WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM Brownfields 2008: Roadmap to Revitalization Letting It All Out – Health and Safety of Brownfield Sites Cobo Center Detroit, MI May 7, 2008

WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM Industrial Hygienist NIEHS Worker Education & Training Program Division of Extramural Research & Training Sharon D. Beard

WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease.

WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM Brownfields 2008: Letting It All Out – Health and Safety of Brownfields Sites Session Speakers Sharon Beard, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Johanna Hollingsworth, ATL International, Inc Richard Dwyer, University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey Sven Rundman III, US Dept of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

5 Worker Education & Training Program Created in 1986 by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Section 126(g). Provide awards to organizations to develop model worker safety and health training programs for workers engaged in activities related to hazardous waste removal or containment or chemical emergency response 18 non-profit organizations at 80 universities, labor- based safety programs and other institutions. Has trained over 2 million workers in high risk occupations such as toxic waste cleanup and chemical emergency response.

6 Hazardous waste (HWWTP) – model occupational safety and health training for hazardous waste removal, containment, and chemical emergency response (ER); DOE nuclear weapons cleanup training – training in environmental restoration, waste treatment and ER activities in the DOE’s nuclear weapons complex; Minority worker (MWTP) and Brownfields worker (BMWTP) – these programs focus on delivering comprehensive training to disadvantaged and underserved minorities for employment in the environmental restoration and hazardous materials fields and in Brownfields redevelopment; Hazmat disaster training (HDTP) - This new program enhances current hazardous materials workers and chemical responders, to train skilled response personnel, to create materials and deliver training to weapons of mass destruction response workers and to augment prevention and preparedness efforts in a wide variety of high risk settings. Description of Programs

7 Worker Education & Training Program Develop model curricula & training techniques Expansion of training resources to new sectors Upgrade work practices and technical skills Diffusion of occupational safety and health knowledge Creation of new national benchmarks for quality worker safety and health training Develop programs to train workers in environmental and construction work

, emergency response, RCRA Inclusion of DOE nuclear weapons training Broadened to include other health & safety training tied to MWTP – target yrs of age people of color BMWTP –target people of color workers in Brownfield communities Progression of Training

9 NIEHS Gold Standard of Training NIEHS Technical Workshops Development and use of the Minimum Criteria for Health and Safety Training Gold Standard of Training Peer Worker Trainers Real Life Training Scenarios New Areas of Training – Hazmat Disaster, Avian Flu, Green Jobs, etc. Consortium Approach to Training Formalized training curriculum and tools (Hurricane, Earthquake, Meth Lab, Avian Flu) National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety & Health Training Interagency Working Groups and Local Partnership 20 + Years of Experience

WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM Methamphetamine Awareness & Methamphetamine Technician Training Emergency Responders, Cleanup Workers and Health Departments are the key individuals who need this training OAI has addressed the ER’s in Methamphetamine Awareness, Methamphetamine Technician, and refresher courses through Kentucky State Police and the Midwest State Police Multi State training on 24-Hour Clandestine Methamphetamine Container Training and three 16-Hour Train the Trainer courses to State Police Officers in Indiana, Illinois and Oklahoma.

11 Training to Reach Minority Underserved Workers

WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM New Jersey/New York Consortium Great local collaborations with NYC District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Community based organizations 17 week pre-apprenticeship program Strong construction and environmental remediation training Connection to all the local building and construction trades Holistic life skills, career guidance, environmental justice/diversity and competency based training

WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM Dillard University Trainees Participate in Delaware River Cleanup

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