The Interdisciplinary Training, Education and Research Activities for Assessing and Controlling Contaminants from Emerging Technologies (InTERACCT) Program

评估和控制新兴技术污染物的跨学科培训、教育和研究活动 (InTERACCT) 计划

基本信息

批准号：
10677866
负责人：
Susan Arnold
金额：
$ 22.07万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2021-09-01 至 2026-08-31
项目状态：
未结题

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY To ensure that emerging technologies grow without causing illness or injury to workers and the public, a professional workforce must be prepared with the ability to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control exposures to hazardous materials in emerging technology workplaces. Therefore, the University of Minnesota, the University of Iowa, and University of Utah have formed the Interdisciplinary Training, Education and Research Activities for Assessing And Controlling Contaminants From Emerging Technologies (INTERACCT) Program. The objectives of the INTERACCT Program for this funding period are (i) to develop a comprehensive web-based curriculum on occupational hygiene, with emphasis on applications to worker health and safety in emerging technologies. To accomplish this objective, we will develop three online core courses for education and training in chemical hazard recognition, exposure assessment, and risk assessment. In the cores, we will demonstrate concepts with examples and illustrations drawn from the following emerging technologies: nanotechnology, additive manufacturing and novel drug delivery. Each core in the curriculum will be comprised of 10-15 web-based modules; each module, in turn, will include a carefully-constructed set of short narrated screencasts, animations, exercises, and activities. (ii) to build research in industrial hygiene skills. To accomplish this objective, we will provide interdisciplinary research experience opportunities to graduate students. (iii) To produce graduates with high levels of technical, scientific and proessional competency. To accomplish this objective, Instructors will use the curriculum to create academic and continuing education courses that develop the skills of industrial hygiene students; students in other health, science, engineering, and technology disciplines; and professionals who require continuing education on the health and safety of emerging technologies. The program is innovative because it provides flexible, online education materials that instructors can first use to train themselves, and then to train others, on topics that fit the needs of their organizations. All materials will be freely available on the web, ensuring that the INTERACCT Program has a regional, national, and global reach.

项目摘要确保新兴技术增长而不会引起工人的疾病或伤害公众，必须做好专业劳动力的准备，以期预测，识别，评估，并控制新兴技术工作场所中危险材料的暴露。因此，明尼苏达大学，爱荷华大学和犹他大学已经成立了评估和控制的跨学科培训，教育和研究活动来自新兴技术（InterACCT）计划的污染物。目标的目标此资助期的InterACCT计划是（i）开发一个全面的基于网络职业卫生课程，重点是对工人健康和安全的申请新兴技术。为了实现这一目标，我们将开发三个在线核心课程化学危害识别，暴露评估和风险评估的教育和培训。在核心中，我们将通过以下示例和插图演示概念新兴技术：纳米技术，添加剂制造和新型药物输送。每个课程中的核心将由10-15个基于Web的模块组成；每个模块依次将包括一组精心构造的简短叙述屏幕截图，动画，练习和活动。（ii）建立工业卫生技能的研究。为了实现这一目标，我们将为研究生提供跨学科的研究经验机会。（iii）生产具有高水平的技术，科学和专业能力的毕业生。实现这一目标目标，讲师将使用课程来创建学术和继续教育课程发展工业卫生学生的技能；其他健康，科学，工程学的学生，和技术学科；以及需要继续教育的专业人士，新兴技术的安全。该计划具有创新性，因为它提供了灵活的在线上教师可以首先使用的教育材料来训练自己，然后训练他人适合其组织需求的主题。所有材料将在网络上免费提供，确保InterACCT计划具有区域，国家和全球影响力。