# Presentation: 741531

## Integrating Safety & Health Staff in Emergency Response Through Training and Drills - Low Hazards Facilities John Richards, CSPUniversity of CaliforniaLawrence Livermore National Laboratory

- Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy
- by University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract W-7405-ENG-48.
- UCRL-PRES -211367

##  A multipurpose national laboratory founded and operated by the University of California since 1952

- Main site; 1.5 square mile
-  	554 facilities; only 14 in HazMat Program
-    4 - Moderate Hazard, 8 - Low Hazard,  2 - General Industry
- Experimental test site 20 miles away (10 sq. mi.)

- 8600 UC employees
- 	(+1000 contractors)
- Annual budget
- 	~ $1.6 billion

##  Safety and Health Support

- A Division of the Hazards Control Department
- 5 independent Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) Teams support LLNL
- Each team (25 - 30 per team):
- Leader, Deputy, Administrative staff
- Health Physicist, Industrial Hygienist, Safety Engineers, Fire Protection Engineers, Environmental Analysts
- Health & Safety Technicians (10 to 12) and a Supervisor,  are all qualified as Rad Control Techs,

## LLNL Fire Department

- A Division of the Hazards Control Department
- Operates under State of California & Alameda Co. Protocols
- Both Mutual and Automatic Aid Agreements
- Firefighters (incl.Paramedics, and HazMat techs)
- Two Stations - #1: 8 Firefighters, #2: 4 Firefighters
- 1700 Fire/EMS/Hazmat Calls per year
- Alameda Country Regional Emergency Communications Center at LLNL
- 6 Dispatchers and 1 Supervisors per Shift
- 108,000 calls per year (7400 LLNL)

##  Drivers

- ES&H Staff trained in their individual skills, but No formal emergency response training
- Drills focused on small number of hazardous facilities and  two ES&H Teams
- Two ES&H Teams had not had a drill in many years
- Fire Dept did annual drill with one ES&H Team and its "Moderate" hazard facility - Criticality incident -  viewed this as the norm for response
- Communication breakdown among responders at the scene
- Treated drills as "exercises" not learning

##  Initial Planning Process

- Identified customers (Fire Chief, ES&H Teams Division Leader, Hazards Control Dept Head)
- Safety Training Section took the Lead
- Trainers (HP or IH),  EP staff, Fire Dept Battalion Chief, ES&H Team rep.
- Reviewed previous drills (incl videos)
- Determined the Good, Bad & Ugly in drills/responses
- Formulated a strategy = training, tabletop, field drill
- 3 year Cycle = Rad, Chem, Industrial

## Objectives

- Required for all staff on the 5 Teams, including Administrative (150)
- Discuss Lessons learned from previous drills/events
- Review ES&H Team procedures
- Review ICS and Team's role
- Discuss importance of Communication
- 29 CFR 1910.120 and  835 Rad Con Tech
- Included Tabletop drill before field drill (1st yr)
- ES&H Team on scene first; Control Area/Deny Access,Gather Info (2nd yr)

##  Lessons Learned Pointed to Two Priorities for ES&H Responders

- Absolute 1st priority is _Life Safety_
- Safety/survival of injured
- Safety/health of responders
- Safety/health of others in the vicinity
- 2nd priority is _Communication_
- Having/using appropriate equipment/numbers
- Understanding/using ICS
- Coordinating w/ other responders

##  Structure - 1st Year Medical/Rad

- 2 hour classroom for ES&H Team -77 viewgraphs
- Lessons Learned
- Priorities = Life Safety, Communication
- Team Guidelines/Procedures
- Individual team member responsibilities
- Incident Command System/Control Zones
- Medical responses involving Hazmat (Rad focus) and Team responsibilities

##  Structure - 1st Year Medical/Rad (cont)

- Tabletop drill (power point sides) with Fire Dept (30 minutes)
- Drill in mock lab with Fire Dept (30 minutes)
-  Low level rad with run away reaction
-  Critical traumatic injuries to researcher
-  15 minute or less goal
-  Observe the three Blanket Wrap

##  Structure - 2nd Year - Integrated Hazmat Response

- Wed Based Class for ES&H Team -140 viewgraphs
- 5 Modules w/ both pre and post testing, Admin staff took only I & II
-  I - General Roles and Responsibilities (2 Priorities)
-  II - Specific Roles & Responsibilities
- III - Review OSHA HazWoper/Emergency Response Reg
- IV - Review of Basic Toxicology
- V - Biohazards, field reference guides for chem releases 		(NAERG, NIOSH)
- Drill conducted at real facilities in ES&H Team areas

##  Issues  for Facility Drills

- Simple Drill with simple problem
- Chemical based incident with No Victim
- Similar experience for the 5 Teams
- Team responds from simulated office
- No mutual aid, responders need to solve problem
- Limited facility participation, simulate/role play
- Informing facility residents at start of drill
- Scheduling with facilities and Fire Dept
- Simple scenarios with MSEL; 15 pages
- Welders, Earthquake, Leaking Acetylene tank
- Problem puts Bldg and everything inside at risk
- Facility issues; approval paperwork, USQ?, access

##  Facilities Drilled (6)

- 3 HazMat program (1 - Moderate, 2 - Low)
- Waste treatment (welding tank in restroom)
- Radiography (welding tank)
- Micro Fabrication (car crushed box of acid bottles)
- 2 Base program; Lab/Office Bldgs (Both Low)
- Housed ES&H Team admin offices (welding tank)
- New BSL 3 Lab (earthquake only)
- 1 was a combination
- Groundwater pumping station with 2 Chlorine tanks (200 cu ft ea.) outside and leaking welding tank inside