HWWTP

International Brotherhood Of Teamsters, Washington DC

Investigators

Abstract

Program Summary/Abstract (HWWTP) Project Title: IBT Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (HWWTP) Under the HWWTP, the IBT Consortium will build institutional competency and create a sustainable worker health and safety training program. Hazardous waste remediation workers, construction workers at hazardous waste sites, and transportation and warehouse workers encounter myriad occupational hazards such as: working at heights, in excavations, heavy lifting, falling objects, electrical hazards, and exposures to chemicals. Consequently, it is critically important for these workers to receive training to ensure that they are able to identify occupational hazards and able to take actions to protect themselves, their coworkers, and the surrounding environment. The targeted population for the HWWTP is workers who are engaged in hazardous waste remediation, hazardous materials transportation, warehousing, solid waste and recycling, airline, rail, and emergency response. The IBT Consortium proposes to recruit workers within the targeted industry sectors through relationships and partnerships with employers, unions, community-based organizations, and 11 regional training centers to conduct 1,640 classes for 19,920 workers during the 5-year funding period. The IBT Consortium is in a unique position to deliver relevant, high quality health and safety training to workers due to our infrastructure, mobile training capability, staffing, extensive experience, and expertise. The long-term objectives and specific aims of the IBT Consortium are to increase worker, community, and environmental safety and resilience by training workers to respond to accidental releases of hazardous materials, work safely on hazardous waste remediation projects, and safely transport hazardous materials via truck, rail, and air.