Training Requirements cont'd

DOE-HDBK-5504-95

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Applicability &

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Plan Element

Plan Reference

(6) Trainers. Trainers who teach any of the above training

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subjects should have satisfactorily completed a training

course for teaching the subjects they are expected to

teach, such as the courses offered by the U.S. National

Fire Academy, or they should have the training and/or

academic credentials and instructional experience

necessary to demonstrate competent instructional skills

and a good command of the subject matter of the

courses they are to teach.

(7) Skilled support personnel. Personnel who are skilled in

the operation of certain equipment, such as mechanized

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earth moving or digging equipment or crane and

hoisting equipment, and who are needed temporarily to

perform immediate emergency support work that may

involve exposure to hazards at the emergency response

scene, should be given an initial briefing at the site prior

to their participation in any emergency response.

(8) Specialist personnel. Personnel who, in the course of

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their regular job duties, work with and are trained in the

hazards of specific hazardous substances, and who will

be called upon to provide technical advice or assistance

at a hazardous substance release incident, should

receive training or demonstrate competency in the area

of their specialization annually.

DOE 5500.3A

e. The training plan should provide for annual retraining for

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11.c.(11)(b);

onsite and offsite incidents, including transportation

EMG-TRNG

incidents. Annual retraining should include training on

D.2.d.(4)(b)

weaknesses detected during drills and exercises, changes to

plans and procedures, and lessons learned from emergencies

at DOE and other industrial facilities.

(1) The plan should include a schedule for annual retraining

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of emergency response personnel.

(2) The plan should describe the mechanism for ensuring

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that training offered is up-to-date with industry

practices and incorporates plan changes and lessons

learned from drills and exercises.