Review of Systemization of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (1996) / Chapter Skim
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5 COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND PLANNING
5 COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND PLANNING
Pages 48-54
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Based on these activities and an analysis of the information received and collected, the committee offers the following observations concerning the Army's efforts to involve the local community and to work closely with the Utah Citizens Advisory Commission, the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) in Utah, and planned future community communications and citizen involvement programs in the state.
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The Utah Citizens Advisory Commission's comment on the lack of Army solicitation of input into the site-specific risk assessment was of considerable concern to the committee because of the importance of this study, not only to the Tooele Army Depot, but also to the other continental sites where site-specific risk assessments are already under way or are scheduled to begin shortly. The Army has documented numerous occasions when the Arrny or its contractors explained the purpose of the site-specific risk assessment and solicited input from the Citizens Advisory Commission.
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Personal Protective Equipment At the Stockpile Committee's public meeting in Tooele, Utah, on March 29, 1995, considerable concern was expressed both by members of the Utah Citizens Advisory Commission and representatives of the Utah CEM about the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. The single major concern was the lack of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Nor is the committee prepared to address all of the facets of various state and local efforts at emergency preparedness or the coordination in planning efforts between the three Utah counties in the emergency planning zone (EPZ) , the state Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management, and the Army emergency 51 response personnel at the TOCDF.
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The guidance provided by the national agencies suggests that CSEPP emergency plans should be appended to the existing all-hazards emergency plan of state and local governments as functional appendices specifically geared to chemical agent response (FEMA and the Department of the Army, 19941. The committee has had the opportunity to review the Tooele County Emergency Operations Plan and the functional appendices directed to chemical agent response (Tooele County, 1994a)
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The following educational materials are also planned: production of a systemization video; fact sheets for distribution to community and civic groups; speaking package materials; and educational materials for schools. Outreach activities include: planned risk assessment workshops; planned outreach to the schools; special events, including tours and community events; planned speakers' bureaus; expanded end updated mailing lists; and involvement of CSEPP representatives in community outreach activities.
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Public concern about emergency management in the program is likely to increase as the TOCDF starts agent operations. Efforts should be made by the Army to include the public in CSEPP issues and to integrate public outreach more fully with elements of the CSEPP program.
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