Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training Program (HDPTP)

为了更好地保护（或准备）灾难性的灾难，必须在全国范围内确定可能高度脆弱的关键部门，这些部门可能成为目标，如果受到破坏就会产生灾难性的后果，然后采取合理的步骤为可能的后果做好准备。在任何事件发生之前，需要充分开发资源，并与国家事件管理系统协调，以便有效和安全

In order to better protect (or prepare) for a catastrophic disaster, key sectors must be identified across the nation that may be highly vulnerable, likely targets or produce catastrophic results if damaged, and then reasonable steps taken to prepare for possible outcomes. Resources need to be developed well before any event and coordinated with the National Incident Management System in order to effecfively and safely respond. This proposal concentrates in three areas: 1) protecting hospital based First Receivers who would handle contaminated victims of disasters; 2) conduct Plume Software classes to workers, trainers, firefighters and FEMA; 3) further develop trainers to deliver Disaster Site Worker, Mass Casualty First Receiver and Workplace Shelter in Place programs; and 3) building joint grantee projects. A 2005 article by Chemical Safety Board staff on the Bhopal disaster identifies one of the systemic problems as "ineffecfive worker training' which remain "underiying causes of many incidents" (3). Both intenfional acts or natural disasters have similar solutions to address both situations. Other systemic problems are "lack of awareness of reacfive hazards, lack of management of change, inadequate maintenance, ineffective emergency preparedness and lack of root cause incident investigations and communication of lessons learned". A 2006 survey of chemical plants documented the lack of adequate training, procedures, response drills and notificafion of health personnel for terrorist incidents (9). This proposal offers training in a number of areas which addresses these needs.