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Session Title: Approaches for Assessing Emergency Preparedness: Performance Indicators, Evaluator Technique Alignment, and Modeling Personal Behavior Change
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Multipaper Session 416 to be held in the Granite Room Section C on Thursday, Nov 6, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Disaster and Emergency Management Evaluation TIG
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| Karen Pendleton,
University of South Carolina,
ktpendl@gwm.sc.edu
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Using Frame of Reference and Rater Technique Alignment to Increase Inter-Rater Accuracy and Reliability: Public Health Disaster Response Tabletop Exercises
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| Lisle Hites,
Tulane University,
lhites@uab.edu
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| Abstract:
Public Health disaster discussion based or Tabletop Exercises (TTX) have become a common tool for helping to prepare Public Health emergency responders for all hazards response. However, while the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Plan (HSEEP) gives specific requirements for the evaluation of such TTX, there has been little attention paid to the actual rating process employed by exercise evaluators. This presentation will discuss this issue and present findings from the field that compare traditional/typical TTX where evaluators do not undergo any intervention, with TTX where evaluators receive a short intervention involving aspects of Frame of Reference (FOR) and Rater Technique Alignment (RTA) interventions immediately prior to evaluation of a TTX.
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Emergency Preparedness Evaluation at United States Nuclear Power Plants
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| Otto Gustafson,
Western Michigan University,
ottonuke@yahoo.com
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This paper will outline the operating experience and regulatory environment driving emergency preparedness efforts in the civilian nuclear power industry. A case study will be presented discussing the key elements and activities of an emergency response organization, including organizational structure, continuing training, as well as drill and event performance.
Additionally, this paper will examine the evaluation methodology utilized by U.S. civilian nuclear power plants in assessing and reporting the state of their emergency preparedness. Specific attention will be paid to emergency preparedness criteria and indicators developed by the Nuclear Energy Institute for use by both the licensees and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The author will identify key areas for improvement in the U.S. civilian nuclear power industry’s emergency preparedness evaluation and outline associated recommendations.
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