The need for all public utility sectors to be prepared
for a terrorist act has become a reality since the tragic
events of September 11, 2001. With that in mind,
representatives from the Southwest Center for Public
Health Preparedness and the Oklahoma Department
of Environmental Quality met and determined that
emergency preparedness training was needed for Oklahoma's
water operators. Not only was there a need for
preparedness training, but this training was something
that the operators wanted to receive.
This article examines the training program that
was developed as a result of these discussions and the
subsequent evaluation of the training program.
An important outcome from this research was the
idea that operators should be pre-tested to evaluate
what they knew before the training; additionally, the
effectiveness of the training should be evaluated
according to the amount of information learned and
retained, determined by posttesting. The research
also supports the idea that training should be standardized
across the United States, should be incorporated
as a part of yearly continuing education, and
should be supported by hands-on training as well
as drills. Includes 18 references, tables.
| Edition : | Vol. 99 - No. 7 |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 300 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 07/01/2007 |
