Florida’s Workplace Training Process

Mike Stephens, Environmental Program ConsultantBureau of Radiation ControlFlorida Department of Health

Organization of Agreement States Annual Meeting August 2015

Goals and Objective

• Provide training to state inspectors and reviewers that does not cause undue burden

• Electronic (On-line) removes the travel costs, time and money for all involved

• On-demand is provided at the convenience of the trainee

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Training Challenge

• 5 Section Offices in 3 locations & 6 Inspection Field Areas

• ~50 Persons (Lic/Insp)

• ~1600-1700 Specific Licenses Plus X-Ray & Mammography Quality Standards Act inspections 4

Embracing the CombinationFlorida Holistic Approach

• Learn about it• Observe it• Do it

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Qualification Journal (QJ)

Provides the employee with:• a listing of the mandatory skills and competency

requirements;• advanced training opportunities available; and• a means of documenting qualification progress.

A listing of all the trainings required is also located in the Qualification Journal

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Course/Training Location of Training Completion Date

*Program Orientations BRCpedia 1 year probation

*Regulatory/Rad. Control Rules & Statutes Module

BRCpedia 1 year probation

IS-5 Hazardous Materials Awareness, or equivalent

TRAIN 1 year probation

IS-301Radiological Emergency Response

TRAIN 1 year probation

*Basic Radiation Safety-prior to ARP course, prior to handling RAM (Under development)

1 year probation

*BSTP Basic Supervisory Training Program Leadership (required for all supervisors)

TRAIN (within 6 months)

*BSTP Basic Supervisory Training Program HR (required for all supervisors)

TRAIN (within 6 months)

*IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System online course

TRAIN (within 30 days)

*IS-200.b ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

TRAIN (within 12 months)

*IS-700 National Incident Management System

TRAIN (within 30 days)

*Code of Ethics TRAIN(within 30 days) AND Annually

*Equal Opportunity TRAIN(within 30 days) AND Annually

*Information Security and Privacy/ HIPPA

TRAIN(within 30 days AND Annually)

*Sexual Harassment TRAIN(within 30 days) AND Annually

*Workplace Safety TRAIN(within 30 days AND Annually)

*Violence in the Workplace

TRAIN (within 30 days) AND Annually

*Records Management TRAIN (within 60 days) AND every Two years

*Fuel Card TRAIN (prior to operating state vehicle)

*Public Health Preparedness Orientation

TRAIN (within 30 days)

*DOH New Employee Orientation

TRAIN (within 60 days)

*Basic vehicle use, log policy, maintenance policy

Office (prior to operating state vehicle)

ARP Applied Radiation Physics course

BRCpedia When available

IR Radiological Incident Response Course BRCpedia When available

ER Emergency Response and Survey Techniques training (Power Plant Drill)

When available

(RERO) Radiological Emergency Response Operations course

FEMA CDP website When available

*PeopleFirst TRAIN  HIV/AIDS (recommended

for inspection and RAM staff within 60 days)

TRAIN  

Training Expectation and Time Frames (Probationary Period)

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New Employees, Training and TRAIN(Screenshot)

• New employees can use the BRCpedia to access the departments TRAIN LMS page as well as complete their bureau-specific training requirements.

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Summary

Goal• Provide electronic training

available on demand• Removes travel costs and

scheduling issues to increase trainee base

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Questions?

Michael StephensEnvironmental Health Program Consultant

Florida Bureau of Radiation Control(850) 245-4043

Mike.Stephens@FLHealth.gov

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