Data Management Plan

CAMEO is the umbrella name for a system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies. All of the programs in the suite work interactively to share and display critical information in a timely fashion; the programs can also be used individually. ALOHA (Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres) is a hazard modeling tool used to evaluate the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous chemical vapors, as well as some fires and explosions. ALOHA prompts the user to enter basic scenario information (such as weather conditions and details about how the chemical is escaping), and ALOHA will create a threat zone estimate of the area where a hazard (such as toxicity or thermal radiation) has exceeded a user-specified Level of Concern (LOC). CAMEO is a database application (with eight modules) designed to assist with the data management requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). CAMEO Chemicals features an extensive database of chemical datasheets that provide critical response information, including physical properties, health hazards, air and water hazards, and recommendations for firefighting, first aid, and spill response. Additionally, it also has a reactivity prediction tool that can be used to estimate what hazards (such as explosions or chemical fires) could occur if chemicals were to mix together. MARPLOT (Mapping Applications for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks) is a mapping program; users can quickly view and modify maps, and they can create their own objects to place on the maps. ALOHA threat zones can be displayed on a map in MARPLOT, and objects on the map (such as facilities) can be linked to related records in the CAMEO program. Tier2 Submit is an adjunct program in the suite, which allows users to complete EPCRA Tier II forms electronically. The facility, chemical inventory, and contact information entered into Tier2 Submit can also be imported into the corresponding modules in CAMEO.

Process Steps:

• 2014-01-01 00:00:00 - During a chemical incident, users can combine the programs in the CAMEO suite to identify and learn about the chemical, model the release in ALOHA (if applicable), display the threat zones in MARPLOT, estimate potential population impacts in MARPLOT, and use the MARPLOT map to quickly identify locations that may be impacted by the incident and access any linked information on those locations in the CAMEO program. The CAMEO Chemicals database contains over 5,000 chemical datasheets and over 2,000 UN/NA datasheets. Users can search for datasheets using names, identification numbers, and other data fields to identify unknown substances during an incident. Once a chemical is identified, CAMEO Chemicals provides firefighting and spill response recommendations, physical properties, health hazards, and first aid guidance. Users also can use CAMEO Chemicals to predict potential reactivity between two or more chemicals, if they are mixed together. If the chemical is an air dispersion or flammable hazard, users may be able to use the ALOHA hazard model to predict the threat zone for a chemical release. (Not all substances in the CAMEO Chemicals database can be modeled in ALOHA.) ALOHA outputs include the threat zone picture (representing the area where a hazard is predicted to exceed a user-specified Level of Concern at some point after the release begins), a source strength graph (either the rate at which the chemical enters the atmosphere or the burn rate, depending on the scenario), the threat point picture or text (describing the hazard at a particular location of concern), and the text summary screen that summarizes the data inputs and ALOHA's calculations. Users can display the ALOHA threat zone and threat point on a map in MARPLOT. Users can add information to MARPLOT maps, such as the locations of facilities storing hazardous materials and populations of special concern. Users can also link those objects to records in the CAMEO program to store more information about these locations (such as addresses, hours of opening, and phone numbers for emergency contacts).

The desktop programs in the CAMEO software suite must be downloaded and installed individually.;