Organization: CALIFORNIA CUPA FORUM
Mission: THE CALIFORNIA CUPA FORUM WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE A SINGLE STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATING UNIFIED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS AND REPRESENTING ALL UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCIES WITH A SINGLE VOICE.
Activities: THE CALIFORNIA CUPA FORUM IMPLEMENTS AND ENFORCES UNIFIED PROGRAMS WHICH ARE MANDATED BY LAW TO ENSURE THAT:- BUSINESSES WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF TOXIC GASES HAVE RELEASE PREVENTION PLANS.- HAZARDOUS WASTES ARE PROPERLY MANAGED.- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN FACILITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA ARE ACCURATELY REPORTED, CATALOGUED AND DISSEMINATED TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND THE PUBLIC.- ABOVE AND UNDERGROUND TANKS STORING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HAVE ADEQUATE LEAK DETECTION AND CONTAINMENT EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT THE WATERS OF THE STATE. CUPAS PROMOTE AND SUPPORT:- PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADVOCACY GROUPS- EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS- WEBSITE OUTREACH- OUTREACH MATERIALS- AN INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT IS MANDATED BY LAW TO HAVE A GRADUATED ENFORCEMENT POLICY.THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL CUPA CONFERENCE IS TO BRING TOGETHER THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CUPA PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXCHANGING IDEAS, LEARNING ABOUT NEW REGULATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND EXPLORING WAYS OF ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SAFETY THROUGH THE CUPA PROGRAMS. CAL-CUPA ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING:- DEVELOPED INSTRUMENTATION MANUAL TO AID EMERGENCY RESPONSEPARTNERS. MULTIPLE STATEWIDE TRAINING IN PROGRAMS TO CUPAs/PAs.- 2695 CONFERENCE ATTENDEES WENT TO 146 TECHNICAL TRAINING SESSIONS.PRESENTERS ATTENDED A TRAIN THE TRAINER TRAINING IN ADVANCE THAT WEREOFFERED THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR CUPA/PA INSPECTORS AND MANAGERS SOTHEY COULD LEARN BEST PRACTICES FOR LEAVING SKILLS.
NTEE category: Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Secondary category: Human Services