Emergency Response Planning 030525

Emergency Response Planning

Accreditation:

6 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded

Contact hours have been approved for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program

Certificates will be available through your profile.

 

Date & Time:

The Emergency Response Planning training will be held on the following date and time:

March 5 | 8:30AM-3:30PM 

This training is being held in the Pacific Time Zone.

Description:

Step right up folks! Welcome to California, practically an amusement park of disasters and emergencies! California has floods, fires and earthquakes. It also experiences “planned” electrical outages, a recent pandemic, drought and new regulations that impact our budgets. All of these issues can potentially can cause harm or death to our customers or staff, harm to the environment and potentially affect our budgets.

 

This workshop will assist public water system personnel in being as prepared as they can be for these disasters and emergencies and more. It all starts with discussion and learning from others. We will guide participant through the best process for developing a written Emergency Response Plan and how to develop an emergency reserve to make sure that there are funds on hand immediately after any emergency.

Participants will learn:

·       Options for the initial response to the most common emergencies for California public water systems

·        Resources to help water system personnel be as prepared as they can be for disasters

·        An Emergency Response Plan template with discussion

·        Group activities to learn from others experiences

·        First steps to take in order to acquire FEMA funding if the water system is impacted severely 

 

This training is intended for water system board members, managers and water operators and it is valid for contact hours for all certified California operators.

Location:

This training will be hosted at the following address:

Four Points by Sheraton Bakersfield (Complimentary parking)

5101 California Avenue

Bakersfield, California 93309

Click here for Google map directions.

Scholarship & Fees:

Emergency Response Planning is a free training to attend.

 

Registration:

Please register on this page.

 

For registration questions, contact:

RCAC Events
registration@rcac.org
(916) 447-9832 ext. 1429

 

By registering for an RCAC event, you acknowledge and agree to abide by the code of conduct set forth by RCAC for training participants, which is available here RCAC Training Code of Conduct.  Please read the code of conduct carefully before proceeding with the registration process.  

Funding for this project has been provided in full or in part under the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resiliency (SAFER) Drinking Water Program through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the foregoing, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.

 

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