United States
        Environmental Protection
        Agency
                Office of
                Solid Waste and
                Emergency Response
  EPA
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:    9285.9.05

TITLE.'  Mandatory Training Requirements for OSCs
          APPROVAL DATE:

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                09/29/89
                09/29/89
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                       Jnnea States environmental Prjteciion Agency
                              Washington. DC 20460
            OSWER Directive Initiation Request
                                                                      1. Directive Number
                                                                      9285.9-05
                                    2. Originator Information
                                      Mail Code
Name of Contact Person
 SF Document Center Coordinator  !  OS-245
Office
                                                       OERR
                    Telepnone Code
                     202-260-9760
       3. Title
               Mandatory Training Requirements for OSCs and RPMs
       4. Summary of Directive (include bnef statement of purpose)      ~~~    „,,_,,_„_., .-,--,•; ni nn
       The purpose of this memorandum is to  formally announce the mandatory training
       requirement for ON-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) and Remedial Project Managers
        (RPMs) at all levels.
       5. Keywords
5a. Does This Directive Supersede Previous Directive(s)?



b Does It Supplement Previous Directive(s)?
                                               No
                                              No
                                                       Yes    What directive (number, title)
                                                 Yes   What directive (number, title)
        Draft Level
           A - Signed by AA'DAA    |   I  B - Signed by Office Director
                                                  C •• For Review & Comment
                            i D - In Development
8. Document to be distributed to States by Headquarters?


Yes


No
       This Request Meats OSWER Qlr«ctlv«s System Format Standards.
      9. Signature at Lead Office Direfives Coordinator
                                                               Date
      10. Name and Title of Approving Offici
        Henry L.  Longest II, Director
        Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
                                                              I Date
                                                                  09/29/89
      EPA Form 1315-17 (Rev. 5-87) Previous editions are obsolete.
   OSWER           OF'VER                OSWER                O
VE     DIRECTIVE          DIRECTIVE         DIRECTIVE

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                UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
                            SEP 2 9 1989
                                                                     E OF
                                                      SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
                                                        OSWER Directive
                                                        tf 92fl5.9-05
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Mandatory Training Requirements

FROM:     Henry L. Longest II, Director
          Office of Emergency and Remedia
TO:
                                                 s and RPMs
                Diamond, Director
             ice of Waste Programs Enforcement
          Waste Management Division Directors, Regs I-X
          Environmental Services Division Directors, Regs I,VI,VI I
          Emergency and Remedial Response Division Director, Reg II
Purpose!

     The
train ing
          purpose of  this
          requirement for
Managers  (RPMs)  at a I I
   memorandum  is to  formally  announce  the mandatory
   On-Scene Coordinators  (OSCs)  and  Remedial  Project
levels.   You may recall  that this was discussed  in our
Regional meetings on the OSC/RPM Support Program  last winter.

Background;

      In order to  address  Congressional,  EPA management, and employee concerns
raised about the preparation of  OSCs and RPMs to perform their jobs and the fact
that frustration caused by poor preparation to carry out their duties has been
voiced by employees as  a  reason for  turnover,  the OSC/RPM Support Program was
initiated.  A major component of this  program  is  training to  address all  levels
of employees' experience.

     The Superfund 90-day Management Review also reiterated the need to implement
a mandatory  training requirement  for  Superfund field staff  (OSCs/RPMs)  at all
levels.  The  implementation plan for the Superfund Management Review indicates
that this annual training requirement will be established as an 80 hour annual
training requirement by September 30,  1989. The  availability of additional FTE
through  the  study  should offset  the hours  away from  the job  required for
personnel to accomplish these goals.  We are strongly committed  to  improving the
career development for these key employees.

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Ob iective:

     The objective of  this  memorandum  is  to ensure that Regional managers and
staff are aware of  (1)  this mandatory  training requirement and  (2) activities
available to meet this requirement.

Implementation;

     Specifically, this memo requires the following action:

     (1)  Regional  managers insure that  al I  new OSCs or  RPMs,  regardless of
grade brought on-board  on  or after October  1,  1989,  attend the OSC/RPM Basic
Training Academy (the Academy). Regional Division Directors identify candidates,
through the established nomination  procedure,  as participants in the Academy.
For more details please refer to Memorandum dated February 3, 1989, from Henry
Longest, Subject:   Inauguration of the OSC/RPM Support Program;  and Memorandum
dated March 24,  1989,  from Marlene Suit,  Coordinator  for Superfund Training,
Subject: Nomination for the OSC/RPM Basic Training Academy.

      As you know, the Academy consists of  three  two-week sessions (30 days)
of a structured, comprehensive training program  and the one-week Environmental
Response Team course,  Personnel  Protection  and Safety.   The Academy will also
provide employees  with the  Agency's mandatory contract management courses.  New
OSCs and RPMs are  required  to begin the Academy as  soon  as possible within 6
months of their entrance on  duty,  and  must complete the Academy within a year
of starting the Academy.  Each employee becomes  part of an Academy "class" and
attends  all   three  Academy sessions  with  the  same  group of  individuals.
Nominations for the next Academy are being received now.  (See Memorandum dated
September 14,  1989, from Marlene Suit, Subject:  Nomination for the OSC/RPM Basic
Trai n i ng Academy.)

     (2)   OSCs and  RPMs  who  have more  than  1 year  of  experience  in their
respective jobs are required to complete an 80 hour  annual  training requirement.
Once an  individual  is beyond  the  Academy stage,  the  individual employee and
supervisor should  meet to  determine  the  individual's  training needs.   This
requirement may be  met by  attending  established  Federal  or private training
courses; attendance at the upcoming Superfund University  Training Institute Case
Study Workshops; attendance at job  related  conferences;  and individuals serving
as  Instructors at the Academy will  receive credit  for 40  hours of training.

     (3)    The  completion   of  the  Academy  and  the  80  hour/year  training
requirements will  be tracked for  reporting purposes and  to show  progress  in the
Structured Training and Evaluation  Program  (STEP).  More information on the STEP
process (see Memorandum dated December 2, 1988, from Assistant Administrator for
OSWER,  Subject:   Nominees  for the  Master Level) will be  sent to you shortly.
However, you may  assume that an  individual may  not  progress to the next STEP
level without  meeting this  training requirement.  Data on  individuals' training
accomplishments will  be obtained as follows:

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     (a)    Academy participants;  Students will complete the SF 182 (Request,
            Authorization, Agreement  and Certification  of  Training)  at  each
            session^.

     (b)    80 hour/year requirement;  Again the SF 182 wi I I  be used to document
            all training and  conference  attendance,  whether or  not attendance
            requires payment  of a  fee.   These  forms should be  submitted to
            Regional Off ice of Human Resources Management (OHRM) training of f ices
            for entry into the Agency's data base (EPAYs) and  subsequent download
            into the OSC/RPM Support Program Data File.

     Should you have any questions concerning training requirements  for OSCs and
RPMs, please contact Marlene Suit at FTS 475-6647.


cc:  OERR Division Directors                    Bettie VanEpps
     OWPE CERCLA Division Director              Ron Ritter/Region VII
     Regional  Advisors                          Ken Patterson
     Headquarters Advisors                      Mark  Reiter
     OSrtER Regional Training Coordinators       Robert Pavlik
     Thad Juszczak                              Colleen Carruthers
     Margaret Kelly                             Tom Dunne
     Marlene Suit

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