safety days & Tabletop exercises
safety days
A Safety Day is an 8-hour conference style presentation that is free to minimal cost and offered across the country and abroad by the generous donations of both National and Local sponsors. The content and agendas are specifically designed for the geographical area of the end-users, firefighters, and regulators. These conferences are a smart way to increase knowledge and understanding of many relevant topics that can improve safety for all involved in dealing with ammonia whether it be the operator, responder, or government.
ASTI works with the Tripod leaders to perform Safety Day and special Tripod classes. In 2010, ASTI received a Susan Harwood Grant from OSHA that resulted in starting 15 Safety Days throughout the U.S. (90% are still doing annual safety day training). ASTI Training reaches an average of 2,500 students each year. Our students include system operators, emergency responders, technical subject matter experts, governmental inspectors, managers, and leaders.
tabletop exercise (TTX)
A tabletop exercise (TTX) is a disaster preparedness activity that uses a fictitious disaster scenario to engage participants in the disaster response process. It is discussion based and helps participants familiarize themselves with the emergency response process. TTX's encourage a connection with local industrial, first responders, and government personnel, and allows facilities to gauge their own emergency response practices.
Tabletop exercises challenge the Tripod participants to work through a simulated emergency. The Concept of Operations (CONOPS) is used during the exercise for the four stages of response. The TTX wraps up with the Termination stage which includes a debriefing and participant support to work on areas of their teaming agreement that show a need for improvement.
what is covered in safety day training?
- Hazard Analysis Quick Guide for emergency responders
- Life Safety Plan- setting proper Initial Isolation and Protective Action Zones
- Dealing with downwind receptors
- Health and emergency medical- proper decontamination and readiness for transport
- Valve and piping problems that lead to emergency events
- Dealing with high pressure system circumstances
- Mastering the emergency shut-down procedures
- Building readiness to engage the Hazmat Tech team
- Integrating with public safety responders
- Crisis communications
- PPE and monitoring options- selection and proper use
- Fixed monitoring systems- selection, maintenance, and use
- Four phases of emergency response of the 30-Minute Plan
- Managing a simulated emergency event using the One Plan Checklists
What is covered in an Ammonia Tabletop Exercise?
Reveal an Ammonia Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
- Enhance Tripod Response – Industry, Government & Public Safety.
- Collaboration between Local – State – Federal Emergency Management.
- Understand the role of the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
Perform an Ammonia Emergency Tabletop Exercise (TTX)
- Simulation based on One Plan Integrated Contingency Plan.
- Utilization of an Emergency Action Plan and Response Plan.
- Understand the value of EPCRA & RMP rules of engagement.
- Engage Discovery, Initial, and Sustained Response Stages.
- Utilize FEMA Complexity Levels.
- Enhance Community Emergency Management.
- Engage Medical Emergency Management.
- Advantages of FEMA’s Chem Responder platform.
- ALOHA and IMAAC Plume Modeling.
- Termination and Recovery Stage.
Safety Day Coalition
