IAFF Training for DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex

 描述（由申请人提供）：国际消防员协会（IAFF）建议继续其工人健康和安全培训计划，以培训工人，特别是消防员，专业课程，主要是危险材料技术员和密闭空间救援水平通过直接交付计划。这项培训的主要目标是通过协助对能源部核武器综合设施内或周围的工人进行培训和教育，防止与工作有关的伤害。实际上有数千个工地对工人和周围社区造成严重的健康和安全问题。国际原子能机构协会的培训已证明能够向工人传授技能和知识，使他们了解如何最好地保护自己及其社区，使其免受在危险废物作业过程中遇到的危险材料的影响，特别是化学品和辐射应急反应。通过这一持续的合作协议，IAFF将：1）确定和目标工人和第一反应者，他们有可能在150英里半径内的能源部设施的紧急情况下提供援助，从而产生经过适当培训的反应者，他们可以通过现场互助协议被派往特定的能源部设施; 2）通过提供与工人安全和健康培训方案有关的现有课程，提高能源部现场或周围工人的能力，这些课程由针对现场和行业的新培训方法加强，具体成果是培养具有先进技能、新培训方法、创新技术和经验教训的工人; 3）保持，更新和/或创建与能源部设施内或周围的工作人员和第一反应人员面临的威胁相一致的培训课程，并确保课程经过第三方机构的审查和/或认证可用; 4）利用创新的计划评估协议来证明培训的有效性，并确保培训计划符合并超过NIEHS最低培训标准文件，从而使工人能够以有效，高效和安全的方式进行工作。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) proposes to continue its worker health and safety training program to train workers, specifically fire fighters, in specialty courses, primarily to the hazardous materials technician and confined space rescue levels through direct delivery programs. The major objective of this training is to prevent work related harm by assisting in the training and education of workers on or around the DOE nuclear weapons complex. There are literally thousands of sites that pose severe health and safety concerns to workers and the surrounding communities. IAFF training has proven to transmit skills and knowledge to workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, specifically chemical and radiation emergency response. Through this continued cooperative agreement, the IAFF will: 1) Identify and target workers and first responders with likelihood of responding to assist in emergencies at DOE facilities within 150 mile radius resulting in appropriately trained responders who may be dispatched to a specific DOE facility either via site mutual aid agreements; 2) Enhance the capabilities of workers on or around DOE sites through the delivery of existing curricula related to worker safety and health training programs enhanced by new training methodologies that are site-specific and trade-specific resulting in workers with advanced skills, new training methodologies, innovative techniques and lessons learned; 3) Maintain, update and/or create training curricula consistent with the threats posed to workers and first responders at or around DOE facilities and ensure curricula is reviewed and or accredited by third party agencies as available; 4) Utilize innovative program evaluation protocols to demonstrate training effectiveness and ensure the training program meets and exceeds the NIEHS Minimum Training Criteria Document resulting in workers who are capable of performing in an effective, efficient and safe manner.