Keeping Quality Current: An Update of the NIEHS Minimum Criteria for Worker Health and Safety Training for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

Worker Education and Training Program
Spring 2005 Awardee Meeting and Technical Conference

From March 30th - April 1st, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was proud to sponsor the Spring WETP Awardee meeting and Minimum Criteria Technical Conference in Manhattan Beach, California. A meeting of NIEHS awardees took place from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 30th. The technical conference started that afternoon with a keynote presentation and plenary panel, continued with breakout sessions on Thursday, the 31st, and concluded before noon on Friday, April 1st. Over 100 experts participated in this major effort to revise a national guidance document for training hazardous waste workers and emergency responders. John Moran and Donald Elisburg, consultants to the National Clearinghouse, developed the draft guidance document.

Agendas

• Awardee Meeting Agenda (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/AgendaAM.pdf)  (105 KB)
• Technical Conference Agenda (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/AgendaTC.pdf)  (131 KB)

Attendees

• Awardee Meeting and Technical Conference Attendees

Presentations

• Awardee Meeting Presentations
• Technical Conference Presentations

Meeting Reports

• Awardee Meeting and Technical Conference Report (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/WETP_05SpringFinalRe port.pdf)  (4,470 KB)