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

杰斐逊州立社区学院的劳动教育和研究中心（CLEAR）正在通过与NIEHS危险废物工人培训计划（RFA: ES-09-004）的合作协议，通过危险废物工人培训（HWWT）和危险物质备灾培训（HDPT）计划申请资金。CLEAR提议改善两类工人的健康和安全：(1)美洲土著部落成员和雇员；(2)公共安全人员。该计划将通过提供与OSHA标准29 CFR 1910.120相关的专题培训，减少工人在危险物质应急响应操作期间接触危险物质的可能性。CLEAR将在全国范围内为240万印第安人提供课程，其中包括部落成员和可能首先对有害物质释放、大规模伤亡事件、秘密药物实验室或其他有害物质事件作出反应的雇员。这些人员包括部落警察、环境保护官员、消防员、环境官员、应急计划人员和公共工程雇员。该项目将以美国东南部的公共安全人员为目标，该地区有17.1390万人口的消防、救援服务和执法人员。这两个群体的共同之处在于，在紧急事件期间可能接触到危险物质，需要进行危险物质培训，以及培训预算不足。将利用现有课程和参与性技术提供培训。将利用该基金提供的课程包括有害物质认识和操作；事故指挥系统；危险品空气监测；密闭空间救援；呼吸器适配测试；大规模伤亡事件分诊、提高对秘密药物化验室的认识；辐射/核意识;大规模杀伤性武器/所有危害意识和国家事件管理系统。HDPT资金提供的课程将是响应者安全意识和基本灾害生命支持培训。通过培训师支持网络鼓励和支持同侪培训。拟议的项目将培训9500多名学员，这还不包括计算机培训。这个五年项目的总费用为4 067 948美元。

The Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) at Jefferson State Community College, is applying for funding through a cooperative agreement with the NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program under RFA: ES-09-004 through both the Hazardous Waste Worker Training (HWWT) and Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training (HDPT) programs. CLEAR proposes to improve the health and safety of two populations of workers: (1) Native American tribal members and employees, and (2) public safety personnel. The program will reduce the likelihood of worker exposures during hazardous material emergency response operations by providing specialized training in topics related to OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120. CLEAR will offer courses nationwide to Native Americans, a population of 2.4 million, including tribal members and employees who may be first to respond to hazmat releases, mass casualty incidents, clandestine drug laboratories or other hazmat events. Such personnel would include tribal police officers, conservation officers, firefighters, environmental officials, emergency planners, and public works employees. The project will target public safety personnel within the southeastern U.S., a population of 171,390 fire and rescue service and law enforcement personnel. Both populations have in common the potential for exposures to hazardous materials during emergency incidents, the need for hazardous materials training, and insufficient training budgets. Training will be provided using existing curricula and participatory techniques. Courses to be provided with the HWWT funding include Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations; Incident Command Systems; Hazmat Air Monitoring; Confined Space Rescue; Respirator Fit Testing; Mass Casualty Incident Triage, Clandestine Drug Lab Awareness; Radiological/Nuclear Awareness; WMD/All Hazards Awareness, and National Incident Management Systems. Courses to be provided with HDPT funding will be Responder Safety Awareness and Basic Disaster Life Support training. Peer training will be encouraged and supported through Trainer Support Network. The proposed program will train over 9,500 trainees, not including computer-based training. The total cost of the five-year project is $4,067,948.