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2007 OSC Readiness Training Program Evaluation Report • Value the EPA a little more. • Vapor intrusion... other regions’ perspective. • Wait to attend the next one. • Wash hands even more often... • Will try to integrate earlier and better into environmental response (ER) issues. • Work harder on ICS workgroup - 3 deep. • Work more closely with other Regions. • Work on internal communication skills; continue dialogue with Regional contacts. • Work on public meeting. • Work with USDA to let them better understand OSCs assets with respect to contracting capabilities. Comments on topics or courses which should be added • A 4-hour course on health and safety issues relevant to OSCs and our state partners. • A course on problems encountered out in the field, such as public perception of cleanup activities and how to overcome them. • Additional case studies of non-typical responses. • Advanced Chemistry/Biology: Department of Justice (DOJ) Course Dougway Proving Grounds Instructors Explosives: Bring in Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) or Annaston Army Instructors Chemical, Biological, Radiological Forensics Sampling: DOJ/Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Course Radiation Playbook/Nuclear Annex: Have Jim Mitchell and ORIA present railroad tank car training: Bring in Union Pacific Advanced Air Monitoring Training: bring in CTECH use ERT Use of Modeling: Bring in Lawrence Livermore Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) training. ICS Information Flow: Bring back course from 2004 Crisis Communications: Bring in Barry McLughlin, he does this training for the USCG 2 Week OSC Crisis Management Training. Leadership Skill Training: Bring back from previous Readiness. New Course: “You can teach old dogs new tricks:” This course would be a tech course for old school OSCs. Introduction to GPS, Street Finders Plus, BlackBerrys, new digital radios, phones, other useful tech tool for OSCs Radio Communications. • Advanced Eco-revitalization (Beyond Hydro-seeding). • Air monitoring, Fish Kills. • Along with the relocation guidance, add reimbursement guidance. • As a member of the RSC, I felt most courses offered were far too technical for RSCs. Others, though not too technical, were interesting but not applicable to our duties as RSCs. OSCs should not have to suffer for our lack of technical expertise so I am not suggesting this should be changed. However, if you continue to combine RSC and OSCs together in the same training conference, you might consider separating the two for the actual courses (i.e., courses only applicable to RSC, courses only applicable to OSCs, and a smattering of courses applicable to both). • Bioremediation, PRP lead removals. • Case Studies. • Chemical Identification. • Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). • USCG and EPA joint response to a shoreline incident. • Courses geared at RSC members. • Debbie D. did great. B-17 Comments about the Training Program
2007 OSC Readiness Training Program Evaluation Report • Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, more case studies, electronic data gathering and site information management. • Drug lab cleanup issues. • Electroplaters, risk assessment course. • Enforcement. • E-Waste Recycling or how to recoup costs to your site. • Field trips to local removal sites (a real-time case study!). • Health and safety. • How about a primer on ICS? • How CAA 112(r) can help OSCs. • I hear the Beyond Hydro-Seeding was great and I would like to have a chance to take it. Keep it! • I think making available personal protective equipment (PPE), and a session for on-hands use of PPE might be useful (i.e., qualifying for use of military equipment; use of PPE, gas masks, types of gloves for comfort/fit, boot styles, outdoor wear gear instead of jeans, DEET vs. “Off”, working with your buddy to help with identifying sprained ankle, deep cuts, is there going to be a nurse on site with the safety crew to administer water from the water buffalos... ideas there they are). • I think we need a Basic Rad again and a Basic Rad Response for Superfund Sites. Both have not been on OSC Readiness for several years. • It would be great to get Web-based tools training (4 or 8 hours). Specifically, some of the tools developed by NHSRC and NDT. • May want to consider more contract related courses so OSC/Contracting Officer Representatives (COR) have an opportunity to earn CLPs. • Maybe more hands-on type stuff? Or two HAZCAT sessions (the one session filled up too quickly)? • More developed homeland security tools course; content of this year’s course was good, but not enough time to cover it. • More emphasis with Homeland Security objectives and how that correlates with USCG. • More focus on response immediately following a disaster, from the viewpoint of RSC. • More presentations from the NRT Special Forces (i.e., EPA ERT, EPA RAT, USCG Public Information Assist Team [PIAT], USCG National Strike Force [NSF], U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage [SUPSALV], National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] HAZMAT, ATSDR ERT); it will illustrate what resources are available to the FOSCs; it is amazing how after all these years, some OSC’s have never utilized some of these resources! • More RSC-related stuff. • More state programs/initiatives/case studies that are similar to federal programs should be showcased. More waste disposal courses should be offered and include industry representatives. • Of all the courses, I most enjoyed the “How to Be Nice and Play Well with Others in the Contracts Environment” course. Very hands on, very educational, and good opportunity for interactions. • OSHA certification training or continuing education credits (CEU). • Planning a removal before you dig HAZCAT and Disposal Options (I would take these, but did not get a chance to). • Presentation of all 10 Regional OSC of the year winners and the national notable achievement winner for OSC. B-18 Comments about the Training Program
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