and rapid progress is being made toward attaining this 

 goal. An average of four trained monitors is required 

 for each station. 



Radiological detection instruments are being placed 

 in all public fallout shelters and individuals are being 

 trained in radiological monitoring for determining 

 when it is safe for occupants to leave shelters. 



TRAINING AND EDUCATION 



The Office of Civil Defense maintains three schools 

 for instructing civil defense officials and training in- 

 structors in management of shelters and radiological 

 defense. Currently six courses are given : Shelter Man- 

 agement (Instructor), Radiological Monitoring for In- 

 structors, Radiological Defense Officer, Civil Defense 

 Management, Planning and Operations, and Elements 

 of a Shelter System Capability. 



The Federal Government has prepared and packaged 

 a wide variety of materials and items for use by in- 

 structors in training government officials and volunteer 

 auxiliaries in their home States. 



The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in addition to 

 providing information and guidance to the food indus- 

 try in preparing for civil defense, provides information 

 and training for the rural population for survival in a 

 nuclear attack. Other Federal agencies conduct 

 courses on subjects for which they are normally re- 

 sponsible. For example, in the Department of Health, 



Education, and Welfare the Food and Drug Adminis- 

 tration trains in prevention of sabotage of food and 

 food processing, the Public Health Service provides 

 training for medical self-help to enable individuals to 

 meet emergency health needs if professional assistance 

 is unavailable for prolonged periods, and the Office of 

 Education conducts a civil defense adult education pro- 

 gram designed to develop knowledge and understand- 

 ing of plans for civil defense and to encourage 

 participation in civil defense with emphasis on the 

 fallout shelter program. In addition, guidance and 

 instructional materials have been provided to carry out 

 civil defense instruction in public schools and colleges. 



Special courses in shelter design and analysis are 

 being given at various schools throughout the country 

 to acquaint architects and engineers with a new tech- 

 nology. Upon successful completion of the course, 

 these architects and engineers are certified by the De- 

 partment of Defense, and are capable of evaluating 

 shelter in existing structures as well as designing 

 shelter in new construction. 



The National Civil Defense Program is sponsored 

 by the Federal Government through the Department of 

 Defense, Office of Civil Defense, and with the coopera- 

 tion of State and local civil defense officials. The full 

 participation of all industries is essential. Cooperation 

 of food plant managers is not only a prudent means by 

 which they can insure protection of their employees 

 and plants, but is a serious public responsibility as well. 



INDUSTRIAL CIVIL DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS 



If the United States is ever attacked by nuclear 

 weapons, the Nation's survival will depend largely 

 upon how well our industrial community can sur- 

 vive and recover from the blow. The role of industry 



in civil defense and post-attack recovery is intimately 

 connected with the survival of the people as well as 

 the survival of our free enterprise system — our way 

 of life. 



