Oil Spill Clean Up Response 5: ICS and Unified Command

Oil Spill Clean-up Response: ICS & Unified Command is the final part of a five part oil spill response and clean-up training series focusing on important health and safety information for oil spill clean-up workers. The program explains how a single organizational structure is formed through the mutual agreement of cooperative agencies; and identifies the key players and their responsibilities in the response. How resources are integrated successfully is also discussed. This oil spill response and clean-up training series was created with the assistance of the US Coast Guard, and examines all recognized oil spill clean-up technologies and emphasizes waste management techniques. It is used worldwide by the US Coast Guard and some 500 other organizations to meet OSHA and USCG regulations. Video-On-Demand (VOD): Classroom full-screen presentation or individual play.

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Emergency oil spill responders who are called upon to control and clean up oil spills.

• Introduction
• Key Players & Agencies
• Response Objectives & ICS
• Getting Started
• Unified Command
• Command Responsibilities
• Response Organization
• Modules for Branches
• Logistics & Administration
• Summary

• Explain how a single organizational structure is formed through the mutual agreement of cooperative agencies.
• Identify the key players in the response.
• Know the responsibilities of each key player.
• Integrate resources successfully.