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Exercise - Air Monitoring with field exercise
Air Monitoring - Classroom and Exercise
Hosted by Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP)
ERT - OSRTI

 This is an eight hour course, consisting of both classroom lecture and equipment deployment.  Training course will cover hazard evaluation for emergency response, the selection of chemical detection equipment and methods, including equipment limitations, and air surveillance design considerations relative to the behavior of smoke plumes and air releases.

The presentation will also include an overview of VIPER, a wireless network based communications system designed to enable real time transmission of data from field sensors to a local computer, remote computer, or enterprise server and provide data management, analysis, and visualization.  

Based upon the given train derailment scenario, participants will select detection equipment and sensors, including placement of AreaRae units and determine appropriate benchmark targets.

The field exercise will include set up of the AreaRae units with a feed to the VIPER network, including basic troubleshooting, and evaluation of data being returned.

Registration is set up for either classroom presentation only or classroom presentation & field exercise, if you wish to only register for the classroom portion go to the Exercise-Air Monitoring Classroom only course and register there, rather than here. 

        Agenda:                    8:00 am        Air Surveillance for Hazardous Materials Emergencies        
                                        10:15 am       VIPER Overview                        
                                        11:30 am       Scenario description                        
                                        12:00 pm        Lunch
                                        1:00 pm         FieldEx:  air monitoring design        
                                        1:30 pm         FieldEx:  AreaRae setup                 
                                         2:00 pm        FieldEx:  AreaRae deployment        
                                         3:30 pm        return to classroom/data review        
                                        4:30 pm         Class end
 

Target audience:   These lectures and exercises are designed for environmental and health professionals who would be involved in the design, deployment, and/or evaluation of air monitoring during emergency environmental events.  

IMPORTANT:  ERTP’s receipt of a Trainex course registration is a Registration Requestit is not a Guaranteed Enrollment in the Course. All ERTP training courses require applicant registration thru the Trainex system.  Last minute course arrivals without prior ERTP Trainex course registration approval is not permitted.  Before ERTP issues final approval to deliver any course and/or any EPA offices incurring expenses for the training event (including but not limited to EPA staff travel TA’s and/or ERTP training contractor expenses incurred), all EPA mandatory pre-approvals must all be met. The pre-approvals include (but are not limited to) the following:
Training location’s availability;
COVID status and/or other COVID Guidelines in effect for the location, as well as staff;

  • Agency limitations, scrutiny, and approvals of ‘Conference Spending Requirements (known as the “5170”)’ for the specific training course(s) scheduled delivery timeframe;
  • Weather (blizzard, hurricane, etc);
  • Contractual number of available course training slots;
  • EPA training location staff having priority registration over all other registrations; and/or
  • Hosting site Training Coordinator approval.

In the event a course is subsequently postponed or canceled, or notification of registration cancellation is received, all EPA travel arrangements (airline/car rental/hotel) should be canceled in a timely manner. Registered students will receive a notification via email if/when a course is postponed and/or cancelled.

Notice:For in-person course deliveries, confirmed course registered participants must abide by all facility physical access requirements for the location (examples: check-in at the security gate, Federal ID, Government PIV/CAC cards, photo id’s, etc.).  If applicable for the course or location, restrictions may apply to non-citizens and acceptable identification may be required for facility entry.  Unless otherwise specified, ERTP TRAINING IS GENERALLY NOT OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES, ACADEMIA, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS OR OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES.

For general information contact ERTP Registrar by telephone at 513-251-7669 or via e-mail at ertp-registrar2@tetratech.com

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