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Environmental Protection
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Manaoennent
EPA/22Q/N-95/021
iy7June1995
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
From the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and
Prevention Office (CEPPO1
CEPPO TRAINING MODULES
EPA has developed several training modules for Central/
Eastern European countries and Newly Independent States
to improve and expand their environmental prog rams. The
modules cover such broad topics as environmental policy,
enforcement, risk assessment, communication and public
participation, and chemical accident prevention and pre-
paredness. Some EPA Program Offices have presented
their training modules in coordination with other Federal
agencies and international organizations.
Specifically, EPA's Chemical Emergency Preparedness
and Prevention Office (CEPPO) and the United Nations
Environment Programme's (UNEP) Awareness and Pre-
paredness for Emergencies at the Local Level (APELL)
program, have coordinated chemical emergency prepared-
nessand prevention activities in Central/Eastern European
countries. Additionally, CEPPO works side by side assist-
ing local communities in countries in transition to prepare
forand prevent chemical accidents as well as mitigate the
effects of a chemical accident should one occur.
UNEP's APELL program was developed in 1986, following
various industrial accidents that occurred in both highly
industrialized and industrializing countries which adversely
impacted local communities and the environment. The goal
of the APELL program is to assist decision-makers and
technical personnel in improving community awareness of
hazardous installations, and in preparing response plans
should unexpected events at these installations endanger
life, property or the environment. The cornerstone to the
APELL process is building a bridge for cooperation between-
local officials, industry, and the public. Recently, UNEP
has focused its efforts in Central/Eastern European coun-
tries and Newly Independent States to help them advance
theirenvironmental programs.
EPA's CEPP Office has been working with UNEP since
1986, from the development of its APELL program to its
implementation around the world. In developing a training
module for use in Central/Eastern European countries and
Newly Independent States, CEPPO designed the module
to complement and expand upon the work that was being
done with UNEP. The CEPP training module is a three-to-
four day course that introduces the three major compo-
nents of a comprehensive chemical safety program: emer-
gency preparedness; accident prevention; and, to a lesser
extsnt, emergency response. Taken together, the three
components form the safety continuum. The training,
following an APELL seminar, providesthe participants with
s solid foundation on which to build a chemical emergency
prevention, preparedness, and response program.
Establishing international partnerships and working to-
gether assists these countries in transition. Success is
achieved when, afterdelivering CEPPO training modules in
these countries, they begin to form their own local planning
groups, similar to the U.S. Local Emergency Planning
Committees. These planning groups, which include repre-
sentatives from the fire, police, health and labor depart-
ments, and the public, work together to identify the chemi-
cal risks in their communities and ways to reduce those
risks.
For further information contact Kim Jennings(CEPPO) at
(202) 260-5046 or Shelley Levitt (CEPPO) at (202) 260-
6680.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
V
Ah increasing number of countries are realizing the value
of environmental awareness. The EPA is frequently
turned to as the source of information on all aspects of
environmental protection. Isyour office working with
foreign governments or organizations to improve the
state of the world's environment? Let your colleagues
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