The Knowledge and Ability Catalog

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The Knowledge and Ability Catalog

• Prepared by the PNNL Emergency Preparedness
• Program Office
• Timm Bettendorf, Program Manager
• May, 2005

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Emergency PreparednessKnowledge Ability Catalog

• Purpose
• Systematic approach to BERO training and
  evaluation
• Provides the basis for developing content-valid
  training and evaluation materials
• Assures training and drills address the
  appropriate objectives
• Allows for utilizing a graded approach when
  developing training and evaluation materials

How do we know the BED has been trained
appropriately?
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Development

• Background
• The KA catalog has been developed utilizing
  Subject Mater Experts (SMEs).
• SME sources analyzed for determining KAs
• PNNL EP related task
• Existing PNNL EP training program
• IC and BED training
• Hanford Site and PNNL EP related procedures and
  plans
• PNNL management systems

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The KA CatalogSections

• The KA catalog is separated into two major
  sections.
• Section one applies specifically to the Building
  Emergency Response Organization members.
• The EP elements designated for this section are
• 101 Incident Command System (ICS)
• 102 Building Emergency Response
  Organization (BERO).
• Section two of the catalog applies to all staff
  within PNNL (e.g., staff, line and project
  managers, and the Emergency Preparedness Program
  Office.)

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EP Element 101 ICS

• Under this element specific tasks are
  identified
• Initiate first response activity
• Assist emergency responders
• Perform an initial assessment of event situation
• Locate an Incident Command Post (ICP)
• Communicate with the Incident Commander and the
  DOE Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
• Acquire support personnel
• Perform notifications
• Initiate and manage initial event mitigation
  activities
• Partial or complete activation of the DOE EOC

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Knowledge and Ability Statements EP Element 101
ICS

• Next is the development of Knowledge and
  Ability (KA) statements
• Knowledge of the relationships to the following
• Knowledge of the process for notifying and/or
  activating the following
• Knowledge of the ICP procedures/plans which
  provide for the following
• Knowledge of the operational applications for the
  following concepts as they apply to the ICP
• Knowledge of the effect that a failure of the
  following will have on the ICP
• Ability to use procedures/checklist to mitigate
  the consequences of an emergency event that
  activates the ICP
• Ability to determine and interpret the following

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Knowledge and Abilities

• Each KA statement is linked to identified items
  and together they form the desired knowledge and
  ability, i.e., KA.
• These KAs encompass the responsibilities,
  activities, organizations, or actions associated
  with the tasks listed under the ELEMENT.
• SMEs weighted each KA from 1 to 5 based on their
  relative importance with the BED, SAS, ZW, ICPC,
  FOS, RHA, CHA, HC, MSG and CCT with 5 being most
  important.
• SMEs from Fluor and PNNL participated in
  weighting each KA
• Based on the KA importance values a graded
  approach can be established for the development,
  implementation and evaluation of the EP training
  and drill programs.

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KA Example

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The K A Catalog

• KAs are developed for each type of facility
  (Administrative, Low-Hazard, and Hazardous).
• KA statements are also developed for the BERO.
• Enabling objectives for training and drills are
  directly tied to specific KAs.
• Matrices identifying the K/As associated with the
  training, drills and exams assures the
  appropriate level of attention is given to each
  KA.

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EP Element 101 ICS from the K/A Catalog
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EP Element 101 ICS from the K/A Catalog
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Exam Questions and their relationship to the K/A
Catalog
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PNNL EP Training Program and its relationship to
the KA Catalog
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Summary

• EP Program Elements are Identified
• Determine Tasks Associated with each Element
• Knowledge and Ability Statements are linked to
  responsibilities, activities, organizations, or
  actions to form specific KAs
• KAs are Agreed Upon and Weighted for Importance
  by SMEs
• Matrices to Training, Drills and Exam Banks are
  Developed
• Allows for a Graded Approach in the Development,
  Implementation and Evaluation of the EP Program

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The KA Catalog

• Provides and assurance that your EP Program is
  addressing the appropriate depth of knowledge
  when developing training, drills and exams.
• Assists in assuring your EP Program meets
  Federal, State and Local requirements.

The Incident Command Post at work!