Safeguarding Animal Health National Veterinary Stockpile Improving Disease Response Through Science-Based Logistics NVS Logistics Warehouse Training Module 1: Prepare for the NVS Shipment U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services

Safeguarding Animal Health Terminal Learning Objectives Understand how to prepare your logistics warehouse or other type storage location to receive NVS countermeasures. 2 Training is designed to augment your organization's incident command system and logistics response training; not replace established processes or procedures

Safeguarding Animal Health Prepare for NVS Shipment Arrival If the supply unit and support personnel have not been mobilized, you must do so before the NVS shipment arrives:  Mobilize and brief personnel.  Conduct just-in-time training, as needed.  Conduct safety briefing for all supply unit personnel. 3

Safeguarding Animal Health Prepare for NVS Shipment Arrival (cont.) 4

Safeguarding Animal Health Prepare for NVS Shipment Arrival (cont.) If you have not activated the warehouse or other storage facility to conduct logistics activities, you must do the following before the NVS shipment arrives:  Activate warehouse and equipment storage facilities.  Acquire supplies and equipment.  Check the temperature of the refrigerator to make sure it is operational.  Coordinate arrival of the NVS shipment.  Layout and set up the facility. 5

Safeguarding Animal Health Example of a Type 1 and 2 Warehouse Layout 6

Safeguarding Animal Health Example of a Type 3 Facility Layout 7

Safeguarding Animal Health Set Up the Warehouse/Storage Facility Prepare areas for receipt, storage, and issue of supplies:  Mark the facility floor to identify the general supplies, damaged goods, cold storage, secure storage, and material handling equipment storage areas.  Create a temperature monitoring log and ensure cold storage is at proper temperature.  Place materials, such as pallets, stretch wrap, cold packs, coolers, boxes, and packing slip envelopes in the staging area.  Create a distribution log. Texas NVS Exercise October 2013 Temperature Monitoring Log Distribution Log 8

Safeguarding Animal Health Set Up the Warehouse/Storage Facility (cont.) Set up an inventory management workspace and the inventory management system (IMS), if one exists, or the NVS State Inventory Management File (IMF). Enter information in the IMS or NVS State IMF, including the following: . customer information (response sites),  supplier information, and  warehouse storage locations Receive the NVS shipment file. 9

Safeguarding Animal Health Summary The purpose of this training is to provide stakeholders an additional training tool and is designed to augment information in your State, Tribe, or Territory NVS Plan and training conducted by your organization. Our objective is to provide supply unit and support personnel with an understanding of the individual actions, processes, and procedures necessary to prepare for the arrival of an NVS shipment. Other NVS logistics training briefs and tools, including the NVS Overview briefing, NVS State Plan Template, and the NVS Planning Guide for Federal, State, Tribe, and Territory Officials are available on the NVS website Questions about this briefing or other NVS tools should be addressed to the NVS staff at 10

Safeguarding Animal Health Self-Evaluation 11

Safeguarding Animal Health Question 1 True or False – A commercial grade refrigerator, household refrigerator, or refrigerated truck should be used for storing vaccine. a.True b.False 12

Safeguarding Animal Health Question 2 Once the supply unit personnel report to the warehouse, what should they receive? a. Safety briefing b.Just-in-time training c.Both a and b 13

Safeguarding Animal Health 14 Question 3 True or False – The NVS offers the NVS State Inventory Management File if a State inventory management system does not exist. a. True b. False

Safeguarding Animal Health Question 4 Who is responsible for creating the Temperature Monitoring Log? a.Receiving and distribution manager or ordering manager b.Vaccine monitor or ordering manager c.Supply unit leader or receiving and distribution manager d.Vaccine monitor or receiving and distribution manager 15

Safeguarding Animal Health 16 Question 5 What is the most important aspect of any warehouse/storage facility activity? a.Inventory management b.Storing items c.Safety d.Delivering items

Safeguarding Animal Health 17 Self Evaluation Answer Key QUESTIONANSWERSLIDE # 1B8 2C3 3A9 4D8 5C3