are
implemented by EPA. Students were provided with the basics on how statutes and regulations are
developed. The course provided an overview of U.S. environmental regulations that have been created to
control, manage, or modify activities; and the effects of these regulations on the health of human beings
and the natural environment.
Additionally, the course covered the history of environmental laws, the origins of EPA, and the history of
the removal program. This course was of great value to new and more senior OSCs who needed to
understand how environmental statutes, regulations, and policies are formulated and implemented.
This course was recommended for RSC staff.
Number of Participants Who
Pre-registered
Participation and Average Grade
Number of Participants Who
Signed Course Roster
Number of Evaluation
Forms Submitted
Average
Grade
50 36 31 5*
* 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.
Summary of Evaluation Results
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Overall, the presentation
of the course was
appropriate for my level
of experience.
The content of the
course is relevant to my
job responsibilities.
The course had a good
balance of lecture
material, visual aids,
case studies, and
discussion time.
The handout materials
were clear, legible, and
helpful.
The course materials will
be useful as a reference
for my job.
This course should
continue to be offered at
future training programs.
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A
The pie chart below illustrates the percentages of students for the training course by job title. EPA OSCs
and other regional removal and emergency response support staff represented 53 percent of the students.
Fifteen members of the RSC attended this course.
C-120 Comments about Individual Training Courses