ML20236W725

Expresses Concern Re Participation in Emergency Response to Radiological Accident at Plant.Bus Drivers Would Not Participate in Evacuation Until Concerns Have Been Addressed by Proper Authorities.Newspaper Clipping Encl

ML20236W725
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	11/15/1987
From:	Jay Collins, Fox L, Yard L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	LAKE COUNTY, OH
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NUDOCS 8712080193
Download: ML20236W725 (2)

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, OAPSE - Chapter #238 t P.O. Box 185 l

Madison, Ohio 44057 Nov. 15, 1987 Lake County Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 480 Mentor, Ohio 44061

Dear Sirs:

We are school bus drivers in the Madison School District, Local 238 of OAPSE. We have been asked to be a participant in an emergency response to a radiological accident at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. We have received some training in preparation of such an event.

We are writing because we have a number of concerns about our participation in a response to e, radiological emergency.

We are primarily concerned about questions of liability, health coverage and the adequacy of the training.

We want it to be very clear that until our concerns have been-addressed by the proper authorities in a formal, legal and definitive manner, we will not participate.in an evacuation due to a radiological accident.

This decision should not be construed as a lack of concern for those members of our community who will need assistance if such an accident occurs. We are committed to helping during a non-radiological emergency, (and have done so in the past). However, our first duty is to protect our-l selves and our families. That is why your agency should not include our names as a statistic or otherwise, on your list of participants in an evacuation plan, until we agree, in writing, to do so.

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• Mandatory bus driver training pro-Ile and that_ the premisc for plauning the concerns we have enumerated grams required by the State Board of inay be based on unduly optimistic would result in this Union advising its members that they shouM not volunteer Education shouM not be used as tra.a- .

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• The State Disaster Service organiza- f ship Services, Lou Kitchen, says that Ohio's failure to adequately address the-while majoe concerns have been ad. needs of their training, health and y tion should standardize the training dressed, details of the union's demands safety, and fin'ancial protection," stated program for evacuation volunteers.

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have still not been included in the under the direction and auspices of State's plan. "On the whole " stated Services in a letter to the Task Force, 8 the State Disaster Service and not by Kitchen, "the bulk of our concerns The demands set forth in OAPSE/

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have been addressed."

• Schools or other civil defense agencies b* A certificate of completion State shouldshould pay for he In the findings section of the State awarded and the report, OAPSE/AFSCME is mentlooed by should inform school employees that their role is stiictly voluntary. ' civil disaster training. -_

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• Volunteers should know if they will I The first section of the report men-

• Schools or other civil defense ai;encit y should not use their employcel be provided special safety equipment tions bus drivers: ,

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1. Th2 Willingness and Ability of employer relationship to coerce indi- j viduals in their decision to participate

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. dren and others in need of transpor. generating comparJes should have ful tation during an emergency. Although (Current policy assumes that out of 5 pool of " trained" individuals, some responsibility to replace any loss to the plan assumes the participation of local taxpayers in the form of con-large numbers of public school bus will respond to calle for help during taminated buildings, buses or other  !

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• Volunteers should be properly regis- equipment.

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• Volunteers should be inforrned whert willing to participate unde ~r existing  :* tered as civil defense workers in'ad-  ;

- vance of the emergency. (This would to go for treatment if they are expos

,cpaditions. provide access to workers' compgnsa- ed to high levels of radiation. }

, The Ohio Association of Public l "We feel that the 19 points listed i School Employees unign, which tion and give liability protection.), ' " j above are a minimum standard of pro-represents bus drivers, has voted

• Volunteers should be informed of tection for school personnel who migh their right to cancel being a volu ];

overwhelmingly not to participate in be asked to serve in a nuclear emery,ency, evacuation procedures at Perry and y at any tirne.

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have been volunteered by their em. the students," he said. " Protection of players. According to bus drivers Volunteers need to know when direc-9;* tion is being received by him/her fr the employees and volunteers should t who spoke at our public hearings  % priority of the state."

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