GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER

January 1, 2006
Volume VI, Edition 01

Arizona Emergency Response Commission
5636 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85008-3495
Janet Napolitano, Governor
http://www.governor.state.az.us/

Frank F. Navarrete, Director
Lou Trammell, Dep. Dir.
http://www.dem.state.az.us/

Daniel Roe, Executive Director
http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/
Special Interest Articles:

New Year's Resolutions? Here's One For
You!!

• New Year's Resolutions?
• What's the Difference?
• Fire Extinguishers in the
Workplace
• U.S. EPA Fines Company for
Chemical Reporting
Violations
• For Emergency Managers
• Industry Coalition Asks for
SPCC Deadline Extension
• Shorts
• Upcoming Deadlines
• Upcoming Events
• Q & A from IS-800

Individual Highlights:
DOT Corner

2

Industry Corner

2

OSHA Corner

3

EPA Corner

3

LEPC Corner

5

A good resolution for you and
for your family would be to get
familiar with the FEMA (Federal
Emergency Management
Agency) guide "Are You
Ready?"
This FEMA guide has been
prepared for direct dissemination
to the general public and is based
on the most reliable hazard
awareness and emergency
education information available
at the time of publication,
including advances in scientific
knowledge, more accurate
technical language, and the latest
physical research on what
happens in disasters.
This publication is, however, too
brief to cover every factor,
situation or difference in
buildings, infrastructure, or other
environmental features that
might be of interest. To help you
explore your interest further,
additional sources of information

many resources the
Department of Homeland
The guide has been designed to Security provides the
help the citizens of this nation citizens of this nation to help
them be prepared against all
learn how to protect
types of hazards. The
themselves and their families
Department of Homeland
against all types of hazards. It
Security's Ready Campaign
can be used as a reference
seeks to help America be
source or as a step-by-step
better prepared for even
manual. The focus of the
unlikely emergency
content is on how to develop,
scenarios. Information on
practice, and maintain
how the public can be ready
emergency plans that reflect
in case of a national
what must be done before,
emergency - including a
during, and after a disaster to
possible terrorism attack
protect people and their
involving biological,
property. Also included is
chemical, or radiological
information on how to
weapons - can be found by
assemble a disaster supplies
logging on to the
kit that contains the food,
Department of Homeland
water, and other supplies in
Security's web site,
sufficient quantity for
individuals and their families
www.ready.gov , or by
to survive following a disaster calling 1-800-BE-READY
in the event they must rely on
for printed information.
their own resources.
http://www.fema.gov/areyou
Are You Ready? is just one of ready/preface.shtm
have been included.

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What's the Difference?
What's the difference between
a UN number and an ID
number? [IATA DGR Section
4.1.6.1]? According to section
4.1.6.1 of the International Air
Transport Association's
(IATA) regulations, a UN
number is a 4-digit number
assigned by the United Nations
Committee of Experts on the
Transport of Dangerous
Goods. It is used to identify a
substance or a particular group
of substances. The UN prefix
must always precede these
numbers. For example, the UN

number for a shipment of paint
is UN 1263.
An ID number is a temporary
identification number in the
8000 series assigned to an
article or substance for which no
UN number has been assigned.
The prefix ID must always
precede these numbers. For
example, the ID number
assigned for a shipment of a
consumer commodity is ID
8000.

appropriate UN or ID number
must appear on air shipments
of packages of dangerous
goods and on shipping papers
that accompany them. For past
issues of the Reg of the Day,
visit:
http://www.ercweb.com/news/
regs.asp
(Thanks to the Environmental
Resource Center. Visit
http://www.ercweb.com/train/t
rain2.asp#transport or call
919-469-1585.)

According to IATA, the

Hazmat Driver Training [49 CFR 177.816]
If an employee carries
hazardous material on behalf
of an organization subject to
the DOT Hazardous Materials
Regulations per 49 CFR 171.1,
he or she must be trained in
accordance with the DOT
Hazardous Materials
Regulations including those
relevant to highway transport
in 49 CFR 177.816. This is
true when a driver carries
hazardous materials for his or
her own employer or under
contract for a separate shipper.
The following topics must be
covered in training:
-pre-trip safety inspections
-vehicle controls and
emergency equipment usage
-vehicle operations such as
backing, turning and parking
-loading and unloading
procedures and restrictions

Training on hazardous
materials including
requirements for shipping
papers, marking, labeling,
placarding, security and safety
is necessary for drivers per 49
CFR 172 Subpart H.
Hazardous materials drivers,
such as those carrying loads of
hazardous materials requiring
placards, are required to
obtain a commercial driver's
license with a hazmat
endorsement per the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety
Administration regulations .
In short, hazardous materials
drivers are considered hazmat
employees and must be trained
accordingly, unless excepted.
One exception to this
requirement is the carriage of
Materials of Trade per 49 CFR
173.6. Also exempt from the

requirements is the
transportation of hazardous
materials by a government
employee for non-commercial
government purposes and
carriage of hazardous materials
by an individual in a private
vehicle for non-commercial
purposes.
(Thanks to Environmental
Resource Center’s DOT
Hazardous Material Training
program. Questions or a
comment on today's Reg?
Need more information? Post
your questions or comments on
Environmental Resource
Center's Reg of the Day
discussion forum. For past
issues of the Reg of the Day,
visit
http://www.ercweb.com/news/
regs.asp )

Industry Coalition Asks for SPCC Deadline Extension
Tier
Two
Due –
March
1, 2006

A group of 55 industry
associations has signed a letter
asking the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to
delay until December 2007 the
deadline to develop plans to
comply with the new Spill
Prevention, Control and

Countermeasures (SPCC) rule,
and to give marketers until June
2008 to implement those plans.
Because EPA has yet to issue
related guidance and rules to
clarify issues, the coalition
argues that the regulated

community is facing a common
dilemma: expected to develop and
implement SPCC compliance plans
without knowing what exactly will
be required. See:
http://www.nefi.com/newsline.html#
story4 for the full article.
(See page 4 for more!)

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Fire Extinguishers in the Workplace:
According to 29 CFR
1910.157(d)(1), portable fire
extinguishers must be provided
for employee use and selected
and distributed based on the
classes of anticipated workplace fires and on the size and
degree of hazard for which
they would be used.
Employers must distribute
portable fire extinguishers as
follows:
* For use on Class A fires: so
that the travel distance for
employees to any extinguisher
is 75 feet (22.9 m) or less
* For use on Class B fires: so
that the travel distance from
the Class B hazard area to any
extinguisher is 50 feet (15.2 m)
or less
* For Class C hazards: on the
basis of the appropriate pattern
for the existing Class A or

Class B hazards
Portable fire extinguishers for
Class D hazards are required in
combustible metal working
areas where combustible metal
powders, flakes, shavings, or
similarly sized products are
generated at least once every
two weeks. Portable fire
extinguishers or other
containers of Class D
extinguishing agent so that the
travel distance from the
combustible metal working
area to any extinguishing agent
is 75 feet (22.9 m) or less.
Unless a specific standard in
29 CFR 1910 requires that a
portable fire extinguisher be
provided, employers with all of
the following are exempt from
these requirements:
* A written fire safety policy

that requires the immediate
and total evacuation of
employees from the workplace
upon the sounding of a fire
alarm signal
* A written fire safety plan that
includes an emergency action
plan and a fire prevention plan
that meet the requirements of
29 CFR 1910.38
* No extinguishers available in
the workplace
(Thanks to Environmental
Resource Center. Questions or
a comment? Need more
information? Post your
questions or comments on
Environmental Resource
Center's Reg of the Day
discussion forum. For past
issues of the Reg of the Day,
visit
http://www.ercweb.com/news/
regs.asp )

U.S. EPA Fines Company for Chemical Reporting
Violations:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency recently
settled with Equilon Enterprises
LLC/Shell Oil in Bakersfield,
Calif. for $16,500 for failing to
accuratley report releases from
chemicals used at the facility, a
violation of the federal
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act.

Communities and Ecosystems
Division director for the Pacific
Southwest.

then compiled into a national
database and made available to
the public.

"This case should remind others
that the EPA is maintaining a close
watch over chemical reporting
practices and is serious about
enforcing community right-toknow laws."

Each year the EPA publishes a
report entitled the Toxic
Release Inventory Public Data
Release, which summarizes the
prior year's submissions and
provides a trend analysis of
toxic chemical releases.

The company allegedly failed to
accurately report use of
cyclohexane and MTBE to the
annual Toxic Release Inventory
reporting system in 2000 and
2001.

The facility self reported the
violations, and was therefore
eligible for penalty reductions
under the EPA's Penalty Policy.
The company has since submitted
corrected reports for 2000 and
2001.

"These reports provide citizens
with valuable information about
the toxic chemicals being
released in their communities and
it is important that these reports
are accurate," said Enrique
Manzanilla, the EPA's

Federal law requires that facilities
using toxic chemicals over
specified amounts file annual
reports of their chemical releases
with the EPA and the state.
Information from these reports is

For more information on the
program visit:
http://www.epa.gov/tri . The
U.S. EPA's environmental
databases, including TRI data,
can be accessed at:
http://www.epa.gov/enviro .
(Contact: Wendy L.Chavez,
415-947-4248; Press Office
Main Line: (415) 947-8700)

… to protect human
health and the
environment

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SPCC Proposed Amendments:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or the Agency) is
proposing to amend the Spill
Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan
requirements to reduce the
regulatory burden for certain
facilities by: Providing an option
that would allow owners/operators
of facilities that store less than
10,000 gallons of oil and meet
other qualifying criteria to selfcertify their SPCC Plans, in lieu of
review and certification by a
Professional Engineer; providing
an alternative to the secondary
containment requirement, without
requiring a determination of
impracticability, for facilities that
have certain types of oil-filled
equipment; defining and providing
an exemption for motive power
containers; and exempting airport
mobile refuelers from the
specifically sized secondary
containment requirements for bulk

storage containers. In addition, the
Agency also proposes to remove
and reserve certain SPCC
requirements for animal fats and
vegetable oils and proposes a
separate extension of the
compliance dates for farms.
In a separate document, the Agency
is proposing to extend the
compliance dates for all facilities.
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPAWATER/2005/December/Day12/w23917.pdf
The Environmental Protection
Agency is also proposing to extend
the dates by which facilities must
prepare or amend Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure Plans
(SPCC Plans), and implement those
Plans. This action would allow the
Agency time to promulgate
revisions to the July 17, 2002 final
SPCC rule before owners and
operators are required to meet

requirements of that rule related to
preparing or amending, and
implementing SPCC Plans.
This proposed rule would extend
the dates in § 112.3(a) and (b) by
which a facility must prepare or
amend and implement its SPCC
Plan. As a result of this proposed
rule, a facility that was in operation
on or before August 16, 2002
would have to make any necessary
amendments to its SPCC Plan, and
implement that Plan, on or before
October 31, 2007. In addition, a
facility that came into operation
after August 16, 2002 would have
to prepare and implement an SPCC
Plan on or before October 31, 2007.
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPAWATER/2005/December/Day12/w23916.pdf
(Thanks to AZCHMM for sharing)

More About SPCC and Tier 2 Submit:
On December 2, 2005, EPA
Administrator Stephen L. Johnson
signed two proposed amendments
http://epa.gov/oilspill/nprm.htm to
the Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule. The
first streamlines the regulatory
requirements for qualified facilities
and equipment regulated under 40
CFR part
112. The second extends the SPCC
compliance dates for all facilities.
See :
http://epa.gov/oilspill/pdfs/SPCC_
NPRM_signature120105.pdf which
is NOT an official version of the
final rule. Official rules are
available on the EPA website when
published by the Federal Register
Office.
EPA also released today the SPCC
Guidance for Regional Inspectors.
The guidance document is intended
to assist regional inspectors in
reviewing a facility's
implementation of the Spill

Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) rule at 40
CFR part 112. With its publication,
EPA seeks to establish a consistent
understanding among regional EPA
inspectors on how particular
provisions of the rule may be applied.
The guidance document covers topics
such as applicability, environmental
equivalence, secondary containment
and impracticability determinations,
and integrity testing, as well as the
role of the inspector in the review of
these provisions. The document is
also available as a guide to owners
and operators of facilities that may be
subject to the requirements of the
SPCC rule and the general public on
how EPA intends the SPCC rule to be
implemented. The SPCC Guidance
for Regional Inspectors is available at
http://epa.gov/oilspill/guidance.htm
Tier2 Submit 2005 is Now Available:
EPA's Office of Emergency
Management (OEM) has released
Tier2 Submit 2005. The software is

now available on OEM's website
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/cepp
oweb.nsf/content/tier2.htm and as
in previous versions, it is free to
download and fully compatible
with CAMEOfm*.
In addition to a revised factsheet on
the software, you will now find on
OEM's Tier II reporting website
background information on
EPCRA Tier II requirements and a
link to specific State requirements
regarding Tier II information.
(Keep in mind that Arizona
facilities may file electronically on
the Internet at www.azserc.org to
satisfy PL 99-499 Tier Two
requirements. Arizona does NOT
accept Tier2 Submit electronic
reports.
Questions? Contact the AZSERC at
azserc@azdema.gov or at 602231-6346)

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For Emergency Managers:
The 2005 hurricane season
reminded the leadership of the
Emergency Services Sector
(ESS) of the benefits of
understanding interrelationships
to enhance seamless interaction
among local and regional
stakeholders. This is a matter of
particular concern to emergency
managers.
To ensure that the valuable role
of the emergency manager is
clear, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency’s
Emergency Management
Institute (EMI) produced the
video "Principles of Emergency

Management." In the first of its
three parts, the importance of the
planning and coordination
undertaken by the emergency
manager is emphasized. How the
emergency manager supports the
Incident Command System (ICS)
is the focus of part two, while the
third part demonstrates how the
emergency manager uses
communication to coordinate.
Designed primarily to support
EMI’s independent study course,
Principles of Emergency
Management, the 35-minute
video of the same name can be
used in conjunction with other

courses or training venues to
clarify the role of the emergency
manager.
Single copies of the video (in
DVD or CD format) can be
ordered by sending an electronic
request with name, address,
telephone number, and format
choice to Tom Gilboy at
tom.gilboy@dhs.gov or Barbara
Johnson at
Barbara.L.Johnson@dhs.gov .
(Thanks to Lloyd Colston,Mayes
County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA
http://www.mayescem.us )

Treating Children Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals:
The Department of Health and
Human Services' Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) released a new video to
help clinicians treat children
exposed to hazardous chemicals.
"The Decontamination of
Children: Preparedness
and Response for Hospital
Emergency Departments" is a
27-minute video that trains
emergency responders and
hospital emergency department
staff to decontaminate children
after being exposed to hazardous
chemicals during a bioterrorist
attack or other disaster. This
video provides a step-by-step
demonstration of the decontamination process in real time
and trains clinicians about the
nuances of treating infants and
children, who require special
attention during decontamination
procedures. For example,
children may be frightened not
only by the emergency situation
itself, but also may be afraid to
undergo decontamination
without their parents; children
also take longer to go through the
decontamination process than

adults.
"This video provides a valuable
and straightforward overview for
first responders and hospital
emergency personnel on
decontaminating infants,
children, and parents who have
been exposed to dangerous
chemical agents," said AHRQ
Director Carolyn M. Clancy,
M.D. "I hope this will be a
valuable tool for those taking
care of children, who will be one
of our most vulnerable
populations during a bioterrorist
attack or other emergency."
Produced for AHRQ's
Bioterrorism Preparedness
Research Program by Michael
Shannon, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of
the Division of Emergency
Medicine at Children's Hospital,
Boston, the video outlines key
differences between decontaminating children and adults;
provides an overview for
constructing portable and
permanent decontamination
showers and designating hot
and cold zones; and provides

steps to establishing and
maintaining pediatric
decontamination capacity in a
hospital emergency department.
A short clip from "The
Decontamination of Children"
can be found online at:
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/de
conVideo/decon512k.ram
A free, single copy of the videoavailable in DVD or VHS
format-may be ordered by calling
(800) 358-9295 or by sending an
e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov .
(visit: http://www.eponline.com
and thanks to Vance Bennett,
Emergency Management
Coordinator/Instructor II
OES/CSTI Hazmat Section P. O.
Box 8123 San
Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8123 ;
805-549-3010 www.csti.ca.gov .
Be sure and visit the
HazMatWMD Forum at
http://www.hazmatwmd.com .
Setup for direct interaction with
the manufacturers and vendors of
the tools of our trade.)

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Flu Pandemic-Guide to Decision-Making:
"Stand on Guard for Thee:
Ethical considerations in
preparedness planning for
pandemic influenza" University
of Toronto Joint Centre for
Bioethics. Nov 2005. See:

http://www.utoronto.ca/jcb/home
/documents/pandemic.pdf

Part of the All Hands Network
http://www.allhands.us

Visit the Emergency
Management Group: 1,660
Members Strong.

(Thanks to Greg Banner, Region
I - New England US Dept of
Health and Human Services for
sharing)

NOTE: Are you having trouble with any of the links? Please let us know at
azserc@azdema.gov .

Enhancing Emergency Response Preparedness by
Improving Public Safety Communications
infrastructure, devices, and services
*Information sharing and
networking across all the
departments of homeland security
As Today's world faces
unprecedented threats from terrorist and other public safety stakeholders
*Government communications
attacks, natural disasters and
policy and project initiatives
accidental catastrophic failures,
*Allocating spectrum for public
there has been an increasing need
to improve public safety communi- safety communications and
cations. It is vital for organizations spectrum harmonization
*Service reliability, service failure
to manage, maintain and operate
the communication systems used to and network capabilities-liabilities,
safeguard the lives and property of maintenance and back-up issues.
citizens in order to ensure the
This program includes
highest level of security. IIR's
presentations and insights from key
Public Safety Communications
public safety agencies:
Summit has been designed to
provide the most up to date tools
U.S. Department of Homeland
and techniques to deepen
Security - British Transport Police understanding and identify
Emergency Interoperability
solutions to current issues at hand.
Consortium - National Public
This educational forum will
Safety Telecommunications
provide information on:
Council (NPSTC) *Achieving interoperability in
Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA)
emergency communications
February 15-17, 2006 Las Vegas,
NV

Adam Boffoli is the Senior
Delegate Account Manager for all
IIR events and handles all inquiries,
discounts and registrations. Please
quote the following code in all
correspondence to guarantee places
at the Public Safety
Communications Summit and
ensure a claim to all relevant
discounts: (T T 1 5)
Places will be limited so please
contact Adam as soon as possible
to guarantee your places and to take
advantage of the Early Booking
and Group Discount rates.
Adam Boffoli
Account Manager
Institute for International Research
708 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 661 3500 ext 3292
Fax: (212) 661 8908
Email: aboffoli@iirusa.com

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WebWISER makes WISER available on the Internet:
A web version of the National
Library of Medicine's WISER is
now aailable at:
http://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/get
HomeData.do

learning program for emergency
responders. WebWISER
supports web browsers for both
PCs and PDAs, including
BlackBerry.

WebWISER provides the
WISER functionality via the
Internet, without downloading of
software or data to the desktop. It
has a consistent look and feel of
the WISER for Windows
desktops/laptops and PDAs and
can be included in a Web-based

For free downloads of WISER
for PDAs and Window PC
platforms, a tutorial and links to
other useful information for
emergency responders, go to the
general WISER website
http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov .

Do you have an interesting WISER
story? Learning about how you use
WISER 'on the job' helps assess its
usefulness and value. If you have a
story to share, please send it to
wiser@nlm.nih.gov
Under consideration is a "Users'
Corner" on the WISER web site to
post and share real-life WISER
accounts from the growing WISER
community. Let WISER know
what you think of that idea?
Good Tool!!

Cold Weather Response Tips:
The following is from the
Emergency Management and
Response-Information
Sharing and Analysis Center:
Extreme cold weather in some
parts of the United States
(Arizona included!) in recent
days again reminds Emergency
Services Sector (ESS) leaders
that the ordinary events of nature
(e.g., cold and hot weather) can
potentially diminish response
capabilities and threaten critical
infrastructures including
emergency personnel. From an
operational effectiveness
perspective, extreme cold

weather occurrences can be
disruptive to the performance of
duties and mission
accomplishment. To foster
successful response-ability among
first responders during “cold
weather snaps,” the EMR-ISAC
offers the following thoughts
gathered from multiple unofficial
sources:
*Use warm clothing/turnout gear
such as gloves whenever operating
outdoors.
*Carry large amounts of cat litter or
sand in each emergency vehicle.
*Carry a snow or flat shovel, flares,
and lock de-icers in each vehicle.

*Carry extra window cleaning materials
such ice scrappers and window-washer
fluid.
*Review procedures for “dry pump”
versus “wet pump” operations.
*Ensure availability and operating
condition of tire traction devices.
*Inspect functionality of seatbelts and
encourage their use.
*Encourage safe speeds and driving
habits consistent with road conditions.
(Thanks to Lloyd Colston, Mayes
County Emergency Management Pryor,
OK USA http://www.mayescem.us
"Improvise ... Adapt ... Overcome")

Shorts:
Visit Emergency Management
Websites:
See:
http://www.floridadisaster.org/
as well as www.dem.state.az.us
and become familiar with some
important information. Find a
good site? Let us know.

Medical Information Links:
Thanks to http://www.allhands.us
for posting:
www.oqp.med.va/cpg/cpg.htm clinical practice guidelines for
deployment
www.oqp.med.va/cpg/PTSD/PT
SD_basc.htm - prevention and

treatment guidelines
www.pdhealth.mil/dcs/pre_deplo
y,asp#cg - pre-deployment form
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/mas
sviolence.pdf - community
guidelines for treatment.

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Upcoming Deadlines:
EPCRA Reminder
Suppliers must give notice to each
recipient of affected mixtures or trade
name product containing toxic
chemicals with the first shipment of
the calendar year.
- January 1
DOT/IATA/IMO
Make sure you have the new
International Air Transportation
Association’s (IATA) Dangerous
Goods Regulations for 2005, the
International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Code, Amendment 32, and the
North American Emergency
Response Guidebook 2004, all
available from Environmental
Resource Center.
- January 1
CWA Reminder

Owners and operators of metal
mining facilities in EPA Region 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 subject to the
terms and conditions of EPA’s storm
water multi-sector general permit
must submit biannual monitoring
results
- January 28
CAA Reminders
Sources subject to organic hazardous
air pollutant emission controls under
40 CFR 63, Subpart XXX, for from
ferromanganese and silicomanganese
facilities must submit semi-annual
reports
- January 30
Each refiner or importer of highway
diesel fuel under 40 CFR 80.531 (c)
wishing to generate credits as part of
the program to encourage early use of

low-sulfur highway diesel fuel
must notify EPA of the intended
action at least 120 days before the
June 1 commencement date
-January 31
OSHA Reminder
Any employee that recorded
occupational injuries and illnesses
for the 2004 reporting year must
post a copy of the applicable
summary in a conspicuous place
- February 1
CAA Reminders
Annual and semi-annual report for
facilities subject to new source
performance standards under 40
CFR 60, Subpart AAAA, located
within a small municipal waste
combustor plant
- February 1

Upcoming Events (See http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/upcoming.htm
for further details)
January 5-6, 2006
First On-Scene Operations (FOSO)
16-Hour Training
Hosted by the Hopi Tribe
Moenkopi Community Building
Upper Moenkopi Village, AZ
January 5-6, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
January 11-12, 2006
First On-Scene Operations (FOSO)
16-Hour Training
Hosted by the White Mountain Apache
Tribe Hon Dah Police Substation
(1/2 mile East of Hon Dah Resort and
Casino) Hon Dah, Arizona January 1112, 2006 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
There are no registration fees for these
trainings. However, due to limited
number of spaces available, registration
is necessary and will be limited to thirty
(30) participants. Please complete the
registration for each participant. Also,
because of funding limitations, travel
reimbursements will not be available

and training attendees will be
responsible for their own transportation,
meals, and room costs.
If you have any questions, please
contact Cynthia Naha at (602) 2584822.
January 18, 2006- Tucson:
The Southern Arizona
Environmental Management Society
(SAEMS) will hold their 2006
"Gatekeeper" on Wednesday, January
18, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona at the Pima
Community College, downtown
campus.
Seminar Topics
•
Local LEPC Issues - Panel
Discussion
•
Data Management/ Electronic
Filing of Tier 2
•
Preparing for TRI Reporting
•
RMP Elements - Management of
Change
•
Community Emergency Response
Teams

•
•
•

National Incident Management
System
Security Vulnerability Assessments
Business Continuity

Who Should Attend
EH&S Professionals
Emergency Responders
Consultants, attorneys and
regulators

•
•
•

Seminar Costs
SAEMS Member Rate - $85
Non-Member Rate - $95
Late Registration (After January 4,
2006) - $100
Continental Breakfast and Lunch will
be provided.

•
•
•

Visit www.saems.org for current
agenda, seminar registration and
sponsorship information, or contact
Pamela Beilke at (520) 720-2114
pbeilke@apachenitro.com

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Upcoming Events (See http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/upcoming.htm
for further details) Continued...
January, 2006
ACHMM-EPAZ...Joint
Meetings:
The ACHMM Thunderbird Chapter
has made a reciprocal agreement
with Environmental Professionals
of Arizona (EPAZ) to begin having
joint meetings, effective in January
2006. They believe that this new
relationship will benefit both
organizations and all of the
members. With the combined
resources of both groups, it is
hoped to provide the members with
great programs, events, and
services. The two organizations
will continue to exist as separate
entities, with separate memberships
and fund management. However,
EPAZ members will enjoy the
benefits of Thunderbird Chapter
members and vice versa. ACHMM
will be working with the EPAZ
scholarship group, but will be
offering separate ACHMM
scholarships. ACHMM will also
bring the CHMM certification to
the mix, and hope that EPAZ
members will take advantage of
this opportunity for professional
development.
The monthly combined lunch
meetings will continue to be held
on the second Thursdays of each
month, EPAZ's regular schedule.
RSVP's are required. The cost of
the meetings is $20 for
EPAZ/ACHMM Thunderbird
Chapter members and $30 for Nonmembers. In order to receive the
ACHMM discount you must be a
current, paid member of the
Thunderbird Chapter.
Details about the upcoming
meetings can be found on the
EPAZ website:
http://www.epaz.org/
To learn about Thunderbird
Chapter membership:
http://www.thunderbirdchmm.org
and click on "Membership.” Please
feel free to contact Chuck Paulasky

if you have questions.
Chuck Paulausky, CHMM Thunderbird Chapter Vice President
www.thunderbirdchmm.org
CP Safety & Environmental, LLC
Cell: (480) 694-1975
Fax: (480) 634-1998
cpaulausky@cpsafety.net ;
www.cpsafety.net
AESA Mid-Year Conference
January 26, 2006
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tucson, Arizona IT COULD
HAPPEN HERE
Is Arizona prepared for events such
as those in the news recently? Do the
communities in the state have the
necessary resources for coping with
these events? What will your role be
in these disasters? To answer these
and many other questions, attend the
midyear conference. Experts from
national, state, and local agencies will
discuss the tools necessary to be
ready for the big one. Visit
www.azaesa.org for details.
January 27th/ February 3rd, 2006
Chemical Inventory TrainingPinal County
Pete Weaver, Director of Emergency
Management and Local Emergency
Planning Committee Coordinator has
announced training to be given to
assist businesses. industries and
governmental entities in completing
their annual (due March 1 of each
year) Tier Two Hazardous Chemical
Inventory Report required by the
Emergency Planning and Community
Right to Know Act of 1986. This is
applicable to Tribal entities as well.
Two classes have been scheduled as
follows:
DATE: Friday, January 27th, 2006
TIME: 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
LOCATION (ADDRESS): Pinal
County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC), 31 N Pinal Street,
Building F, Florence, AZ, 85232

DATE: Friday, February 3, 2006
TIME:9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
LOCATION (ADDRESS): Casa Grande
County Complex, Building A, Conference
Room A, 820 E Cottonwood Lane, Casa
Grande, AZ, 85222
(Just West of the Safeway located at the
Northwest corner of the Cottonwood Lane
&Trekell)
REGISTRATION CONTACTS:
Candace McDonald:
phone: 520.866.6942
fax: 520.866.6856
email:
Candace.McDonald@co.pinal.az.us
Pete Weaver:
phone: 520.866.6415
cell: 520.251.2394
fax: 520.866.6856
email: Pete.Weaver@co.pinal.az.us
There is NO charge for this training.
February 21-22, 2006
Annual Gatekeeper Regulatory
Roundup
Join EPAZ, ACHMM, and AZSERC for a
two day conference for all Environmental,
Health & Safety Professionals!
Featuring: Prominent Presenters, Keynote
Speakers, Local & National Regulatory
Agencies, Great Networking with
Hundreds of your Environmental
Colleagues.
Located at the:
Chaparral Suites Resort
5001 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale,
Arizona
For more information please visit:
www.epaz.org or
www.thunderbirdchmm.org
Environmental Professionals of
Arizona:
Upcoming EPAZ Events
*Jan 12 – Luncheon Meeting, Joan Kard,
ADEQ
*Jan 25 – Mixer at George & Dragon (on
Central)
*February 21-22, 2006 – Gatekeeper
Regulatory Roundup Conference
Visit http://www.epaz.org for more
details about these events and check the
JOB BANK too!

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Upcoming Events (See http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/upcoming.htm
for further details) Continued…
February 28 – March 2, 2006
(Course) March 3, 2006 (Exam)
Hazardous Materials Management
Overview (National Overview Course)
Tucson Convention Center / The
Arizona Hotel Tucson, Arizona
Overview The Hazardous Materials
Management Overview Course provides
a comprehensive review of
environmental laws and regulations and
the basic health and safety principles
associated with the management of
hazardous materials. It is designed to
assist individuals who wish to take the
Certified Hazardous Materials
Managers (CHMM) national
certification examination administered
by the Institute of Hazardous
Materials Management (IHMM).
Content
• HAZWOPER & Emergency Response
for Hazardous Materials Management
• OSHA Requirements for Hazardous
Materials Management
• Chemical and Physical Properties of
Hazardous Materials
• Toxicological Principals of Hazardous
Materials
• Sampling and Laboratory Analysis of
Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Materials/Hazardous
Waste Transportation
• Environmental Regulations
• And much much more…………
Special Needs Please contact Dwight
Clark @ 602-243-1600 or
dclark@ninyoandmoore.com
CHMM Exam Application
All candidates for the examination must
file an application with the IHMM six
weeks (January 16, 2006) prior to the
testing date of March 3, 2006. To
obtain an application form, call the
IHMM 301-984-8969 or visit
www.ihmm.org .
Registration fee: $545.00
Go to:
http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/ind
ex.htm# "CHMM Overview Courses in
Arizona" under upcoming events for
more information.
March, 2006
LA Marathon:

Pat Romero, a Dept of Transportation
Federal partner (who has been quite
supportive of industry and responders in
Arizona), is signed up to run the next
LA Marathon in March, 2006.
He's running to help to find a cure
for Leukemia. His family has adopted a
ten year old (Laiken Kenwood) as his
Honorable Team Mate. Laiken is a little
girl that is battling Acute Lymphocytic
Leukemia (ALL). She is in
remission but still receives
chemotherapy four times a week. Her
mom is a single mom, making their
lives all the more difficult. They just
don’t enjoy the good life our
kids/grandkids do. You have probably
heard of Team in Training (or TnT
Purple) logos.
Pat is looking for sponsors. It’s a great
cause, and tax deductible. The form can
be found on our website
www.dem.state.az.us/azserc under the
"HOT STUFF" button.
April 3 - 6, 2006 (Course) April 7,
2006 (Exam)
Hazardous Materials Management
Overview (National Overview Course)
Gateway Community College, Phoenix,
AZ
Overview The Hazardous Materials
Management Overview Course provides
a comprehensive review of
environmental laws and regulations and
the basic health and safety principles
associated with the management of
hazardous materials. It is designed to
assist individuals who wish to take the
Certified Hazardous Materials
Managers (CHMM) national
certification examination administered
by the Institute of Hazardous
Materials Management (IHMM).
Registration Fee and
Cancellation Policy $545, The fee
includes beverage breaks each day,
course materials and administration of
the exam. Cancellations must be in
writing. Refunds, minus a $50
administrative fee, will be issued up to
two weeks before the course; after that,
tuition fees are forfeited.

Location Gateway Community
College 108 North 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ
CHMM Exam Application
All candidates for the examination
must file an application with the
IHMM six weeks (February 23,
2006) prior to the testing date of
April 7, 2006. To obtain an
application form, call the IHMM 301984-8969 or visit
www.ihmm.org .
Special Needs Please contact Dwight
Clark @ 602-243-1600 or
dclark@ninyoandmoore.com
Sponsored by Thunderbird Chapter
of the Academy of Certified
Hazardous Materials Managers and
Gateway Community College.
Go to:
http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/i
ndex.htm# "CHMM Overview
Courses in Arizona" under upcoming
events for more information.
May 15-18, 2006
The Annual NASTTPO Conference
Held in Little Rock, Arkansas, will be
held from May 15 through May 18,
2006. There will be CAMEO
training on the 19th of May. The
registration fee for the conference
will be $300 for the early registrants
(pror to April 15th): after April 15th,
the fee will be $350. A registration
from will be posted on the NASTTPO
website after January 1st. The
conference will be held at the Little
Rock Double Tree.
For your long-range planning, next
year’s NASTTPO Mid-year
conference will be in Las Vegas on
November 14-15.
June 18-21, 2006
The 16th World Conference on
Disaster Management (WCDM)
Visit: http://www.wcdm.org for more
information or call Adrian Gordon at
(905) 331-2552 or email:
agordon@ccep.ca

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Q & A from IS-800 National Response Plan (NRP), an
Introduction (See http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is800.asp )
Here are a few more questions
and answers from IS-800
National Response Plan (NRP),
an Introduction.
Q: What organizational element
is responsible for directing onscene emergency management
and maintaining command and
control of on-scene incident
operations?

C. The coordination point for the
deployment of Federal response
resources and support for the
efforts of regional and field
components.
D. The temporary Federal facility
established to coordinate
operational Federal assistance
activities to the affected
jurisdiction(s) during Incidents of
National Significance.

(ERT-A) to field locations?
A. Homeland Security
Operations Center (HSOC)
B. Regional Response
Coordination Center (RRCC)
C. State Emergency Operations
Center (EOC)
D. Joint Operations Center
(JOC)
Answer: B

A. Emergency Support Function
(ESF)
B. Incident Command Post
(ICP)
C. Local Emergency Operations
Center (EOC)
D. Joint Operations Center
(JOC)

Answer: A

Answer: B

A. Joint Field Office (JFO)
Coordination Group
B. Homeland Security
Council/National Security Council
(HSC/NSC)
C. Interagency Incident
Management Group (IIMG)
D. Policy Coordination
Committees (PCCs)

Q: The Homeland Security
Operations Center (HSOC) is:
A. The primary national hub for
domestic incident management,
operational coordination, and
situational awareness.
B. The focal point and
operational control center for all
Federal law enforcement
activities related to domestic
terrorist incidents.

Q: What NRP element is a Federal
headquarters-level multiagency
coordination entity that facilitates
strategic Federal domestic incident
management for Incidents of
National Significance?

Answer: C
Q: What NRP element coordinates
the deployment of the Emergency
Response Team-Advance Element

Q: Select the TRUE statement
from below:
A. The PFO directs the incident
command structure established at
the incident and has directive
authority over the Senior Federal
Law Enforcement Officer.
B. Once formally designated, the
PFO may continue to conduct his
or her normal duties and
functions.
C. The PFO may not delegate
duties to the FCO or other
designated Federal official even
after an event transitions to longterm recovery.
D. The PFO provides a primary
point of contact and situational
awareness locally for the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
Answer: D

Commercial products and services are mentioned for informational purposes only and
should not be construed as AZSERC endorsements.
Let’s Hear From You!
Send us your inputs and
feedback on the newsletter;
including, exercises and other
LEPC related activities in
which you've been involved.
Let us know what you’d like to

see in future editions. Talk to
us!
We appreciate your input and
look forward to hearing from
you!

Sincerely,

Daniel Roe
Daniel Roe,
Executive Director

Arizona Emergency
Response Commission
5636 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495
Phone:
Fax:

(602) 231-6346
(602) 392-7519

Visit:

Welcome
In
2006

www.dem.state.az.us/azserc
www.azserc.org (for reporting)
Daniel Roe – Executive Director
Roger Soden – Emergency Services
Program Coordinator
Paul Culberson – Planner II
Richard Eaton – Programs &
Projects Specialist II
Sylvia Castillo – Admin Asst III
Chrissy McCullough –
Admin Asst II
Commissioners:
Frank F. Navarrete Chair
Susan Gerard

ADHS Director

Stephen A. Owens

ADEQ Director

Victor Mendez

ADOT Director

Roger Vanderpool

ADPS Director

Designees:
Daniel Roe

ADEM

Don Herrington

ADHS

Amanda Stone

ADEQ

Sonya Herrera

ADOT

Terry Conner

ADPS

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Advisory Committee:
Corporation Commission
Industrial Commission
State Mine Inspector
State Fire Marshal
Radiation Regulatory Agency
Department of Agriculture
Arizona Fire Chiefs Association
Mesa FD & Lake Havasu FD
State Attorney General
Smith and Associates – Sybil Smith
Apache Nitrogen –

Pam Beilke

Intel Corporation -

James Wick

Private Sector Advisory Committee
– One Position Vacant
Gatekeeper Newsletter:
Daniel Roe – Editor
Chrissy McCullough - Staff

About Our Organization…
The AZSERC was established
by Arizona Law (Arizona
Revised Statutes-Title 26,
Chapter 2, Article 3) and is
tasked with the implementation
of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Act
(EPRCA) in Arizona.
This Commission oversees 15
Local Emergency Planning
Committees and supports
community, industry and
government and academia in:
planning, release and incident
reporting, data management

guidance for inventory
reporting, public disclosure of
information about hazardous
chemicals in Arizona as well as
development of training and
outreach programs.
The Commission supports
individual agency goals and
objectives. This is accomplished
through the receipt and
coordination of emergency
notifications of chemical
releases, collection and
provision of chemical inventory
information to interested parties,
training and grants programs.

Additionally, the AZSERC
provides consultative services,
conducts and participates in
workshops and coordinates
development and review of
plans and programs for 15 Local
Emergency Planning
Committees. Further, the
AZSERC serves as a state
clearinghouse for hazardous
chemical emergency
preparedness and planning
activities and information
through coordination with
federal, tribal, state, local
governments, industry and
community interest groups.