Worker Education and Training Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Internet URL
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/hazmat/
Sponsoring Agency
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Description
The major objective of the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program is to prevent work-related harm by assisting in the training of workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of nuclear weapons facilities or chemical emergency response. A major goal of this program is to assist organizations with development of institutional competency to provide appropriate model training and education programs to hazardous materials and waste workers.
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