As used in the exercise rules:
(A) "Actual event" means a reportable release
as defined by section
3750.06
of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder, for which exercise credit is
being requested.
(B) "Alternate
emergency operations center" (EOC) means a fixed facility which meets all of
the criteria in paragraph (B) of this rule and which can be used when the
primary EOC is not available or geographic considerations make the alternate
EOC more capable of accomplishing the essential functions of the primary
EOC.
(C) "Exercise objective" means
the list of criteria used to evaluate a specific operations function. Exercise
objectives are identified by the commission in the OHM-EEM.
(D) "Operational capability" means the
ability of emergency personnel to respond to individual chemical hazards in a
manner which minimizes adverse effects upon the public, property, and the
environment in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local statutes
and regulations.
(E) "Points of
review" means those individual points identified in each exercise objective
which are collectively used to evaluate the demonstration of a specific
objective during an exercise, as established by the commission in the
OHM-EEM.
(F) "Primary emergency
operations center" (EOC) means a fixed facility that is identified in the
state's or the district's "chemical emergency response and preparedness plan"
and that must be the same primary EOC identified in the state or local
emergency operations plan. The facility
must
shall be capable
of accommodating essential municipal, county, state, federal, and private
representatives who are identified in the state's or the district's "chemical
emergency response and preparedness plan
."
The facility must also
and be physically equipped to accommodate all
participants' needs, as identified in the EOC requirements list found in the
"Ohio Hazardous Materials Exercise Evaluation Manual" (OHM-EEM). An EOC's
essential functions are the following:
(1)
Gathering and displaying information.
(2) Coordination and
decision-making.
(3) Establishment
of response and recovery priorities.
(4) Identification and coordination of
resources.
(5) Providing
centralized direction, control, and warning for response and recovery
actions.
(6) Supporting field
operations.
(7) Establishing and
maintaining communications with field and support agencies.
[Comment: "Ohio Hazardous Materials Exercise Evaluation Manual"
(December 2016, revised February 2017) (OHM-EEM):
copies can be obtained by contacting the "State Emergency Response
Commmission
Commission (SERC), 50 W. Town Street, PO Box 1049,
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049." The document is also available electronically at:
https://epa.ohio.gov/portals/27/serc/SERC_2016%20OHM-EEM.pdf
http://epa.ohio.gov/portals/27/serc/EEMDec2008.pdf.
The document is also available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." Referenced
version is December, 2008 revision.]
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 3750-20-70
Effective:
7/6/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
3/17/2021 and
03/17/2026
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
3750.02
(B(2)(a),
3750.02(B)(2)(b)
Rule Amplifies:
3750.04
Prior Effective Dates: 01/16/1991, 11/01/1993, 10/01/1998,
05/15/2004, 12/25/2014
