**Report Submitted: January 29, 2003**

***September 1, 2001 -- August 31, 2002* Accomplishments and
Highlights:**

***NIEHS/EPA Superfund Worker Training Program***

**Submitted by the**

**National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences**

**Division of Extramural Research and Training**

**Worker Education and Training Program**

**Research Triangle Park, NC**

**Table of Contents**

1 Introduction [3](#introduction)

2 2001 -- 2002 Program Highlights [4](#program-highlights)

2.1. Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) Accomplishments
[5](#hazardous-waste-worker-training-program-hwwtp-accomplishments)

2.2. Minority Worker Training Program (MWTP) Development
[12](#minority-worker-training-program-mwtp-development)

2.3. Superfund Jobs Training Initiative (SuperJTI)
[20](#superfund-jobs-training-initiative-superjti)

2.4. WETP Small Business Innovative Research Request for Applications
(SBIR)
[23](#wetp-small-business-innovative-research-request-for-applications-sbir)

2.5. WETP Strategic Planning Workshop (November 2001)
[26](#wetp-strategic-planning-workshop-november-2001)

2.6. Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Workshop Summary
[27](#weapons-of-mass-destruction-training-workshop-summary)

2.7. WETP Clearinghouse Update [28](#wetp-clearinghouse-update)

2.8. World Trade Center (WTC) Response Update
[29](#world-trade-center-wtc-response-update)

2.9. WETP Supplemental Awards [31](#wetp-supplemental-awards)

2.10. Program Update for September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2003
[33](#program-update-for-september-1-2002-august-31-2003)

2.11. WETP Staff Activities [33](#wetp-staff-activities)

3 Future Program Implementation and Conclusion:
[34](#future-program-implementation-and-conclusion)

List of Appendices

Appendix 1: Fifteen-Year Summary [35](#__RefHeading___Toc31704036)

Appendix 2: 2001 -- 2002 Funding [36](#__RefHeading___Toc31704037)

Appendix 3: Course Data by EPA Region [37](#__RefHeading___Toc31704038)

Appendix 4: Total Training by NIEHS Awardee
[38](#__RefHeading___Toc31704039)

Appendix 5: Target Populations [39](#__RefHeading___Toc31704040)

Appendix 6: Seven-Year Summary of Training
[40](#__RefHeading___Toc31704041)

Appendix 7: Total Training by MWTP Awardee
[41](#__RefHeading___Toc31704042)

Appendix 8: MWTP Summary of Type and Number of Courses
[42](#__RefHeading___Toc31704043)

Appendix 9: MWTP Demographics [43](#__RefHeading___Toc31704044)

Appendix 10: Seven-Year Summary of Students Trained per Awardee
[44](#__RefHeading___Toc31704045)

Appendix 11: Seven-Year Summary of Employment per Awardee
[45](#__RefHeading___Toc31704046)

Appendix 12: Laborers-AGC MWTP Job Placement Chart
[46](#__RefHeading___Toc31704047)

Appendix 14: Summary of WETP Supplemental Awards For WTC and WMD

Training [48](#__RefHeading___Toc31704048)

Appendix 15: 2002 -- 2003 Funding [59](#__RefHeading___Toc31704049)

Appendix 16: WETP Staff Activities [60](#__RefHeading___Toc31704050)

**January 27, 2003**

**September 1, 2001 -- August 31, 2002** **Accomplishments and
Highlights:**

**NIEHS/EPA Superfund Worker Training Program**

# Introduction

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
established an assistance program for training and education of workers
engaged in activities related to hazardous waste removal, containment
and emergency response. Grant recipients are non-profit organizations
with demonstrated access to appropriate worker populations and
experience in implementing and operating worker health and safety
education training programs. Until FY 2000, the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was given responsibility for
establishing and managing this program through Interagency Agreements
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE). To achieve this, the NIEHS established the
Worker Education and Training Program (WETP). The core program for the
WETP is its Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP). Beginning
in FY 2001, the WETP began receiving direct funding for the HWWTP and
the Minority Worker Training Program (MWTP).

Through competitively awarded cooperative agreements, the WETP has
supported the development of curricula and initiation of training
programs throughout the country to help employers meet OSHA requirements
under 29 CFR 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response
(HAZWOPER). This model program encourages innovation for training
difficult-to-reach populations by addressing issues such as literacy,
appropriate adult education techniques, training quality improvement,
and other areas un-addressed directly by the private sector. The program
enhances rather than replaces private sector training responsibility by
demonstrating new and cost-effective training techniques and materials.

New support has expanded the scope of the NIEHS-supported training to
include workers involved in transporting hazardous materials, a minority
worker job training program (MWTP) to serve urban youth, an initiative
focused on job training for brownfields cleanup sites, and a program
targeted to workers involved in the cleanup of the DOE nuclear weapons
facilities. The Brownfields and the DOE training programs continue to be
funded through Interagency Agreements with EPA and DOE.

During this year, the WETP received significant supplemental funding for
its awardees in response to the September 11th attacks and subsequent
emergency response and remediation activities. The results of this
effort are highlighted in this report.

Having received direct funding for the HWWTP, the WETP implemented a
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology
Transfer Research (STTR) program. This document provides an update on
this new program.

Finally, during this period, the WETP issued two important reports. The
first, the WETP Strategic Plan, provides guidance for the future
direction of the entire program. The second, Learning from Disasters:
Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness Through Worker Training,
provides practical, experienced-based guidance upon which the WETP can
develop and advance future training initiatives in this most critical
area. Both of these activities are described in this report.

# 2001 -- 2002 Program Highlights

WETP has established an effective national framework to develop and
provide comprehensive training that is needed to address the complex
needs of Superfund cleanups, chemical emergency response, RCRA
corrective actions, and urban communities surrounding brownfields sites.

In completing the fifteenth year of the Superfund WETP (FY 1987-2002),
the NIEHS has successfully supported twenty primary awardees. These
represent over one hundred different institutions that have trained over
1 million workers across the country and presented over 56,000 classroom
and hands-on training courses, which have accounted for over 15 million
contact hours of actual training (See Appendix 1).

Twenty-three million dollars of the September 1, 2001 -- August 31, 2002
funds were allocated to continue support of the HWWTP to train hazardous
waste workers and emergency responders. Of the \$23 million, one
supplemental action was made, which included \$444,046 for World Trade
Center (WTC) training response. Three million dollars of the funds were
allocated to continue support for the MWTP. As a result of the funding
(See Appendix 2):

-   17 HWWTP awardees received awards totaling \$18,566,669

-   5 MWTP awardees received awards totaling \$3,000,000

-   5 WTC awardees received awards totaling \$444,046

During the past year, health and safety training occurred in all regions
of the country to relevant target populations with the prime focus on 29
CFR 1910.120 (See Appendix 3). The seventeen primary worker-training
awardees, in conjunction with over eighty collaborating institutions,
have delivered 5,298 courses, reaching 93,996 workers, which account for
1,098,154 contact hours of health and safety training. This training
ranges from 4-hour refresher programs through more complex
train-the-trainer courses lasting up to 120 hours in duration (See
Appendix 4). Between September 1, 2001 and August 31, 2002, 48% of the
training focused on delivering CERCLA cleanup worker training. This
comprises 36,603 workers who received 80 hour training, basic 40 hour
training, or 4-8 hour refresher courses out of the annual total of
workers reached by the program (See Appendix 5).

Although supplemental training for the Advanced Training Technologies
(ATT) and Superfund Jobs Training Initiative (SuperJTI) were conducted
during this period, awards were funded using September 1, 2002 -- August
31, 2003 funds. Progress for these supplemental awards will be described
in this report.

## Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) Accomplishments

After the completion of the second year of the five-year cooperative
agreements to support worker-training activities, 17 organizations
submitted progress reports and training data. Continuation awards were
made on September 1, 2002 after the NIEHS review showed that
satisfactory progress had been achieved by all awardees.

The cooperative agreements are grants made to non-profit organizations
with the NIEHS as partners. These consist of consortia that are
collectively made up of over eighty member institutions including
universities, community colleges, public health groups, labor-management
trust funds, labor organizations, and state and local government units.

Participating programs have developed model curricula and training
programs. The core curriculum includes: hazard recognition and control;
air, soil, and water sampling aspects; selection, care and use of
respirators and other personal protective equipment; engineering
controls and their use; safe work practices; proper decontamination
procedures; medical surveillance requirements; confined space entry;
spill containment and other emergency procedures; community health
protection, legal rights and responsibilities; on-site record keeping
requirements; and other elements required by the OSHA and EPA
regulations.

Training programs have implemented qualitative and quantitative systems
to monitor the training. The program has worked closely with EPA, OSHA,
NIOSH, DOE, DOT, FEMA and other federal agencies to maintain technical
accuracy of training materials and to assure training of the highest
quality. The NIEHS refers to this as \"gold standard\" training. The
high quality curricula and other training-related materials developed by
the program are available to the public through a NIEHS-sponsored
National Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste Worker Training and its
Internet home page at (\<http://www.wetp.org\>).

During the past year, there were several areas of training development
that are particularly deserving of recognition. These are: A)
Partnerships with State and Local Governments; B) Maintaining the Gold
Standard for Hazardous Materials Training; and C) Outreach Activities.
In each of these areas, anecdotal highlights of this year's training
activities carried out by the NIEHS and Hazardous Waste Worker Training
awardees include:

A\) [Partnerships with State and Local Governments:]{.underline}

A fiscal crisis has hit most states and municipalities. Faced with
shrinking revenues and budget reductions, state and local governments
have sought innovative ways to lower costs while still meeting their
responsibility to provide appropriate health and safety training for
their employees. A number of the NIEHS awardees have assisted in this
effort, responding to issues of health and safety and bottom-line
economics:

**The AFSCME Training and Education Institute (AFSCME)** offered
excellent, affordable training to state and local governments in a
number of locations including Louisiana (State Department of
Transportation), Milwaukee, Miami, Dade County, and Buffalo. Their
target population included those who are likely to witness and/or
respond to haz mat emergencies in their own workplaces, such as water
and wastewater treatment workers. The target population also included
street, bridge, sewer, sanitation, other public works and public safety
workers across the country.

**International Chemical Workers Union (ICWU),** operated by the Center
for Worker Health & Safety Training (CWHST), in cooperation with the
United Steelworkers of America (USWA), the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the American Flint Glass
Workers, the Rubber Plastics Industry Conference of the USWA (R/PIC),
the Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers Division of the USWA (ABGWD), the
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), the United Food and
Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) and the American Federation of Teachers
(AFT), assisted New York City and state public schools in training
chemistry and science lab specialists and teachers; and in the
development and refinement of evacuation plans, a direct consequence of
the terrorist attacks.

**National Puerto Rican Forum (NPRF)**

In Kentucky, the training of the state\'s 40,000 emergency responders
was divided among a number of state agencies resulting in
inefficiencies, inconsistency in training, and in higher costs. OAI,
Inc., a member of the NPRF consortium, was instrumental in bringing to
the table these multiple state entities, i.e., the Fire Marshall, Fire
Department, Police Department, Governor\'s Office, Drug Enforcement
Authority and the educational system to develop a plan to coordinate
training activities and share resources among all the agencies. As a
result of OAI\'s involvement, there is now a much-improved coordinated
system of training. Since then, because of the program\'s success, the
state has asked OAI to develop a specialist level training focusing on
illegal, highly dangerous methamphetamine labs.

**The New England Consortium (TNEC)** has developed specific training
courses for the Lowell Fire Department (8-hour ER Refresher for 160
students) and the Lowell Police Department and a specialized ER course
for Ben & Jerry\'s Ice Cream. Lowell Firefighters appreciate that local
city sites and real scenarios have been incorporated in their contract
course and that some advanced homework is required prior to the course.
This year\'s ER Refresher course focused on rail tanker accidents, leaks
or spills. At the end of May, local Lowell firefighters were able to
successfully respond when a serious release of hydrochloric acid was
discovered at a parked tanker car near a residential neighborhood in
Lowell. TNEC has been working with the university to develop an
\"enhanced partnership\" with the Lowell Police Department and recently
delivered an ER awareness course for twenty key members of the
department dealing with responses to natural disasters or acts of
terrorism. A similar model was employed in this year\'s training for
emergency medical technicians.

**Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO (SEIU)** SEIU continued
to provide 4-hour refresher training to members of the Maine Department
of Transportation who had previously taken the 8-hour awareness class.
This year 571 participants were trained in 30 refresher classes. Last
year, 399 persons were trained in the 4-hour refresher. Once again, they
exceeded their refresher-training goal of 400 for the year.

One 40-hour train-the-trainer program was conducted to prepare new
trainers to lead confined space entry and blue-collar awareness-level
classes. There were 18 participants, mostly drawn from state workers in
New Hampshire and New York. The goal for the year was to train 14 new
worker-trainers, so once again expectations were exceeded. With new
trainers in place, the SEIU is in a position to meet the demand for
confined space entry training for the foreseeable future.

B\) [Maintaining the Gold Standard for Hazardous Materials
Training:]{.underline}

The Gold Standard in training means developing and delivering training
events of the highest quality possible, using the most advanced adult
educational materials, exercises and techniques; items that are reviewed
and evaluated by technical experts; that are kept up-to-date or
\"evergreen;\" and that are carried out in appropriate learning
environments with appropriate student/teacher ratios. The gold standard
is based upon the NIEHS Technical Workshop report \"Interpretive
Guidance to the Minimum Criteria for Worker Health and Safety Training
for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.\" This report can
be found on-line at:
<http://www.wetp.org/oldchfiles/workshops/mincrter_guide_94.pdf>. During
this past year, examples of the NIEHS awardees Gold Standard work
include:

Curricula: Newly identified training needs have multiplied in the past
several years. The NIEHS awardees have responded. **The L-AGC Education
and Training Fund**, for example, developed two Microbial Remediation
Worker Pilot Courses. Extensive mold and mildew contamination has been
identified as a health risk to adults and children; thus, an industry
has developed in the areas of microbial remediation. For the worker in
this industry, the constant, daily exposure to high levels of microbes
poses an even greater risk. The Microbial Remediation Worker course was
delivered as a pilot in February and April of 2002. Each course was
approximately 20 hours in length with an additional two hours used for
participants to evaluate the training they had just received. In both
classes, some of the workers had previous experience on mold remediation
jobs. During the first course, only a review of hands-on activities was
provided. During the second course, approximately eight hours were
dedicated to hands-on activities such as containment building and
removal of building materials. The course evaluation included the use of
an evaluation form and a facilitated discussion. In general, both the
forms and the comments indicated that participants enjoyed the training
and believed they knew more about microbial remediation after the
training. Each pilot course yielded several useful comments related to
the actual delivery of the course, and these suggestions will be
incorporated into the appropriate lesson plans.

**The Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI)**
developed a blended-learning 24-hr hazardous waste course focused on
household hazardous wastes that became available in July. This
consortium consists of community colleges from many regions partnered
with business and industry, universities, and community-based
organizations offering a consistent and quality response to the national
training need for hazardous waste workers, and emergency response
personnel. This course is a first-of-its-kind in the nation, mixing many
of the hands-on skill sets of a 40- and 24-hr Hazwoper course with
content focused on common household products that show up at recycling
centers and household hazardous waste collection sites. The class also
has interactive e-learning exercises, numerous links to resources around
the nation and self-grading tests.

**The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)** developed a
pilot course involving integration of Hazwoper Emergency Response
training with mine rescue techniques for the West Virginia Mine Rescue
Team. Nineteen team members were given a 40-hour Hazwoper course but the
practical exercise was held at the Memorial Tunnel near Charleston, West
Virginia. This facility contains several different environments for
police and rescue personnel to practice responding to situations from
terrorist attacks to illicit drug labs. Mine rescue teams are highly
disciplined responders who can provide a rural equivalent of the Urban
Search and Rescue Teams that worked so assiduously to save victims in
the WTC attacks. The IUOE intends to continue providing this training.

**The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International
Union (PACE)** updated it\'s 40-hour course entitled the \"Oil School\".
This course, one of their major schools each year, focuses on prevention
via Emergency Responses through root cause analysis of incidents and
lessons learned. System of safety-based training includes activities
concerning life cycles and design, mitigation and warning devices, human
factors, mechanical integrity programs, and exercises in root cause
analysis of accidents and incidents. Strong emphasis is placed on
lessons learned as a teaching vehicle. There are a number of hands-on
activities that engage participants in examining actual incidents and
accidents and applying lessons learned to their own worksites. The
training modules incorporated logic trees of catastrophic accidents,
such as the Tosco and Anacortes disasters, for review followed by
directed discussions and commentary aimed at developing industry-wide
responses. An additional module engages joint health & safety committees
in a goal-setting exercise that facilitates articulation and tracking of
projected health & safety outcomes for the upcoming year.

Facilities: Gold Standard training requires excellent facilities where
students have ample hands-on opportunities to learn procedures and
techniques that are basic their own safety and the safety of the
community. An example of such a facility is that maintained by the
**HMTRI** at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa. Instructor training is
held at their 12,000 square-foot Environmental Training Center. The
Center houses several general purpose classrooms, with a seating
capacity of 50; an analytical lab with 20 work stations; a chemical prep
room; an instrument room; offices; a maintenance lab with 16 work
stations; a tool room; a pilot scale 20,000 gallon per day wastewater
treatment plant and a wastewater treatment plant process control lab.
Adjacent to the Training Center is the HMTRI hazardous materials
training grounds. Training here includes fire control techniques,
corrosive spill response procedures, confined space entry and rescue,
flammable liquid spill response, compressed gas release response, pipe
and valve leak response, and loading dock spill response. The basic
grounds consists of a 100 x 150 foot concrete pad, an equipment storage
building, a simulations lab building, five confined space simulators, a
fully instrumented burn building, a simulation for air crash rescue
training, and a simulation for Coast Guard-approved maritime
firefighting. Adjacent to the grounds is a field, stream, wood lot, and
drum storage site used in both spill response and waste site-training
programs. The grounds are equipped with a safety shower and eyewash
fountain because real chemicals are used in many training exercises. A
shelter is provided from sun and rain. This rest area has chairs, water,
a chalkboard for instruction, and trash receptacles. There is also a
mobile industrial spill and remediation lab built into a 48-foot
semi-trailer. The laboratory has a tank and pipe gallery, chlorine
cylinders, drum handling area, decontamination equipment, an ammonia
compressor, and assorted receivers and tanks.

E-Learning: Independent of the SBIR E-learning program discussed in
Section 2.4, a number of HWWTP awardees have developed e-learning
materials. **The** **Center to Protect Workers Rights** (CPWR) has
developed as part of a refresher curriculum a DVD-based Emergency
Response unit. The curriculum itself is DVD-based, with interviews,
demonstrations, video clips, slides, OSHA references and the like. It is
divided into three sections: Hazard Recognition, Personal Protective
Equipment, and Decontamination. After undergoing a period of testing and
revision, the final pilot product was produced and sent to the NIEHS
Clearinghouse. As indicated in the Outcome Evaluation, participants find
this training device to be very stimulating and effective, and are
asking for additional units. CPWR plans to continue developing
additional curricula units in the interactive DVD format for use in
Hazardous Waste Refresher training.

**The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF)** expanded the
capability of its World Wide Web (www) functionality. They developed 5
new online learning modules that compliment the IAFFs basic first
responder course; created a Virtual Academy section of the website that
outlines the HazMat Departments capabilities, provides more
opportunities for visitors to communicate and request assistance from
IAFF staff and includes new postings of e-learning aides for course
instructors; completed and posted 16 new case studies; and finished an
online (www) system so that visitors to the IAFF website may submit
questions to members of the IAFF HazMat instructional team (this system
enables instructors to prepare email responses to the visitor). In
addition, the IAFF has released the digital version of its new
Technician course. This course is unique in that it provides six hours
of training video in a DVD format.

Evaluation: As stewards of the public\'s money, both the NIEHS and its
awardees are committed to implementing programs that are as effective as
possible. While all WETP awardees have in place systems for evaluating
students, instructors, curricula and materials, there is one evaluation
effort that clearly stands out. Acting in partnership, PACE, AFSCME, and
the United Automobile Workers (UAW), are using a participatory
evaluation system entitled the Solidarity Research and Evaluation
Project (SREP).

SREP is a team-based, multi-union learning-action-research collaborative
designed to build and expand the program research and evaluation
capacities of worker health and safety training programs. Participants
are encouraged to develop a team of people from their program including
workers, trainers, staff and program evaluators. While there are
important examples of participatory action research within the field of
evaluation, these projects have focused on single worksites. By
contrast, as a multi-union collaborative initiative, SREP tries to
foster participatory learning across unions and workplaces from a
union-centered perspective. This project also builds upon the recently
expanded role of workers in many health and safety trainings. Over the
past decade, programs have increasingly embraced a peer-training model
in which workers serve as the primary health and safety trainers. By
expanding the trainers\' roles to include evaluation, SREP has sought to
institutionalize a new base of worker-produced knowledge for improving
health and safety.

At its core, SREP consists of workshops in which participants learn
about evaluation (the training part) and work with their teams to plan
and building their evaluation projects (the organizing part). The
workshops are coupled with team-based evaluation projects in which
participants learn more about and apply participatory research methods
to learn more about their organization\'s health and safety and training
programs. The evaluation projects are not proscribed, and are initiated
and implemented by each participating team to meet their organizational
needs. The Project Coordinating Team, made up of representatives from
each partner organization, and the two project facilitators lead SREP
and facilitate the workshops. The workshops expand their knowledge and
critical analysis of evaluation in the real world, including
labor-management relations, workplace dynamics of how health and safety
change occurs, the different needs and perspectives of program
stakeholders, and how budget and time constraints affect evaluation
choices. The workshops also provide opportunities for teams to plan and
advance their evaluation projects, and for people from all participating
organizations to build relationships and a learning community.

Each team engaged in activities to design and implement their own
team-based pilot evaluation projects. During the year, all teams engaged
in evaluation projects that examined their union\'s hazardous materials
health and safety training program, each team tailored its evaluation to
its program\'s particular goals and concerns. The NIEHS is very excited
by this new development in evaluation and looks forward to the final
results of this effort.

C\) [Outreach Activities:]{.underline}

The WETP is truly a national program. It\'s awardees have provided
training from Alaska to Florida; from Saipan to Boston; in urban and
rural areas. In addition, the program has made a special effort to reach
out to Native American, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and African American
workers. A few example of this work follow.

**The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)** staff continued to
provide training to Native Americans through a consortium with the
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS). Training was provided
in all geographic regions of the United States, including Alaska - in
some cases at locations that were remote and difficult to access. As in
previous years, UAB provided training at every location requested.

The vast majority of trainees are tribal members, including tribal
representatives of natural resource, law enforcement, emergency medical,
fire service, and public works agencies. A small number of non-Native
employees of tribal or federal agencies also attend. The major interest
of the Native American trainee population continues to be their
preparation for hazardous materials emergencies that may occur at
locations such as transportation corridors crossing tribal lands. Tribal
awareness and knowledge of emergency planning and preparation continues
to be lower than that of the non-Native population, but is improving.

First Responder Awareness Level and Incident Management Systems courses
continue to generate the most interest among Native Americans. Seven
8-hour First Responder Awareness Level classes were provided and
attended by 175 trainees. Three 16-hour Incident Management System
courses were provided and attended by 41 trainees. In addition, two
24-hour First Responder Operations Level courses were scheduled and
attended by 37 trainees. The Operations Level courses marked the first
time that UAB instructors conducted field training in Native American
courses. UAB also provided training in Clandestine Drug Lab Awareness in
response to specific requests from tribal law enforcement and fire
personnel. Two pilot courses were scheduled and thirty-five trainees
participated in the 4-hour Clan Lab course. UAB also assisted in the
Southeastern Native American Youth Practicum, during which five 1-hour
training sessions were conducted to provide an introduction to hazardous
materials awareness. The training provided an overview of recognition of
hazardous materials emergencies in the community and chemical hazards in
the home to 48 young trainees who will be at the forefront of workplace,
community, and environmental protection in the future.

UAB projected that 400 Native American trainees would attend courses
this grant year, and that another 100 would be peer-trained by tribal
members. In fact, 336 Native Americans attended UAB courses, with no
additional peer training conducted by tribal members.

**California /Arizona Consortium member, Arizona State University
(ASU)** had a significant increase for this period largely due to the
continued success of their outreach program with the Native American
community through their continued partnership with the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. These courses include a total of six 40 hour HAZWOPER courses;
five 8 hour HAZWOPER Refresher courses; two 16 hour Hazardous Materials
Transportation Courses (HM 181); one 8 hour Hazardous Materials
Transportation Refresher course; and one 24 hour Laboratory Safety
Training course. This year, ASU trained a total of 523 Navajo Nation
workers for a total of 10,064 contact hours.

**The Alaska Health Project (AHP)**, also a member of the California
Arizona Consortium, has remained in contact with the Native Corporations
around the state and has trained and retrained their workers. They have
provided 40 Hour Hazwoper, Refresher, General Safety, Confined Space,
Hazardous Materials Transportation Basic, Hazard Communication, and
Hazard Awareness Classes this past year. They have provided Refresher
classes for Native Alaskans at Yakutat and the towns of Hydaburg and
Craig on Prince of Wales Island. They trained workers in conjunction
with a new partnership developed between local union apprenticeship
programs and Native Corporations. These trained workers then cleaned up
problems in the Delta Region of Alaska during the spring.

**AFSCME** succeeded in a special effort this year to increase the
proportion of African American course participants, achieving an
increase from 8% to 27%. By the end of the grant year they had delivered
7 trainer development programs, 3 specifically for peer trainers that
deliver training to workforces that consist predominantly of people of
color (Washington D.C. and Tucson). The programs included one initial
train-the-trainer program, the annual trainer refresher for all peer
trainers, and 5 additional workshops on specialized topics such as
curriculum development and evaluation.

Through their consortium member, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
(CBTU), they were able to lend assistance to labor-community alliances
focused on environmental justice. They continued to help members of
CBTU\'s Community Action and Response to Toxics (CARAT) Teams receive
health and safety training, in coordination with the ICWUC Consortium.
The goal of the CARAT Teams is to provide information and assistance to
communities of color in order to prevent and reduce exposure to
environmental hazards.

**George Meany Center for Labor Studies/National Labor College (GMCLS)**
conducted a \"field\" program for Native American and Spanish-speaking
rail workers from a Union Pacific Railroad mobile production gang.
Production gangs are highly mechanized mobile work crews and
traditionally work over a large geographic area and can spend weeks or
months away from home. The gangs employ large concentrations of the
railroads\' Native American population, and a growing percentage of
non-English speaking workers. The course was planned to coincide with
the end of an eight-day work shift in the Las Vegas area. The four-day
course was conducted to create a greater knowledge base of hazardous
materials in transportation to a population of basically untrained
workers. The program also represented the opportunity to present
training to a population difficult to reach through conventional
training methods. The participants were all somewhat fluent in English.
Two peer trainers were available to provide language translation in
Navajo or Spanish when necessary.

## Minority Worker Training Program (MWTP) Development

The MWTP completed its seventh year of training with five programs: the
Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Xavier University, National Puerto
Rican Forum, Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund, and the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The main goal of
this program is to recruit young people of color and provide a vigorous
training program that eventually leads to productive employment. Over
the past seven years, 2,318 young minority adults have been successfully
trained in worker health and safety for construction and environmental
cleanup. For the seven-year summary, of the 2,318 students trained,
1,496 trainees are employed representing an overall job placement rate
of 65% (See Appendix 6).

These five programs during the period of September 1, 2001 to August 31,
2002 provided training to 334 trainees in 15 cities. These cities are.
Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; East St. Louis, MO; New Haven,
CT; Exton, PA; Houston, TX; Newark, NJ; New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA;
New York City, NY; Oakland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, CA; and
Washington, DC. Of those 334 trainees trained, 222 trainees are
gainfully employed. Most of the 222 trainees employed entered into the
construction and environmental fields with 30% construction, 14%
carpentry, 9 % environmental, 9% hazardous waste and 8% asbestos
abatement.

Courses ranged from Life Skills to Environmental Technician training
with a total of 185 courses offered representing 133,419 contact hours
(See Appendices 7 and 8). Each program developed specialized training
programs specific to the workforce needs in their geographic area;
however, hazardous materials and waste training remained the primary
core curriculum. The specialization of each of the programs increased
their efficiency and overall effectiveness in providing quality health
and safety training. For example, each program has development
partnerships with local organizations that provide a variety of training
programs especially in the life skills arena. By doing this, each
program provided an outreach arm in the community with an established
and trusted organization that has delivered services to their
perspective communities for years.

[Demographics and Placement Data]{.underline}

Of the 334 trainees this program year, 289 trainees were male and 45
were female, with the majority of trainees Black (84%) and Hispanic
(11%). It is important to note that approximately 28% of the
participants had no GED. Keeping this in mind, many programs developed
specific measures to increase reading and math proficiencies among
participants. Examples of educational programs are included in the
highlights follow. A complete breakout of demographic data is located in
Appendix 9.

Those programs that had exceptional job placement for this year were
Xavier (96 %), L-AGC (73%), and NJ/NY Consortium (69%). See Appendices
10 and 11 for a seven-year summary of employment and training for all
programs. Highlights from all of the programs are below.

**Xavier University (Xavier)**

Xavier's Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) in
collaboration with Southern University in Baton Rouge (SUBR), the L-AGC,
and the North Baton Rouge Environmental Association implemented year two
of the East Baton Rouge Parish MWTP. The program targeted twenty-five
(25), eighteen to twenty-five year old African American men and women
from communities within East Baton Rouge Parish in the area encompassing
Baker, Alsen, and Scotlandville, LA and the Prescott area in Baton
Rouge, LA, all of which are situated at the northern end of the
Mississippi River Chemical Corridor. The program provided six weeks of
basic skills training at SUBR that included Study Skills, Mathematics,
Introduction to Hazardous Materials Terminology, Introduction to
Computer Basics, Physical Fitness, Life Skills, Job Readiness,
Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, and Environmental Justice. The
L-AGC training facility in Livonia, LA provided technical training. The
technical training consisted of 80 hour-General Construction, 80
hour-Hazardous Waste Worker, and 80-hour Concrete Practices and
Procedures.

Active job placement efforts began after the May 4th graduation program.
Twenty-six (26) of the 27 trainees were employed as of October 31st, for
a placement rate of 96%. An employment contractor in New Orleans
extended job opportunities in asbestos and lead abatement to MWTP
graduates from Baton Rouge as well, which required the program to
request a reinstatement of training in asbestos and lead abatement for
their trainees. It is anticipated that if students receive the
specialized construction training in concrete technology, as well the
asbestos and lead certifications to satisfy the job demands in the
construction industry in the Baton Rouge area, they will be more
marketable and eventually be more willing to travel to other parts of
the country in the jobs contracted by Colorado Environmental.

Pre and posttests were administered in reading, mathematics and hazmat,
as a means of tracking academic improvement. There was a general
improvement in test scores across the board. Specifically, the
improvement in reading averaged 38 %; the improvement in mathematics
averaged 40 %; the improvement in hazmat averaged 24 %.

Success Stories: Although the demographic and academic data cited above
are indicative of program success, some of the least successful
candidates on paper prove to be successful in the workplace. A good
example of this is Anthony Richardson who was almost dismissed from the
program. He struggled throughout, but was able to complete program
requirements and obtain all certifications. After graduation, he was
placed in a short-term job with Exxon. He frequently contacts the
office, and has continued to participate in the Brother-to-Brother
mentoring sessions. He is developing into a skilled, dependable worker.

**Laborers AGC Education and Training Fund (L-AGC)**

In the second year of a new five-year cooperative agreement, the L-AGC
Minority Worker Training Program continues to positively impact the
lives of program trainees in five communities across the country. For
six years, the L-AGC Minority Worker Training Program has successfully
provided basic life skills and environmental and construction skills
training, coupled with subsequent job placement opportunities to
minority youth between the ages of 18 and 25 living in environmentally
impacted communities. This important work has given the L-AGC Minor
Worker Training Program the reputation of success in urban communities
across the country.

Sixty-five trainees or 73% of program trainees are employed. Of the 89
students trained, 65 students are employed. For those workers employed,
salaries range from \$15,360 to \$66,560 a year (see Appendix 12). A
total of 33 trainees have been indentured into the Laborers CCL
Apprenticeship Program: 16 from the New Haven, CT, 8 from the
Washington, DC and 9 from the San Francisco, CA. The link between the
CCL Apprenticeship Program and the MWTP continues to increase every year
of program implementation. This link to a seamless system of training
and jobs has begun to increase interest from both local unions and
contractors, and most importantly it is a beneficial job placement
option for program trainees. This connection to the CCL Program is an
indicator of success as outlined by benchmarks set up in the original
proposal. Job placement continues to be the major indicator of program
success for worker training programs. L-AGC also outlined, as one of the
original objectives of the program, a benchmark for creating job
opportunities for program participants through ongoing networking and
formal job searches that would result in a 75% job placement rate. This
years 73% job placement rate is just shy of this benchmark.

The devastating events of September 11, 2002, have affected everyone in
all walks of life, and the L-AGC was no exception. Training at the
Exton, Pennsylvania; Washington, DC; and Pomfret Center, Connecticut
sites was delayed due to additions to their training schedules to
provide training in microbial remediation, anthrax, and/or bioterrorism.
The Exton and Pomfret Center sites hosted pilot courses in microbial
remediation and anthrax in February and April respectively. The
Washington, DC training site held a series of bioterrorism training
classes for different police and federal agencies in the area.

Approximately 88% of all trainees are between the ages of 22 and 25.
Female participation increased due to the second cycle of the
Washington, DC program. Overall female participation was 19% of the
total trained. Seventy-two or 81% of the trainees were male.
Eighty-three or 93% of the trainees were unemployed before entering the
program. Twelve or 60% entered with a high school diploma, 5 or 25% with
a GED, and 3 or 15% had no GED when entering the program. All DC MWTP
trainees were unemployed prior to the program, and none had previous
construction experience.

Success Stories: The life skill component of the program proves to be
very effective in motivating trainees to take an active role in changing
life situations. Trainees typically enter the program with multiple
barriers to employment and with habits and behaviors that support
negative employment and life outcomes. After participation in this
component, trainees exhibit improved employment and life behavior
patterns that increase their overall quality of life and economic
independence. There are success stories of specific graduates in every
L-AGC Minority Worker Training Program. One woman in the San Francisco
MWTP who was interviewed during the focus group conducted by EduWorks,
Inc., was outstanding. When Ms. Shucrita Jones came to the San Francisco
MWTP, she was on welfare and not really motivated to take on the full
responsibility of financial independence. She arrived at YCD and became
motivated by one of the counselors and some of the trainees that she saw
there and decided to join the San Francisco MWTP. Although overweight;
she took on the physical challenges of boot camp and advanced through
the rigors of the physical training portion of the program. She pushed
hard and endured. Upon graduation, she was placed in employment paying
\$66,560 per year. She is currently working on the Third Street Light
Rail project previously mentioned and is looking to relocate herself and
her family out of public housing. Ms. Jones is a prime example of one
the objectives of the MWTP, a strong commitment to increase the amount
of women of color in the construction workforce.

Continued student employment is the real key to the success of the
program. An outstanding example from the New Haven MWTP is Samuel Jones,
a 2000 MWTP graduate, who was featured in the Connecticut Yankee Nuclear
Power Plant (CY) newsletter for receiving an award for work performance,
creativity, and ingenuity. Mr. Jones has had continuous employment with
the same company since graduation from the New Haven MWTP in May of last
year. He is a union member, current in his dues, and still active in the
CCL Apprenticeship Program, obtaining his recertification this past
year. Mr. Jones received additional radiation worker skills training and
is employed with the Bechtel Company at a nuclear power plant that is
being decommissioned for demolition. Recognized as an outstanding
employee, he was honored with Bechtel\'s Silver Dollar Award for his
initiative in designing an innovative aid for packing high integrity
containers (HICs). The device, which he calls the \"Five Fourteen Low
Dose Peak With Low Dose,\" eliminates the need for workers to lean over
the shielding, thereby reducing the worker\'s dose exposure when they
attach and tighten bolts on a HIC lid. He is now in the process of
obtaining a patent for this device. Under his own initiative, he
designed, purchased the materials, and built the prototype. The device
is a tripod that holds a light source and mirrors enabling workers to
see the lid behind the shielding.

Success stories from this same class of graduates in New Haven and
others are also a gauge of training effectiveness. Of the 17 graduates
of the 2000 New Haven MWTP who received radiation protection training,
12 (75%) were involved in some aspect of the decommissioning of a
nuclear power plant. Of the 40 postgraduates who remain in the New Haven
database, 14 (35%) are still active in the Apprenticeship Program and
working in environmental remediation construction. A female graduate of
the 1999 New Haven MWTP, a single mom of two young children,
successfully logged the 4,000 hours needed to complete the
Apprenticeship Program and achieve journey worker status. This was
achieved within three years of her completing the New Haven-based MWTP
program. In the San Francisco MWTP, a graduate of the 2000 program,
Steven Garnett, made substantial financial gains, being placed with an
environmental company that conducted part of the anthrax cleanup in New
Jersey.

This year Shawnna Jackson, a graduate of last year\'s Houston MWTP,
received an Outstanding Student Award for her achievements both in the
program and in the workforce. The only female in her Houston MWTP,
Shawnna was always at the top of her class and motivated other trainees
to succeed. Achieving against all odds, Shawnna, a single mother, lived
across town from the MRI training site and had to catch two modes of
public transportation daily to get to class. Since graduation, Shawnna
has been employed as an environmental technician for Philip Services,
Inc. After seven months on the job, she was promoted to supervisor and
still holds the position to date.

**Center to Protect Workers Rights (CPWR)**

CPWR administered the program through the MWTP Consortium. The following
cities and community-based organizations served as the lead-agencies and
represented the MWTP Consortium: Denver, CO - Cross Community Coalition;
Baltimore, MD -East Baltimore Fair Chance/International Union of
Painters and Allied Trades; New Orleans, LA- Louisiana Regional Council
of Carpenters (LARC); and Oakland, CA- Cypress Mandela/WIST Center. The
CPWR pre-apprenticeship/environmental construction-training model
consisted of five components. The five components were:

-   Life Skills, recruitment, screening, selection, case management,
    counseling, job readiness, ESL classes, GED training and testing,
    day care and transportation;

-   Construction Skills, trade specific introduction to one or more
    building trades union\'s crafts;

-   Environmental Skills Training, lead-abatement worker training,
    asbestos abatement worker training, hazardous waste/basic superfund
    site worker training, and confined space training;

-   Job Development/Job Placement, identify environmental cleanup and
    construction jobs and placement of program graduates with employers
    engaged in the environmental or construction industries; and

-   Job tracking, following students for a one-year period after program
    completion.

A total of 100 students, ages 18-25 years, received training. CPWR
proposed to train 75 students for the program year and exceeded its
training goals by 33%. Of the 100 students trained, a total of 63
students were placed in jobs. The following is the breakdown per city:
Baltimore, MD (East Baltimore Community Corporation as lead agency) in
partnership with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
District Council #51 proposed to train 15 students, and actually trained
a total of 17 students. Baltimore originally projected 100% percent
placement but placed only 10 students; Denver, CO (Cross Community
Coalition/ COPEEN as lead agency) proposed to train 15 students and
actually trained 16 students, 2 dropped out and 9 students were
employed; New Orleans, LA (LA Regional Council of Carpenters) proposed
to train 20 students, actually trained 22 students, and placed 19
students; and Oakland, CA (Cypress Mandela/WIST Center as lead agency)
proposed to train 30 students, actually trained 45 students, and placed
25 students.

For the entire program year 63% of the total students receiving training
were placed in jobs. Two of the four programs experienced lower job
placements than in prior years. The cities indicated that after the
tragedy of September 11, 2001 many of the construction sites were
shutdown for months due to increased national and local security. When
work commenced, the callbacks were based upon seniority and personnel
needs for the startup work. The MWTP administrators felt that within the
next peak construction season in the spring of 2003, contractors will
again start hiring, therefore enabling many of the graduates who were
not initially placed to obtain jobs in construction at that time. The
MWTP Consortium provided training to ethnically diverse population 93
males and 7 females of the 100 students 65 were African American, 1
American Indian, 20 Hispanic and 14 Asian. At program entry 70 students
were unemployed and 30 students were underemployed. Forty-three (43) had
high school diplomas, 17 had GEDs and 40 had no GEDs.

Success Stories: The East Baltimore MWTP was structured to complement
another community training project under the auspices of the IUPAT,
Local DC #51. The Local Painters\' Union received a grant from
Department of Juvenile Justice to provide construction training for
youth of the East Baltimore area. The project involved the renovation of
the City of Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center. These properties were
tested for lead and asbestos and as a result of the testing, abatement
occurred. The East Baltimore Community Corporation integrated its
environmental training with that project and enabled MWTP students to
work and learn at the same time. The environmental training was not
conducted on-site but was held at the Painters\' training facility.

Another significant accomplishment of the New Orleans Program was that
the unions allowed the MWTP to act as a pre-apprenticeship training for
their applicants. Historically, unions accept candidates for
apprenticeship off the street. Seventy percent (70%) of the union\'s
applicants fail the required math test the first time they take it.
Often these individuals never returned to retake the math exam. To
change this pattern those who did not pass the apprenticeship math exam
for entry into the union\'s apprenticeship were deferred to the New
Orleans MWTP. Those students that completed the MWTP with the extensive
life skills training including remedial math had no trouble passing the
union\'s math re-test and were accepted in the Apprenticeship program.

**New Jersey/New York Hazardous Materials Worker Training Center (NJ/NY
Consortium)**

The NJ/NY Consortium administered by the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) successfully recruited 35 students to
begin pre-apprentice training in New York City (NYC). The training cycle
was completed on May 15, 2002 with a graduation of 31 or 88% of those
who started the Program in January 2002. Within four weeks of
graduation, 21 had secured employment. Overall, 77% of the graduates
have been employed, a 69% employment overall rate. Jobs include
environmental clean-up, construction, maintenance, and one in the
entertainment industry.

The training partners for the program included the New York District
Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College (LTC) and the New York
City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYCEJA). The MWTP is housed at the
LTC, and is co-administered by the training partners. A weaker than
expected economy, coupled with the tragic events of September 11, 2001,
resulted in an unpredictable employment environment. Many former
graduates were employed at the Ground Zero site, some as supervisors in
the environmental remediation field. The Ecological Restoration course,
taught in conjunction with the New York City Parks Department, was
strengthened this year to include information on bio hazards, and an
introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction, designed by the UMDNJ was
added to the curriculum in immediate response to the new environment.
The MWTP this year started with 146 people qualifying to compete for 35
spots in the incoming class. The final competition, known as the
Try-Outs, began with 86 people being considered which made the job of
selecting 35 enrollees particularly difficult. The community based
organization partners, who are responsible for the outreach and
recruitment effort throughout the metropolitan area, worked towards
achieving a large turn out of young people, from 18 - 25 years of age,
for the Try-Outs, particularly those who have been the hardest to reach
and whose communities have continued to suffer high unemployment rates
during a period of economic prosperity.

A new Apprenticeship Program has sprung out of the collaboration with
the NYC Parks Department for those who completed the ecological
restoration component with honors. The MWTP also continued its
collaboration with Habitat For Humanity on a site in Brooklyn, New York.
The students worked, with their Carpenter Shop teachers, to learn onsite
skills for employment in a construction environment. Other highlights of
the program year include: expanded computer literacy program, the
inclusion of a new institution of higher learning in the curriculum
development process, formalizing a relationship between the MWTP and the
City of New York, and expansion of the Carpenters Union\'s role in the
MWTP itself.

Measures of Success: Training is designed to assist students' entry
primarily into construction and environmental assessment and cleanup
work, and secondarily into higher education and community service. It is
their goal for students to gain entry into local construction unions.
Being a member of a union results in higher wages, better benefits,
contribution toward pensions, better workplace standards and improved
health and safety protection. Being an apprentice member of a
construction union obligates students to maintain enrollment in a
multi-year apprentice program. In the case of the New York District
Council of Carpenters, the apprentice program lasts four years and is
free to all apprentice union members in good standing. Other members of
the building trades have similar programs, including the Painters, Sheet
Metal, Stationary Engineers and the Laborers. Of the 21 students
working, 19 (90%) are members of building trade or municipal unions,
including 9 as Carpenters, 1 as a Sheet Metal Worker, 1 as a Laborer, 3
as Painters, 4 as Stationary Engineers, and 1 as a Building Maintenance
Engineer. Wages and benefits of students are consistent with previous
years. They average \$14.92 per hour (\$32 including benefits). The
minimum wage earned is \$12.00 per hour; the maximum is \$28.00 per
hour.

In addition to successful employment after graduation, some graduates
decided to pursue higher education. For example, two graduates have been
accepted into full time higher education programs, one declaring a major
in Environmental Science. Three graduates have been accepted for
positions with the City of New York in the areas of waterfront
redevelopment and ecological restoration. Four students have
successfully achieved their GEDs. Through their Job Club component, the
NJ/NY Consortium is continuing to work with those students still seeking
employment in the field of their choice. Recruitment and hiring has been
slower during this period because of the area\'s economy. Finally, they
will continue to maintain close contact with their graduates over the
coming years.

The successful placement of 60% of the graduates within six weeks, 11%
of the graduates achieving their GEDs, the ability to be a part time
employer, and 6% going on to higher education in an area hard hit
economically by the times, as well as the events of September 11, 2001,
reflects the strength of the training program, and is indicative of the
intensive and extensive screening program that MWTP initiated, and
continues to fine tune.

**National Puerto Rican Forum, Inc. (NPRF)**

The NPRF Consortium goals for the MWTP were to train 25-30 students in
Chicago, Illinois through the Office of Applied Innovations, Inc. (OIA)
and 25-30 students in Washington, DC through Alice Hamilton Occupational
Health Center (AHOHC). Additional training was conducted in East Saint
Louis, Illinois with the Neighbors United for Progress (NUP). Although
an economic downturn has hindered job placement in some areas, the
programs, now under the NPRF Consortium, have trained 83 students and
placed 44 students in jobs. Although the majority of the students were
unemployed at the start of the program, 44 are now working in the
construction, lead and asbestos abatement industries earning \$9-\$16
per hour. Through their connections with local community based agencies,
faith-based groups, advisory board members, state welfare agencies,
etc., the programs conducted outreach and identified over 200
prospective participants for the programs in Washington D.C. and
Chicago. Students received more than 800 hours of classroom and hands on
training in a variety of environmental remediation and life skills
courses. Case-management/counseling, job placement and student
supportive services were also offered to all participants and over
14,000 contact hours were generated. Courses such as lead abatement,
Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER), asbestos abatement, underground
storage tanks, employability skills, and mold awareness were a part of
the MWT curriculum this year.

Chicago, IL Program: OAI restructured its MWTP this year by identifying
more effective community collaborators, creating stronger relationships
with employers, and leveraging multiple sources of funding to better
serve the participants and businesses. More concerted efforts were made
to involve prospective employers much earlier in the program. Potential
employers were involved as guest speakers, mentors, and program
evaluators. OAI conducted outreach and recruitment, and screened more
than 60 interested applicants. From this pool, approximately 30
candidates were identified for further assessment and consideration for
OAI\'s MWTP.

In an effort to increase job placement and improve employer relations
for its MWTP, OAI held its first Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
Employer Leadership Forum on June 20 in partnership with the Chicagoland
Chamber of Commerce. OAI\'s EH&S Employer Forum was designed to expose
Chicagoland area environmental and construction services employers to
the OAI EH&S mission, staff, training programs, graduates and existing
partners. As a former member of the Chamber\'s Environmental Committee,
Michelle Simmons of OAI developed a panel that included individuals from
all environmental sectors including law and policy, consulting,
contracting and government. Some of the panel included: Henry Henderson,
former commissioner for the City of Chicago\'s Department of
Environment; Karen Hoffschmidt, Deputy Executive Director, South
Suburban Mayors and Managers Association; and Deborah Orr, Project
Manager and Brownfields Coordinator, USEPA Region 5 Superfund Division.
Overall, the forum was well received by the participants, and OAI had
the benefit of an excellent partner and an extraordinary panel.

OAI conducted four cycles of training. Two of the cycles are described
below. OAI held its first training session in March 2001 at its
Bronzeville site in south Chicago and eight (8) individuals from various
community organizations and programs were given the 40-hour HAZWOPER
training. To date, all of those individuals are employed with an
environmental staffing company and remain in contact with OAI.

During the second cycle, OAI has placed considerable effort in forming a
partnership with the City of Chicago\'s Skill Builders Program to
provide the 40-hour HAZWOPER and other training to their students
eligible to receive MWTP services. This collaboration is a significant
step in strengthening the placement aspect of OAI\'s MWTP. Free to
Chicago residents, Skill Builders is a pre-apprenticeship construction
trades program supported by the Mayor of Chicago and endorsed by all
major trade unions in the city. It is designed to help participants pass
the required exams and enter apprenticeship programs in various
construction trades. A total of seven (7) MWT students successfully
passed the HAZWOPER course in May and have been placed in apprenticeship
programs by the Skill Builders program.

Washington DC Program: The Washington DC Minority Training Program
provided by the AHOHC conducted two cycles of training, Winter 2001 and
Spring 2002. In Winter 2001, the program enrolled 21 and graduated 18
participants. For the spring, 25 enrolled and 24 participants graduated
on May 31, 2002. Training was held at the AHOHC in Silver Spring,
Maryland. Currently, nine (9) from the Winter 2001 cycle graduates are
employed with hourly rates ranging from \$9 to \$15.85 per hour. Of the
twenty-four (24) graduates in the spring cycle, twenty (20) were ready
and available for work. Currently, 15 of those graduates have been
placed in environmental restoration jobs ranging from \$12 to \$16 per
hour. The remaining graduates have signed up to become members of the
Insulators Local 24, and the union will focus on placing these students.

Success Stories: Two students were present at the Advisory Board
meeting. One was a male graduate of OAI\'s 2002 MWTP in Chicago, and the
other was a female graduate of Era\'s 2002 BMWTP in Kansas City. Both
students expressed their appreciation to the consortium for allowing
them the opportunity to participate in the training programs. The male
student indicated that his younger brother died from lead poisoning at
the age of three. He knew then that lead was a dangerous substance and
that he would have done anything to save his life if he had known how.
Joining the MWTP was a way for him to gain knowledge about dangers of
lead, obtain employment, and save other children from lead exposure.

Prospective employers often ask training organizations: "Would you hire
this graduate? " In a sense, this is a measure of the effectiveness of
the program itself. From this perspective, two recent AHOHC MWTP
graduates were hired by the AHOHC as assistant trainers with the intent
to become trainers. One graduate, hired in February, assisted with the
training session held in spring 2002. He proved to be conscientious and
responsible, and demonstrated a sincere commitment to the students. The
second graduate is bilingual and has great potential as an instructor.
Both graduates had excellent attendance, and have gained valuable field
experience.

## Superfund Jobs Training Initiative (SuperJTI)

We have completed our sixth year of working with EPA to support the
SuperJTI. This collaboration has allowed EPA Office of Community
Involvement and the NIEHS to partner and provide much needed training
particularly in disadvantaged communities to priority sites across the
US. The Super JTI Program is an important example of how to engage in
community involvement and outreach training. Some of these concerns may
deal with general awareness level training, community right-to-know,
general life skills training, environmental restoration training and
emergency response training.

As a result of this collaboration, the NIEHS issued requests for
supplemental support through the use of Administrative Supplements to
existing awardees to address targeted SuperJTI sites. Supplements were
limited to \$100,000 in total costs. In addition to applying for
supplements, awardees could use existing funds to perform training at
previous or SuperJTI priority sites during this period. As instructed in
the supplemental request, special attention to the development of
partnerships with EPA Regional Offices, community-based organizations
and the NIEHS training organizations were essential to this program.
Particular focus was also given to those awardees that would form
partnerships with local training providers and community based
organizations for recruitment, life skills, and remedial training. For
more information about the SuperJTI program, see attached fact sheets or
go to their web site at [http://www.epa.gov/
superfund/oerr/sfjti/index.htm]{.underline}.

The following SuperJTI sites were targeted during this period.

**[Region 3]{.underline}**

Site Name: Lower Darby Creek Site

Location: Philadelphia & Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania

Site Name: Abex

Location: Portsmouth, Virginia

**[Region 9]{.underline}**

Site Name: Aerojet General Corporation Superfund Site

Location: Rancho Cordova, California

Site Name: Waste Disposal, Inc.

Location: Sante Fe Springs, California

**L-AGC**

As a result of this request for supplemental funding, the NIEHS provided
a \$100,000 supplement to the L-AGC through the Hazardous Waste Worker
Training Program to fund a Super JTI Training Program in Southern
California during this period targeting the Waste Disposal Inc. Site in
Sante Fe Springs, California. Overall, L-AGC conducted two Super JTI
programs during this period, one through the Tri Counties Labor
Foundation (TCLF) in Southern California and the other through an
existing program with the Young Community Developers, Inc. (YCD) in San
Francisco, CA. (See chart below with job placement data).

  ------------- -------------- --------- --------------- ------------------
  Program       Super JTI Site \#        \# Employed     \% Employment
                               Trained                   

  TCLF          Waste          12        10              80%
                Disposal,                                
                Inc., Site                               
                (WDI)                                    

  YCD           Bayview        25        24              96%
                Hunters Point                            
                Shipyard                                 

  Totals        2 sites        37        34              92%
  ------------- -------------- --------- --------------- ------------------

Waste Disposal, Inc. Site

The TCLF successfully implemented the L-AGC Supplemental Super Job
Training Initiative (Super JTI) Program for the Region 9 Waste Disposal,
Inc., Site (WDI) in Sante Fe Springs, California. Located in Oxnard,
California, the TCLF recruited and trained individuals who live near the
WDI Superfund site in Sante Fe Springs, as well those in the surrounding
counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, and
Sacramento. The TCLF began the Super JTI Program on Monday, March 18th
with a total of 12 trainees. Based on program information and files, 12
trainees (100%) have completed the entire training program. The
comprehensive, integrated training program provided life and academic
skills training, assistance with the GED, and job skills training in
general construction, lead and asbestos abatement, and hazardous waste
work. The training prepares community residents who are at risk of
exposure to contaminated properties for work in the construction and
environmental remediation industries. The program formed partnerships
with our local training fund in Southern California and a local
community-based organization the Tri Counties Labor Foundation to target
community residents who were underemployed or unemployed because they
lack the skills and knowledge required for many of the available career
opportunities in environmental restoration occurring in their
communities.

Currently 10 of the 12 trainees (80%) who initially enrolled are
employed in the construction industry through a Laborers- Local Union
and/or an apprenticeship program. Initially and previously reported,
trainee wages ranged from 11.08 per hour to 19.46 per hour. Trainees are
now earning wages ranging from 11.55 per hour to 20.00 per hour plus
benefits, with a salary range of \$20,800 to \$41,600 per year. Each of
the 10 who were employed are working for union contractors including R
Help Construction, Granite Construction, Tidwell Excavating, P&M
Construction, and M&M Maintenance.

The most outstanding program accomplishment is the expedient job
placement. Even before the official end of the training program, 67
percent or 8 of the 12 students were working in construction. Five of
the trainees have been inducted into the Laborers\' Construction Craft
Laborer (CCL) Apprenticeship Program, which will allow program graduates
continuing education and training along broad career paths. Eight of the
12 trainees are currently employed in the construction industry through
two of our partner Laborers\' Local Unions in the targeted area:
Laborers\' Local 585 in Ventura County and Laborers\' Local 300 in Los
Angeles County. The participants were sought after by Tidwell
Excavating, who employed three graduates of the program as Laborer
apprentices, and Toro Enterprises, who employed one of the graduates as
an apprentice. In addition, one other student is employed as an
apprentice at a masonry contractor, and three others with local
construction contractors in the area.

Also, TLCF has the support of local elected officials, including Senator
Jack O\'Connell and Oxnard Mayor Manuel Lopez, who believe that the
Super JTI Program provides invaluable training to the TCLF community.
More specifically, TCLF\'s partner organizations include Laborers\'
Locals 585, 591, 402, and 300; Laborers Training and Retraining Trust
Fund of Southern California; Ventura County Building and Construction
Trades Council; El Concilio del Condado de Ventura; U.S. Veterans
Administration; Board of Supervisors Ventura County; Oxnard Adult
Education; Ventura Unified School District Adult Education; and others.

Overall, both L-AGC and TCLF believe this has been a successful program
year to date. TCLF will begin supplemental job placement activities on
June 10th to ensure that the remaining four individuals not working are
given every opportunity available to become a part of the CCL
Apprenticeship Program through one of the many Laborers\' local union
partnerships and to begin working with a union contractor.

Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard

The San Francisco MWTP is also considered a Super JTI Program because of
the location of the community and its continuous involvement with the
Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Program, a Super JTI site.
The program is in the seventh year of program implementation and
continues to be a model program, having exceeded its targeted goals of
trainee completion each year for the past four years. Young Community
Developers, Inc., (YCD) is a 28-year old community-based organization
located in the Bayview Hunters Point community of San Francisco,
implementing and managing the San Francisco MWTP. The job skills
component of training is unique in that, mobile units from Iowa and
Southern California conduct the training at a site designated in the
community by YCD. With a projected training goal of 15 trainees, the San
Francisco MWTP exceeded its training goal and trained a total of 25
trainees, 10 trainees or 67% more than its projected goal. A highlight
of this year\'s training is the increased number of trainees trained,
due to an additional cycle of trainees, for specific work at the Bayview
Hunters Point Shipyard (a Superfund site) and on the Third Street Light
Rail Project slated to begin in the Bayview Hunter Point community in
July. Because of the substantial job market in the area and the
reputation of YCD in successful job placement, it is not unusual for the
San Francisco MWTP to exceed its training goal by implementing
additional training.

Job placement exceeded projected efforts for placing graduates in
environmental jobs. Of the two cycles of 25 trainees, currently 24 or
96% of them are employed. Specifically, all 12 (100%) of the trainees
trained in the Fall cycle are currently employed. Five or 42% of the 12
employed are in the environmental field-2 with environmental companies
in the area and 3 at the Hunter\'s Point Shipyard, the local Superfund
site previously mentioned.

## WETP Small Business Innovative Research Request for Applications (SBIR)

During FY 2001, funding for the HWWTP began to be directly appropriated
to the NIEHS; therefore allowing the NIEHS to take a percentage of the
funding to establish a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/ Small
Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program.

Based on its program experience, the WETP identified a need to create
new products that would support high quality health and safety training
for hazardous waste workers and emergency responders. On-line or
\"e-learning\" technologies have the potential to provide such support
in a manner that is economical and effective in terms of adult learning.
Given the WETP core values for hands-on learning, instructor-to-learner,
and learner-to-learner interactions, these new technologies needed to be
developed with a careful understanding of the relationship between
individual skill-based components and hands-on, instructor and
worker-oriented training. Using the Small Business Innovative Research
(SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program, the
WETP sought to assist in the development of technology driven commercial
products that can support and be integrated into current training
activities. The NIEHS thus issued an RFA entitled \"Development of
Innovative E-Learning Products for Worker Safety and Health Training In
Hazardous Waste and Chemical Emergency Response\" (RFA-ES-02-002).

The NIEHS encouraged applicants to this SBIR RFA to pursue partnerships
and collaboration with awardees of the WETP program and to design new
e-learning products that can extend the existing NIEHS curricula and
training programs into the digital world. The WETP entertained
well-justified Phase I applications for an SBIR/STTR award with a
project period up to two years and a budget not to exceed a total cost
of \$200,000 per year.

The Request for Applications (RFA-ES-02-002) was released on December
12, 2001 with a receipt date of April 17, 2002. The NIEHS received 19
letters of intent and 15 applications. Of these, eight were SBIR Phase
1, three were STTR Phase 1, and four were deemed non-responsive to the
RFA. Dr. Sally Eckert-Tilotta, Scientific Review Branch, organized the
technical merit review that was held June 24 in RTP, NC. Concurrence
with the review process by the National Advisory Environmental Health
Sciences Council took place on September 10, 2002.

In September, 2002, the WETP made four Small Business Innovative
Research (SBIR) Phase One awards totaling \$756,347 for the development
of innovative \"e-learning\" products for worker safety and health
training in hazardous waste and chemical emergency response. These
awards will result in new products that will help provide high-quality
health and safety training for hazardous waste workers and emergency
responders. Effective and economical, these particular on-line or
electronic learning technologies are aimed at specific training needs
identified by the small business applicants in partnership with other
WETP awardees. During 2003, the WETP hopes to issue a new SBIR/STTR RFA
that will expand upon the lessons learned from the current awards and
include a component that utilizes e-learning to assist skilled support
personnel, such as crane operators, in preparing to address WMD events.
A brief description of each current awardee and their project is
provided below:

**FOF Communications (FOF)**

FOF is an informational design company with more than 20 years of
experience in research, print, video, CD, and web-based programs for
government, non-profit, labor, and corporate clients. Mr. Rod Wolford
and Ms. Marilyn Larson have been the partners since the Washington,
DC-based firm\'s founding in 1979. FOF products include the
award-winning new employee orientation video for the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service, the Medicare Fraud video for Booz Allen Hamilton, The
Handbook of Skin Protection for The Aberdeen Group, and dozens of
nationally used CDs, books, DVDs, and videos. In the research arena, the
partners are recipients of the prestigious Kammer Merit in Authorship
Award from the American College of Occupational Medicine.

The company\'s NIEHS SBIR project involves the development and
evaluation of e-HazTools™ an interactive, commercially viable software
product to teach or learn the fundamentals of practical chemistry for
hazardous materials. e-HazTools,™ will hook into public chemical
databases to drive e-outcomes in questioning-method scenarios and
problem-solving exercises. FOF is partnering with the NPRFC. Consortium
members will provide subject matter consultation and the Alice Hamilton
Occupational Health Center, an NPRFC member, will provide field-test
opportunities. The IBT and the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute
also will provide expertise and field-test options.

\"Instructional solutions for CD and the web require more than just
text, graphics, animation, video, and audio components,\" says Rod. \"It
is the well-planned design, integration, and testing that create
effective instructional products.\"

**Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International, Inc. (ATL)**

ATL is a young, dynamic consulting company specializing in health and
safety, environmental protection and information systems. Since 1995,
ATL has built a solid reputation for technical excellence, attention to
customer service, and value. Among ATL\'s customers are the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Department of Energy (DOE),
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Center for
Environmental Health, the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
the Center to Protect Workers\' Rights, the IUOE, and the United Mine
Workers.

ATL is a woman-owned, 8(a) certified small business based in Germantown,
Maryland, with field offices in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Richland,
Washington, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

For its SBIR project, ATL is partnering with the IUOE National Hazmat
Program (IUOENHP). The IUOENHP has distinguished itself as an
outstanding provider of Hazwoper and related training, and a leader in
adapting new training technologies. ATL and the IUOENHP have worked
together successfully on other projects for over two years.

ATL\'s primary aim under the SBIR grant is to develop and test a
Web-Based Training Center that integrates a set of web-based functions
into a coherent technology-assisted learning tool. This unique product
will enable training techniques such as virtual \"small group
activities\" that draw upon the work experiences and skills of the
training participants in collaborative, \"team\" settings. It will
retain the focus on \"peer\" worker-trainers that is at the heart of
most WETP-sponsored training.

**Y-Stress Inc**.

Y-Stress is a small business located in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, in the
heart of the Pocono Mountains. Their Training Technologies Division\'s
goal is to make online learning both accessible and enjoyable. Y-Stress
Inc.'s SBIR project, entitled \"Scenario-Based Virtual Hazardous
Awareness Training,\" entails working with the George Meany Center for
Labor Studies - National Labor College (GMC - NLC) to turn their current
Railway Workers Online Eight-Hour Awareness Course into a more
interactive, virtual hands-on SCORM-compliant version. This will be done
using the latest in technologies that will allow streaming of rich
multimedia content over low bandwidth connections.

The goal is to increase online completion rates as well as retention by
making the course more interactive and engaging so that as learning and
mastery increase, the safety and health of the workers also increase.
GMC-NLC is providing their online course, related data, subject
expertise, and pilot testing sites. Once it is concluded that these
applied technologies increase learning, it will then be applied to other
safety courses that will become part of a safety portal based on an open
source philosophy. The new version of the Railway Workers Online
Eight-Hour Awareness course and portal will be hosted on
www.safetywired.com. Anyone interested in reviewing and giving feedback
on the course during its development and implementation phases can
e-mail review@safetywired.com.

**New Leaf Interactive Media**

For the past seven years, New Leaf Interactive Media has specialized in
creating interactive media content for education and business. Their
primary goal in creating CD-ROMs, websites, and kiosks for businesses,
museums, and faculty has been to combine excellence in design with
transparent functionality. They recognize that, while users will endure
a learning curve for application software, in presentation software the
learning curve must be low to nil.

In partnership with Kirkwood Community College\'s HMTRI program, and its
director, Doug Feil, New Leaf Interactive Media plans to create an
immersive experience -- using digital video, actors, and sets -- that
will place hazardous waste worker trainees at the scene of an accident,
encouraging them to observe the various clues and formulate a plan of
action. Each choice on the part of the trainee results in immediate
feedback. A choice that results in negative consequences gives feedback
about that consequence then returns the user to the menu screen to make
a choice that works better. A series of correct choices leads the worker
to finish the exercise in about twenty minutes, with video footage of
procedures to reinforce correct methods. Incorrect choices might lead
the user to spend over an hour with the training disc.

DVD-video is an inexpensive medium, requiring only a set-top player and
remote control device. Since DVD-Video can also be played on personal
computers, we plan to add some content in the ROM portion of the disc
which will take the user to a website for testing. However, in respect
of the digital divide in our culture, all testing materials will also be
made available on paper, so that a personal computer is not required to
use the lessons.

Over two years, New Leaf Interactive Media plans to produce a series of
three DVD-video discs: \"Mystery Drum\" -- a chemical spill and various
possible outcomes; \"Lock-out Tag-out in a Confined Space\" -- problems
related to making a safe entrance through lock-out procedures; and
\"Brownfields Hazardous Assessment Exercise\" -- redeveloping a 4-block
site containing contaminants. This plan will include extensive testing
of the discs, prior to commercial release, with target groups. The discs
are intended for use both in the classroom, as a teaching aid, and for
individual use outside of class, including for certification training.
In the course of the project, New Leaf Interactive Media will develop a
new website related to the development, sale, and use of the grant
products, and will publicize the address. (This should be in place in
the late summer/early fall of 2003.)

## WETP Strategic Planning Workshop (November 2001) 

Development of the WETP Strategic Plan began in April, 2001 with the
design of a strategic planning process that was based on three key
principles: (1) *Stakeholder Inclusion-*the idea that inputs from all
stakeholder groups involved with and impacting the program (Awardees,
Other Federal Agencies, Champions of the Program) should be strongly
represented in the formulation of the plan; (2) *Realistic Goals-* the
plan should be realistic and address a significant number of near term
operational items that impact the month to month running of the program
as well as long-term growth issues; and, (3) *Peer Review Process-* the
plan needs to contain a review process that keeps the plan current and
that helps the WETP "realize that we are moving forward" and staying on
track with the latest developments in the field of worker training.

After the events of September 11, 2001, the WETP put together a
Strategic Planning Workshop, which occurred on November 1-2, 2001 in
Chapel Hill, NC and became the key opportunity for Principal
Investigators and key program staff to discuss in detail the components
of the plan. The final strategic plan, which was completed in June 2002,
owes its insights and operational items in large part to the hard work
of the WETP awardees during the November 1-2, 2001 Strategic Planning
Workshop.

The strategic core of our plan contains the following four sections:

-   Partnerships

-   Organizational Alignment of WETP

-   Maintaining Human Capital\--Leadership & Training

-   Sharing Information

As part of the strategic planning process, it was decided that the
WETP's mission statement should reflect the activities of the program
awardees. The words, \"protecting workers and their communities,\" in
the pre-plan mission statement took on new meaning after September 11th.
While the WETP mission statement has not changed, the activities of the
program post September 11^th^ have included training in support of the
WTC Cleanup Requirements, the Anthrax Cleanup activities, the emerging
needs for Microbial remediation training, and the efforts to understand
the special training requirements that might be required with respect to
environmental response and cleanup arising from incidents involving WMD.

The WETP sees this refocus of energy and funds in the creation of WMD
specific training as part of our existing mission statement. It also
impacts the operational plan of the program. We recognize the
intertwined nature of the traditional environmental response and cleanup
program activities with the newly emerging problems of response to
incidents of terrorism that may involve biological agents and/or WMD and
have incorporated WMD training and other WMD prevention activities as
part of our program activities.

The Strategic Planning Workshop with the NIEHS awardees concluded that
the WETP Core Program rests on the recognition of the environmental
response and cleanup community that worker protection is dependent on
the compliance by contractors and governmental agencies with the
provisions of 29 CFR 1910.120. That is, whether traditional superfund
sites, uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, or sites emanating from an
act of terrorism, the components of worker protection do not change.

The strategic planning process has resulted in the conclusion that the
engagement of WETP in the new world of environmental response and
cleanup emanating from incidents involving biological agents, terrorism
or WMD is based on the identical premise. Moreover, for most situations,
the target population of workers to be trained is identical. For a copy
of the Strategic Plan, go to [www.wetp.org](http://www.wetp.org/).

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## Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Workshop Summary

WETP National Technical Workshop was held on April 25-26, 2002 in
Nashville, Tenn. to define appropriate training to protect workers
during responses. The report resulting from the workshop, "Learning from
Disasters: WMD Preparedness Through Worker Training," provided numerous
recommendations for improving worker training and preparedness for
disaster responses. The objective of the workshop was to develop a
practical, experienced-based foundation upon which the WETP can develop
and advance future training initiatives, based upon the HAZWOPER
foundation of the current training grant program that will contribute to
the Nation's terrorism preparedness program.

This Workshop represents the initial efforts to bring together awardees
and experts to explore the issues with respect to worker training
surrounding emergency response and cleanup involving WMD. It was
envisioned that the product of the workshop would serve as the initial
basis upon which the WETP can advance development of the Hazwoper-based
WMD response training initiative.

One breakout group on protecting Skilled Support Personnel (SSP) during
disaster response presented a number of issues for consideration in
responding to future terrorist attacks. These addressed, among others,
improving the effectiveness of SSP in terrorist incident responses,
training instructional staff considerations, SSP training, Biochemical
training, training delivery methods, and suggested approaches for the
WETP to serve the grantee participants in the WMD initiative. There was
general consensus that construction trades could be pre-incident trained
in anticipation of the need to respond to WMD incidents and that a
registry of this prepared-to-respond work force would be appropriate.

Another breakout group was tasked with developing recommended guidelines
for the establishment of a WETP-focused communication and coordination
activity during a national disaster or another terrorist attack. It was
recommended that the program should work on facilitating effective
communication, coordination, and interaction among all of the grantees
as the WETP WMD- specific program develops and expands.

The Transportation and Chemical industry sectors represent potential
terrorist targets, yet no terrorist attack on these sectors has occurred
recently. This breakout group had to consider all the possible WMD
threats: destructive, biological, chemical, and nuclear in addition to
the release of industry-specific hazardous materials from production and
transport activities. The group focused attention on approaches that
might be considered and taken with respect to the training that could be
provided to their training constituency as an aid to meaningfully
participate in the terrorism preparedness activities in these industry
sectors.

The workshop recommended that the WETP should consider establishment of
an information and resource center to support the WMD initiative. Such a
center might include authoritative WMD information and sources, a
resource listing of pre-qualified organizations that can provide crisis
management services to grantee served workers in future WMD responses, a
central coordination center for WMD initiative-developed training
products, and a single information contact point for external entities
among others.

## WETP Clearinghouse Update 

Through an ongoing contract with OD Systems Inc., the National
Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training continued to act as
a centralized distribution and information point through which members
of the worker education and training community can access technical
documents, safety and health update information, technical workshop
reports, and curricula produced by the WETP awardees. The National
Clearinghouse continued to operate as the information dissemination arm
of the WETP, disseminating program information between and among the
grantees, to other government agencies, and to the worker safety
community.

Clearinghouse staff visited Ground Zero in New York shortly after the
terrorist attack, to get a first hand assessment of the situation and of
the WETP's evolving role in protecting those workers involved in the
rescue and recovery effort. The WETP communication channels, such as the
weekly Newsbrief and WETP web site, were dedicated during the months
after September 11th to keeping worker safety professionals updated on
conditions at Ground Zero and to keeping them abreast of new information
provided by the CDC, NIOSH, OSHA, EPA and other organizations. A worker
safety study was commissioned immediately after September 11th and was
the first professional assessment of the safety and health issues
associated with the WTC work site, one which gave a true and honest
review of the dangers faced by workers and the minimal protections
afforded to them.

The National Clearinghouse facilitated two workshops during the 2002
fiscal year.

The NIEHS Strategic Planning Meeting was held on November 1-2, 2001 in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina and was the culmination of a planning
process begun in April, 2001; and the Learning From Disasters, WMD
Preparedness Through Worker Training Workshop, which was held on April
25 - 26, 2002 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Learning From Disasters
workshop was planned and developed by National Clearinghouse staff
members. The final WETP Strategic Plan and the final report for the
Learning From Disasters workshops are both currently available on the
WETP web site.

The WETP weekly digital newsbrief underwent some dramatic changes during
the year to increase the usability of the newsbrief and to provide
subscribers the maximum number of worker safety-related stories
appropriate for an online newsbrief format. Subscribers now have a
password to their accounts and can modify their email address without
having to contact National Clearinghouse staff. MDB also created
administrative screens, which allow the automated distribution of the
newsbrief to WETP readership. The subscribers now number more than 300
and are continually increasing. The Newsbrief is also completely
accessible from the webpage where it is utilized by thousands of
readers.

The National Clearinghouse was also tasked to focus on the feasibility
of building a National Registry of HAZMAT Trained Workers for federal
disaster response and for providing an outline of how to create a pilot
version of this registry. On August 15, 2002, a meeting was held at the
NIEHS to discuss future safety and health training program initiatives
regarding WMD incident response with a particular focus on what training
is appropriate for skilled support personnel and the feasibility of
establishing a national registry of trained personnel to respond to
future terrorist actions. Bruce Lippy of the MDB staff is leading this
effort. Participants included members from the WETP awardee community
that had received supplemental funding to support their WMD-specific
initiatives. The draft report is now available at
[www.wept.org](http://www.wept.org/). The Feasibility Study is scheduled
for completion in fiscal year 2003.

## World Trade Center (WTC) Response Update 

Since September 11, 2001, our nation has been forced to take a closer
look at how all our agencies respond to federal disasters, how to
protect the health and safety of the workers and volunteers who do
respond to these emergencies, and how to better prepare our nation in
the event of future disasters. For the NIEHS Worker Education and
Training Program (WETP) and its cooperative agreement awardees, the
aftermath of this disaster has presented an opportunity to provide
environmental training resources and expertise on the front lines of the
country's disaster response.

Subsequent to September 11^th^, supplemental awards were made by the
NIEHS to support education and training activities related to the WTC
cleanup, the anthrax contamination response, and the development of WMD
training. Through its extramural awardees, NIEHS was able to quickly
mobilize sustained resources to provide information, equipment and
training resources to high-risk worker populations engaged in WMD
response. Training courses and curricula developed by NIEHS awardees
include classroom, hands-on and on-line health and safety training for
workers, supervisors and professionals focused on hazardous waste
operations and emergency response.

A site-specific worker training program developed by the NIEHS grantees,
which includes a three-hour WTC site safety and health orientation and a
train-the-trainer program, has been used by 55 unions, employers, and
governmental representatives to train approximately 1,300 construction
workers at Ground Zero, including most of the building and construction
trade workers who have worked from mid-September through June, 2002.
This NIEHS-sponsored training has been coordinated by the CPWR and the
IUOE.

Also, the IAFF has worked vigorously over the past eight months to
reestablish the hazardous materials management capability of the New
York City Fire Department. FDNY response on 9/11 resulted in the loss of
343 fire personnel. Most of the Department's hazardous materials
response personnel were among the victims, including the command
structure. All of the Hazmat Specialists were lost. Over the past year,
the IAFF has retrained almost the entire cadre of skilled hazmat
technicians for FDNY with NIEHS support.

L-AGC, with the NIEHS support, has conducted anthrax remediation
training for environmental laborers in New York City and New Jersey. The
L-AGC is translating the anthrax worker course into Spanish and Polish,
and is developing two new course modules on other WMD to begin the
process of creating a comprehensive Chemical/Biological Agent
Remediation Worker course. Short modules were immediately created to
provide training for the L-AGC who were actively involved in the anthrax
remediation at the U.S. Postal facilities in Washington, DC and New
Jersey as well as the NBC building in NYC.

L-AGC also provided special Hazardous Waste/Anthrax response training to
several law enforcement agencies using NIEHS support. In December 2001,
L-AGC provided two 50-hour HW Operations/Anthrax Awareness courses to
the DC Metropolitan Police SWAT teams. In January 2002, a similar course
was provided to a group of U.S. Marshals who are tasked with protecting
various judicial buildings/personnel throughout the United States. The
U.S. Marshals have had approximately 150 more marshals take this
specialized HW Worker course. Requests for training are also in process
from the Capitol Police, the Park Police (US National Park Service), and
the FBI.

As the work continues and recovery turns into rebuilding, more skilled
support personnel have been needed to clean up the lower Manhattan area
and the contaminated buildings adjacent to the WTC complex. From the
operating engineers, who manned one of the first Hazmat mobile units on
the WTC site and provided respiratory equipment and testing, to the
IAFF, NY Carpenters, L-AGC Education and Training Fund, CPWR, and all of
the other health and safety support at the WTC site, workers have
received this critically needed training.

Based on its experience at the WTC site and in supporting anthrax
remediation efforts, WETP is exploring a coordinated federal disaster
response training program that focuses on health and safety and
environmental course curricula which should include at a minimum
emergency response protocols, hazard communication, personal protection
equipment and respiratory protection. As a first step toward creating a
trained cadre of WMD remediation workers, NIEHS has begun the
development of training modules on various biological/chemical agents
that can be incorporated into Hazardous Waste Refresher courses or can
stand alone as part of a larger WMD training program.
Chemical/biological agents that are being considered for inclusion in a
training program include the following: smallpox, botulism, plague,
tularemia, mustard gas, phosgene, choking agents, and the nerve gas B
sarin.

NIEHS has also begun a feasibility study to explore the development of a
national registry of trained and pre-certified skilled construction
support personnel in relevant crafts for immediate response to national
disasters or possible catastrophic terrorist attacks under this special
program. This capacity building activity will allow rapid contact and
deployment of skilled support personnel anywhere in the country,
wherever and whenever terrorists strike again.

The example of the NIEHS response to the 9/11 tragedies has provided a
great opportunity for bringing scientific expertise and environmental
health resources to bear on disaster situations that are fraught with
potential environmental peril. Minimization of injuries and further loss
of life through public health prevention is a critical tool to assure
that our nation does not experience secondary disasters and other
potential collateral damage.

## WETP Supplemental Awards

As part of the federal response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
received \$6,000,000 to support World Trade Center (WTC) training
response actions, including education and training of new Hazmat teams
for the New York City Fire Department, training environmental
remediation workers, health and safety training for site cleanup
workers, training and certification in the use of personal protection
equipment in the cleanup effort, and weapons of mass destruction
training for the Hazmat workforce. After a review by representatives of
relevant federal agencies, six supplemental awards were made on April 3,
2002 to current cooperative agreement recipients of the NIEHS Worker
Education and Training Program (WETP). The purpose of these
administrative supplements was to develop an integrated education and
training approach that will address immediate and long-term worker
health protection concerns arising from the September 11th terrorist
attack on the World Trade Center (WTC). A summary of the supplemental
funding is below. Detailed information regarding their accomplishments
is located in Appendix 14.

**International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) \-\-- \$3,205,597**

The IAFF received support for direct delivery of hazardous materials
technician and chemical protective clothing/decontamination training
classes for the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). Support
was also requested to cover replacement personnel while critical FDNY
staff members attend required OSHA HAZMAT training. The training
proposal was designed to meet the needs of rebuilding the FDNY
infrastructure with a good mix of classroom and hands-on training.

**International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) \-- \$1,451,047**

The supplemental proposal from IUOE received support under four separate
Response Activities. Support was provided as follows: 1) development of
modules to prepare skilled support personnel for quick response at
weapons of mass destruction sites and a registry of trained individuals;
2) evaluation of the appropriateness of the WTC awareness training and
the development of guidance for the preparation of skilled construction
support personnel at future mass destruction sites; 3) creation of a
summary report concerning the distribution and fit testing of
respiratory protection equipment at the WTC site and the development of
a training module that covers the lessons learned from this process; and
4) development of two distinct training programs for mine safety
inspectors and stationary engineers which focus on the use of weaponized
microbials and other biochemical agents to assure appropriate emergency
response and remediation actions.

**The National Puerto Rican Forum, Inc (NPRF) \-\-\-- \$480,000**

The NPRF and their consortium members at the Alice Hamilton Occupational
Health Center, Office of Applied Innovations and the Maine Labor Group
on Health received support for weapons of mass destruction training for
the Hazmat workforce. The NPRF consortium provided direct instructor and
worker training for hazmat workers in three principal target populations
including the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators &
Asbestos Workers (AWI), the American Federation of Government Employees
(AFGE) and emergency response personnel in Kentucky, Maine and
Washington, DC. The training consisted of add-on training modules for
emergency response (ER) awareness (some specific to biological
contamination such as anthrax), the ER operations level, the hazardous
waste worker initial and refresher training to include modules on
preparing and responding to bio-terrorism related incidents such as
anthrax contamination.

**University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) \-\--
\$398,711**

The UMDNJ consortium received support for training activities which
included: support for NYCOSH (New York Committee for Occupational Safety
and Health) to provide training for 200 Transit Union Workers in lower
Manhattan with 24-hour hazardous materials technician training; support
for the New York District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College
for training their members in health and safety training for WTC site
cleanup; and support for the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) receive to
train approximately 2,875 Hazmat workers in the police and hospital
setting with knowledge and skills to effectively respond to emergency
situations regarding weapons of mass destruction.

**Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund (L-AGC) \-\-- \$314,645**

The supplemental proposal from L-AGC received support for training
workers currently employed on the WTC cleanup and the WTC subway
reconstruction project and for training non-English speaking workers in
New York City and New Jersey who are involved in anthrax remediation
sites. The proposal is an important initiative with a high priority
target population.

**Center to Protect Workers Rights (CPWR)\-\-- \$100,000**

It was recommended that the CPWR consortium receive support to continue
the 3-hour health and safety training targeting workers at the World
Trade Center. In addition, the CPWR focused on the following: developing
a disaster response training; conducting a series of focus groups to
assist in determining the content of a worker training program, and
hosting a series of train-the-trainer programs to bring their network of
over 3,500 OSHA-certified instructors "up to speed" in the delivery of
the training. The training included the following topics: educate
members about how best to support first responders in a disaster
situation, e.g., command structure and communication channels of
firefighters and emergency medical personnel; provide essential
information about the types of hazards that could be confronted under
various disaster scenarios, e.g., physical hazards, chemical hazards,
biological hazards; and provide more targeted training on personal
protective equipment, particularly respiratory protection,
decontamination, etc.

## Program Update for September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2003

On July 1, 2002, all the current NIEHS Awardees submitted reapplications
for continued funding for the period beginning September 1, 2002. This
is the third annual segment of a five-year funding cycle. Each of the
reapplications detailed program accomplishments and proposed training
plans for the current year.

For each component of each awardee's non-competing reapplication, an
analysis and review was carried out to evaluate the program progress
during the current year, compliance with existing terms and conditions,
measures of program effectiveness, and other quality assurance factors.
For each awardee, individual progress report forms were developed, along
with budget worksheets, in which targeted reductions were made in
specific line item categories.

Thirty million dollars of the September 1, 2002 to August 31, 2003 funds
were allocated to continue support of the HWWTP to train hazardous waste
workers and emergency responders. Of the \$30 million, three
supplemental actions were made, which included \$371,968 for Advanced
Training Technologies (ATT), \$99,758 for Superfund Jobs Training
Initiative (SuperJTI), and \$5,950,000 for World Trade Center (WTC)
training response. Over three million dollars of the funds were
allocated to continue support for the MWTP. For the first time, the WETP
allocated \$756,532 to support the Small Business Innovative Research
(SBIR) Program. As a result of the funding, NIEHS awarded:

-   17 HWWTP awardees received awards totaling \$19,457,485

-   5 MWTP awardees received awards totaling \$3,210,914

-   4 SBIR awardees received awards totaling \$756,532

-   5 ATT awardees received awards totaling \$371,968

-   1 SuperJTI awardee received an award totaling \$99,758

-   6 WTC awardees received awards totaling \$5,950,000

See Appendix 15 for awardee breakout of funds for the budget period of
September 1, 2002 to August 31, 2003. Budget adjustments in the proposed
funding plan are based on the training needs of high-risk populations,
national geographic coverage in training availability and the published
program priorities for training support. Consideration has also been
given to previous funding patterns, awardees' efforts to generate
program income for independently continuing their programs, and the
carryover of unexpended funds from prior years.

Descriptions of the ATT, SuperJTI, and WTC supplemental awards were
included in the September 1, 2001 -- August 31, 2002 accomplishments.

## WETP Staff Activities 

The WETP staff is very active in exploring new areas of workplace safety
and health training related to the mission of the program. The staff has
been involved in a number of activities to stimulate interest in, and
knowledge about, the NIEHS and the WETP. The staff has continued to make
presentations at various conferences and meetings on the success of the
program and have participated in outreach activities with EPA regional
offices and other federal agencies. For a complete list of activities
please see Appendix 16.

# Future Program Implementation and Conclusion:

The Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) continues to play a
critical role in assisting the EPA in implementing its primary objective
of reducing and controlling risks to human health and the environment at
hundreds of hazardous waste sites across the nation.

During the past year, NIEHS/WETP has also had a number of opportunities
of partner with EPA in responding to terrorist events, each of which has
had significant impact on human health and the environment. Through the
National Response Team (NRT), the EPA Labor Task Force and other
mechanisms, we will continue to consult and collaborate in responding to
worker protection issues in the homeland security arena.

An educational objective of virtually every NIEHS funded training
program is to raise awareness and concerns about hazardous materials,
and to positively affect health and safety attitudes. Evaluators have
reported a wide array of post-training enhancements in these areas for
thousands of students. Perhaps the most dramatic evidence of training
program success comes from specific information on post-training
hazardous materials incidents. Both workers and managers who have
experienced these incidents have related their perceptions of the
program\'s impacts in improving response actions and saving lives,
health and property.

Positive changes in measures of personal protective practices have been
recorded by a number of evaluation programs. Evaluators have also
documented systemic changes in work site programs; policies, plans, and
equipment that have been attributed to NIEHS training grant programs.
Finally, a number of studies have looked at the ability of NIEHS funded
training programs to catalyze additional site-based training.

The NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program must continue to meet
the Superfund-related national environmental goals of protecting workers
and communities from exposures to wastes at abandoned dumpsites and
currently operating facilities and from exposures related to the
storage, treatment, and disposal of waste and chemical emergency
response. The NIEHS model programs will continue to encourage innovation
for training difficult-to-reach populations in a cost-effective manner.
This program is addressing issues such as literacy, appropriate adult
education techniques, training quality improvement, and other areas not
addressed directly by the market place. The program enhances rather than
replaces private sector training by demonstrating innovative worker
training techniques and materials.

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704036 .anchor}Appendix 1: Fifteen-Year Summary

+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **EPA HWWTP**  |                 |                 |                 |
|                |                 |                 |                 |
| **FIFTEEN-YEAR |                 |                 |                 |
| TRAINING       |                 |                 |                 |
| SUMMARY**      |                 |                 |                 |
|                |                 |                 |                 |
| **For Budget   |                 |                 |                 |
| Period         |                 |                 |                 |
| 09/01/198      |                 |                 |                 |
| 8-08/31/2002** |                 |                 |                 |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Year**       | **Total         | **Total         | **Total Contact |
|                | Courses**       | Workers**       | Hours**         |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1988           | 623             | 12,319          | 261,542         |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1989           | 1,353           | 29,827          | 551,832         |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1990           | 5,143           | 123,358         | 2,120,390       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1991           | 2,731           | 58,637          | 878,673         |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1992           | 2,973           | 65,000          | 1,100,381       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1993           | 2,651           | 56,000          | 789,226         |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1994           | 4,025           | 65,716          | 1,102,234       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1995           | 4,667           | 81,245          | 1,391,440       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1996           | 4,752           | 73,724          | 1,087,919       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1997           | 4,212           | 79,976          | 1,041,792       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1998           | 4,810           | 84,261          | 1,091,932       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1999           | 3,980           | 74,013          | 954,935         |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2000           | 4,124           | 75,155          | 983,183         |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2001           | 4,806           | 79,710          | 1,030,257       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2002           | 5,298           | 93,996          | 1,098,154       |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **TOTAL**      | **56,148**      | **1,052,937**   | **15,483,890**  |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704037 .anchor}Appendix 2: 2001 -- 2002 Funding

+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| #  {#section-1 .unnumbered}     |        |       |       |         |
|                                 |        |       |       |         |
| **EPA/NIEHS WORKER EDUCATION    |        |       |       |         |
| AND TRAINING AWARDS**           |        |       |       |         |
|                                 |        |       |       |         |
| **FOR BUDGET PERIOD             |        |       |       |         |
| 09/01/2001-08/31/2002**         |        |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| **AWARDEE**                     | **H    | **    | *     | *       |
|                                 | WWTP** | WTC** | *MWTP | *9/01** |
|                                 |        |       | 9     |         |
|                                 | **     | **9   | /01** | **T     |
|                                 | 9/01** | /01** |       | OTALS** |
|                                 |        |       | **AW  |         |
|                                 | **A    | **AW  | ARD** |         |
|                                 | WARD** | ARD** |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| University of Alabama           | 4      |       |       | 483,151 |
| Birmingham                      | 83,151 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| International Chemical Workers  | 1,8    |       |       | 1,      |
| Union Council                   | 01,239 |       |       | 801,239 |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| International Association of    | 6      | 10    |       | 767,339 |
| Fire Fighters                   | 67,339 | 0,000 |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| George Meany Center for Labor   | 5      |       |       | 571,229 |
| Studies                         | 71,229 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| University of Massachusetts,    | 9      |       |       | 924,681 |
| Lowell                          | 24,681 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| University of California at Los | 1,0    |       |       | 1,      |
| Angeles                         | 24,536 |       |       | 024,536 |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| Laborers-AGC Education and      | 3,3    | 8     | 89    | 4,      |
| Training Fund                   | 42,123 | 0,000 | 1,928 | 314,051 |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| Paper, Allied-Industrial,       | 1,1    |       |       | 1,      |
| Chemical and Energy Worker      | 75,279 |       |       | 175,279 |
| International Union             |        |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| HMTRI Kirkwood Community        | 5      |       |       | 595,404 |
| College                         | 95,404 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| Service Employees International | 5      |       |       | 546,823 |
| Union                           | 46,823 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| University of Medicine &        | 8      | 8     | 55    | 1,      |
| Dentistry of New Jersey         | 92,399 | 0,000 | 7,825 | 530,224 |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| International Union, United     | 7      |       |       | 731,376 |
| Auto Workers                    | 31,376 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| International Union of          | 1,3    | 10    |       | 1,      |
| Operating Engineers             | 69,769 | 0,000 |       | 469,769 |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| University of Cincinnati        | 1,6    |       |       | 1,      |
|                                 | 02,129 |       |       | 602,129 |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| Center to Protect Workers'      | 1,     | 8     | 65    | 2,      |
| Rights                          | 4      | 4,046 | 4,343 | 156,931 |
|                                 | 18,542 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| Xavier University               |        |       | 39    | 397,855 |
|                                 |        |       | 7,855 |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| AFSCME Training and Education   | 7      |       |       | 717,336 |
| Institute                       | 17,336 |       |       |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| National Puerto Rican Forum     | 7      |       | 49    | 1,      |
|                                 | 03,314 |       | 8,049 | 201,363 |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+
| **TOTAL**                       | **     | *     | **3   | **22,01 |
|                                 | 18,566 | *444, | ,000, | 0,715** |
|                                 | ,669** | 046** | 000** |         |
+---------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+---------+

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704038 .anchor}Appendix 3: Course Data by EPA
Region

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **EPA HWWTP**   |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| **COURSE DATA   |                 |                 |                 |
| BY EPA REGION** |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| **09/01/2001 -  |                 |                 |                 |
| 08/31/2002**    |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **EPA Region**  | **Courses       | **Workers       | **Contact       |
|                 | Completed**     | Trained**       | Hours**         |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 1        | 221             | 3,946           | 57,804          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 2        | 1,493           | 32,485          | 273,291         |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 3        | 245             | 4,028           | 73,802          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 4        | 583             | 9,007           | 112,071         |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 5        | 1,300           | 22,568          | 243,541         |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 6        | 104             | 1,673           | 27,254          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 7        | 349             | 4,917           | 77,913          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 8        | 208             | 2,676           | 38,727          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 9        | 605             | 10,045          | 150,960         |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Region 10       | 188             | 2,626           | 42,210          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Territory       | 2               | 25              | 584             |
| Border**^1^**   |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **TOTAL**       | **5,298**       | **93,996**      | *               |
|                 |                 |                 | *1,098,154^2^** |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

^1^Territory border training includes Mexico and Canada.

^2^Numbers do not add exactly to 1,098,154 due to rounding.

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704039 .anchor}Appendix 4: Total Training by
NIEHS Awardee

+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| **EPA/NIEHS Worker Education and |            |          |          |
| Training Awards**                |            |          |          |
|                                  |            |          |          |
| **TOTAL TRAINING For Budget      |            |          |          |
| Period 09/01/2001-08/31/2002**   |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| **AWARDEE**                      | **COURSES  | **W      | **C      |
|                                  | C          | ORKERS** | ONTACT** |
|                                  | OMPLETED** |          |          |
|                                  |            | **T      | *        |
|                                  |            | RAINED** | *HOURS** |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| University of Alabama Birmingham | 132        | 3,013    | 41,707   |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| International Chemical Workers   | 158        | 2,512    | 45,942   |
| Union Council                    |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| International Association of     | 54         | 1,169    | 37,328   |
| Fire Fighters                    |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| George Meany Center for Labor    | 115        | 1,210    | 12,567   |
| Studies                          |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| University of Massachusetts,     | 59         | 756      | 12,912   |
| Lowell                           |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| University of California at Los  | 144        | 2,714    | 35,408   |
| Angeles                          |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| Laborers-AGC Education and       | 554        | 7,166    | 164,851  |
| Training Fund                    |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| Paper, Allied-Industrial,        | 264        | 4,996    | 45,441   |
| Chemical and Energy Worker       |            |          |          |
| International Union              |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| HMTRI Kirkwood Community College | 985        | 13,003   | 157,466  |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| Service Employees International  | 109        | 1,879    | 14,234   |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| University of Medicine &         | 949        | 22,586   | 164,874  |
| Dentistry of New Jersey          |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| International Union, United Auto | 80         | 1,642    | 10,291   |
| Workers                          |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| International Union of Operating | 697        | 14,325   | 174,667  |
| Engineers                        |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| University of Cincinnati         | 582        | 9,745    | 89,028   |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| Center to Protect Workers'       | 179        | 2,886    | 51,754   |
| Rights                           |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| AFSCME Training and Education    | 109        | 1,502    | 7,992    |
| Institute                        |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| National Puerto Rican Forum      | 90         | 1,622    | 27,884   |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| WTC Collaboration: IUOE, CPWR,   | 38         | 1,270    | 3,810    |
| UMDNJ, and Laborers              |            |          |          |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+
| **TOTAL**                        | **5,298**  | **       | **1,098, |
|                                  |            | 93,996** | 154^1^** |
+----------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+

^1^Numbers do not add exactly to 1,098,154 due to rounding.

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704040 .anchor}Appendix 5: Target Populations

+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| **EPA      |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| HWWTP**    |         |         |        |        |       |       |
|            |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| **TARGET   |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| POP        |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| ULATIONS** |         |         |        |        |       |       |
|            |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| **For      |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| Budget     |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| Period     |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| 09/        |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| 01/2001-08 |         |         |        |        |       |       |
| /31/2002** |         |         |        |        |       |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| **Target** | **\#**  | **%**   | **\#** | **%**  | *     | **%** |
|            |         |         |        |        | *\#** |       |
| **Pop      | **Co    | **Co    | **WOR  | **Wor  |       | **Co  |
| ulations** | urses** | urses** | KERS** | kers** | **Co  | ntact |
|            |         |         |        |        | ntact | Ho    |
|            | **Comp  | **Comp  | **Tra  | **Tra  | Ho    | urs** |
|            | leted** | leted** | ined** | ined** | urs** |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| CERCLA     | 2,129   | 40%     | 36,603 | 39%    | 52    | 48%   |
| Cleanup^1^ |         |         |        |        | 3,323 |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| Emergency  | 1,656   | 31%     | 34,126 | 36%    | 32    | 30%   |
| Response   |         |         |        |        | 5,214 |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| Other      | 1,025   | 19%     | 16,292 | 17%    | 14    | 13%   |
| Safety and |         |         |        |        | 8,205 |       |
| Health     |         |         |        |        |       |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| Hazmat     | 164     | 3%      | 1,719  | 2%     | 1     | 1%    |
| Transport  |         |         |        |        | 1,858 |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| RCRA/      | 216     | 4%      | 3,357  | 4%     | 6     | 6%    |
| Industrial |         |         |        |        | 1,983 |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| Asbestos   | 64      | 1%      | 1,154  | 1%     | 1     | 2%    |
| Abatement  |         |         |        |        | 7,608 |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| Radiation  | 28      | 1%      | 554    | 1%     | 4,724 | 0%    |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| Lead       | 16      | 1%      | 191    | 0%     | 5,240 | 0%    |
| Abatement  |         |         |        |        |       |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+
| **TOTALS** | **      | *       | **93   | **     | *     | **1   |
|            | 5,298** | *100%** | ,996** | 100%** | *1,09 | 00%** |
|            |         |         |        |        | 8,154 |       |
|            |         |         |        |        | **^2^ |       |
+------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+-------+-------+

^1^The overall majority of training remains in the CERCLA Cleanup
training.

^2^ Numbers do not add exactly to 1,098,154 due to rounding.

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704041 .anchor}Appendix 6: Seven-Year Summary of
Training

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| **NIEHS/EPA     |                 |                 |               |
| MWTP**          |                 |                 |               |
|                 |                 |                 |               |
| **SEVEN-YEAR    |                 |                 |               |
| SUMMARY OF      |                 |                 |               |
| TRAINING**      |                 |                 |               |
|                 |                 |                 |               |
| **For Budget    |                 |                 |               |
| Period          |                 |                 |               |
| 09/01/19        |                 |                 |               |
| 96-08/31/2002** |                 |                 |               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| **YEAR**        | **STUDENTS      | **PLACED IN     | **PERCENTAGE  |
|                 | TRAINED**       | JOBS**          | OF STUDENTS   |
|                 |                 |                 | PLACED**      |
|                 |                 |                 |               |
|                 |                 |                 | **IN JOBS**   |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 1996            | 368             | 246             | 67%           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 1997            | 310             | 193             | 62%           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 1998            | 240             | 154             | 64%           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 1999            | 360             | 233             | 65%           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 2000            | 364             | 244             | 67%           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 2001            | 342             | 204             | 60%           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| 2002            | 334             | 222             | 66%           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
| **TOTAL**       | **2,318**       | **1,496**       | **65%**       |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704042 .anchor}Appendix 7: Total Training by
MWTP Awardee

+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| **EPA/NIEHS MWTP**      |             |             |               |
|                         |             |             |               |
| **Worker Education and  |             |             |               |
| Training Awards**       |             |             |               |
|                         |             |             |               |
| **TOTAL TRAINING For    |             |             |               |
| Budget Period           |             |             |               |
| 09/01/2001-08/31/2002** |             |             |               |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| **AWARDEE**             | **COURSES   | *           | **CONTACT**   |
|                         | COMPLETED** | *STUDENTS** |               |
|                         |             |             | **HOURS**     |
|                         |             | **TRAINED** |               |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| University of Medicine  | 19          | 35          | 27,091        |
| & Dentistry of New      |             |             |               |
| Jersey                  |             |             |               |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| Laborers-AGC Education  | 45          | 89          | 29,418        |
| and Training Fund       |             |             |               |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| Center to Protect       | 70          | 100         | 51,086        |
| Workers' Rights         |             |             |               |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| National Puerto Rican   | 40          | 83          | 15,852        |
| Forum                   |             |             |               |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| Xavier University       | 11          | 27          | 9,972         |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+
| **TOTAL**               | **185**     | **334**     | **133,419**   |
+-------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704043 .anchor}Appendix 8: MWTP Summary of Type
and Number of Courses

+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **NIEHS/EPA MWTP**                |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| **SUMMARY OF TYPE AND NUMBER OF   |                                  |
| COURSES**                         |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| **For Budget Period               |                                  |
| 09/01/2001-08/31/2002**           |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **COURSE NAME**                   | **NUMBER OF COURSES**            |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Adult CPR                         | 5                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Asbestos Abatement Supervisor     | 2                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Asbestos Abatement Worker Basic   | 11                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Basic Construction Skills         | 9                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Basic First Aid                   | 5                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Basic Math Skills                 | 12                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Basic Reading/Writing Skills      | 7                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Basic Superfund Site Worker       | 20                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Computer Skills                   | 2                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Concrete Practices and Procedures | 3                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Confined Space                    | 7                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Environmental Justice             | 4                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Environmental Preparation         | 5                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Environmental Sampling            | 2                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| GED Training and Certification    | 1                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| General Industry Safety           | 1                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| General Construction Safety       | 15                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Hazard Communication              | 2                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Lead Abatement Worker Basic       | 16                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Life Skills                       | 20                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Logout-Tagout                     | 2                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Mentoring/Career Guidance         | 15                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Microbial Remediation: Mold and   | 4                                |
| Mildew                            |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxics | 1                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Physical Fitness                  | 7                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Radiation Protection Worker/Basic | 1                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Scaffold                          | 6                                |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **TOTAL**                         | **185**                          |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704044 .anchor}Appendix 9: MWTP Demographics

+-----------+--------+--------+------+-----------------+-------------+
| **        |        |        |      |                 |             |
| NIEHS/EPA |        |        |      |                 |             |
| MWTP:**   |        |        |      |                 |             |
|           |        |        |      |                 |             |
| **DEMOG   |        |        |      |                 |             |
| RAPHICS** |        |        |      |                 |             |
|           |        |        |      |                 |             |
| **For     |        |        |      |                 |             |
| Budget    |        |        |      |                 |             |
| Period    |        |        |      |                 |             |
| 09/01     |        |        |      |                 |             |
| /2001-08/ |        |        |      |                 |             |
| 31/2002** |        |        |      |                 |             |
+-----------+--------+--------+------+-----------------+-------------+
| **S       | 334    |        |      |                 |             |
| TUDENTS** |        |        |      |                 |             |
+-----------+--------+--------+------+-----------------+-------------+
| **AGE**   | [18]   |        |      |                 |             |
|           | {.unde |        |      |                 |             |
|           | rline} |        |      |                 |             |
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|           | 33 47  |        |      |                 |             |
|           | 34 36  |        |      |                 |             |
|           | 41 37  |        |      |                 |             |
|           | 41 65  |        |      |                 |             |
+-----------+--------+--------+------+-----------------+-------------+
| **ET      | [      | [HIS   | [AS  | [AMERICAN       | [PAC.       |
| HNICITY** | BLACK] | PANIC] | IAN] | INDI            | ISLANDER]{  |
|           | {.unde | {.unde | {.un | AN]{.underline} | .underline} |
|           | rline} | rline} | derl |                 |             |
|           |        |        | ine} | 2 (1%)          | 1 (0%)      |
|           | 281    | 36     |      |                 |             |
|           | (84%)  | (11%)  | 14   |                 |             |
|           |        |        | (4%) |                 |             |
+-----------+--------+--------+------+-----------------+-------------+
| *         | [MALE] |        |      | [FEMA           |             |
| *GENDER** | {.unde |        |      | LE]{.underline} |             |
|           | rline} |        |      |                 |             |
|           |        |        |      | 45 (13%)        |             |
|           | 289    |        |      |                 |             |
|           | (87%)  |        |      |                 |             |
+-----------+--------+--------+------+-----------------+-------------+

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704045 .anchor}Appendix 10: Seven-Year Summary
of Students Trained per Awardee

+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| **NIEHS/EPA |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| MWTP:**     |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
|             |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| **          |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| (Seven-YEAR |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| SUMMARY OF  |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| STUDENTS    |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| TRAINED PER |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| AWARDEE)**  |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
|             |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| **For       |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Budget      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Period      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| 0           |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| 9/01/1996-0 |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| 8/31/2002** |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| **AWARDEE** | **19 | **19 | **19 | **  | **20 | **20 | **  | **T |
|             | 96** | 97** | 98** | 199 | 00** | 01** | 200 | OTA |
|             |      |      |      | 9** |      |      | 2** | L** |
|             | **   | **   | **   |     | **ST | **ST |     |     |
|             | STUD | STUD | STUD | **S | UDEN | UDEN | **S |     |
|             | ENTS | ENTS | ENTS | TUD | TS** | TS** | TUD |     |
|             | T    | T    | T    | ENT |      |      | ENT |     |
|             | RAIN | RAIN | RAIN | S** | **T  | **T  | S** |     |
|             | ED** | ED** | ED** |     | RAIN | RAIN |     |     |
|             |      |      |      | **  | ED** | ED** | **  |     |
|             |      |      |      | TRA |      |      | TRA |     |
|             |      |      |      | INE |      |      | INE |     |
|             |      |      |      | D** |      |      | D** |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| University  | 26   | 25   | 25   | 30  | 30   | 30   | 35  | 201 |
| of Medicine |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| & Dentistry |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| of New      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Jersey      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| L           | 50   | 41   | 32   | 96  | 93   | 127  | 89  | 528 |
| aborers-AGC |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Education   |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| and         |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Training    |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Fund        |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| Alice       | 46   | 20   | N/A  | N/A | N/A  | N/A  | N/A | 66  |
| Hamilton    |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| O           |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| ccupational |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Health      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Center      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| Center to   | 60   | 139  | 126  | 100 | 89   | 73   | 100 | 687 |
| Protect     |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Workers'    |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Rights      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| National    | 70   | 34   | 22   | 69  | 63   | 89   | 83  | 430 |
| Puerto      |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| Rican Forum |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| Jackson     | 86   | 27   | N/A  | 20  | 42   | N/A  | N/A | 175 |
| State       |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| University  |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| Clark       | 30   | 24   | 35   | 45  | 47   | N/A  | N/A | 181 |
| Atlanta     |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| University  |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| Xavier      |      |      |      |     |      | 23   | 27  | 50  |
| Un          |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
| iversity^1^ |      |      |      |     |      |      |     |     |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+
| **TOTAL**   | **3  | **3  | **2  | *   | **3  | **3  | *   | **2 |
|             | 68** | 10** | 40** | *36 | 64** | 42** | *33 | ,31 |
|             |      |      |      | 0** |      |      | 4** | 8** |
+-------------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+

N/A -- No training was performed during this period.

^1^ First year in the MWTP.

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704046 .anchor}Appendix 11: Seven-Year Summary
of Employment per Awardee

+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| *          |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| *NIEHS/EPA |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Minority   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Worker     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Training   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Program:** |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| **         |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| seven-YEAR |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| SUMMARY OF |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| EMPLOYMENT |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| pER        |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| aWARDEE**  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| **For      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Budget     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Period     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| 09/        |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| 01/1996-08 |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| /31/2002** |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| *          | **19 | **19 | **19 | **19 | **20 | **20 | **20 | * |
| *AWARDEE** | 96** | 97** | 98** | 99** | 00** | 01** | 02** | * |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | T |
|            | **T  | **T  | **T  | **T  | **T  | **T  | **T  | O |
|            | OTAL | OTAL | OTAL | OTAL | OTAL | OTAL | OTAL | T |
|            | EMPL | EMPL | EMPL | EMPL | EMPL | EMPL | EMPL | A |
|            | OYME | OYME | OYME | OYME | OYME | OYME | OYME | L |
|            | NT** | NT** | NT** | NT** | NT** | NT** | NT** | * |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | * |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| University | 16   | 12   | 18   | 14   | 24   | 23   | 24   | 1 |
| of         |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 3 |
| Medicine & |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 1 |
| Dentistry  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| of New     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Jersey     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| La         | 27   | 25   | 28   | 80   | 71   | 84   | 65   | 3 |
| borers-AGC |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 8 |
| Education  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 0 |
| and        |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Training   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| Alice      | 38   | 11   | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | 4 |
| Hamilton   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 9 |
| Oc         |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| cupational |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Health     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
| Center     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| Center to  | 54   | 85   | 63   | 45   | 54   | 57   | 63   | 4 |
| Protect    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 2 |
| Workers'   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 1 |
| Rights     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| National   | 56   | 26   | 21   | 48   | 34   | 23   | 44   | 2 |
| Puerto     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 5 |
| Rican      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 2 |
| Forum      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| Jackson    | 39   | 17   | N/A  | 19   | 29   | N/A  | N/A  | 1 |
| State      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 0 |
| University |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 4 |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| Clark      | 16   | 17   | 24   | 27   | 32   | N/A  | N/A  | 1 |
| Atlanta    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 1 |
| University |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 6 |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| Xavier     | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 17   | 26   | 4 |
| Uni        |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 3 |
| versity^1^ |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |   |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+
| **TOTAL**  | **2  | **1  | **1  | **2  | **2  | **2  | **2  | * |
|            | 46** | 93** | 54** | 33** | 44** | 04** | 22** | * |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 1 |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | , |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 4 |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 9 |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | 6 |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | * |
|            |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | * |
+------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+

N/A -- No training was performed during this period.

^1^ First year in the MWTP.

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704047 .anchor}Appendix 12: Laborers-AGC MWTP
Job Placement Chart

  ----------- ------------ ---------------- ------------- --------------- -----------------
  MWTP\                                                                   
  JOB                                                                     
  PLACEMENT                                                               
  CHART                                                                   

  **MWTP\     **Student\   **Company Name** **Annual      **Job Title**   **Field/Type of
  Student**   State**                       Salary**                      Work**

  001         CA           BAYVIEW ENVIRO   \$26,880.00   ENVIRO TECH     CONSTRUCTION

  002         CA           ITSI             \$27,560.00   ENVIRO TECH     HAZ WASTE

  003         CA           BAYVIEW ENVIRO   \$26,880.00   ENVIRO LABORER  CONSTRUCTION

  004         CA           BAYVIEW ENVIRO   \$26,880.00   ENVIRO LABORER  CONSTRUCTION

  005         CA           HERC             \$31,200.00   ABATEMENT       MOLD/MILDEW
                                                          WORKER          

  006         CA           N/A              \$0.00        N/A             NONE

  007         CA           MUNI             \$32,640.00   OUTREACH COORD. TRANSPORTATION

  008         CA           BAYVIEW ENVIRO   \$26,880.00   ENVIRO LABORER  CONSTRUCTION

  009         CA           FOOTLOCKER       \$19,968.00   SALES ASSOC.    MERCHANDISE

  010         CA           BAYVIEW ENVIRO   \$26,880.00   ENVIRO LABORER  CONSTRUCTION

  011         CA           ITSI             \$27,560.00   ENVIRO TECH     ABESTOS

  012         CA           ON SITE          \$35,360.00   ENVIRO TECH     HAZ WASTE

  013         CA           N/A              \$0.00        N/A             NONE

  014         CA           HERC             \$31,200.00   ABATEMENT       MOLD/MILDEW
                                                          WORKER          

  015         CA           MARINSHIP        \$24,960.00   GEN LABORER     CONSTRUCTION

  016         CA           ON SITE          \$35,560.00   ENVIRO TECH     HAZ WASTE

  017         CA           HERC             \$31,200.00   ABATEMENT       MOLD/MILDEW
                                                          WORKER          

  018         CA           ON SITE          \$35,560.00   ENVIRO TECH     HAZ WASTE

  019         CA           HERC             \$31,200.00   ABATEMENT       MOLD/MILDEW
                                                          WORKER          

  020         CA           HOME DEPOT       \$21,120.00   STOCK PERSON    HOME IMPROVEMENT

  021         CA           ITSI             \$27,560.00   ENVIRO TECH     HAZ WASTE

  022         CA           TETRA TECH       \$24,960.00   SURVEYER        LEAD SAMPLING

  023         CA           N/A              \$0.00        N/A             NONE

  024         CA           BAYVIEW ENVIRO   \$26,880.00   ENVIRO LABORER  CONSTRUCTION

  025         CA           HERC             \$31,200.00   ABATEMENT       MOLD/MILDEW
                                                          WORKER          

  026         CT           A.A.I.S          \$24,960.00   LABORER         GENERAL
                                                                          CONSTRUCTION

  027         CT           UNIVERSAL        \$33,800.00   SECURITY GUARD  ENTERTAINMENT
                           STUDIOS                                        SECURITY

  028         CT           ABCON            \$24,960.00   REMEDIATION     ASBESTOS
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                  WORKER          ABATEMENT

  029         CT           STANDARD         \$31,200.00   LABORER         DEMOLITION
                           DEMOLITION                                     

  030         CT           ABCON            \$24,960.00   REMEDIATION     ASBESTOS
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                  WORKER          ABATEMENT

  031         CT           A.A.I.S          \$24,960.00   LABORER         GENERAL
                                                                          CONSTRUCTION

  032         CT           ZERRELLI         \$39,000.00   LABORER         GENERAL
                           DEMOLITION                                     CONSTRUCTION

  033         CT           ABCON            \$24,960.00   REMEDIATION     ASBESTOS
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                  WORKER          ABATEMENT

  034         CT           BROOKS           \$31,200.00   LABORER         GENERAL
                           CONSTRUCTION                                   CONSTRUCTION

  035         CT           STANDARD         \$31,200.00   LABORER         GENERAL
                           DEMOLITION                                     CONSTRUCTION

  036         CT           MURDOCK ASBESTOS \$29,120.00   REMEDIATION     ASBESTOS
                                                          WORKER          ABATEMENT

  037         MD                            \$7,000.00    Janitor         Janitorial

  038         MD           CHERRY HILL      \$15,360.00   Flagger         Construction

  039         MD           WHITING TURNER   \$18,432.00   Laborer         Construction
                                                          Apprentice      

  040         DC                            \$19,200.00   Janitor         Janitorial
  ----------- ------------ ---------------- ------------- --------------- -----------------

**Appendix 13: Laborers-AGC MWTP Continued**

  ----------- ------------ ------------------ ------------- ----------------- ------------------
  **MWTP\     **Student\   **Company Name**   **Annual      **Job Title**     **Field/Type of
  Student**   State**                         Salary**                        Work**

  041         MD           WHITING TURNER     \$18,432.00   Laborer           Construction
                                                            Apprentice        

  042         VA           CLARK              \$18,432.00   Laborer           Construction
                                                            Apprentice        

  043         MD                              \$15,360.00   Janitor           Janitorial

  044         MD           RESCOM             \$16,416.00   Janitor           Janitorial

  045         MD           WHITING TURNER     \$18,432.00   Janitor           Janitorial

  046         PA           DIAMOND HUNTBACK   \$22,880.00   Asbestos Worker   Asbestos Removal

  047         PA           HAKE CONSTRUCTION  \$39,998.00   Construction      General
                                                            Craft Laborer     Construction

  048         PA           PRIVATE REAL       \$24,960.00   Helper            Drywall/Painting
                           ESTATE                                             

  049         PA           TACO BELL          \$12,480.00   Crew Member       Fast Food Service

  050         PA           HENKIES/MCCOY      \$31,200.00   Flagger           Pipeline

  051         TX           AUSTIN INDUSTRIAL  \$18,720.00   Laborer           Construction

  052         TX           ONSITE             \$18,720.00   Laborer           Environmental
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                                      

  053         TX           DOW CHEMICAL       \$28,620.00   Laborer           Environmental

  054         TX           FOLEY\'S WAREHOUSE \$16,640.00   Forklift Operator Warehouse

  055         TX           Phillips Chemical  \$18,720.00   Laborer           Environmental

  056         TX           ONSITE             \$22,880.00   Laborer           Environmental
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                                      

  057         TX           CCC GROUP          \$22,880.00   Fire Watcher      Environmental

  058         TX           ONSITE             \$18,720.00   Laborer           Environmental
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                                      

  059         TX           POWER ELECTRICAL   \$18,720.00   Laborer           Construction

  060         TX           Phillips Chemical  \$27,040.00   Laborer           Environmental

  061         TX           ONSITE             \$22,880.00   Laborer           Environmental
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                                      

  062         TX           GES Co.            \$39,624.00   Group Leader      Construction

  063         TX           ONSITE             \$18,720.00   Laborer           Environmental
                           ENVIRONMENTAL                                      

  064         TX           BAYOU ENVIROMENTAL \$18,720.00   Laborer           Construction

  065         TX           BFI WASTE MNGMT    \$16,900.00   Waste Recycle     Environmental

  066         TX           ONSITE             \$18,720.00   Laborer           Construction
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[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704048 .anchor}Appendix 14: Summary of WETP
Supplemental Awards For WTC and WMD Training

Administrative supplement applications were accepted from WETP awardees
that could demonstrate previous or current worker education and training
response activities associated with the WTC in one or more of the five
response activities. The purpose of these administrative supplements is
to develop an integrated education and training approach that will
address immediate and long-term worker health protection concerns
arising from the September 11th terrorist attack on the WTC.

The \$6,000,000 in supplemental funds, which were appropriated by
Congress, were allocated for five designated response activity areas,
including 1) education and training of new Hazmat teams for the New York
City Fire Department; 2) training environmental remediation workers; 3)
health and safety training for site cleanup workers; 4) training and
certification in the use of personal protection equipment in the cleanup
effort, and 5) WMD training for the Hazmat workforce. A panel of eight
federal agency representatives with relevant technical expertise was
convened to evaluate the WTC supplemental proposals on Monday, March 18,
2002. A summary of response activities by the NIEHS awardees follows
below:

**New Jersey/New York Consortium**

Response Area 2: Training for Environmental Remediation Workers

New York Committee for Occupational Health and Safety (NYCOSH)

NYCOSH initiated a program to train 100 members of the Transport Workers
Union Local 100 in the 24-hour Hazardous Materials Technician course.
The Transport Workers Union, Local 100 represents 2,300 members who were
involved in the initial rescue and recovery efforts following the fire
and subsequent collapse of the World Trade Center Towers. Their
employer, the New York City Transit Authority, has assigned 300 members
to work at jobs around the World Trade Center area.

Due to this exposure and a heightened awareness of the potential for
terrorist attacks in the subway system, TWU believed that these workers
need additional training in emergency response. Therefore, this
supplemental funding was used to train 100 of the 300 workers identified
by the Transit Authority. The needs assessment carried out prior to the
training helped to determine the skill levels needed by these workers to
adequately protect themselves, co-workers and the public. As a result of
the needs assessment and input from the TWU, the union requested
Awareness and Operations level training instead of Technician level
training. NYCOSH presented a 04-hour Awareness and a 16-hour Operations
course for employees of the TWU. NYCOSH presented two Awareness courses,
training 31 employees, and four operations courses training 59
employees.

Response Area 3: Health and Safety Training for Site Clean-up Workers in
the WTC Area

New York District Council of Carpenters (NY Carpenters)

The NY Carpenters initiated a comprehensive training program to prepare
Carpenters to work safely at the WTC site. The training was designed to
meet the need for diversified training related to workers on the site of
the World Trade Center. Since the September 11 terrorist attack on the
World Trade Center, there has been growing concern about worker injuries
and illnesses related to the disaster. Workers at or near the WTC site
potentially sustained exposures to: 1) a range of environmental toxins,
including cement and glass dust, asbestos, fiberglass, PM2.5 and PM10
(small particulate matter), larger particulate matter, lead and other
heavy metals, PCBs, dibenzofurans, volatile organic compounds and other
products of combustion; 2) psychological trauma and; 3) physical hazards
including fire, collapsing buildings, falling debris, noise, and
extremes of temperature. This training has been designed to meet these
needs and the ever-changing environment at the World Trade Center Site.
To date, most of the energy has been expended in putting together the
necessary curriculum to ensure relevant training, and staff preparedness
to teach members who found themselves in an extraordinary space.

The training included increased asbestos and hazard awareness training,
fit testing and PPE training, and being trained to train under the Joint
Labor-Management Initiative to Prevent Injuries. We maintained an active
presence at daily health and safety meetings, as well as monitoring
members\' qualifications and training to work at the site. Specifically,
the Carpenters presented four Asbestos Worker/Handler courses, reaching
60 Carpenters; four Asbestos Refresher courses reaching 34 Carpenter;
four Arial Lift courses reaching 64 Carpenters; two lift truck courses
reaching 50 Carpenters; and one 16-hour Confined Space course reaching
12 Carpenters.

Response Area 5: Weapons of Mass Destruction Training for the HAZMAT
Workforce

New Jersey State Police (NJSP)

NJSP have initiated their training program addressing the Response Area,
Weapons of Mass Destruction Training for Emergency Responders. The NJSP
have been called to present many courses in response to Weapons of Mass
Destruction incidents. Their training was developed before September 11,
2001 as part of a Department of Justice initiative. Due to the events of
Fall, 2001, the NJSP WMD courses were actively sought by many members of
the response community. The NJSP have developed a series of courses,
similar to 1910.120 emergency response courses, for WMD incidents.

The NJSP oversees the operations of the New Jersey Urban Search and
Rescue Team (NJ-Task Force 1) who conducted stabilization and recovery
operations at the World Trade Center Site for three weeks starting on
the afternoon of September 11, 2001. Their experience at the site proved
an invaluable source of information and experience to add to our
programs.

The NJSP-EMB Domestic Preparedness / Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Training Program is a comprehensive series of training modules designed
to allow the participant to achieve the level of training appropriate to
their response role. Those who participate or expect to participate in
emergency response to WMD incidents are being offered training in the
following courses. The NJSP provided a total of 342 courses, training
10,296 participants in 48,546 contact hours. The WMD Awareness course
was offered 201 times reaching 5,841 participants. The WMD Operations
course was presented 99 times, reaching 3,024 participants. The WMD
Technician course was offered seven times to 135 participants. The WMD
Hospital Staff Operations course was presented 19 times to 1,138
participants. Additionally, the NJSP provided 16 Train-the-Trainer
courses to 158 new trainers in the WMD program. A description of several
courses is below.

The 16-hour Domestic Preparedness/WMD Technician program is a
combination of classroom lecture, tabletop and practical exercise. It is
designed for hazardous materials technicians who may have to operate in
a WMD scene. Lectures familiarize participants with terrorism, weapons
of mass destruction and the actions that may be applied in response to a
terrorist incident. The course reviews basic technician level response
principals and may serve as a refresher program for (OSHA) level 3
trained individuals.

The 08-Hour WMD Operations for Hospital Staff offers training to
hospital staff and Emergency Medical Technicians who may have to handle
a medical emergency involving weapons of mass destruction. It deals with
the defensive actions and the role and duties that they may be called on
to perform when providing support for a hazardous materials team. As per
the recent position letter from OSHA, the course will concentrate on
personal protective equipment (PPE) and patient decontamination and
emphasize hands-on training over lectures.

The NJSP-OEM offers Train-The-Trainer programs for most of the courses
we provide. All instructors who present these hazardous materials
programs are certified through the NJSP-OEM to assure that the program
will be presented in a professional and informative manner. Prospective
instructors must currently be active as safety instructors with a
background in emergency response or hazardous material handling. They
are required to enroll as students in the course they wish to teach and
then go on to the course one level higher before they may enroll in any
train-the-trainer course.

**L-AGC Education and Training Fund (L-AGC)**

The Mason Tenders Training Fund located in Manhattan immediately
responded to the need to provide trained workers for the WTC rescue and
recovery and the site remediation. On September 11, instructors and
workers volunteered their time as soon as it was possible to help out on
the site. L-AGC has no record of the number of people on-site during the
early days. Records were only taken after organized training efforts had
begun. Early assistance consisted primarily of volunteers and provisions
of supplies, including eye protection, ear plugs, leather gloves,
respirators, respirator filters, and hard hats.

Beginning on October 1, 2001, the Mason Tenders Training Fund
established an on-site trailer to provide respiratory protection
training, respirator fit testing, and blood lead level testing.
Thirty-seven respiratory protection awareness courses were held from
October 1, 2001 to December 10, 2001 for WTC workers. A total of 285
workers were trained in the 1-hour course for a total of 285 hours,
representing one week of training. Most of the workers were male (267
male and 18 female). No records on minority status were kept on these
workers.

During the WTC subway remediation, there was a large need for laborers.
On any given day there were 300 or more laborers on the job site. With
this many workers potentially affected by exposure to toxics found at
the WTC, the need for training was considerable. Under the WTC II
program, a total of 43 courses were conducted for 370 workers. This
represents 5.6 weeks of training and 3,201.5 contact hours.

L-AGC affiliated training funds conducted four HW Operations courses for
63 workers who were currently or planning to work on the WTC subway
remediation and reconstruction. In addition, two Steward/Field Agent
Refresher courses were conducted in NYC at the Mason Tenders Training
Fund. One steward course was conducted in Spanish. Refresher training
for WTC stewards included reviews of PPE needs at the WTC, a discussion
on the lack of proper equipment for the jobs conducted at the perimeter
of the site, the type of training that was needed prior to working at
the WTC site, and the skills that may be needed on the site in the
future.

Also the Mason Tenders Training Fund conducted 37 Respiratory Protection
Awareness courses (including fit testing) for 286 workers. These workers
were already on the WTC site and needed to obtain and learn how to use
respirators.

Response Activity #5 - Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

As a result of the October 2001 anthrax mailings in the United States,
trained workers were needed to remediate the buildings contaminated with
Bacillus anthracis spores. The nation must also be prepared to respond
to similar threats and terrorist acts in the future including the use of
anthrax and other chemical and biological agents. Under the WMD program,
L-AGC developed curriculum and conducting training for workers who will
be responsible for post-incident response to terrorist acts. A total of
98 trainees received certification under the WMD Supplemental Program.
This represents 5.5 training weeks or 4,330 contact hours.

Through a Department of Labor grant, L-AGC developed an anthrax
remediation worker manual and is in the process of creating a CD-Rom
version of this course. The course materials were extensively reviewed
by scientists, physicians, health and safety experts, anthrax
contractors, and government personnel from various agencies with a
responsibility for anthrax response. This manual is regarded as the
best, most comprehensive material currently available for anthrax
remediation training. L-AGC also worked with LHSFNA to develop a WMD
curriculum. These materials were designed to provide a brief overview of
various WMDs, including a definition of each WMD, how to identify it,
and descriptions of the health effects of exposure to the WMD agents.
Several short course modules focused on chemical weapons, biological
agents, and PPE. L-AGC also developed a short course manual, PowerPoint
presentation, and WMD brochure under the program.

Under the WMD program, L-AGC translated the anthrax remediation manual
into Spanish and Polish. Many of the workers (and a large majority in
NYC) who are engaged in the ongoing anthrax remediation projects do not
speak English. The predominant language spoken is Spanish, and Polish is
also heavily used in the NYC metropolitan area. Workers must clearly
understand all material to ensure their safety and health in the
extremely hazardous anthrax contaminated job sites. Providing the
training in their native language helps accomplish this. The translation
jobs have been awarded and both translations were completed.

The Mason Tenders Training Fund conducted two HW Operations courses in
Spanish. When the Spanish version of the anthrax manual was available,
trainees returned to take the Anthrax Remediation Worker course. The HW
Operations courses were conducted under the WMD program as prerequisites
to the anthrax courses conducted and funded by the Mason Tenders
Training Fund. Thirty-nine trainees participated in the HW Operations
courses, and 22 of these trainees were able to return to take the
Anthrax Remediation training.

The WV Mobile Unit conducted two specially developed 50-hour HW
Operations/Anthrax courses for federal law enforcement personnel. This
special training was approved by the NIEHS and represented a
collaborative effort among federal agencies to ensure that the various
agencies charged with federal protection duties had the necessary
training to respond to terrorist attacks or other destructive incidents,
including hostage situations. A total of 41 law enforcement officers
received training in the two courses, accounting for 2.5 weeks of
training and 4,330 contact hours.

The WV Mobile Unit conducted several courses under the DOE Worker
Training Program as well as under the WMD. Trained law enforcement
personnel from the DC Metropolitan Police and SWAT teams, the Capitol
Police, the U.S. Park Police, the U.S. Marshals, and other federal
agencies received training. These and other agencies continue to request
the training, which they cite as being the best they have participated
in and the most useful because of the hands-on activities and real life
relevance.

**National Puerto Rican Forum (NPRF)**

In response to the NIEHS WTC 2 supplemental proposal for weapons and
mass destruction, the NPRF consortium received \$480,000 funding to do
additional training by August 31, 2002. A list of accomplishments as
they relate to the WTC 2 Supplement are listed below:

To date the Alice Hamilton Occupational Health Center (AHOHC) has
accomplished the following:

-   Assembled an advisory board to review curricula and promote the
    training program. All members of the proposed advisory board have
    actually agreed to serve expect Dr. Olga Katz and Mr. Matt Gillen.
    They have been replaced with Dr. Edward Cetaruck and Mr. Glen
    Sawtelle. The advisory board has been active in planning for the
    upcoming conference.

-   Planned for the conference in Orlando, Florida for the International
    Association of Heat and Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers. This
    conference will be held July 7-9, 2002.

-   Conducted two planning meetings with the American Federation of
    Government Employees (AFGE) to plan and deliver training for AFGE
    members.

-   Executed contracts for the curriculum development and Web-site
    development efforts.

-   Curricula development efforts are well underway. The AHOHC staff and
    FOF Communications have been working on the student manuals for both
    the Emergency Response and incident clean-up training. FOF has also
    done considerable work on presentation materials. Some of these
    products will be available via the website later this month for
    review; and at the conference in July.

-   Met with the environmental training team at the Los Alamos National
    Lab (LANL) to coordinate the delivery of bio-terrorism training for
    the LANL site.

AHOHC taught seven additional courses from June to August as a part of
the WMD supplement. The courses consisted of 3 HAZWOPER classes, 1 site
worker refresher, 1 general hazardous waste train the trainer, 1 RCRA
TSD site worker, and 1 emergency response for specific hazards class. A
total of 126 workers were trained at the Washington Naval Yard, Los
Alamos, the Army National Guard, and various other sites.

Office of Applied Innovation (OAI)

Based on the expressed needs from Kentucky and the recent supplemental
award to the NPRF Consortium, OAI proposed to deliver training in
biological hazards and weapons of mass destruction WMD. OAI\'s initial
plan was to conduct awareness and training the trainer courses but as a
result of consultation with a top-level state official on June 6, the
state expressed an urgent need to undertake a statewide needs
assessment, strategic and coordination planning prior to the
implementation of WMD training.

A second meeting was held with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on June 27.
The Division of Emergency Management, the State Fire Marshall, the
Kentucky Fire Commission, and the Kentucky Community and Technical
College System were all present along with Jack Huenefeld, Director of
OAI\'s Environmental Health and Safety Division and Dr. Glenn Paulson,
consultant and OAI Board member, attended the meeting representing OAI.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky representatives stressed a strong need for
actions that would integrate and coordinate the activities of all
various state agencies. Some specific needs mentioned by the
Commonwealth are improved physical security in state office buildings,
evaluation of detection technologies for WMD agents, and others. It was
generally agreed that addressing these issues would take time and should
be spread over the long term. The group developed a tentative consensus
on pursuing the following items in the near future: Setup a schedule for
awareness-level training on WMD issues; Establish a schedule of
interviews to prepare for the WMD needs assessment; conduct a one-day
briefing/awareness on WMD issues for a wide audience; and plan for and
begin the development of training and educational materials that could
provide a protocol for response by telephone to answer public and public
official concerns about a potential.

It is expected that the final needs assessment report will be completed
and disseminated by mid November. Dr. Glenn Paulson will present summary
of findings at the next awardee meeting on October 25, 2002 in
Baltimore, Maryland.

Maine Labor Group on Health (MLGH)

As a part of the WTC 2 Supplemental award, MLGH taught a one-day WMD
de-con course for 20 firefighters from the City of Portland on July 25.

**International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)**

WTC Response Activity 2: Training for environmental remediation workers

Funding for the second NIEHS supplemental covered IUOE activities at WTC
beginning April 1, 2002. The IUOE training has been primarily focused on
the parts of the HAZWOPER standard that cover the normal clean-up of
hazardous waste sites, not emergency responses. The NIEHS funds have
allowed IUOE to alter this historical approach and initiate modules
specifically geared to train heavy equipment operators to function as
skilled support personnel capable of responding quickly and effectively
to destruction of the magnitude seen at the WTC. These modules are being
crafted with specific case studies from the WTC to redirect both the
40-hour and refresher training away from normal hazardous waste site
cleanup practices, as described in 1910.120(a) through (p), towards the
requirements of the emergency response requirements found in (q). Group
exercises are being developed around the following real experiences at
Ground Zero:

-   The accident involving two iron workers in a manbasket who were
    slammed into a building because of a load computer malfunction;

-   The near miss where a beam being hoisted by a crane dropped into a
    pit previously occupied by several firefighters; and

-   The near miss when a grappler fell into the pile when the materials
    shifted.

The first pilot of these new training materials took place on June 26,
2002 during a master instructor refresher in Beckley, WV. The materials
were presented by Bruce Lippy, CIH, CSP and Ralph Pascarella to
twenty-one of the union\'s best instructors. At the end of the training,
each will be provided a support package that will include sampling data
information, hundreds of WTC digital photos, and video footage. All of
the students who finish this program will be listed as the first group
in the registry being developed of skilled support personnel available
anywhere in the country to support in time of need.

WTC Response Activity 3: Health and Safety training for site cleanup
workers in the WTC area

The IUOE was the lead organization for the 3-Hour Safety & Health
Orientation class required for all trades at Ground Zero. The original
plan was for each trade to train their own members in a 2-day course.
The logistics proved too unwieldy and the time too long, consequently,
the program was shortened to a three-hour awareness program. The
original program was developed by the Center to Protect Workers Rights
but was reduced and revised by the IUOE. The intent of the training was
to provide workers an overview of the health and safety plan. The plan,
however, was not issued in final form for the site until October 29th,
48 days after the towers fell. This affected the timely creation and
approval of the safety awareness program for the site, which obviously
had to include the key tenets from the plan. Consequently, formal
training onsite did not occur until November 29th, 78 days after the
towers fell.

By the end of March, 1,512 individuals had attended the mandatory
three-hour safety and health awareness program. The PowerPoint
presentation for the course was designed by Ralph Pascarella, Local
Union 30 Training Director, and Larry DeMark, Local Union 825 Training
Director. Nearly all of the classes were instructed by Ralph Pascarella,
who had been working with the IUOE Hazmat Emergency Management team
since September 17, 2001, and assisted by members of Local Union 15.
Upon completion of the Safety & Health Orientation course, the workers
received a badge that was developed by the IUOE Hazmat Emergency
Management Team. Workers were required to wear the badge at all times
while on the job site at Ground Zero and were not allowed to enter the
site without the badge as of January 10, 2002. An average of 21 classes
per week were taught with 1525 workers having completed the training
program. This training was also translated into Spanish.

Under this Response Activity, Davitt McAteer, a consultant to IUOE,
former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, and Acting Solicitor of Labor, has begun producing a
report of the efforts of the IUOE at the WTC. Mr. McAteer has addressed
the following in the first draft of the report:

-   Case studies and lessons learned that will facilitate the
    development of focused training materials;

-   A clear record of the contributions of the members of the IUOE in
    the historic response to the greatest attack against the American
    homeland;

-   Results from industrial hygiene monitoring; and

-   A record that will allow greater clarity in understanding any health
    problems that IUOE members may develop in the future.

The IUOE has been working with the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health to establish
a medical screening program for all IUOE members who worked at the WTC.

WTC Response Activity 3: Training and certification in the use of
personal protection equipment in the WTC cleanup

The IUOE technical team produced a report about respiratory protection
at the WTC for the NIEHS Clearinghouse webpage. The report identified
that the type of respirator chosen initially for the site - a half-face,
negative-pressure respirator with P-100 OV/AG cartridges was adequate
for the exposures documented. The report also documented that respirator
usage was considerably greater at the Fresh Kills site, consistently
reported as more than 90 percent. Additionally, the workers all wore
Tyvek suits at Fresh Kills. That site has been treated as a Level C
HAZWOPER project, which is an important lesson that IUOE will integrate
into all future training about respiratory protection.

The IUOE distributed over 11,000 half-face respirators at the site to
any site worker who needed one, including police and fire fighters.
Distribution of respirators, cartridges, safety glasses, Tyvek
protective garments, and other PPE continues at the WTC site, although
at a much reduced rate. Of particular concern is the need for
replacement cartridges for respirators, which will continue for months
to come.

The Master Instructor Refresher held in Beckley the week of June 24,
2002 included a videoconference with John Dower, a respirator expert
from NIOSH, who presented the students with the latest information on
the NIOSH certification for respirators for CBRN responses. This
information will be formalized into a module that will also include:

-   A group exercise that will allow the students to use the NIOSH
    decision logic to systematically and logically choose a respirator.

-   A color-coded map of the restricted zone (called the Green Zone)
    with corresponding photos from early in October 2001, and a map of
    the zone from late January 2002, with photos of the yellow
    construction barriers used to demarcate the zone. These images will
    be used to lead group discussions on why there was poor compliance
    with respirators. A series of questions will be asked about which
    zoning approach was more realistic and how the lessons from the WTC
    can guide us to improving control of entry into hazardous areas.

-   Airborne exposure data from the site will be reviewed to determine
    what class of respirator would be acceptable (based on protection
    factors) and then which type of cartridges should be chosen. The
    group discussion will focus on whether positive and negative fit
    checking is sufficient for entry in WTC-type environments.

-   A PowerPoint presentation reviewing the key respirator issues at the
    WTC site.

-   An interactive PowerPoint presentation about providing sufficient
    respiratory protection against biological and chemical agents that
    will have integrated Internet links from sources like the NIEHS
    Clearinghouse. The Internet links will allow the students to gather
    information for specific questions including:

-   Will P-100 filters protect against anthrax spores?

-   Are P-100 filters capable of stopping small pox viruses?

-   What type of filtration is needed for blood agents like hydrocyanic
    acid? For vessicants like Mustard or Lewisite?

WTC Response Activity 5: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) for the
Hazmat workforce

The IUOE, on February 11-15, 2002, conducted a pilot program of training
for WMD response. Approximately 20 West Virginia State mine rescue
personnel who were also mine inspectors, attended a 40-hour HAZWOPER
class at the IUOE IETTC in Beckley that included special training on
biological and chemical agents. The hands-on exercises, which are
normally conducted at the Beckley facility, were moved to a location
that enabled the class to participate in extremely realistic conditions.
The hands-on exercise was held at the National Response's Memorial
Tunnel complex in Standard, West Virginia, off the West Virginia
Turnpike. Inside this tunnel, disaster conditions can be approximated
with numerous crushed cars, rubble, smoke, and even a subway station
with a subway car.

The mine rescue teams were given the scenario of a large parking garage
collapse, possibly the result of terrorists, that they were entering to
search for survivors. The briefing they received was quite detailed and
provided specific safety precautions that were to be followed to end the
exercise if anyone was in trouble. The teams were allowed to ask
questions and then to discuss how they were going to make the entry.

As part of the HAZWOPER exercise, the teams wore Level B suits provided
by IUOE, with which they had no previous experience. Part of the
exercise was to determine how these suits affected teams who had trained
to do their work in coveralls. The teams wore their closed-circuit
rebreathers that they normally use in mine rescue. These units can
provide up to four hours of air, rather than the 30 minutes normally
experienced with open circuit SCBAs. This difference is critical and
needs to be discussed for future responses.

The pilot program went extremely well and indicated the viability of
this approach. The OENHP has begun negotiations with the National
Response\'s Memorial Tunnel training site to conduct more of these. IUOE
has been using the services of Davitt McAteer, a former head of MSHA, to
arrange for these specialized training programs. Several other courses
for mine safety inspectors are in the planning stages.

**International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)**

WTC Response Activity 1: Trainers New Hazmat Teams for New York City
Fire Department.

The WTC2 project represents a more comprehensive approach to rebuilding
FDNYs hazardous materials response capabilities. The WTC1 project
provides the foundation for a long-term rebuilding effort by educating
specialized instructors who can train for years to come. Before, during
and after the WTC1 training, IAFF staff met regularly with FDNY
administrative, training academy and SOC officials. The IAFF was able to
determine a training regimen that will help FDNY deliver what is needed
to rebuild its HazMat response capability:

-   Provide Technician-level Instructor Training so that FDNY
    instructors, including those trained in the WTC1 project, can
    deliver the highest level of training to their members.

-   There were more than 80 FDNY technician candidates who were unable
    to complete the second, 40-hour, segment of their Technician
    training. The WTC2 project outlines four courses to complete the
    training for all of the candidates in question.

-   FDNY has more than 300 Technicians throughout the City who are
    behind schedule on their refresher training. The WTC2 project
    outlines 16 courses to ensure that their skills are kept current.

-   Deliver two, 80-hour, Technician courses in order to educate new
    members to help staff FDNYs HazMat Company 1 and Squad 288 the only
    two units in New York City dedicated to HazMat response.

-   Provide twenty, 40-hour, Technician courses to rescue support
    companies throughout the City.

-   Educate up to 1,000 support units from all of the battalions in FRO
    training that provides specific emphasis on Chemical Protective
    Clothing (CPC) and decontamination techniques.

Through May 31, 2002, the IAFF has been able to complete all of the
proposed Instructor Training for Technician-level instructors and the
second 40-hour segment of Technician training for those who were
previously unable to complete the training (the first two bullet points
noted above). Additionally, the IAFF has secured dates to complete the
two 80-hour Technician courses needed to re-staff FDNYs HazMat units.

However, the IAFF has encountered significant delays and problems
securing the training schedules needed to begin the remaining Technician
and FRO training. The FDNY administration demonstrated to the IAFF that
little to no training would be possible without an administrative
subsidy to help offset the cost of taking students out of service and
making them available for training. This Replacement Cost program
enables the WTC2 grant to reimburse FDNY the straight-time cost of
providing the needed backfill to ensure that all fire stations maintain
minimum safe staffing levels while training takes place. Unfortunately,
we have found that severe personnel shortages in the SOC units make it
difficult to reach our target audience even when the WTC2 project is
able to provide financial subsidies. The IAFF is using its local union
resources and ongoing communications with FDNY officials to expedite an
amenable training schedule to ensure that the outlined training is
completed as soon as possible.

A total of 86 people were trained through May 31, 2002, of the IAFF/WTC
2 project. These students were trained during 3,440 contact hours in six
separate courses. Specifically, the following courses were delivered:

-   \(2\) Instructor Training events (40-hour)

-   \(2\) Train-the-Trainer for the Technician level

-   \(3\) Technician Programs (40-hour)

Overall, the projected Number to be Trained was 50 Instructors, 840
Technicians and 800 First Responders. A total of 154 students (34
Instructors and 120 Technicians)were trained through August 2002 under
the WTC 2 project. Through August 31, 2002, the IAFF completed all of
the proposed Instructor Training for Technician-level instructors and
the second 40-hour segment of Technician training for those who were
previously unable to complete the training (the first two bullet points
noted above). Additionally, the IAFF has completed two out of three
80-hour Technician courses needed to re-staff FDNYs HazMat units.

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704049 .anchor}Appendix 15: 2002 -- 2003 Funding

+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| **EPA/NIEHS WORKER     |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
| EDUCATION AND TRAINING |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
| AWARDS**               |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
|                        |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
| **FOR BUDGET PERIOD    |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
| 0                      |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
| 9/01/2002-08/31/2003** |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| **AWARDEE**            | *    | **SB | *  | ** | *  | ** | **9/ |
|                        | *HWW | IR** | *A | SJ | *W | MW | 02** |
|                        | TP** |      | TT | TI | TC | TP |      |
|                        |      | **9/ | ** | ** | ** | 9/ | **   |
|                        | **9/ | 02** |    |    |    | 02 | TOTA |
|                        | 02** |      | ** | ** | ** | ** | LS** |
|                        |      | *    | 9/ | 9/ | 9/ |    |      |
|                        | *    | *AWA | 02 | 02 | 02 | *  |      |
|                        | *AWA | RD** | A  | ** | ** | *A |      |
|                        | RD** |      | WA |    |    | WA |      |
|                        |      |      | RD | *  | *  | RD |      |
|                        |      |      | ** | *A | *A | ** |      |
|                        |      |      |    | wa | WA |    |      |
|                        |      |      |    | rd | RD |    |      |
|                        |      |      |    | ** | ** |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| University of Alabama  | 497  |      | 71 |    |    |    | 569  |
| Birmingham             | ,676 |      | ,9 |    |    |    | ,645 |
|                        |      |      | 69 |    |    |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| International Chemical | 1    |      |    |    |    |    | 1    |
| Workers Union Council  | ,855 |      |    |    |    |    | ,855 |
|                        | ,274 |      |    |    |    |    | ,274 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| International          | 712  |      | 1  |    | 3  |    | 4    |
| Association of Fire    | ,478 |      | 00 |    | ,2 |    | ,018 |
| Fighters               |      |      | ,0 |    | 05 |    | ,075 |
|                        |      |      | 00 |    | ,5 |    |      |
|                        |      |      |    |    | 97 |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| George Meany Center    | 547  |      | 50 |    |    |    | 597  |
| for Labor Studies      | ,006 |      | ,0 |    |    |    | ,006 |
|                        |      |      | 00 |    |    |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| University of          | 966  |      |    |    |    |    | 966  |
| Massachusetts, Lowell  | ,084 |      |    |    |    |    | ,084 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| University of          | 1    |      |    |    |    |    | 1    |
| California at Los      | ,070 |      |    |    |    |    | ,070 |
| Angeles                | ,038 |      |    |    |    |    | ,038 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| Laborers-AGC Education | 3    |      |    | 99 | 3  | 9  | 5    |
| and Training Fund      | ,804 |      |    | ,7 | 14 | 18 | ,137 |
|                        | ,040 |      |    | 58 | ,6 | ,6 | ,126 |
|                        |      |      |    |    | 45 | 83 |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| Paper,                 | 1    |      |    |    |    |    | 1    |
| Allied-Industrial,     | ,204 |      |    |    |    |    | ,204 |
| Chemical and Energy    | ,378 |      |    |    |    |    | ,378 |
| Worker International   |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
| Union                  |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| HMTRI Kirkwood         | 611  |      |    |    |    |    | 611  |
| Community College      | ,957 |      |    |    |    |    | ,957 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| Service Employees      | 563  |      |    |    |    |    | 563  |
| International Union    | ,226 |      |    |    |    |    | ,226 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| University of Medicine | 916  |      | 99 |    | 3  | 5  | 2    |
| & Dentistry of New     | ,458 |      | ,9 |    | 98 | 85 | ,000 |
| Jersey                 |      |      | 99 |    | ,7 | ,0 | ,239 |
|                        |      |      |    |    | 11 | 71 |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| International Union,   | 753  |      | 50 |    |    |    | 803  |
| United Auto Workers    | ,320 |      | ,0 |    |    |    | ,320 |
|                        |      |      | 00 |    |    |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| International Union of | 1    |      |    |    | 1  |    | 2    |
| Operating Engineers    | ,419 |      |    |    | ,4 |    | ,870 |
|                        | ,809 |      |    |    | 51 |    | ,856 |
|                        |      |      |    |    | ,0 |    |      |
|                        |      |      |    |    | 47 |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| University of          | 1    |      |    |    |    |    | 1    |
| Cincinnati             | ,653 |      |    |    |    |    | ,653 |
|                        | ,230 |      |    |    |    |    | ,230 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| Center to Protect      | 1    |      |    |    | 1  | 6  | 2    |
| Workers' Rights        | ,461 |      |    |    | 00 | 73 | ,235 |
|                        | ,097 |      |    |    | ,0 | ,9 | ,070 |
|                        |      |      |    |    | 00 | 73 |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| Xavier University      |      |      |    |    |    | 4  | 468  |
|                        |      |      |    |    |    | 68 | ,995 |
|                        |      |      |    |    |    | ,9 |      |
|                        |      |      |    |    |    | 95 |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| AFSCME Training and    | 717  |      |    |    |    |    | 717  |
| Education Institute    | ,336 |      |    |    |    |    | ,336 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| National Puerto Rican  | 704  |      |    |    | 4  | 5  | 1    |
| Forum                  | ,078 |      |    |    | 80 | 64 | ,748 |
|                        |      |      |    |    | ,0 | ,1 | ,270 |
|                        |      |      |    |    | 00 | 92 |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| Y-Stress, Inc.         |      | 199  |    |    |    |    | 199  |
|                        |      | ,213 |    |    |    |    | ,213 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| FOF Communications,    |      | 159  |    |    |    |    | 159  |
| Inc                    |      | ,279 |    |    |    |    | ,279 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| New Leaf Interactive   |      | 199  |    |    |    |    | 199  |
| Media                  |      | ,020 |    |    |    |    | ,020 |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| Advanced Technologies  |      | 199  |    |    |    |    | 199  |
| & Laboratories         |      | ,020 |    |    |    |    | ,020 |
| International          |      |      |    |    |    |    |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+
| **TOTAL**              | **   | **7  | *  | ** | *  | *  | **   |
|                        | 19,4 | 56,5 | *3 | 99 | *5 | *3 | 29,8 |
|                        | 57,4 | 32** | 71 | ,7 | ,9 | ,2 | 46,6 |
|                        | 85** |      | ,9 | 58 | 50 | 10 | 57** |
|                        |      |      | 68 | ** | ,0 | ,9 |      |
|                        |      |      | ** |    | 00 | 14 |      |
|                        |      |      |    |    | ** | ** |      |
+------------------------+------+------+----+----+----+----+------+

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc31704050 .anchor}Appendix 16: WETP Staff
Activities

Joseph Hughes

-   *Mr. Hughes* presented on the safety and health training responses
    to the WTC terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 at the NIOSH
    Resource Center Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA on February 5, 2002.

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-   *Mr. Hughes* participated in a Congressional Superfund Testimony in
    Washington, DC on March 14, 2002. He accompanied Dr. Olden, Dr.
    Sassaman, and Dr. Suk.

-   *Mr. Hughes and Mr. Outwater* presented at the 12th Annual
    Construction Safety and Health Conference and Exposition on May
    21-23, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois. The Worker Education and Training
    Program along with Center to Protect Workers' Rights, NIOSH, the
    Construction Safety Council and many other organizations sponsored
    this conference. The conference shared information and ideas about
    effective safety and health interventions and how to move \"best
    practices\" from inception to practical implementation.

-   *Mr. Hughes* attended the International Association of Fire Fighters
    Instructor Development Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on July
    17-19, 2002. He presented the WMD Report to the National Response
    Team Subcommittee.

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-   Mr. Hughes presented at the Federal Emergency Management
    Agency/Occupational Safety and Health Summit on Federal Disaster
    Response Personnel Safety-Personal Protective Equipment in
    Washington, DC on December 17, 2001.

-   *Mr. Hughes* participated in and presented at the U.S. National
    Response Team Training Subcommittee in Washington, DC on November
    11, 2001.

**Sharon Beard**

-   *Ms. Beard, OD/WETP*, attended the National Institute of
    Science/Beta Kappa Chi National Meeting and manned the NIEHS exhibit
    booth in Columbia, SC on March 26, 2002.

**All Staff**

-   The NIEHS (through the Worker Education and Training Program)
    sponsored a Technical Workshop entitled "Learning From Disasters:
    Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Preparedness Through Worker
    Training." The workshop assisted trainers in creating the curricula
    necessary to train WMD remediation workers and emergency responders
    dealing with biological/chemical agents, in addition to helping
    trainers update existing curricula to incorporate lessons learned
    from workers responding to and working at the World Trade Center
    site. The workshop was held in Nashville, Tennessee on April
    25-26, 2002. Staff attended the workshop and participated in various
    activities included *Mr. Hughes, Ms. Beard, and Ms. Thompson,
    OD/WETP*. On April 24, 2002, the semi-annual WETP Awardee Meeting
    was held. *Ms. Mason, OPD/GMB*, also participated in the meeting.

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-   *Mr. Hughes* and staff hosted the NIEHS/Worker Education and
    Training Program Training Skilled Support Personnel meeting in
    Research Triangle Park, North Carolina on August 15, 2002. The focus
    of the meeting was on to discuss future safety and health training
    program initiatives regarding weapons of mass destruction incident
    response with a particular focus on what training is appropriate for
    skilled support personnel. The meeting also focused on the
    feasibility of establishing a national registry of trained personnel
    to respond to future terrorist actions. Staff attending the meeting
    and participating in various activities included *Ms. Beard, Mr.
    Outwater, Ms. Thompson, and Ms. Chaney, OD/WETP.*

-   *Mr. Hughes and Ms. Beard* participated in the Town Hall Meeting,
    "Voices for Healthy Environments, Healthy Communities, Healthy
    Jobs," at the First Church of God in Inglewood, California on
    December 7 and 8, 2001. They served as government representatives on
    workshop panels. More than three hundred people attended the Town
    Hall Meeting. This NIEHS Meeting was organized by the Southern
    California Environmental Sciences Center (SCEHSC) and the UCLA Labor
    Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) Program. Co-sponsors included
    Communities for a Better Environment, the Environmental Health
    Coalition, the Southern California Particle Study Center, the UCLA
    Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and thirty
    community partners. UCLA received funding for this Town Hall Meeting
    from the WETP; therefore, a significant focus of this meeting was on
    occupational health and safety issues.

> Scientists from USC, UCLA and the King-Drew Medical Center presented
> their findings to the community members and listened to community
> concerns directed at them and the governmental agencies present. In
> particular, Dr. Olden and other NIEHS senior and program staff
> (including WETP) attended and participated in the meeting. Open
> microphones over the two days allowed much input from the community
> organizations. During one open mike session members of the
> organization Pro Uno/Inquilinos en Huelga said they were on a rent
> strike because their landlord had not cleaned their apartment of
> asbestos, mold and other environmental health problems. As a result,
> this group secured commitments to investigate their situation from
> staff of the EPA and the California Department of Toxic Substances
> Control. In a later workshop they obtained technical assistance
> commitments from several community-based groups: Esperanza Community
> Housing Corporation and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy - both
> groups that are working on toxics in housing.
>
> There were several key recommendations which came out of the 8
> workshops that were held on the second day and follow-up funding has
> been provided to UCLA by WETP to address some these recommendations.

**Staff Honors and Awards**

-   *Mr. Hughes, Ms. Beard, Ms. Chaney, Ms. Thompson,* and *Ms. Mason*,
    *OPD/GMB* received a Special Act Award on July 9, 2002 for expedited
    processing of \$6 million in supplemental awards to support training
    and protection of World Trade Center cleanup workers.

**New Staff**

-   *Mr. Theodore Outwater* joined the Worker Education and Training
    Program as a Public Health Educator. He is the former Associate
    Director of the Hunter College Center for Occupational and
    Environmental Health, City University of New York, and has direct
    experience in health and safety training programs, as well as with
    non-profit foundations.