Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Workers Training
WETP Cooperative Agreement Awardee:
Principal Investigator / Institution
- Carol Rice
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Tel (513) 558-1751
Fax (513) 558-1722 -
University of Cincinnati
Midwest Consortium, Department of Environmental Health
316 Wherry Hall
P.O. Box 670056
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0056
http://eh.uc.edu/mwc/
Program Contact
- Linda Alerding
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Tel (513) 558-0528
Fax (513) 558-1722
Linda.Alerding@uc.edu -
University of Cincinnati
Midwest Consortium, Department of Environmental Health
316 Wherry Hall
P.O. Box 670056
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0056
Target Training Populations
The Consortium targets waste site workers and supervisors, employees at treatment, storage and disposal facilities and emergency response personnel.
Program Description
The Midwest Consortium provides training under the Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) to workers who may be exposed to hazardous materials while performing jobs covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard in nine states of the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and North Dakota). The consortium's specific aims are to serve the needs of the region through interactive, hands-on training developed to meet the needs of adult learners employed in jobs covered by HAZWOPER; to document the change in and retention of knowledge and skills as a result of training; to evaluate the impact of training and residents after return to the workplace; to provide training in communities where hazardous materials exposures may occur; and to fully integrate advanced training technologies into program content and delivery.
Project Duration
- August 1, 2010 - July 31, 2015
Grant Numbers
- U45ES06184
Other Participating Organizations
- Citizens Environmental Alliance (http://www.citizensenvironmentalliance.org/)
- Environmental Management Institute (http://www.envtlmgmt.org/pricetab.htm?496405c0)
- Fisk University - Environmental Justice Program (http://www.fisk.edu/)
- Greater Cincinnati Occupational Health Center (http://www.gcohc.com/)
- Green Door Initiative (http://greendoorinitiative.org/)
- Kentucky Community and Technical College System (http://kyfirecommission.kctcs.edu/Hazmat_Materials_Training.aspx)
- Lakeshore Technical College (http://www.gotoltc.com/em/index.php)
- Michigan State University (http://www.ers.msu.edu/index.html)
- Ohio Environmental Council (http://www.theoec.org/)
- The Three Affiliated Tribes (http://www.mhanation.com/)
- University of Illinois (http://www.ler.illinois.edu/)
- University of Minnesota (http://www.sph.umn.edu/ce/)
- University of Tennessee (https://cis.tennessee.edu/Pages/default.aspx)
