ECATTSECATTS-- A TriA Tri--Service Service Initiative for Compliance Initiative for Compliance
and EMS Trainingand EMS Training
““An Effective Solution for Meeting An Effective Solution for Meeting Today’s and Tomorrow’s Training Today’s and Tomorrow’s Training
Requirements”Requirements”
ObjectivesObjectives
Review problems every organization must Review problems every organization must address to meet today’s and tomorrow’s address to meet today’s and tomorrow’s environmental challenges.environmental challenges.Examine how ECATTS will help you meet Examine how ECATTS will help you meet your environmental challenges.your environmental challenges.Case studies: Air Force, Navy, and SGS.Case studies: Air Force, Navy, and SGS.BenefitsBenefitsTake a “test drive”.Take a “test drive”.
ChallengesChallenges
““It is everyone’s responsibility living or It is everyone’s responsibility living or working on an Air Force Base to ensure working on an Air Force Base to ensure that they comply with the environmental that they comply with the environmental regulations impacting their job. “PACAF”regulations impacting their job. “PACAF”“There is zero tolerance for violating “There is zero tolerance for violating environmental rules and regulations while environmental rules and regulations while working or living on this base.” CO NAS working or living on this base.” CO NAS Pensacola.Pensacola.
ChallengeChallenge
To meet these challenges the To meet these challenges the environmental staff must ensure that:environmental staff must ensure that:
All staff working on the base receive the All staff working on the base receive the appropriate training that enables them to appropriate training that enables them to work in an environmentally responsible work in an environmentally responsible manner, andmanner, andAll contractors are provided with the All contractors are provided with the appropriate training that enables them to appropriate training that enables them to understand today’s environmental regulations understand today’s environmental regulations and how they impact their work activities.and how they impact their work activities.
ChallengesChallenges
The basic challenges to achieving these The basic challenges to achieving these objectives are a lack of:objectives are a lack of:
Funding,Funding,Resources,Resources,Commitment,Commitment,Contract requirements,Contract requirements,Delivery mechanism, andDelivery mechanism, andTracking system.Tracking system.
ECATTSECATTS
A justA just--inin--time webtime web--based environmental based environmental compliance assessment, training, and compliance assessment, training, and tracking system that provides a flexible tracking system that provides a flexible platform for meeting today’s and platform for meeting today’s and tomorrow’s training requirements.tomorrow’s training requirements.Links training to work activities.Links training to work activities.Training that is completed in blocks of no Training that is completed in blocks of no more than 20 minutes.more than 20 minutes.
ECATTECATT
Is customized to meet the requirements of Is customized to meet the requirements of each installation.each installation.Is continually enhanced by ICLD to ensure Is continually enhanced by ICLD to ensure that ECATT Meets the customer’s that ECATT Meets the customer’s changing needs.changing needs.The content is copyrighted to protect the The content is copyrighted to protect the more than two year investment made in more than two year investment made in creating the training modules.creating the training modules.
ECATTSECATTSBaseBase--developed training is easily developed training is easily incorporated into ECATTS.incorporated into ECATTS.System enhancements are based on the System enhancements are based on the needs of all the customers.needs of all the customers.Once the system is deployed, the annual Once the system is deployed, the annual maintenance fee is for unlimited usage, maintenance fee is for unlimited usage, content update and system content update and system enhancements.enhancements.
Regulatory MazeRegulatory Maze
Lack of Knowledge Makes it Difficult for People to Navigate Through the Maze of Regulations.
Relating Requirements to Work Relating Requirements to Work ActivitiesActivities
Increases Understanding
of EnvironmentalPolicies
Increases Regulatory Compliance
Increased Knowledge
PACAF’s Return on InvestmentPACAF’s Return on Investment
$50K
$100K
$150K
$200K
$250K
$300K
$350K
$400K
$450K
$500K
Actual cost to deploy ECATTS in Korea
$150K
$500K
Actual expenditures in prior year to provide environmental training to limited base audience at bases in Korea.
ECATTS
Traditional training
provided in FY03
FY04
Cost
PACAFPACAFCommandCommand--Wide DeploymentWide Deployment
$100K
$200K
$300K
$400K
$500K
$600K
$700K
$800K
$900K
$1M
$350K
Projected Cost to Meet Command-Wide Environmental Training Requirements. (Based on Expenditures Occurred in FY03.)
Actual Cost to Deploy ECATTS
FY05
Cost
$1M
Case StudyCase Study
PACAFPACAF
EMSEMS--ECATTS (Air Force):ECATTS (Air Force):Shifting from a functional focus to a processShifting from a functional focus to a process--centric focus,centric focus,Expanding ECATTS to include more than 200 Expanding ECATTS to include more than 200 organizational activities,organizational activities,Expanding ECATTS to include more than 900 Expanding ECATTS to include more than 900 functional activities within each base’s functional activities within each base’s organizational structure, andorganizational structure, andProviding training for more than 900 Providing training for more than 900 processes performed at each base.processes performed at each base.
Navy’s Return on Investment Navy’s Return on Investment
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
Num
ber
of V
iola
tions
61
Pre ECATTS Deployment
Post ECATTS Deployment
Based on statistics provided by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. From 1990 through 2000 the state conducted 10 Compliance Inspections and identified 61 major violations. From 2000 through 2005, post ECATTS deployment, the state conducted 7 Compliance Inspections and identified only 1 major violation.
Case StudyCase Study
NAVFACNAVFAC--Southern DivisionSouthern Division
Providing training to contractors working Providing training to contractors working on Navy/Air Force/Marine Corp on Navy/Air Force/Marine Corp installations in its 28 state AOR.installations in its 28 state AOR.Requirements are included in every Requirements are included in every contract language that requires the contract language that requires the contractors to complete the training and contractors to complete the training and successfully pass the assessment.successfully pass the assessment.Working with regulators to hold Working with regulators to hold contractors accountable for their mistakes.contractors accountable for their mistakes.
Case StudyCase Study
Space Gateway SupportSpace Gateway SupportReturn on InvestmentReturn on Investment
$50K
$100K
$150K
$200K
$250K
$300K
$350K
$400K
$450K
$500K
Actual cost to deploy ECATTS which enabled SGS to provide environmental training to more than 6,000 employees. This enabled ECATTS to meet ISO 1401 certification training requirements.
$25K
Actual expenditures in prior year to provide environmental training to limited audience.
ECATTS
Traditional training
provided in FY01
FY02
Cost
Site TourSite Tour
BenefitsBenefits
Air Force Pacific Command is the “leader” Air Force Pacific Command is the “leader” in providing relevant environmental in providing relevant environmental training to all personnel living or working training to all personnel living or working on one of its bases.on one of its bases.PACAF encourages its bases to thinkPACAF encourages its bases to think--outout--ofof--thethe--box in designing a system that box in designing a system that meets their unique requirements.meets their unique requirements.PACAF is embarking on an EMSPACAF is embarking on an EMS--ECATT ECATT system for its bases.system for its bases.
BenefitsBenefits
The Navy has forged excellent The Navy has forged excellent relationships with its regulator community.relationships with its regulator community.The regulators are impressed that the The regulators are impressed that the Navy is providing environmental Navy is providing environmental compliance training to everyone working compliance training to everyone working on the base.on the base.Regulators are holding Regulators are holding contractorscontractorsaccountable for their mistakes and not the accountable for their mistakes and not the Navy.Navy.
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