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NIEHS WETP 2007 Fall Conference: The Future of Hazardous Materials Cleanup & Training Technical Workshop

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Click on the link below to view presentations and breakout session reports from Thursday, October 18, 2007, at the NIEHS WETP 2007 Fall Conference: The Future of Hazardous Materials Cleanup & Training Awardee Meeting.  Please note: presentations and breakout session reports can be accessed by clicking on the presentation title or presenter's name.  A full day's summary of presentations and breakout session reports is available at the bottom of the page.

9:15 a.m.

Context for the Meeting/Summarizing Work to Date on the Strategic Plan  Download Adobe Reader(79 KB)
Where We Are with the Strategic Plan Update
Joseph "Chip" Hughes, NIEHS WETP

Champions Meeting Report (N/A)
Don Elisburg, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training, NIEHS WETP

Clearinghouse Advisory Committee Report (N/A)
Tom McQuiston, DrPH, USW Tony Mazzocchi Center

10:20 a.m.

What are the training markets? (N/A)
Pete Stafford, Executive Director, Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR), Moderator
Mark Catlin, Industrial Hygienist, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Doug Feil, Director, Kirkwood Community College Environmental Training Center

11:20 a.m.

IAFF Strategic Program Evaluation  Download Adobe Reader(1.5 MB)  
Patrick Morrison, Health and Safety Director, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 
Bruce Lippy Ph.D., CIH, CSP, President, The Lippy Group, LLC

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Speaker
Les Leopold, Author, The Man Who Hated Work but Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi

1:30 p.m.

The Evolution of the Brownfields/Minority Worker Training Programs and the Associated Cleanup Markets Download Adobe Reader(3.8 MB)
Sharon D. Beard, NIEHS, Moderator

Job Training Experiences in Port Arthur from the Local Level  Download Adobe Reader(2.9 MB)
Doris Gill, Brownfields Grant Manager and Administrative Assistant to the City Manager of Port Arthur, TX

Overview of Emerging Environmental and Green Careers  Download Adobe Reader(494 KB)
Steve Fenton, National Operations Office Supervisor, Community College Consortium for Health & Safety Training (CCCHST)/Kirkwood Community College

Lessons Learned from the Laborers-AGC Minority Outreach Program  Download Adobe Reader(117 KB)
Gary Gustafson, Program Manager, Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund

3:15 p.m.

Breakouts
Breakout 1 - Examining Mission Priorities from the DOE Program Perspective
Breakout 2 - Examining Mission Priorities from the HWWT Program Perspective
Breakout 3 - Examining Emerging Issues


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Last Reviewed: 12 March 2008