The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) supports the
training and education
of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste
generation, removal, containment, transportation and emergency response
in the following six areas:
Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP)
This program provides model occupational safety and health training for
workers who are or may be engaged in activities related to hazardous
waste removal, containment or chemical emergency response.
Minority Worker Training Program (MWTP)
This program is focused on delivering comprehensive training to disadvantaged
inner city young adults in order to prepare them for employment
in the fields of environmental restoration and hazardous materials.
NIEHS/EPA Brownfields Minority Worker Training
Program (BMWTP)
This program broadens the Minority Worker Training Program to provide
comprehensive training of disadvantaged residents in communities impacted
by brownfields to foster economic and environmental restoration of their
communities.
NIEHS/DOE Nuclear Worker Training Program (DOE)
This program is focused on training workers engaged in environmental
restoration, waste treatment and emergency response activities at sites
in the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex.
Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training Program (HDPTP)
This program will enhance the safety and health training of current hazardous materials workers and
chemical responders, to train skilled response personnel, to create materials and deliver training to
weapons of mass destruction response workers and to augment prevention and preparedness efforts in
a wide variety of high risk settings.
Advanced Training Technology Program (ATT)
This program focuses on the development of Advanced Technology Training
(ATT) products for health and safety training of hazardous materials
(HAZMAT) workers, emergency responders, and skilled support personnel.
This includes the SBIR/STTR program.