DORMS™ Decontamination Optimization Response Management Software

An important part of Intelagard’s comprehensive CBRN solution package is the field tested Decontamination Optimization Response Management System (DORMS™), a geographic information system (GIS) and enterprise database integrated software application for planning response scenarios, managing analytical measurement data, generating decontamination plans, and assessing human health risks for First Responders, decontamination personnel, and residents.

Built on proven technology originally developed to support the accelerated closure of nuclear weapons production facilities, DORMS™ is a secure platform to manage every aspect of response and recovery.

DORMS™ is not only a software application, but provides users with a process to manage, assess, and recover from an incident.

Example Scenario: A Dirty Bomb in Sample City

As an example, a radiological dispersion device (“dirty bomb”) release has occurred in the city of Sample. Sample’s First Responders are somewhat advanced in that they carry alarm dosimeters with them on every call. This alerts them to the presence of radiological contamination.

Now that Sample’s First Responders are aware that an incident has occurred, they have called in a HAZMAT team with detectors to begin the process of identifying the contaminant. Uploading the measurement data obtained from their detectors, the DORMS™ application begins the process of assessing human health risks, thereby enabling the first responders to manage their radiological exposure and guide the decontamination.

By having a license to the DORMS™ software, Sample’s First Responders have trained for incidents, generated city-wide characterization plans, developed personal protective equipment (PPE)–specific exposure scenarios, and established baseline analytical profiles of their community.

DORMS™ Systematic Sample Design Module

During planning, Sample’s First Responders used the DORMS™ Systematic Sample Design Module to identify sampling locations through a GIS interface. Sample locations were laid out in a grid pattern as well as located in convenient locations such as street corners and city monuments. The sample locations were overlain with Sample’s city GIS coverages enabling the first responders to orient themselves based on common city features as well as GPS coordinates. Additional GIS information such as utilities, fire hydrants, and topography can be used to provide information to help guide the response and recovery actions.

DORMS™ Systematic Sample Design Module Map Output

Baseline analytical information from the sample locations was previously uploaded to the DORMS™ database from the initial round of samples collected. This information is used to indicate which areas may have been impacted by the dirty bomb. During the response actions, first responder personnel used their detection equipment to measure and determine speciation of the contaminant. This information is transmitted back to the DORMS™ database and the assessment process begins.

DORMS™ Contaminant of Concern (CoC) Screen Module

Users of the DORMS™ CoC Screen Module select the sample locations of interest using a variety of tools interactively in the GIS interface. Analytical information is displayed in a pivot table format allowing rapid sorting and organizing of the information. This rapid organization of the analytical data can be easily shared with other responsible organizations ensuring every party is aware and informed of the incident.

DORMS™ GIS Interface, Select, View, and Sort

Analytical information from areas of interest is exported to the CoC Screen Module. DORMS™ has the ability to screen over 3,500 different potential CoCs (PCoCs) including chemicals, radionuclides, bio toxins, explosives, and many others. PCoCs are screened for a variety of commonly accepted and approved screening criteria such as detection frequency, comparisons to pre-established contamination thresholds, daily intake allowances, and others. The CoC Screen Module exports this list of actual CoCs to the Human Health Risk Assessment Module.

DORMS™ Contaminant of Concern Screen Module

DORMS™ Human Health Risk Assessment Module

Built from an extensible set of exposure scenarios and contaminant risk information, human health risk factors are calculated for all CoCs including radiation dose from radionuclide exposure. Based on human health risk scenarios, worker-specific decontamination plans are developed to minimize and manage chemical, biological, and radionuclide exposure ensuring the best safety possible for the first responders and decontamination workers.

Sample’s responder community, with the help of DORMS™ technical specialists, generated exposure scenario information specifically matched to the protection levels of the PPE Sample’s First Responders commonly use. Knowing the level of protection provided by the PPE and contrasting that protection to the specific contaminant risk ensures that worker exposures can be successfully and safely managed.

DORMS™ Human Health Risk Assessment Module

Additionally, This risk information is used to generate maps of the contamination areas and the subsequent risk associated with each area. In the case example of Sample’s incident, decontamination plans are generated that direct the decon workers to the areas that pose the most risk. Decontamination solutions and application rates are identified per area and per worker and are compliant with the accepted protection of the worker based on their exposure to the contaminants.

DORMS™ Exposure-Sensitive Decontamination Plans

The citizens of Sample can rest easy as the situation is under control. As remediation takes place, new measurements are uploaded into the database from the field. From the first identifying measurements to completion of the response and recovery action, DORMS™ has tracked every measurement and all work done by the remediation teams. Sample’s records of the event are complete for evidentiary purposes and available to support any future final action.

DORMS™ is a trademark of 12:01 Solutions, Inc.

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