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，在专业课程中，主要是通过直接交付计划达到危险材料技术员和受限空间救援级别。这项培训的主要目的是通过协助培训和教育美国能源部核武器设施上或周围的工作人员，防止与工作有关的伤害。数以千计的工地对工人和周围社区的健康和安全构成了严重的担忧。经证明，国际废物管理联合会的培训可向工人传授技能和知识，教他们如何最好地保护自己及其社区免受危险废物作业期间遇到的危险物质的影响，特别是化学和辐射应急反应。通过这项持续的合作协议，国际消防联合会将：1)确定并瞄准有可能在150英里半径内的能源部设施协助紧急情况的工人和急救员，从而产生经过适当培训的应答者，他们可以通过现场互助协议被派往能源部的特定设施；2)通过提供与工人安全和健康培训计划有关的现有课程，增强能源部地点或周围工作人员的能力；新的培训方法是针对特定地点和特定行业的，从而培养具有高级技能、新的培训方法、创新技术和经验教训的工人；3)维护、更新和/或创建与能源部设施或周围的工人和急救人员面临的威胁相一致的培训课程，并确保课程得到第三方机构的审查和/或认证；4)利用创新的计划评估协议来证明培训有效性，并确保培训计划满足并超过NIEHS最低培训标准文件，从而培养出能够以有效、高效和安全的方式工作的工人。

 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.