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Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Overview Ken Keaton Department of Energy Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Westinghouse Savannah River Company Aiken, SC kenneth.keaton@srs.gov 803-725-6635.
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Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Overview Ken Keaton Department of Energy Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Westinghouse Savannah River Company Aiken, SC kenneth.keaton@srs.gov 803-725-6635
Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Overview Topics • Planning Tools • Model Needs Assessment • Model Procedures • Exercise Scenarios • MERRTT Program • 2005 Program Revisions • Web Site www.em.doe.gov/otem • Future Department of Energy (DOE) Projects
Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Planning Tools • Model Needs Assessment • Designed to assist in identifying needed improvement areas in planning and training • Model Procedures • First Responder Procedure • Hazardous Materials Team Procedure • EMS Responder Procedure for Handling a Radiologically Contaminated Patient • Medical Examiner/Coroner Guide for Handling a Radiologically Contaminated Body/Human Remains • Radioactive Material or Hazardous Materials Decontamination Procedure • Recovery Planning • Exercise Scenarios • Spent Nuclear Fuel • Low Specific Activity Material • Soil Density Gauge • Radiopharmaceuticals • Radiography Device
MERRTT 2005 Program Revisions • Maintained Modular Design • 18 modules and 4 hands-on activities designed for delivery in 16 hours. • Teach all or only the modules necessary to provide needed skills. • Incorporated changes based on ERG and CFR changes • 2004 CFR Hazardous Materials Regulation changes • 2004 ERG Changes
MERRTT Program Approvals • Department of Homeland Security has reviewed and accepted MERRTT into the listing of federal courses • Continuing Education Coordination Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) training credit hours • Each MERRTT module has been awarded 0.5 hours continuing education credit hours • Student can be awarded 0.5 for the completion of a single module up to a total of 12.5 CEHs for completion of the entire MERRTT Program
TEPP Web Site Resources • www.em.doe.gov/otem • Student Database • Request for Training Support • Exercise Reports • Training Aids • Model Procedures • Case History Links • Fact Sheets • Transportation Planning • Annual Reports • Packaging Information • State Points of Contact
Future DOE Projects • Develop a Radioactive Material Specialist Training Program • Post MERRTT Modules on the FEMA Self-Study web site • Assist FEMA in revision of the existing Hospital Training Program • National Fire Protection Association • Participate in the review and revision of NFPA Standards 471, 472, 473 and Handbook on Hazardous Materials • Oklahoma State University • Participate in the review and revision of information on radioactive material in the Hazardous Materials Training Handbook
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