Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program

危险废物工人培训计划

基本信息

批准号：
10059941
负责人：
Krystal Pree Hepburn
金额：
$ 18.97万
依托单位：
SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE ALLIANCE, INC.
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-08-04 至 2025-05-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10059941
关键词：
Abate Adult Advocate American Samoa Area Asbestos Awareness Caribbean region Communities Community Outreach Containment Contractor Data Ecosystem Education and Outreach Educational process of instructing Emergency Situation Employee Environment Environmental Health Event Excision Exposure to Florida Generations Geography Goals Government Agencies Grant Guam Hawaii Hazardous Substances Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Health Hispanics Hour Injury Institution Methods Modeling Molds Northern Mariana Islands Occupations Pacific Islands Palau Pollution Professional Organizations Program Sustainability Public Health Publishing Puerto Rico Research Rights Risk Safety Services Site Students Superfund Testing Trainers Training Training Training Programs Transportation United States Virgin Islands Vulnerable Populations Work Workforce Development Workplace base behavior change coal ash experience hazard innovation lead paint operation opioid abuse opioid misuse outreach pain reduction prevent programs recruit remediation restoration statistics

项目摘要

The Sustainable Workplace Alliance (SWA) proposes to reach multiple vulnerable audiences with its model program for educating communities and training workers under the Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP). These vulnerable populations are unlikely to know their rights to a safe workplace, the inherent risks of the work they do, the dangers of misuse of opioids to reduce pain from workplace injuries, the hazards created by pollution or hazardous materials, and the most effective ways to protect themselves from these harms. The overarching goal of this program is to prevent work-related harm by teaching workers how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials while at work. For the last seven years, SWA and its alliance partners have been leading the HAZMAT P.A.C.T. (Pacific Atlantic & Caribbean Training) initiative, and as a continuation of that initiative, we will focus on providing outreach in Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Hawaii. Additionally, we will service the U.S. Territories of the Pacific Islands, including American Samoa, Guam, Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Typical trainees would include remediation contractors, site demolition, debris removal, and post-emergency cleanup; laborers who work with mold, asbestos, or lead-based paint; and abatement workers performing work at Superfund or brownfield sites. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are over 83,000 workers employed as construction laborers or hazardous waste removal workers in our geographical target areas. Over the five year term of the HWWTP, SWA and its alliance partners will conduct 264 classes, train 3,550 hazardous material and waste workers, resulting in 45,440 contact hours of training. Additionally, 135 of these students will be trained to become HAZWOPER trainers. We estimated that each graduate will return to work and train 10 hazmat employees per year, bringing the total number of direct and tier two workers benefitting from this training program to 4,900. Over the five-year term of this HWWTP project, SWA will develop, test, and publish innovative adult training methods that can be used to better assist the target audience in reducing harm while performing their jobs, which will have a very positive effect on public health.

可持续工作场所联盟 (SWA) 提议通过其危险废物工人教育社区和培训工人的示范计划培训计划（HWWTP）。这些弱势群体不太可能知道他们享有安全保障的权利工作场所、他们所做工作的固有风险、滥用阿片类药物来减轻疼痛的危险工作场所伤害、污染或有害物质造成的危害以及最有效的方法以保护自己免受这些伤害。该计划的总体目标是通过教导工人如何最好地预防与工作相关的伤害保护自己和社区在工作时免于接触有害物质。在过去的七年里，SWA 及其联盟伙伴一直在领导 HAZMAT P.A.C.T. （太平洋大西洋和加勒比培训）倡议，作为该倡议的延续，我们将重点提供佛罗里达州、波多黎各、美属维尔京群岛和夏威夷的外展活动。此外，我们还将为美国提供服务太平洋岛屿领土，包括美属萨摩亚、关岛、帕劳和北马里亚纳群岛。典型的受训人员包括修复承包商、场地拆除、碎片清除和紧急情况后处理清理;使用霉菌、石棉或含铅油漆的工人；和正在工作的减污工人在超级基金或棕地地点。根据劳工统计局的数据，有超过 83,000 名工人在我们的目标地理区域受雇为建筑工人或危险废物清除工人。在 HWWTP 的五年任期内，SWA 及其联盟伙伴将举办 264 个课程，培训 3,550 人次危险材料和废物处理工人，培训时间达 45,440 小时。此外，其中 135 个学生将接受培训成为 HAZWOPER 培训师。我们预计每个毕业生都会重返工作岗位每年培训 10 名危险品员工，使直接和二级工人总数受益从本次培训计划增至4,900人。在该 HWWTP 项目的五年期限内，SWA 将开发、测试和发布创新的成人培训可用于更好地帮助目标受众在执行工作时减少伤害的方法，这将对公众健康产生非常积极的影响。