Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
5738
Course Name
Water Contamination Response: What sample collectors need to know
Contact Hours
3.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water
Partner Name
American Water Works Association - PA Section
Primary Contact
Melanie Greene
melanie@paawwa.org
717-774-8870 Ext.
Website
Description
This course comes out of an EPA Water Security Initiative grant to the Philadelphia Water Department which requires outreach. The purpose of this course is to enhance awareness of the various aspects of sample collection that need to be considered when responding to possible drinking contamination. These aspects include working safety and using PPE, working as a team, collecting representative samples, recognizing hazards, securing criminal evidence and requesting laboratory testing.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
Course outline
Introduction
Incidents and Threats
Class Exercise
Sample types and locations
Basic Steps and Preparations
Preparing to sample
Environmental Hazards
Break
DVD Sampling for Water Contamination - 10 minutes
Contaminant Hazards
Recognizing Hazards
Site Hazard Control
Personal Protection Equipment
Field Notes
Decontamination
Criminal Evidence
Requesting lab testing
Class Exercise and Quiz
Target Audience
Water treatment and distribution sample collectors, emergency response personnel, local county health staff who could collect samples, contractors who could collect samples for a water utility, laboratory staff could be working with sample collectors
Training Format
Classroom