Hazardous Material Worker Health and Safety Training (U45), Cooperative Agreement

描述(由申请人提供) 加州-亚利桑那州联盟(CAC)建议根据HWWT计划在EPA第九和第X地区培训17,848名危险废物/材料工人。CAC由加州大学洛杉矶分校-洛什分校、加州大学戴维斯分校、加州大学伯克利分校、亚利桑那州立大学技术与应用科学学院和华盛顿大学西北职业健康与安全中心组成。在8个州和4个美国附属的太平洋岛屿上，有超过3145个活跃的清理地点，仍然非常需要培训。将为参与CERCLA清理、危险物质应急反应和危险物质运输的工人和监督员提供全方位的课程。将视需要提供大规模毁灭性武器课程。将为环境正义组织、美国/墨西哥边境的Maquiladora工人和其他NIEHS获奖者提供培训员培训课程。CAC将协助国家教官之间的交流。在过去17年的NIEHS资助中，已经建立了接触目标人群的机会。CAC强调向服务不足、不会说英语的工人、识字技能有限的人以及低收入或有色人种工人提供服务。将更新课程，采用电子学习和大规模毁灭性武器模块，并将材料翻译成西班牙语。影响评估涉及NARA的两个优先领域。 拟议的HDPT计划将扩大CAC的范围和目标人群，使其成为西海岸港口新的一线高风险劳动力。CAC将制定一个示范计划，并培训3040名工人，以便在发生危险物质紧急情况或安全威胁时识别并做出适当反应。CAC将与国际长岸和仓库联盟合作，并与洛杉矶/长滩、奥克兰/旧金山和西雅图/塔科马港口的地区海事安全委员会协调。食典委还将召开一次社区论坛，讨论与从整个南加州地区的港口运输全球货物有关的职业或环境健康和安全问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The California-Arizona Consortium (CAC) proposes to train 17,848 hazardous waste/materials workers in EPA Regions IX and X under the HWWT program. The CAC consists of UCLA-LOSH as the lead agency, UC Davis Extension, UC Berkeley LOHP, Arizona State University College of Technology & Applied Sciences and the University of Washington NW Center for Occupational Health & Safety. With over 3,145 active cleanup sites in the 8 states and 4 U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, there continues to be great need for training. A full range of courses will be provided for workers and supervisors involved in CERCLA cleanup, hazmat emergency response, and hazmat transport. Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) courses will be provided as needed. Train-the-Trainer courses will be offered for environmental justice organizations, maquiladora workers along the U.S./Mexico border, and other NIEHS awardees. The CAC will assist with the National Trainers' Exchanges. Access to target populations has been established over the past 17 years of NIEHS funding. The CAC emphasizes outreach to underserved, non-English-speaking workers, those with limited literacy skills, and those who are low income or workers of color. Curricula will be updated, e-learning and WMD modules introduced, and materials translated into Spanish. The Impact Evaluation addresses 2 NORA priority areas. The proposed HDPT program will expand the scope and target population of the CAC to a new frontline high-risk workforce at West Coast ports. The CAC will develop a model program and train 3,040 workers to identify and respond appropriately in the event of hazmat emergencies or security threats. The CAC will partner with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and coordinate with the Area Maritime Security Committees at the Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland/San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma. The CAC will also convene a Community Forum to address occupational or environmental health and security issues related to the transport of global goods from the ports throughout the Southern California region.