MGT345 Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems

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Start: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - 08:00AM
End: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 05:00PM
4200 Coleman St.
Bismarck/Burleigh County EOC
Bismarck, ND
Categories: PLANNING

Course Description

This course is part of the Infrastructure Disaster Management Certificate program.  See below for more information.

 

The Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems course provides students with information specific to preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against a threatened or actual natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster affecting electric power facilities and systems.

During this course, participants will be guided through discussions and exercise that will assist them in:

  • Improving security against physical damage, organizational disruption, and control system vulnerability
  • Enhancing the electric power systems ability to plan, prevent, detect, respond, and restore their facilities in emergency situations
  • Developing an understanding and appreciation for working with the media.

Participants will need to bring a device such as a smart phone, tablet or laptop to take the pre-test, evaluation and post-test online in the class.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Recommended

It is recommended the participant complete IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and IS-800. 

Topics

  • Threats to Electric Power Systems
  • Mitigating Risks
  • Responding to Disasters
  • Recovering From Disasters
  • Handling Public Information Requests
  • Preparing For Disasters

Suggested Audience

  • Emergency Management
  • Public Works Management
  • Utility Management
  • Power Providers
  • Healthcare and Hospital Management
  • Water Authorities
  • Utility Personnel
  • Municipal Personnel
  • Police, Fire, and EMS Personnel
  • Industrial Operators
  • Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution Suppliers (T&D) Personnel

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

  • 1.5 IACET CEUs

Infrastructure Disaster Management Certificate

The TEEX Infrastructure Disaster Management certificate is designed for professionals who wish to enrich their personal knowledge and skills related to critical infrastructure disaster management and resilience while earning International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

This certificate program combines a broad understanding of homeland security infrastructure disaster management doctrine with an in-depth examination of key critical infrastructure sector concepts and practices in integrated risk management, capabilities-based and community-focused planning, and whole community resilience strategies focused on four critical sectors of the community infrastructure.

Once all four courses have been completed, participants must complete the Infrastructure Disaster Management Certificate Request Form and return it to the TEEX Infrastructure Training and Safety Institute division to receive their Certificate.

Required Courses:

Participants must successfully complete all four DHS-certified courses listed below:

  • Disaster Management for Public Services (MGT317)
  • Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infrastructure (MGT341)
  • Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems (MGT345)
  • Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities (MGT343)
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For those students who are first responders, work in emergency management, are employees of state, local or tribal jurisdictions and live or work in North Dakota, NDDES will reimburse lodging and per diem at state rates.   NDDES does not reimburse mileage.

 

 

DO NOT USE THE REGISTRATION LINK BELOW FOR THIS COURSE: Registration for this course is located at the TEEX website

 

ND POST Board Credit? NO
NDEMSA Credit? NO

Number of Students Allowed: 30
Class Full: No


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