In a little over a week the NIOA board will meet to decide topics and speakers for the 2018 conference.
If you have an idea, please send it to nioa@comcast.net before Tuesday, January 9.
Please include the name of the suggested speaker and their contact information.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Lisa McNeal
Executive Director
In January 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a revised, 2017 Protective Action Guide (PAG) Manual. The PAG Manual contains radiation dose guidelines that would trigger public safety measures, such as evacuation or staying
indoors, to minimize or prevent radiation exposure during an emergency.
EPA has issued two companion documents to assist Public Information Officers and other officials responsible for providing safety information to the public:
Protective Action Questions & Answers for Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies and the Protective Action Area Map Templates.
Protective Action Questions & Answers will help emergency planners prepare public communications prior to and during a radiological emergency and is designed to be worked into emergency response plans and Standard Operating Procedures. It presents questions and answers that might arise during emergencies when the PAG guidelines are implemented by state and local officials.
Protective Action Area Map Templates offers four templates and associated messaging for evacuation areas, “get inside” areas, food and safety, and drinking water. These templates are designed so that they can be updated quickly in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and personalized to address the needs of the user community.
Each template provides:
Ideally, the messages presented in these documents will never be needed. We hope you’ll take a moment to download these new communication tools and forward them to your professional contacts and networks.
For more information, or to download these new communication tools, visit us at: www.epa.gov/radiation/pag-public-communication-resources
For a copy of the 2017 PAG Manual visit:
www.epa.gov/radiation/pag-manuals-and-resources
Please feel free to contact me for additional information.
Stefanie Gera
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Radiation Protection Division
Center for Radiation Information and Outreach
(202) 343-9063 |
Gera.Stefanie@epa.gov
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We are just a few weeks away from the 2017 NIOA Training Conference in Clearwater and there are a few things to remember.
Your conference fees must be paid at the time of conference check in.
It is your responsibility to ensure this is done. If you have questions, please check with your finance or training departments to see if those fees have been paid or email me at nioa@comcast.net
Fees can be paid at the door with cash, check or credit cards. There is a service charge on credit cards. You will not be permitted to attend sessions until your fees are paid.
Our events on Sunday and Wednesday nights are receptions with finger foods, not sit down meals. Only one adult guest is allowed to attend with you. Children are not permitted.
Please keep your phones on silent so as not to disturb other attendees or presenters. If you have to take a call, please leave the meeting room and remember to move away from the entrance as well, again, so other attendees and presenters are not disturbed.
If you have items from your agency that you want to provide as door prizes, we’d be happy to have them.
We have posted an updated schedule on the website. Please check it out when you have a chance.
I look forward to seeing you in Clearwater!
Lisa McNeal
Executive Director
Immediate past-president Ed Buice shared this statement and article:
“Please join with me in sending heartfelt condolences to Baltimore PD PIO T.J. Smith, one of our presenters at the Region 3 Mid Year Conference a few months ago, a presenter at the annual conference next month, a good man and friend. His little brother was murdered in Baltimore this week.
The Baltimore Sun has a story on how T.J. had to deal with the incident, which grabs at the heart of any PIO.”
NIOA Members:
You now have a dedicated Facebook group for holding discussions, sharing relevant content to the work of PIOs and spokespersons, and for updating each other on events, best practices, lessons learned or unfortunately, the occasional notification of injury or LODD of those in our line of work.
To participate, you MUST be an active/paid member of the NIOA. A roster will be checked to validate your current status. UPDATE: You can request membership by clicking the JOIN button on the group page.
This group will be great for keeping each other up-to-date, while keeping the NIOA official page as a place for association related topics and information.
Please be patient, your requests will be moderated and approved as soon as possible. Typical response will be within the business day.
Find the NIOA Group at www.facebook.com/groups/nioa.usa.
