Training and Education - A unique strength of the Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) is its ability to reach out to an established, extensive national network of trainers experienced in hazardous materials and hazardous waste training. Since the inception of the WETP, the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has successfully supported twenty primary awardees, representing 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. This accounts for over 15 million contact hours of actual training.
This section contains a wealth of practical methods and examples that come primarily from the years of NIEHS grantees collective experience in hazardous waste worker training and collected during national trainers exchanges and other workshops. Training issues specific to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation called HAZWOPER, the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard 29 CFR 1910.120(http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9765) including best practices, training approaches, training guidelines, and technical skills, are addressed here. To learn more about the NIEHS worker training activities, visit the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program webpage.
OSHA Storage Tank Module webpage(http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/products/topics/storagetank/index.html) The module is a product of the Safe Tank Alliance between OSHA, the American Petroleum Institute, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Steel Tank Institute. The module features requirements and solutions for working in permit- and non-permit required confined spaces in aboveground storage tanks.
Guides for Managing Crystalline Silica
Control Programs in Construction(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=786) (803 KB) 2004. 157 pages. This binder contains a series of individual "how-to" guides for managing
major elements of crystalline silica control programs, e.g. respirators, exposure
assessment.
Guides for Managing Lead Control Programs
in Construction(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=785) (1.2 MB) 2004. 179 pages. This binder contains a series of individual "how-to" guides for managing major
elements of lead control programs, e.g. respirators, exposure assessment.
Managing Hurricane Recovery for Healthy and Affordable Communities(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=2315) (492 KB) November 2005. 24 pages. Written by the Alliance for Healthy Homes, this guide covers many issues vital to families and individuals struggling to cope with loss of jobs, homes, and other personal property and assets. It primarily focuses on the serious environmental health hazards caused by hurricanes and how the recovery process can reduce these hazards and hopefully prevent similar consequences in future hurricanes.
Office of Public Health Research: Developing the CDC Health Protection Research Guide, 2006-2015(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=2360) (1.1 MB) November 2005. 150 pages. The new Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Protection Research Guide, 2006-2015, will serve as a blueprint for research areas that should be addressed during the next decade by CDC and its partners in response to current and future needs and events. This document provides an overview of the guide and invites you to submit comments.
including best practices, training approaches, training guidelines, and technical skills, are addressed here. To learn more about the NIEHS worker training activities, visit the 
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