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October 19-21, 2022
Hybrid Workshop
Purpose of the Awardee Meeting
The semi-annual WTP Awardee Meeting brought awardees together to provide program updates, exchange information regarding training, and discover new areas of interest to awardees.
Purpose and Scope of the Workshop
The purpose of the workshop was to ensure that the NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) continues to be a model training program for hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) and HAZWOPER-supporting training. The workshop explored the ways in which HAZWOPER training has evolved over the last several years and considered changes that may take place in the future. Workshop participants were encouraged to consider and discuss the audience for HAZWOPER training, the conditions under which HAZWOPER work is performed, the changing distribution of hazards, and approaches for teaching refresher course. Participants heard insights from WTP grantee organizations who deliver HAZWOPER training, as well as perspectives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on trends they have seen related to HAZWOPER work and hazmat emergency response.
Presentations
WTP Awardee Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Time
Topic
1:00
–
2:00 p.m.
Welcome and NIEHS Update
Sharon Beard, Demia Wright, Kathy Ahlmark, Jim Remington, Talin Barnes,
NIEHS Worker Training Program
2:00
–
2:15 p.m.
Grants Management Branch (GMB) NIH Update
(201KB)
James Williams,
NIEHS GMB
2:15
– 2
:25 p.m.
Clearinghouse Update
Deborah Weinstock,
MDB, Inc.
2:25
–
2:30 p.m.
SBIR Evaluation Overview
Eric Persaud,
Dr.PH,
NIEHS Contractor
2:30 – 2:50 p.m.
Legislative Update
(652KB)
April Bennett,
NIEHS Office of the Director
2:50 – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Program Official Meeting
Hazardous Waste Worker Training/Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training/Department of Energy Issues
NIEHS WTP Staff
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) Meeting
Sharon Beard,
NIEHS WTP
Business Official Meeting
James Williams,
NIEHS GMB
Kathy Ahlmark,
NIEHS WTP
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
Working Dinner
Workshop: Examining the Changing Landscape of HAZWOPER Training
Workshop Day 1: Thursday, October 20, 2022
Time
Topic
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome
Sharon D. Beard,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Training Program (WTP)
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Looking Back, Looking Forward: How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going?
Mitchel Rosen,
Ph.D., Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Understanding Emerging Hazards
(4MB)
Christina Baxter,
Ph.D., Emergency Response TIPS, LLC
11:15
–
11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Reaching New and Diverse Audiences
MODERATOR: Eric Persaud,
Dr.PH,
NIEHS Contractor
Lizbeth Diaz,
Western Region Universities Consortium (WRUC)
TOPIC:
HAZWOPER Training for Carwash Workers
(3MB)
Ashley Fitch,
United Steelworkers Tony Mazzocchi Center
TOPIC: Radiological Technician Worker Training at Paducah
Trish Davies,
Opportunity, Advancement, Innovation in Workforce Development (OAI, Inc.)
TOPIC:
Work with LA Conservation Corps and Partnership with Kane County Sheriff's Department
Roy Stover,
Alabama Fire College
TOPIC: Training for American Indians and Alaska Natives
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
The Changing Landscape of HAZWOPER Training, Part 1
MODERATOR: Demia Wright,
NIEHS WTP
Charles Austin,
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
TOPIC:
Preventing Heat Stress for Truck Drivers
(4MB)
Kirk Laflin,
National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE)
TOPIC:
Training Fishing Fleets in Alaska to be First Responders for Oil Spills from Pipeline of Vessels
(2MB)
Chad Geelhood,
Arizona State University/WRUC
TOPIC:
Strategies for Modifying 40-hour HAZWOPER Training Activities During High-Heat Events
(2MB)
2:30 – 2:50 p.m.
Longtime HAZWOPER Trainees - Why People Take Our Training, Results from a Multi-Grantee Evaluation
(8MB)
Megan Rockafellow Baldoni,
Ph.D., Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training
2:50 – 3:00 p.m.
WTP Strategic Plan Update and Charge to Breakouts
Deborah Weinstock,
National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training
3:00 – 3:10 p.m.
Break
3:10 – 4:10 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Discussed questions related to the new WTP strategic plan, and what makes WTP a model program for HAZWOPER and HAZWOPER-supporting training
4:10 – 4:20 p.m.
Break
4:20 – 4:45 p.m.
Report Back
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Workshop Day 2: Friday, October 21, 2022
Time
Topic
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
James Frederick, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
TOPIC: Implications for Training Based on Regulatory Insights into HAZWOPER Work and OSHA Insights Regarding Hazmat Emergency Response Activity
10:30 – 10:40 a.m.
Break
10:40 – 11:25 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Engagement with Small Businesses and Associations
Facilitators:
Janelle Rios,
Ph.D., Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Consortium (P2R)
and Aurora Le,
Ph.D., P2R (virtual)
New Ways to Deliver Refresher Courses
Facilitators:
Pete Raynor,
Ph.D., Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training and
Jonathan Rosen,
National Clearinghouse (virtual)
Dealing with Competition from Other Training Providers; Maintaining Our Competitive Edge
Facilitators:
Bruce McClue,
DSCEJ, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium and
Amber Mitchell, Dr. PH
, NIEHS WTP contractor (virtual)
11:25 – 11:45 a.m.
Report Back
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
The Changing Landscape of HAZWOPER Training, Part 2
MODERATOR: Jim Remington,
NIEHS WTP
Janelle Rios,
Ph.D., P2R
TOPIC:
The Importance of Using the Hierarchy of Controls for Infectious Disease Protection
(651KB)
Brian Abott,
AVSEC, LLC
TOPIC: Hazardous Materials Issues Related to Shipping Produce and Pharmaceuticals
Jamie Burgess,
International Association of Fire Fighters
TOPIC:
Lithium-ion Batteries and the Hazards Facing the Fire Service
(6MB)
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Using HAZWOPER for Workforce Development , Part 2
MODERATOR: Sharon D. Beard,
NIEHS WTP
Mary Vogel,
Building Pathways/CPWR
TOPIC:
Building Pathways: An Apprenticeship Readiness Model for Workforce Development
Bill Nash,
PETE
TOPIC:
PathStone, Brownfields, and Workforce Development
(3MB)
2:00 p.m.
Wrap-up and Adjourn
Sharon D. Beard,
NIEHS WTP
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October 19-21, 2022
Hybrid Workshop
Purpose of the Awardee Meeting
The semi-annual WTP Awardee Meeting brought awardees together to provide program updates, exchange information regarding training, and discover new areas of interest to awardees.
Purpose and Scope of the Workshop
The purpose of the workshop was to ensure that the NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) continues to be a model training program for hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) and HAZWOPER-supporting training. The workshop explored the ways in which HAZWOPER training has evolved over the last several years and considered changes that may take place in the future. Workshop participants were encouraged to consider and discuss the audience for HAZWOPER training, the conditions under which HAZWOPER work is performed, the changing distribution of hazards, and approaches for teaching refresher course. Participants heard insights from WTP grantee organizations who deliver HAZWOPER training, as well as perspectives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on trends they have seen related to HAZWOPER work and hazmat emergency response.
Presentations
WTP Awardee Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Time
Topic
1:00
–
2:00 p.m.
Welcome and NIEHS Update
Sharon Beard, Demia Wright, Kathy Ahlmark, Jim Remington, Talin Barnes,
NIEHS Worker Training Program
2:00
–
2:15 p.m.
Grants Management Branch (GMB) NIH Update
(201KB)
James Williams,
NIEHS GMB
2:15
– 2
:25 p.m.
Clearinghouse Update
Deborah Weinstock,
MDB, Inc.
2:25
–
2:30 p.m.
SBIR Evaluation Overview
Eric Persaud,
Dr.PH,
NIEHS Contractor
2:30 – 2:50 p.m.
Legislative Update
(652KB)
April Bennett,
NIEHS Office of the Director
2:50 – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Program Official Meeting
Hazardous Waste Worker Training/Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training/Department of Energy Issues
NIEHS WTP Staff
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) Meeting
Sharon Beard,
NIEHS WTP
Business Official Meeting
James Williams,
NIEHS GMB
Kathy Ahlmark,
NIEHS WTP
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
Working Dinner
Workshop: Examining the Changing Landscape of HAZWOPER Training
Workshop Day 1: Thursday, October 20, 2022
Time
Topic
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome
Sharon D. Beard,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Training Program (WTP)
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Looking Back, Looking Forward: How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going?
Mitchel Rosen,
Ph.D., Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Understanding Emerging Hazards
(4MB)
Christina Baxter,
Ph.D., Emergency Response TIPS, LLC
11:15
–
11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Reaching New and Diverse Audiences
MODERATOR: Eric Persaud,
Dr.PH,
NIEHS Contractor
Lizbeth Diaz,
Western Region Universities Consortium (WRUC)
TOPIC:
HAZWOPER Training for Carwash Workers
(3MB)
Ashley Fitch,
United Steelworkers Tony Mazzocchi Center
TOPIC: Radiological Technician Worker Training at Paducah
Trish Davies,
Opportunity, Advancement, Innovation in Workforce Development (OAI, Inc.)
TOPIC:
Work with LA Conservation Corps and Partnership with Kane County Sheriff's Department
Roy Stover,
Alabama Fire College
TOPIC: Training for American Indians and Alaska Natives
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
The Changing Landscape of HAZWOPER Training, Part 1
MODERATOR: Demia Wright,
NIEHS WTP
Charles Austin,
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
TOPIC:
Preventing Heat Stress for Truck Drivers
(4MB)
Kirk Laflin,
National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE)
TOPIC:
Training Fishing Fleets in Alaska to be First Responders for Oil Spills from Pipeline of Vessels
(2MB)
Chad Geelhood,
Arizona State University/WRUC
TOPIC:
Strategies for Modifying 40-hour HAZWOPER Training Activities During High-Heat Events
(2MB)
2:30 – 2:50 p.m.
Longtime HAZWOPER Trainees - Why People Take Our Training, Results from a Multi-Grantee Evaluation
(8MB)
Megan Rockafellow Baldoni,
Ph.D., Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training
2:50 – 3:00 p.m.
WTP Strategic Plan Update and Charge to Breakouts
Deborah Weinstock,
National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training
3:00 – 3:10 p.m.
Break
3:10 – 4:10 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Discussed questions related to the new WTP strategic plan, and what makes WTP a model program for HAZWOPER and HAZWOPER-supporting training
4:10 – 4:20 p.m.
Break
4:20 – 4:45 p.m.
Report Back
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Workshop Day 2: Friday, October 21, 2022
Time
Topic
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
James Frederick, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
TOPIC: Implications for Training Based on Regulatory Insights into HAZWOPER Work and OSHA Insights Regarding Hazmat Emergency Response Activity
10:30 – 10:40 a.m.
Break
10:40 – 11:25 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Engagement with Small Businesses and Associations
Facilitators:
Janelle Rios,
Ph.D., Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Consortium (P2R)
and Aurora Le,
Ph.D., P2R (virtual)
New Ways to Deliver Refresher Courses
Facilitators:
Pete Raynor,
Ph.D., Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training and
Jonathan Rosen,
National Clearinghouse (virtual)
Dealing with Competition from Other Training Providers; Maintaining Our Competitive Edge
Facilitators:
Bruce McClue,
DSCEJ, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium and
Amber Mitchell, Dr. PH
, NIEHS WTP contractor (virtual)
11:25 – 11:45 a.m.
Report Back
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
The Changing Landscape of HAZWOPER Training, Part 2
MODERATOR: Jim Remington,
NIEHS WTP
Janelle Rios,
Ph.D., P2R
TOPIC:
The Importance of Using the Hierarchy of Controls for Infectious Disease Protection
(651KB)
Brian Abott,
AVSEC, LLC
TOPIC: Hazardous Materials Issues Related to Shipping Produce and Pharmaceuticals
Jamie Burgess,
International Association of Fire Fighters
TOPIC:
Lithium-ion Batteries and the Hazards Facing the Fire Service
(6MB)
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Using HAZWOPER for Workforce Development , Part 2
MODERATOR: Sharon D. Beard,
NIEHS WTP
Mary Vogel,
Building Pathways/CPWR
TOPIC:
Building Pathways: An Apprenticeship Readiness Model for Workforce Development
Bill Nash,
PETE
TOPIC:
PathStone, Brownfields, and Workforce Development
(3MB)
2:00 p.m.
Wrap-up and Adjourn
Sharon D. Beard,
NIEHS WTP
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Last Reviewed: February 15, 2024