If you or your staff are responsible for oil spill response, plan to join the Fast/Slow Water Booming Course in Yakima, WA. EPA is sponsoring this hands-on training taught by the Whitewater Rescue Institute. The training will cover personnel rescue, swift water oil spill control, boom deployment, spill containment and cleanup on fast and slow waters. Instructional will be mostly in the field, with some classroom lecture. The training is free, but participants will be required to cover their own travel costs and attend the full four days.
After completing this course, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate how to read a river to determine flow rates, debris patterns in currents, and selection of safe oil recovery locations.
- Select an appropriate method of boom deployment on a fast water.
- Demonstrate the deployment of boom on fast water by deflecting simulated oil to a recovery site down river.
- Select an appropriate method of protecting sensitive areas of a river with boom.
- Demonstrate safe boat operations on fast water rivers.
- Recognize health and safety issues associated with field operations involving oil recovery on fast water rivers.
Space is limited. Please register for the event as soon as possible to secure your spot.
- Register
- Questions? Contact Jenna Manheimer at 206-487-2984 or Manheimer.Jenna@epa.gov
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