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U. S. Labor Department Equips Workers To Respond To Future Anthrax
Threats New Partnership Will Develop Anthrax/Biohazard Clean-up Training
Curriculum
WASHINGTONThe U.S. Department of Labor today announced a
new training partnership with the Laborers International Union to develop an
anthrax/biohazard training curriculum. The new partnership was prompted by the
recent anthrax outbreaks across the country.
A grant totaling $208,650 from the Labor Departments Employment
and Training Administration was awarded to the Laborers as a first step in this
partnership. The course material will be developed and tested through the
combined expertise of the Labor Departments Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA), the Laborers and other appropriate government
entities.
Our best response to anthrax and other threats of bioterrorism is
to be prepared, said John L. Henshaw, assistant secretary of labor for
OSHA. It is important that we have workers who are well trained to
respond to such threats safely and at the same time can help the country get
back to normal as quickly as possible.
The Laborers certified hazardous waste workers will utilize this
new curriculum to upgrade their skills and fine-tune the training process.
After pilot tests are complete, the curriculum will be used by other
organizations to train workers in the removal of biochemical agents, including
twelve OSHA Training Institute Education Centers and state and local One-Stop
centers.
The final training curriculum for distribution across the country will
include training manuals, CD-ROM and web-based curriculum, a PowerPoint
presentation and other training tools.
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