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Introduction
True or False - The only way I can take an Emergency Response Training Course from the University of Findlay is through attending one of their regularly scheduled workshops at the University's training Center located in Findlay, OH.
The answer is false. SEEM specializes in custom designing Emergency Response Training courses to meet the client's individual needs and conducting them at the Client's location. This can provide significant savings in travel and subsistence costs, as well as "lost Opportunity" costs while the trainees are traveling.
Emergency Response Education, Training and Consulting Services
The University of Findlay has conducted all levels of Emergency Response Training since the spring of 1989. This includes Awareness, Operations and Technician Level Training, as well as Incident Command, various Specialist level courses (like Rail Car Response) as well as the required Refreshers. See the complete list below. All courses meet the OSHA 1910.120 Guidelines. They are conducted routinely on a scheduled basis at the University's Training Facilities in Findlay, OH, and are also offered at the client's location, as mentioned above. All courses include an extensive amount of actual hand-on training utilizing the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, tools, techniques, and supplies used during an actual emergency response.
The newest course in this series is AgTerrorism. AgTerrorism is defined as the use, or threatened use, of biological, chemical, or radiological agents against some component of the agriculture community in such a way as to adversely impact the agriculture industry, the economy, or the consuming public. The US is vulnerable to intentional efforts to undermine its agriculture industries, either by deliberate tampering of food during production or through the release of a biological agent that result in animal or plant disease.
The course is designed for all First Responders – police, fire, EMS – as well as all members of the agriculture community, especially those owning livestock. It will teach the participants relevant information on proper quarantine procedures, protective clothing, decontamination/disinfection, and how to work with other agencies that will be on scene.
In addition, SEEM specializes in the development and facilitation of table top and full scale exercises, as well as our newest venture - Webcasting live, interactive Emergency Response Training Scenarios. Live, interactive WebCasts are ideal for training multiple levels within an organization from multiple locations in a fully integrated exercise that does not require all of the trainees to travel to the same location. These scenarios can also be archived for future use.
| | Emergency Response Project Summaries | | Emergency Preparedness and Response to WMD Training | | In a rapid-turnaround fashion, SEEM developed and delivered a State-wide program involving a series of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training classes for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. The State Department of Public Safety sponsored the training through grant funding. The grant was part of an initial release of Federal Homeland Security funds. The purpose of the program was to provide relevant training to potential First Responders who might have to deal with issues of WMD. A secondary benefit was to provide pertinent Continuing Education Hours for annual recertification of EMS providers in the State. This was a fast-track program which began in March 2002 and ended in September 2002. The courses include WMD Awareness, Operations, and Technician Level training. The classes were provided to EMS entities at more than 40 local venues around the state and at times convenient to the trainees. The program served more than 1,200 individuals. | | Emergency Response and Incident Command Training | | UF custom designs original Emergency Response and Incident Command training for an international chemical manufacturer at one of their facilities in Michigan. The company was pleased with The University of Findlay’s flexibility and ability to arrange courses specific to their needs such as specialty procedures for dealing with rail car emergency response and product transfer. Over 120 trainees have undergone these specific courses, and have continued to return for annual refreshers for the past five years. | | Emergency Response Training | | For almost ten years, SEEM developed and delivered a customized training program to meet the requirements of a major national motor freight carrier’s company-specific spill protocols as well as industry standards and government regulations. SEEM’s training teams provided hazardous material emergency response training to more than 2,000 client terminal employees each year at 47 U.S. terminals, in 29 different states. The training was conducted for dock workers and supervisors, as well as garage personnel and dispatchers. Managers were provided with incident command training that was developed around the client’s own Emergency Operations Plan. The purpose of the training was to reduce the "down time" on the docks when a spill of chemical or other potential hazardous materials occurred, and also to reduce the cost of calling in a professional cleanup contractor. The trainees learned how to determine how critical a spill was, and if they could safely clean it up themselves. All participants were trained on the proper cleanup and disposal protocol to follow when the client cleaned up their own dock spills. | | Emergency Response Training | | SEEM delivered a customized training program for a confidential Michigan chemical manufacturer that provides OSHA HaZwoper Technician Level training in accordance with the company’s standard operating procedures and emergency response plans. The training is for approximately 50+ participants, and is held at SEEM’s Environmental Resource Training Center in Findlay, Ohio. The training consists of both classroom and hands-on experiences including mock emergency responses to potential incidents that could occur at this facility. | | Emergency Response Training | | SEEM has developed and delivered a series of hazardous materials-oriented emergency response courses to volunteer firefighters and other public first responders throughout Ohio. These courses are funded by a grant from The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Courses include Awareness, Operations, and Technician-level Emergency Response, as well as Incident Command and Emergency Response Refresher, and a specialized Emergency Response to Rail Car and Emergency Transfer Course. The delivery format has been unique in that classes are taught in the evenings and on weekends at the firefighters’ locations. To date over 3,950 volunteer firefighters and public first responders have been trained through over 250 different class offerings at more than 100 locations throughout Ohio. | | Emergency Response, Environmental and OSHA Safety Training | | SEEM developed and continues to deliver a series of environmental, health and safety, emergency response, incident command and industrial/corporate security courses for one of the Big-Three U.S. auto manufacturers. SEEM training teams have trained approximately 3,000 client personnel annually at more than 30 facilities throughout Michigan and Ohio, as well as other states in the Midwest Northeast, and Southeast. SEEM develops the training programs using the company’s specific practices, SOP’s, Spill Control and Countermeasure Plans and other industry and plant standards. The purpose of the training is to reduce hazardous materials spills, improve overall company compliance with various environmental and OSHA Regulations, and make the corporation a better "corporate citizen". Additionally, SEEM has been an active planner and participant in the firm’s annual Emergency Response Team (ERT) "Challenge", where ER Teams from various plants come to compete in mock drills that test their knowledge and expertise in applying the training principles to real-life emergency situations. | | Emergency Response, OSHA Safety and DOT Safety Training | | Over the past 6+ years SEEM has designed and delivered training services for the Occupational Safety & Environmental Health department of a major state-supported university in the Upper Midwest. The program relates to university emergency response team (Technician-Level), annual ER Refresher, OSHA Hazardous Waste Site Worker, Incident Command and DOT training requirements. SEEM conducts this training on an annual basis in order to sharpen the skills of its campus response teams. The training is provided at the client’s campus, where spill response and emergency scenarios are customized to their facilities, organizational structure, potential risks, department of public safety needs and university power plant requirements. To date, over 1,100 certificates have been issued for successful completion of training through the offering of 70 individual classes to University employees. | | Emergency Response, OSHA Safety and DOT Safety Training for a Major University in Michigan | | | Emergency Response, Rail Car Response, Incident Command and OSHA Safety Training | | UF designs and delivers a customized training program for one of the major oil and gas producers in the U.S. This customized program satisfies regulatory compliance, updates employees responsible care awareness, encourages employee safety and the protection of the environment, updates requirements for transporters of hazardous materials, and minimizes downtime. To date, The University of Findlay has trained a total of 650 employees throughout Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas. An example of a typical training program might include the following classes: OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Site Worker, Awareness, Operations and Technician Levels of Emergency Response for Terminals & Transport, Emergency Response for Pipeline Operations, Emergency Response for Off-Shore Drilling Operations, Incident Commander, and Rail and Tank Car Specialist. The Program is designed in accordance with the company’s facility response plans and other site or client specific protocols. The on-location training consists of both classroom and hands-on experiences, including mock emergency responses to a variety of incidents. | | OSHA Safety and Emergency Response Train-the-Trainer | | SEEM developed and presented Train-the-Trainer programs in accordance with OSHA Hazardous Waste Site Worker and Emergency Response training requirements as well as corporate policies for a Fortune 100 international food products and derivatives manufacturer. In addition, a series of Annual Refreshers were provided at the HaZwoper Operations through Incident Command Level for the firm’s Environmental, Safety and Health personnel from several U.S. facilities. | | Train-the-Trainer for Terrorism Response for Law Enforcement | | Throughout 2004, SEEM has been providing Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) to create and deliver a one week long, heavily hands-on oriented, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Train-the-Trainer course for Sheriff’s Departments across the United States. The courses are scheduled for completion early 2005, with actual offering of the classes to begin in June 2005 at UF. SEEM has been selected as one of only three locations across the country where this training program will take place. | | Update of County Emergency Operations Plan | | SEEM has assisted several Midwest counties in reviewing and updating the "All-Hazards" Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) as required by the State EMA. SEEM organized and conducted a series of public meetings and work sessions to update the plan. Special emphasis was placed on the Terrorism, Hazardous Materials and Medical sections. The EOP was updated in accordance with guidance documents approved and published by the State EMA. | | Webcast – Biological Contamination, Mass decontamination, and Public Health Medical response | | Please see the Webcast description of the Chlorine leak from a rail car for a description of what a Webcast is and what advantages it provides.
This Webcast, the second in an ongoing series of live, interactive “broadcasts” over the Internet, focused on a biological contamination event. The event itself was a political rally at the University, where a perpetrator released an aerosol biological contaminant – T-2-Mycotoxin. This particular biological agent causes skin and eye irritation, as well as respiratory problems. The event moves from the release at the University to multiple victims showing up at the local hospital either via self transport, or via ambulance. The victims initially enter the Emergency Department, contaminating it as well as the security guards. Large scale mass decontamination equipment is then mobilized to decontaminate the victims prior to triage. Pre-recorded video segments were used to include specific detail on Customized Decontamination Shelters, detailed information on the health effects of the T-2 Mycotoxin, information from the Public Health officials on their role in incidents like this, and direction form the State Department of Health Officials on what their role would be. | | Webcast – Emergency response to Chlorine Leak from a Rail Car | | On May 17th, 2005, SEEM conducted the first in a series of live, interactive Webcast training scenarios, which are “broadcast” live over the Internet. This approach is excellent for bringing people from various levels from multiple locations together to participate in an integrated exercise, as it eliminates the need for everyone to travel to the same location, as all they need to do is watch on their computer. Since the Webcasts are interactive, trainees can answer questions or ask questions on-line while the event is taking place. In addition, the trainees can even help decide (through a polling of all the participants) what should be done next in the scenario. Pre tests, post tests, and trainee evaluations are also easy to administer and control. The Webcasts can also be archived for future use.
The first Webcast was primarily a pilot, and dealt with a Chlorine leak from a railcar. The focus was on the response made by the First Responder Community – primarily police, fire and EMS. The scenario included a victim who needed decontaminate and transported to the hospital. It also involved a HazMat team responding to fix the leaking rail car. Local industry shelter-in-place and police barricades were also utilized. Various pre-recorded video segments dealt with such topics as: what are the health effects of Chlorine; what is the appropriate safety equipment to wear to respond to a Chlorine incident; how the victim would be treated once he reached the hospital; and how the various Chlorine repair kits work, and when to utilize them. The audience was asked to response to various questions including when to rescue the victim – when the firefighters first responded, or wait until the Hazmat Team arrives with more appropriate protective equipment. You can view an archived version of this Webcast at http://seem.findlay.edu/webcasts/ |
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