Contingency Planning

PLANNING, EXERCISE AND TRAINING COMMITTEE

The Chemical Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council is required to update the Hazardous Material Annex to the Franklin County Emergency Operations Plan on an annual basis. It is the primary purpose for the Contingency Planning Committee to address this task. The annex is due to the State Emergency Response Commission on October 17 of each year.

The annual review of the annex includes updating current resource lists and phone numbers and incorporating items required by the new Ohio Hazardous Materials Development and Evaluation Guidance Document. The plan is then judged against these criteria.

The training of local emergency responders and support organizations has been and will continue to be a major concern of the Planning, Exercise and Training Subcommittee. CEPAC receives a grant each year from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to conduct the following courses for local emergency responders:

First Responder Hazardous Materials: Awareness Level

Weapons of Mass Destruction Classes

Rollover Tanker Exercise

Hazardous Materials: Operations Level

Hazardous Materials: Technician Level

Purchase of Exercise Training Foam.

The Department of Transportation also provides CEPAC with a grant each year to provide the following courses:

Chlorine Emergencies

Incident Command System

Clandestine Drug Labs

SERC Exercise Credit

According to Section 3750.04(c) of the Ohio Revised Code, Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) must conduct an exercise of their hazardous materials plan annually. For the past 19 years, CEPAC has had state-required exercises. All exercises have met the state requirements.

PLANNING, EXERCISE AND TRAINING COMMITTEE:
2008 OBJECTIVES

	Continue to review yearly and update as needed the Franklin County Hazardous Materials Annex so that it meets the State Emergency Response Commission guidelines.
	Organize, coordinate and implement the annual Hazardous Materials Exercise through the Training and Exercise Sub-Committee.
	Provide Hazardous Materials Training and NIMS Training to emergency responders through the Training and Exercise Sub-Committee.
	Will serve as a resource to other working committees.