National Partnership For Environmental Technology Education

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING (U45) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT DOE SITES

NPETE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH & SAFETY - THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (NPETE), ME, SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING (CCCHST) TO PROVIDE MEMORABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE TRAINING FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTE WORKERS ENGAGED IN WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL, HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION, CLEAN UP AND REMEDIAL ACTION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION. CCCHST MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF COMMUNITY AND TRIBAL COLLEGES PARTNERED WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING A CONSISTENT AND QUALITY RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL TRAINING NEED FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE WORKERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL. THE GOAL OF CCCHST IS TO MAKE NIEHS-APPROVED WORKER TRAINING NATIONALLY AVAILABLE THROUGH OVER 100 CCCHST ORGANIZATIONS, WHOSE INSTRUCTORS ARE PREPARED THROUGH A TRAIN-THE- TRAINER MODEL PROGRAM, THE GREATEST (GREAT ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY TRAINERS INSTITUTE), TO OFFER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTION IN NEARLY ALL STATES OF THE NATION. CCCHST INSTRUCTORS, PREPARED AND SUPPORTED BY PETE, WILL ANNUALLY TRAIN A MINIMUM 30,000 STUDENTS, WORKERS, AND SUPERVISORS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FROM EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENCOUNTERED DURING HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CLEANUP, BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, AND RESPONSE TO SPILLS AND RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, OFFERING A MINIMUM 3,000 COURSES EACH YEAR. PETE HAS TWO ADDITIONAL MISSIONS BEYOND ITS CORE TRAIN- THE-TRAINER MODEL PROGRAM. (1) MILITARY HAZ MAT WORKER TRAINING. PETE WILL OFFER A DIRECT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TOTAL MILITARY FAMILY (TMF) PERSONNEL, INCLUDING VETERANS, MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES TRANSITIONING TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR. ANNUALLY, A MINIMUM 600 TMF MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND INTERNATIONALLY WILL RECEIVE A VARIETY OF OSHA CERTIFICATIONS BY ZOOM. THREE BASES INCLUDING FORT RILEY (KS), FORT SILL (OK) AND FORT CARSON (CO) WILL RECEIVE A TOTAL OF FOUR FACE-TO-FACE 40-HOUR WASTE SITE WORKER PROGRAM ANNUALLY. 2) PETE’S DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INSTRUCTOR INSTITUTE WILL ANNUALLY PREPARE UP TO 20 CCCHST AND PARTNER TRAINERS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM OTHER NIEHS-AWARDEES, WHO SERVE A WIDE VARIETY OF STUDENTS AND RESPONDERS. THESE TRAINERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES TO ANNUALLY PREPARE AN ADDITIONAL 1,500 RESPONDERS IN THE GULF, THE SOUTH AND MIDWEST, U.S. TERRITORIES, TRIBAL NATIONS, PROGRAMS SERVING CERT AND AMERICORPS STUDENTS, AND RESPONDERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

FY 08 COMPETITIVE TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM

HAZMAT TRAINING AT DOE NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX (U45)

ATE - A NATIONAL COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN THE ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT TRIBAL COLLEGES

CONNECTING TRIBAL AND PACIFIC RIM COLLEGES TO IMPROVE INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

HMIT - HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INSTRUCTOR TRAINING - THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE STATE BY PROVIDING TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAMS, FOR TRAINING IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS. DELIVERABLES/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: IMPROVED TRAINING FOR HAZMAT EMPLOYEES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY: HAZMAT EMPLOYEES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NO KNOWN SUBRECIPIENTS.

NAT. PETE HAZMAT TRAINING INITIATIVE AT DOE NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX - THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (PETE) SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING (CCCHST) SERVING DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT SITES AT: OAK RIDGE OPERATIONS, TN; PORTSMOUTH SITE, OH; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SC; PANTEX, TX AND LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NM. THE INTENT OF CCCHST-DOE IS TO PROVIDE CONVENIENT, CONSISTENT, MEMORABLE, AND COST-EFFECTIVE 29 CFR 1910.120 WORKER TRAINING TO DOE CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS. WORKERS GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FROM EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DURING HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS, FACILITY DECOMMISSIONING AND DECONTAMINATION, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED FACILITIES OR CHEMICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR AWARD, CCCHST MEMBERS INCLUDING AMARILLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (TX), ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (TN), GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (SC), AND SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (NM) WILL TRAIN 17,500, WORKERS, TECHNICIANS AND SUPERVISORS, THROUGH 250,000 CONTACT HOURS OF TRAINING, TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEIR FACILITIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FROM EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENCOUNTERED DURING HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CLEAN-UP, IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, AND IN THE RESPONSE TO RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. EACH YEAR, 3,500 WORKERS WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE 350 COURSES FOR A TOTAL 35,000 CONTACT HOURS OF RAINING. ANNUALLY, AN AVERAGE 75 COURSES WILL BE DELIVERED ONLINE. PETE WILL PROVIDE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CURRICULUM, DEVELOPED BY THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND ADAPTED AND MAINTAINED BY PETE. PETE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS ONLINE ACCESS TO CURRICULUM FOR 24 HOURS OF THE 40-HOUR HAZWOPER, 12 HOURS OF THE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SPILL RESPONSE AND 8-HOUR REFRESHERS. PETE WILL ALSO SUPPORT OTHER DOE-APPROVED CURRICULUM REQUESTED BY THE DOE FACILITIES. PETE WILL PROVIDE CENTRALIZED RECORD KEEPING AND QUALITY CONTROL FOR THE CONSORTIUM, SUBMITTING TO THE NIEHS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TRAINED AT CCCHST-DOE SITES AND THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, REGISTERING CURRICULA WITH THE NIEHS CLEARINGHOUSE, PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONDUCTING SITE AUDITS, REVIEWING STUDENT EVALUATIONS, ACTING UPON THE GUIDANCE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND MEDIATING THE DELIVERY OF TRAINING WITH OTHER NIEHS-SUPPORTED CONSORTIA.

NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (NPETE)

HMIT - HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INSTRUCTOR TRAINING - THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE STATE OF MAINE BY PROVIDING TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAMS, FOR TRAINING IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING GRANT

TO TRAIN CCCHST AND NESHTA TRAINERS, TRIBAL AND PACIFIC RIM EDUCATORS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL PREPARING TO TRANSITION TO PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, ON

THIS PROJECT EXPOSES STUDENTS (HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE) TO ENVIRONMENTAL OCCUPATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH MENTORING AND WORK EXPE

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS