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Appendix D - Training Program
Superfund Site Exercise
"Midnight dumping" of barrels reportedly occurred in a remote are of the base.
Access to the area isn't totally secure. People from on and off the base frequently fish in the canals and reservoirs in the area.
Civil engineering personnel saw the drums, which were placed at the inactive (essentially abandoned) hazardous waste storage area.
The dumping was noticed on a long weekend. The wing commander activated the base's response team to determine whether the drums presented a hazard to the environment, base personnel, or the public.
A local reporter was scanning the radio frequencies and heard about the spilled drums. The reporter contacted the wing commander directly because they were acquaintances. The reported discussed the situation with the wing commander who invited him out to do a story on the clean-up, thinking that the show of concern for the environment would be a positive news story fot the base. You have been informed that the reported has clearance to come out to the site and interview some of the people doing the clean-up work.
During the site safety plan development, the students will:
Plan site control measures:
Identify work zones
Identify site security measures
Identify communications systems and procedures
Identify safe work practices
Identify each team member and define their roles and responsibilities
Develop a work plan and define the objectives
Select appropriate levels of protection and other PPE
Select air monitoring instruments
During the response operations, the students will:
Implement site control measures
Complete two or more site entries as necessary
Identify and evaluate the hazards
Implement the decontamination plan and conduct decontamination procedures
Maintain site security
Maintain communication with public and press
Identify solutions to control the actual and potential hazards