Worker Health and Safety Training Cooperative Agreement

描述（由申请人提供） 亚拉巴马大学的劳动教育和研究中心正在申请NIEHS危险废物工人培训计划的资金。拟议的项目旨在改善四类工人的健康和安全：1）美国通信工人（CWA）成员，2）美洲原住民部落成员和雇员，3）公共安全人员，4）紧急医疗服务（EMS）人员和医院的第一接收者。该计划将通过提供与OSHA标准29 CFR 1910.120相关主题的专业培训，减少工人在危险材料应急响应操作期间暴露的可能性。 CLEAR将在全国范围内为CWA成员提供课程，CWA成员在电信、制造业、卫生保健、出版和执法部门拥有70多万名工人。为240万人口的美洲原住民提供的培训将在美国各地提供给部落成员和雇员，包括部落警察、保护官员、消防员、环境官员、应急规划人员和公共工程雇员。该项目将针对美国东南部的公共安全人员，162，990名消防和救援服务人员和执法人员。该计划还将针对阿肯色州、亚拉巴马、密西西比和路易斯安那州的14,865名EMS人员和医院的第一接收者，包括EMT和护士、病人护理技术人员和其他紧急护理提供者。 所有这四个目标人群都有一个共同点，即在紧急事件期间可能接触危险材料，需要进行危险材料培训，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。 提供的课程包括：危险材料意识、操作和技术员;事故管理系统;基本和高级空气监测;密闭空间救援;呼吸器适合性测试;处理受污染的病人;大规模伤亡事故分类，秘密毒品实验室意识;放射/核意识;大规模毁灭性武器意识;和培训技巧。 将通过一个新的以计算机为基础的培训员支助网络鼓励和支助同侪培训。 拟议的计划将培训不到13，000名受训人员，不包括基于计算机的培训。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The University of Alabama's Center for Labor Education and Research is applying for funding under the NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program. The proposed project aims to improve the health and safety of four populations of workers: 1) members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), 2) Native American tribal members and employees, 3) public safety personnel, and 4) emergency medical service (EMS) personnel and hospital-based first receivers. 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 members of CWA-a population of over 700,000 workers in telecommunications, manufacturing, health care, publishing, and law enforcement. Training for Native Americans, a population of 2.4 million, will be offered throughout the U.S. to tribal members and employees including 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 162,990 fire and rescue service and law enforcement personnel. The program will also target a population of 14,865 EMS personnel and hospital-based first receivers-including EMTs and nurses, patient care technicians, and other emergency care providers-in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. All four target 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 include Hazardous Materials Awareness, Operations, and Technician; Incident Management Systems; Basic and Advanced Air Monitoring; Confined Space Rescue; Respirator Fit Testing; Handling Contaminated Patients; Mass Casualty Incident Triage, Clandestine Drug Lab Awareness; Radiological/Nuclear Awareness; WMD Awareness; and Training Techniques. Peer training will be encouraged and supported through a new computer-based Trainer Support Network. The proposed program will train just under 13,000 trainees, not including computer-based training.