Emergency situations cannot always be prevented. System vulnerability can be reduced with regular efforts to prepare personnel and the facility.
Regular personnel preparation includes:
- Training of regular and auxiliary personnel in emergency operations and procedures. Training should be a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job training. Training should be conducted annually at a minimum.
- Conducting emergency operations exercises periodically.
- Regular facility evaluation includes:
- Developing an optimum preventative maintenance and testing program.
- Provision of dual power sources, on-site storage of fuel and auxiliary power units, remote and/or automated controls, and ready conversion of automatic controls to manual operation.
- Developing flexibility in operation of treatment processes.