• Background
• The Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program
• Disaster Site Worker Cards and Course Detail
• Obtaining Cards – Overview
• Training Guidelines for Course #7600
• Outreach Training Tips
• Overview and Designated Training Topics - Disaster Site Worker Course #7600
• Further Assistance
• How to Obtain Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 16-Hour Cards
  • Obtaining Student Course Completion Cards
  • Information on Student Course Completion Cards
  • Replacing Lost, Damaged or Misprinted Cards
  • Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 Outreach Training Report
• Attachment A - OSHA Training Institute Education Centers (OTIEC's)
• Attachment B - OSHA Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program Fact Sheet and OTIEC Addresses
• Attachment C - Shortcut Procedures for Disaster Site Outreach Trainers with ID Numbers

• For workers who will provide skilled support or clean-up services at disaster sites.
• To raise awareness of management and labor that pre-incident training is essential for ensuring disaster site worker safety and health.

• Select OSHA Training Institute Education Centers (OTIEC's) will be authorized to offer this course, based upon facilities and instructor(s) experience.
• Successful graduates of the trainer course will receive an "Authorized Disaster Site Trainer Card" and are authorized to teach the Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 (16-hour). They may also apply for "Course Cards" for their students. This is detailed in a later section.
• Attendees must meet the following three prerequisites to attend the course:
  • Be a currently authorized OSHA Construction or General Industry Outreach Trainer.
  • Have a minimum of three years experience as an occupational safety and health trainer.
  • Have completed a 40-hour (minimum) HAZWOPER training course,
    or,
    Possess journey level credentials in the construction trades,
    or,
    Possess the technical skills or credentials in construction work equivalent to the journey level.
• Trainer cards expire after four years. To renew the card, trainers have to complete refresher training or retake course #5600. If the card expires, the trainer will have to retake the Disaster Site Worker Train-the-Trainer Course #5600 to become reauthorized as a trainer. Check the OSHA website or contact the OSHA Training Institute or an applicable OSHA Education Center (OTIEC), Attachment A, for course schedules.

OSHAs goal for the Disaster Site Worker Training Program is to encourage the development of a cadre of workers who are highly trained to respond safely to natural and man-made disasters. OSHA has identified three courses that workers need to take to accomplish this goal. These courses are intended to be taken pre-incident: before work at any disaster. OSHA will issue a Disaster Site Worker Training Program card (the "Program Card") for workers who complete all three courses.
The three courses are described below and include:

-- the OSHA Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course (10-hour). Training considered to be acceptable as an equivalent to this course is the OSHA 30-hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course;
-- the new Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 (16 hour); and
-- HAZWOPER (40-hour minimum) training.

These courses progress from general awareness training to response-specific training.

The 10-hour outreach courses provide information and awareness of safety and health hazards that occur on a daily basis on a normal work site. The 40-hour HAZWOPER training is the minimum level of training for workers engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose or potentially expose workers to hazardous substances, including chemicals, biological agents, radioactive materials, and explosives. Both of these courses are typically used to teach workers on day-to-day hazards associated with normal working conditions. OSHA has developed the Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 to provide instruction relevant to emergency situations, where working conditions may be drastically different (thus the hazards as well) from day-to-day operations.

Site-specific information and training will continue to be needed at every disaster but cannot be addressed in pre-incident training. It is also expected that participants under this program will continue to obtain HAZWOPER refresher training.

OSHA recognizes that not all workers will be able to or have the need to take HAZWOPER training. It is essential, however, that all workers who may be involved at a disaster site have a basic understanding of:

-- the safety and health hazards that may occur at any construction site,
-- the differences in hazards between a disaster site and a regular construction site, and
-- be able to inspect, don, and doff an air-purifying respirator for their own protection.

Workers who complete the OSHA Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course (10-hours) and the Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 will receive a "Disaster Site Worker Course Card" (the "Course Card").

Training considered to be acceptable as an equivalent to the Outreach 10-hour course is the OSHA 30-hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course.

• Needed as a prerequisite for the "Course Card". Training considered to be acceptable as an equivalent to the Outreach 10-hour course is the OSHA 30-hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course.
• Offered by many sources.
• Provides information and awareness of safety and health hazards that occur on a daily basis on a normal construction site.
• Graduates receive a 10-hour card which documents their successful completion of the training.

Emphasizes knowledge, precautions and personal protection essential to maintaining a workers personal safety and health at a disaster site. Includes modules on incident command, hazard recognition, traumatic incident stress, personal protective equipment and decontamination. Workers will perform an inspection of an appropriate air-purifying respirator, don the respirator and perform a user seal check, and doff the respirator.

• Trainers are authorized to conduct this course by completing the Disaster Site Worker Train-the-Trainer Course #5600.
• Workers must complete the OSHA 10-hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course or equivalent prior to attending this course. Training considered to be equivalent to this course is the OSHA 30-hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course.
• "Course Card" issued to workers completing the course.

Existing course offered by various sources. Emphasizes specific knowledge and skills to safely remediate hazardous waste sites. Includes regulatory and technical knowledge as well as technical skill practice, including work practices to minimize risks and using engineering controls and protective equipment. This course must meet the training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120/29 CFR 1926.65.

• A copy of their OSHA 10- or 30-hour Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course card.
• A copy of their Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 (16-hour) card.
• A copy of their HAZWOPER Training Course certification (40-hour minimum).

• ½ face and full face piece negative pressure respirators and a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
• 5-6 respirators with defective elements
• Complete selection of respirator filters and cartridges for demonstration
• One ½ face piece negative pressure respirator, equipped with triple cartridges, for every 2 participants

• Tailored Training. Trainers for the Disaster Site Worker Course will need to assess their audience and modify the course materials as appropriate to provide visual materials, examples, scenarios, case studies and lessons learned from actual events that will engage these workers and facilitate accomplishing the overall course goal. The most rewarding classes for students are the ones where the trainer uses examples, pictures, and scenarios relevant to disasters for which they are being trained.
  
  
• Homogenous Class. The ideal class to teach is one where students have similar positions and needs -- to conduct separate training for skilled support services (e.g., utility, demolition, debris removal, or heavy equipment operation), site clean-up services, and other skilled support personnel, such as utility workers and public works employees.
  
  
• Training Purpose. Explain up front, the value of safety and health training -- that it may save their life and help them continue to provide for their family. Explain that safety and health add value to the company, the workplace and their life. See OSHA's Safety Pays Program.
  
  
• Use Objectives. The objectives listed in the manual for each lesson must be met. Relate the objectives to the students work.
  
  
• Presentation Assortment. Students learn in different manners, and get tired of one training style. Use different trainers, presentations, videos, case studies, exercises and graphics to make the course interesting and enjoyable. By doing this you'll be employing the three levels of training techniques - presentation (presenting the material in a variety of ways), discussion (getting the students involved in the learning), and performance (students practice the material they learned).
  
  
• Evaluations. Have students evaluate your class. This feedback will help you determine whether the course is accomplishing its goals and provide input you can use to improve the training.

1. inspection of an air-purifying respirator,
2. donning and doffing an air-purifying respirator, and
3. respirator user seal check.

• Recognize characteristics of a disaster site and their responsibility as a disaster site worker.
• Support the purpose and use of an Incident Command System
• Recognize disaster site health hazards
• Recognize disaster site safety hazards
• Recognize CBRNE agents and symptoms
• Show awareness of effects of and techniques for managing traumatic incident stress
• Recognize and demonstrate proper use of respiratory protection equipment
• Recognize proper use of other personal protective equipment
• Cite reasons for and simple methods of decontamination

1. Introduction/Overview (1.5 hours)
2. Incident Command System/Unified Command Systems (1.0 hour)
3. Safety Hazards (2.5 hours)
4. Health Hazards (2.0 hours)
5. CBRNE Agents (1.0 hour)
6. Traumatic Incident Stress Awareness (1.0 hour)
7. Respiratory Protection (3.5 hours)
8. Other Personal Protective Equipment (1.25 hours)
9. Decontamination (1.5 hours)
10. Final Exercise (0.75 hour)

• Main OSHA Web Sites
  • OSHA Home Page
  • OSHA Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program Page
    Here you'll find information relating to the OSHA Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program. The site includes the outreach program guidelines, links to teaching aids, and frequently asked questions. All pertinent program changes will be communicated here.
    
    
• General OSHA Training / Materials Assistance Web Sites
  • General Teaching Aids -- including 10-hour Construction and General Industry presentations
  • Resource Center Loan Service
    Outreach trainers may borrow videos from OSHA's Resource Center, a collection of over 600 video titles which cover about 100 occupational safety and health subjects. The catalog contains borrowing information and a list of videos, including ones in Spanish.
  • OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
  • NIOSH Safety and Health Topics
    
    
• Hazardous Waste, Emergency and Disaster Web Sites
  • OSHA's Hazardous Waste Page
  • OSHA's Emergency Preparedness and Response Page
  • OSHA's Responder Page
  • Respiratory Protection – Training and Reference Materials
  • OSHA's Incident Command System e-tool
  • DisasterHelp.gov. E-Government Initiative focuses on providing information and services relating to four pillars of disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • NIEHS WETP National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training Weekly e-Newsbrief
    
    
• OSHA Support. For answers to your technical questions, contact the Regional Office, or the Area Office near you. See Regional and Area Office map for contact information. At the Regional Office ask for technical support. OSHA also has Compliance Assistance Specialists in each Area Office in states under federal jurisdiction. They're available for seminars, workshops, and speaking events, see the OSHA Compliance Assistance page.
  
  
• OSHA Publications. OSHA has many helpful publications, forms, and fact sheets. Those pertaining to Emergency Response are available. Obtain copies via an on-line order form or by phone (202) 693-1888, or fax (202) 693-2498.
  
  
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS). NTIS is the Federal government's central source for selling scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information produced by or for the U.S. government. NTIS hosts The Homeland Security Information Center: an invaluable resource for scientific and technical information from the U.S. Government, especially in biological and chemical warfare, preparedness and response, and safety training. NTIS sells some OSHA informational and training associated materials. You can reach them at (703) 605-6000.
  
  
• Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program. If you cannot find the answers for your outreach questions in this guide or at the OSHA web site, contact:
  Mr. Don Guerra, Outreach Program Coordinator
  (847) 759-7735
  
  
• Resource Center. Disaster Site Trainers are eligible to become borrowers in the Resource Center Loan Program. The Resource Center is a collection of over 600 training video titles. Videos cover more than 100 occupational safety and health subjects. The Resource Center Audiovisual Catalog is available. For further information contact the librarian at (847) 759-7736.
   
• Outreach Trainer State Lists. The OSHA Education Centers that participate in the Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program distribute lists of active trainers (two or more classes conducted within a year) by state, to persons looking for the 16-hour Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 and also persons looking for training assistance. To obtain a state list(s):
  
  Provide:
  1. State(s) you are looking for (up to three)
  2. Your fax number or mailing address

1. Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program Report (see page 15).
   This includes information on the course, the trainer, and the students. Use the format on page 15 or create your own form. Make sure you include your most recent trainer date and the address to send the cards.
   
   Primary Trainer Course Information
   1. ID - doesn't apply to new trainers. Only trainers who have received student cards have one.
   2. Trainer expiration date (four years after the last course taken).
   ID Number: Applies only to trainers who have received student cards.
   • Unless it is the procedure of your responsible OSHA Education Centers, each student who completes the trainer class will not be assigned an ID number.
   • OTIEC's will have different ways of providing your ID number.
   • If your OTIEC does not have your most recent expiration date, write in your new expiration date, and provide a copy of your course certificate or trainer card.
   Training Certifications and Information
   • The trainer must certify that their course met the topic requirements, the Lesson Objectives of the Disaster Site Worker Course #7600, and was held for at least 16 hours.
   • Also, you must include the range of student scores you recorded for Inspecting, Donning, and Doffing Half-Face Air-Purifying Respirators.
     
2. A copy of your course certificate or trainer card if:
   • This is your first Disaster Site Worker outreach training class, or
   • You have updated your trainer course status by taking a refresher course.
     
3. Student Names who completed the class. These must be legible. We only need one list – don't send all the sign-in sheets.

• Topics taught and time spent on each
• Student names and addresses -- the students work or home address.
• A copy of the documentation you sent to request cards.
• Student "Theme Worksheets", final exercises, and performance checklists and scores for Inspecting, Donning, and Doffing Half-Face Air-Purifying Respirators.

• It takes three to four weeks to process your request after an OTIEC receive your documentation and additional time for mailing. Unless there is an unusual situation, try not to call to check on the status of your cards before the processing time frame has elapsed.
• Student course completion cards are sent to the trainer for completion and distribution.
• The trainer completes the card by inserting the students name and the course end date and signing it. The trainers name may be typed in and must be typed or printed in if the signature is illegible.
• You may laminate the cards, and use the back of the cards for other identification or training information purposes, but no other alterations are permitted.
• Student course completion cards do not expire.
• You may provide students with a training certificate. This helps them prove they took the training before they receive their card. Advertising restrictions (page 7) also apply on the student cards.
• Trainers are sent a few extra cards for each class completed in case of card errors or to enable you to replace lost student cards for students you trained.

End Date of Course: _____ / _____ / _____

Number of Students: _________ (List students’ names on back, or on a separate sheet)

Primary Trainer Course Information

_____________
ID Number*

_______________________________________
Name

____ / ____ / ____
Expiration Date

*ID number – new trainers do not have - only applies to trainers who have received student cards

Address - cards will be sent here: (If you have an ID number and your address is the same, you don’t need to complete this)

 Check if this is a new address

Company / Dept. __________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

City /State /Zip __________________________________________________________

Phone No: (_____) - _____ - _______ ext. ______

Best time(s) to call:________________

Your documentation must include these items:

1. Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program Report – including complete Training Certifications and Information section.
2. Student names
3. A copy of your course certificate or trainer card if you do not have an ID#

Do not include these items with your documentation:

• Student evaluation forms
• Student sign-in sheets from each day of the course

Training Certifications and Information

_____ (Check) I certify that I taught all the required topics and met the Lesson Objectives of the Disaster Site Worker Course #7600.
_____ (Check) I certify that I conducted the training for a minimum of 16 hours.
_____ (Check) I certify that I have maintained supporting documentation on the respirator performance checklists and scores.

The range of scores that I recorded for the Operations Performance Score in the respiratory protection performance test: FROM ________ TO ________

Trainer Signature ________________________________________________

• See the following pages in this attachment for where and how to submit requests.

• For each request, include:
  • Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program Report – including complete Training Certifications and Information section.
  • Student names
  • A copy of your trainer card or certificate, if this is your first request.
• Requests are reviewed to ensure:
  • Trainer is currently authorized
  • Complies with guidelines (topics, time, etc.)
  • Documentation is complete

1. Boston
2. New York
3. Philadelphia
4. Atlanta
5. Chicago
6. Dallas
7. Kansas City
8. Denver
9. San Francisco
10. Seattle

1. Who is Eligible? Outreach Trainers with ID Numbers.
   • If you've never received student cards, you do not have an ID number.
   • Unless it is the procedure of the particular OSHA Education Center, you will not be assigned an ID number to each person that takes a trainer class.
2. Sending Requests for Student Cards - Procedures (also see the following pages)
   1. E-mail
      • See the addresses in Attachment B
      • Subject: Disaster Site Worker 16-hour Course #7600
      • Format your e-mail request based on the format which follows these procedures
      • It is preferred that you do not send attachments – send the information about your course in the body of your e-mail. OTIEC procedures may vary.
   2. Fax
      • See the fax numbers in Attachment B
      • Send a cover page and indicate the number of pages you're sending
      • Subject: Disaster Site Worker 16-hour Course #7600
      • Format your fax request based on the format which follows these procedures
   3. Short Mail-in Format
      • Use short mail-in format which follows these procedures
3. Instructions
   1. Use your ID Number when requesting cards using one of these procedures
   2. For each class - send a separate e-mail, fax, or mail-in format
   3. Keep a file on each course which includes a copy of the e-mail or fax you sent to request cards.
4. Monitoring. We may request a copy of the documentation you have on file for a course.

• E-mail Format
• Fax Format
• Short Mail Format