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Sharon D. Beard Industrial Hygienist, NIEHS

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences – DOE Nuclear Worker Training Update. Sharon D. Beard Industrial Hygienist, NIEHS. AIHCE 2013: DOE IH MEETING Montreal, Canada May 20, 2013. NIEHS/DOE COLLABORATIVE. WHO WE ARE AND GOALS OF THE PROGRAM

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Sharon D. Beard Industrial Hygienist, NIEHS

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  1. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences – DOE Nuclear Worker Training Update Sharon D. BeardIndustrial Hygienist, NIEHS AIHCE 2013: DOE IH MEETING Montreal, Canada May 20, 2013

  2. NIEHS/DOE COLLABORATIVE • WHO WE ARE AND GOALS OF THE PROGRAM • GHS TRAINING AND OTHER TRAINING OUTREACH • NTC/NIEHS WORKER SAFETY COLLOBRATIVE • SAFETY CULTURE MEETING- JUNE 11-12, 2013 IN Washington, DC

  3. To provide safety and health training that is both site specific and trade-specific in view of the fact that DOE sites are complicated, featuring a combination of nuclear, industrial, demolition, and construction activities To ensure that DOE site workers are prepared to work safely in hazardous environments To provide workers with sufficient knowledge to identify hazardous situations and to take appropriate actions to protect themselves, fellow workers, and the environment. What Is the Goal of the Program?

  4. Who Are the Awardees of the Program? • International Association of Fire Fighters • International Union of Operating Engineers • United Steelworkers of America • International Chemical Workers Union • LIUNA Training and Education Fund (formerly Laborers/Associated General Contractors Education and Training Fund) • International Brotherhood of Teamsters • CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training • Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute

  5. DOE/NIEHS Training Delivery Update • Approximately 30,000 DOE workers are now trained annually at over 30 cleanup sites • 1963 courses at 365,083 contact hours of training • Focus training at Hanford, Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, Savannah River, Idaho Falls, Paducah and Nevada Test Site • Wide range of hazardous waste & emergency response classes offered

  6. How Many Are Trained? • Across the DOE complex 5,802,068 contact hours of safety and health training were delivered by the NIEHS/DOE awardees between 1993 and 2012. • Awardees trained 425,675 workers and presented 29,724 classroom and hands-on training courses since 1993. • In 2011-2012, 29,842 workers received 365,083 contact hours of training in 1,963 classes.

  7. GHS TRAINING AND OUTREACH • GHS NEW CURRICULA DEVELOPED • Center for Construction Research and Training • International Union of Operating Engineers • International Association of Fire Fighters • Midwest Consortium – University of Cincinnati • Curricula is housed at the NIEHS Clearinghouse at www.niehs.nih.gov/wetp • DOE COLLABORATIVE GHS MATERIALS • DOE NTC/NIEHS (Training Workgroup) • 10 CFR 851 (The Worker Safety and Health Rule) • Integrated Safety Management (ISM)

  8. 2012 NATIONAL TRAINERS’ EXCHANGE FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINERS • May 2012 in Knoxville TN • 30 plus workshops and trainings • Material(agenda, training tools, presentations and other handouts) available at NIEHS National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training - • http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/index.cfm

  9. CPWR/NIOSHSafety Culture Meeting • NIOSH NORA, CPWR and NIEHS Worker Training Awardees partnering for this meeting • http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/events.cfm?id=2525 • June 11-12, 2013 • Washington DC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel • Putting Safety Culture into Perspective: Key definitions and considerations • Research- How do research findings inform safety culture/climate? • NIEHS Track will focus on the Role of Training in Safety and Health Programs and Safety Culture

  10. NIEHS Worker Training Homepage http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/hazmat/index.cfm NIEHS National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/index.cfm NIEHS Curricula Catalog http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/index.cfm?id=603 More information sources…

  11. Sharon D. Beard, Industrial Hygienist Worker Education and Training Program Email: beard1@niehs.nih.gov http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/wet/staff/beard/index.cfm Phone 919-541-1863 P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-14, RTP, NC 27709-2233 http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/hazmat/ Contact Information

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