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Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Training and PlanningGrants (HMEP), Hazardous Materials Instructor Training Grants (HMIT), Supplemental Public Sector Training Grants (SPST), Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training Grants (ALERT), Community Safety Grants (CS)
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Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant (HMEP): To increase State, local, territorial and tribal effectiveness to safely and efficiently handle hazardous materials accidents and incidents; enhance implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA); and encourage a comprehensive approach to emergency planning and training by incorporating response to transportation standards. Hazardous Materials Instructor Training Grant (HMIT): To facilitate a “train the trainer” program to train hazmat instructors who will then train hazmat employees in the proper handling of hazardous materials. Supplemental Public Sector Training Grants (SPST): to facilitate the training of instructors, thereby increasing the number of training instructors available to conduct hazardous materials responder training programs for individuals with statutory responsibility to respond to hazardous materials accidents and incidents. Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training Grant (ALERT): to promote hazmat response training for volunteer or remote emergency responders to respond to incidents or accidents involving the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail. Hazardous Materials Community Safety Grants (CS): to conduct national outreach and training programs to assist communities in preparing for and responding to accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids by rail; and train State and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids.
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Not available. Grant funds: • Trained more than 96,000 emergency responders to the NFPA ‘472 standard • Developed over 115 additional emergency plans • Updated over 1,200 emergency response plans • Performed over 900 emergency response exercises • Completed more than 100 Commodity Flow Studies
Published the 2016 Guidelines for Public Sector Hazardous Materials Response, Planning and Prevention/Mitigation Training (Guidelines) which constitutes one component of the overall program to provide assistance and support to state, tribal, territory and local hazardous materials training initiatives; completed through an interagency agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Developed a new training module, the Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness and Response (TRIPR), for Flammable Liquid Unit Trains and developed resource materials to provide critical information on best practices related to rail incidents involving hazard class 3 flammable liquids, such as crude oil and ethanol.
More first responders trained to respond to transportation-related hazmat incidents which increases response capabilities for hazmat transportation incidents and accidents. More communities prepared for transportation-related hazmat accidents and incidents which leads to a reduction in the severity and costs of accidents and incidents. More hazmat employees trained to properly package and ship hazmat which reduces the number of hazmat transportation incidents and accidents. Increased community awareness of hazardous materials in local communities More trained enforcement inspectors which reduces the risk of hazmat transportation incidents and accidents
Funding supported the training of emergency responders to mitigate and eliminate risks posed by hazmat incidents.
Trained over 105,000 emergency responders and hazmat employees.
Past Fiscal Year (2020) Trained over 116,000 emergency responders and hazmat employees
Developed 297 emergency response plans, updated 841 emergency response plans, and exercised 794 plans
The PHMSA HAZMAT Grant Program awarded 71 grants that provides training to over 5,000 emergency responders to have the tools and knowledge to respond to hazardous materials transportation accidents and incidents.
Commodity flow studies, Hazmat emergency response training (NFPA-470 and OSHA 1910.120), Hazmat planning and exercises, Equipment and supplies to conduct the hazmat response planning and training activities, Hazmat response instructor training, Hazmat responder training (direct delivery), Training state and local hazmat enforcement personnel, Community outreach and training to increase hazmat preparedness in communities, Direct delivery training on crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, Web-based rail response training for volunteer or remote emergency responders
For fiscal year 2023, 61,809 emergency responders were trained to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials in transportation.
Update over 10 emergency response plans, and trained over 60,000 emergency responders to respond to hazmat accidents and incidents.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
