Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP)

危险废物场地修复行业规模庞大，种类繁多，在全国范围内创造了超过10.4万个工作岗位。(EBI报告2020B，2009)虽然超级基金的工作已经减少，但大约有294,000个其他受污染的地点将需要清理。(EBI报告2020B，2009)随着联邦政府对加速国防部和能源部设施清理的关注，将需要更多的劳动力来填补这些职位。此外，企业希望消除受污染的工业用地的债务，促使它们补救和出售未使用的财产。 环境商业研究所(EBI)预计其他几个环境修复行业将出现增长。目前，30,000个地面储油罐(AST)需要更换和清理。霉菌修复从2000年的5000万美元的小行业发展到2003年的3亿美元的行业；预计两位数的增长将继续下去。(EBI Report 317,2009)与社区重建相关的清理工作(如棕地清理、住宅风化、 和住房重建)也应增加。这些行业需要训练有素的工人在潜在危险的环境中安全地执行任务。 劳工统计局(BLS)证实，HW补救的就业前景良好，该行业特别容易受到工作流失的影响，这支持了对HW工人进行持续培训的必要性。(劳工统计局2007)假设员工流失率较低为10%，则每年至少有10,400名新员工需要硬件培训；所有积极的补救工作人员都必须参加硬件进修培训，以保持他们的认证。建筑工人还可能需要硬件工人培训，因为他们在工作中可能会遇到受污染的土壤或其他有毒废物。从以前的工地活动和高速公路泄漏中挖掘污染材料的工人需要HW工人或意识培训才能继续在高速公路上工作。同样，在工业、商业甚至住宅建筑上的任何工作都可能暴露出必须拆除的有毒物质。 所有上述行业都雇用建筑技工(CCL)进行修复、解构和建筑任务。根据市场分析，大约25%的HW修复工人是建筑工人。模具修复、拆除和基础设施工作的百分比甚至更高。预计AST、绿色建筑和风化/能源效率方面的新工作也将雇用劳工。因此，需要CCL硬件和更新换代，健康 和安全，以及其他建筑和环境培训很高。

The hazardous waste site remediation industry is large and diverse, accounting for more than 104,000 jobs nation-wide. (EBI Report 2020B, 2009) Although Superfund work has declined, roughly 294,000 other contaminated sites will require cleanup. (EBI Report 2020B, 2009) With the federal government's focus on accelerated DOD and DOE facility cleanup, a larger workforce will be needed to fill these jobs. Furthermore, companies want to remove contaminated industrial sites from their liabilities, prompting them to remediate and sell-off unused property. The Environmental Business Institute (EBI) projects growth for several other environmental remediation industries. Currently 30,000 above-ground storage tanks (AST) require replacement and cleanup. Mold remediation grew from a small $50 million industry in 2000, to a $300 million industry by 2003; and double digit growth is expected to continue. (EBI Report 317, 2009) Cleanup jobs associated with community redevelopment (such as Brownfields cleanup, residential weatherization, and housing reconstruction) should also increase. These industries require trained workers to safely perform tasks in potentially dangerous environments. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) confirms that the job outlook for HW remediation is good and that the industry is particularly vulnerable to job turnover, supporting the need for continuous HW Worker training. (BLS 2007) Assuming a low worker attrition rate of 10%, a minimum of 10,400 new workers will need HW training each year; and all active remediation workers must take HW Refresher training to maintain their certification. Construction workers may also need HW Worker training because they may encounter contaminated soil or other toxic waste on the job. Workers that excavate pockets of contaminated material from previous site activities and highway spills need HW Worker or Awareness training to continue to work on the highway job. Similariy, any work on industrial, commercial and even residential buildings can reveal toxic materials that must be removed. All of the above industries employ Construction Craft Laborers (CCL) for remediation, deconstruction, and construction tasks. Based upon market analyses, approximately 25% of HW remediation workers are construction laborers. Percentages are even higher for mold remediation, demolition, and infrastructure jobs. New jobs in AST, green construction, and weatherization/energy efficiency are also expected to employ laborers. Consequently, the need for CCL HW Wori<er and Refresher, health and safety, and other construction and environmental training is high.