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CHAPTER 2 CURRENT INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT PRACTICES RESEARCH PROCESS Existing education and training programs related to the safe, secure and efficient transportation of hazardous materials were identified and evaluated. A review of these programs provided a benchmark of the types and content of offerings that are available.
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Table 1. Categories of Education Programs and Resources University Programs Engineering and Environmental Science Business, Law, and Emergency Management Public Policy, Public Health, Community Colleges, and Other Public Agencies U.S.
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RESEARCH RESULTS The education and training resources found in each search area are discussed in the following sections. The sources that were reviewed are listed in Appendix A; references to potentially useful materials are provided in Appendix B
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The Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of South Carolina offers two 3-credit graduate courses, ENHS 788,789, Concepts of Hazardous Materials Management I, II. Topics covered include: chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials; environmental effects; statutes and regulations; classification; use and storage; disposal options; transportation requirements; site safety considerations; and management systems involving hazardous materials.
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8 Table 2. Selected APU/AMU Courses Offered by American Public University Course Description Links TLMT 318 Hazardous Materials Transportation A study of the preparation, transportation, packaging, delivery and training required to prepare hazardous materials.
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9 The Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, Health, Safety and Environmental Technology Program offers HSE-230, Transportation of Hazardous Materials. This course focuses on the U.S.
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and equipped to make better decisions regarding the transport of hazardous materials as prescribed by local conditions. University Programs: Public Policy, Public Health, Community Colleges, and Other Public Policy Programs reviewed included: • Georgetown Public Policy Institute • Gerald R
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ing, examples of which are the University of Utah's School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health through continuing education courses. Community Colleges Many community colleges offer training through continuing education initiatives for local fire and emergency responders, including hazmat training.
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Several complete regulatory compliance training programs were identified. Agencies providing these include: • Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
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• Transportation of Hazardous Materials • Transportation of Hazardous Materials (Recurrent) Since TSI is a fee-for-service agency, it is not clear as of this writing if their course materials will be made available for this project.
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The search for relevant sources of information and training materials focused on DAC and three other DOD sources: • Army Logistics University • Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
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• First Responder: Awareness Level • First Responder: Awareness Level (IVT Version) • First Responder: Operations Level • Hazard Communication (HAZCOM)
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to the extent that the hazmat transportation curricula include an overview of emergency management: • IS-230.b Fundamentals of Emergency Management • IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction • IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction • IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System • IS-821 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex • IS-801 ESF #1 Transportation • IS-803 ESF #3 Public Works and Engineering • IS-810 ESF #10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Resources The EMI established the Emergency Management Higher Education program in 1994 "with the aim of promoting college-based emergency management education for future emergency managers and other interested personnel." According to the EMI website: A goal of FEMA is to encourage and support the dissemination of hazard, disaster, and emergency management-related information in colleges and universities across the U.S.
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Table 3. Selected EMI Courses Related to Hazardous Materials Transportation FEMA Course Number Course Title Description IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials Course is intended to provide a general introduction to hazardous materials that can serve as a foundation for more specific studies in the future.
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Table 4. Courses Identified Through the NTED Catalog Course No.
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Table 5. NFA Resident Courses Related to Hazardous Materials Course Delivery Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents (R247)
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The USFA also sponsors a higher education program -- the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) program.
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regulations. The EPA gathers health, safety and exposure data, requires necessary testing, and controls human and environmental exposures for numerous chemical substances and mixtures including hazardous materials such as hazardous waste.
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TEMA Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Course This 4-hour resident course covers the basic skills to recognize, detect, and identify the presence of hazardous materials during an emergency. Students will learn how to define and describe how hazardous materials are classified; understand the risks associated with them and proper notification procedures.
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• First Responder Operations • First Responder Operations Decontamination • First Responder Operations/Awareness – WMD • First Receiver Awareness and Decontamination for Health Care • First Receiver Operations and Decontamination for Health Care • Incident Commander • Incident Commander- WMD • Instructor Certification • Instructor Certification for Trainers • Instructor Recertification • Investigations • Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program • Rail Car Safety • Specialist, Levels F-G • Technician, Levels A-D • Technician for Bomb Technician • Technician for Coroner Response • Technician for Private Industry • Technician/Specialist Refresher • Technical Reference Specialist • WMD Terrorism for the Technician or Specialist Most of the reviewed websites for state and local fire services academies did not provide much detail about hazmat training, but an extensive array of hazmat training materials for the fire services are provided by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA)
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Several state universities provide fire services training as part of statewide extension programs. Most of these programs also provide consulting, research and other services.
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Trade Association Educational Programs As a general rule, trade associations do not focus on providing general education related to hazardous materials transportation. Rather, an emphasis is placed on members receiving the appropriate training so as to be operating in compliance with the regulations.
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aced hazardous materials training for regulatory and enforcement officers. • The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals offers the following workshops: 1)
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Table 6 highlights twelve firms that offer hazmat transportation training in the U.S. The table includes several relatively large firms (in terms of numbers of clients served and products/services offered)
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Table 6. Twelve Companies Offering Training Related to Hazmat Transportation Name of Company Website(s)
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Lion Technology http://www.lion.com/Home.aspx http://www.lion.com/HazmatTraining Sample video and workbook: http://www.lion.com/LionTechnology/media/Demo/ HMT-Demo/player/playershell.swf? ext=.swf Saf-T-Pak http://www.saftpak.com/Training/ training.aspx Focus on infectious and biological substances Training demos : https://www.training.saftpak.com/ http://www.saftpak.com/Support/downloads.aspx Transportation Compliance Associates http://www.learnhazmat.com/ http://www.learnhazmat.com/trai ning/ Transportation Development Group http://www.logisticstraining.com http://dgtraining.com/index.htm Partnership with California State University, Long Beach, Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT)
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• Portraying hazmat commodity flow according to a variety of performance metrics (including tons, ton-miles, trip length and value) • Introducing the concept of economic evaluation, particularly the use of benefit/cost analysis and life cycle assessment • Enumerating the role of regulations/regulators at the local, state, tribal, federal and international levels • Distinguishing tort liability (reasonably foreseeable risk)
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Waverly, TN Texas City, TX Yucca Mountain Other NTSB incidents Mode choice and routing applications Emergency management plans • Designing a module that covers risk management/assessment concepts and practices • Citing the role of industry safety programs, particularly Responsible Care, including related CHEMTREC and TRANSCAER initiatives • Including consideration of institutional issues, such as corporate governance; financial management; hiring, retention and workforce development; occupational health and safety; and customer service • Enumerating the type and role of various stakeholders, including shippers, carriers, customers, warehouse/terminal operators, international freight forwarders/carriers/ brokers, regulators, the public, and media • Identifying emerging technologies and categorizing them according to their functional role (e.g., electronic documentation, monitoring and surveillance, alternative power generation, infrastructure integrated systems (such as positive train control) • Ensuring effective links between the Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program and the ongoing education of hazmat transportation professionals 31
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