
Awardee Meeting Details
The WETP Awardee Meeting was held on Wednesday, April 9th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at The Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, CA. Unlike previous years, the Awardee Meeting took place after the Workshop.
Purpose of the Awardee Meeting
The semi-annual WETP Awardee Meeting brought awardees together to provide program updates, exchange information regarding training and discover new areas of interest to awardees.
UCLA-LOSH/WETP Workshop Details
The UCLA-LOSH Workshop, sponsored in conjunction with WETP, was held on Tuesday, April 8th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This workshop also took place at The Westin Los Angeles Airport.
Purpose and Scope of the Workshop
The workshop focused primarily on two recently issued Executive Orders, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security and Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change, and the role WETP awardees might play in each Executive Order. Highlighted issues included the LOHP Refinery Safety Report (656KB) to the California Governor's Interagency Task Force on Refinery Safety, the Federal Agencies report on the Chemical Facility EO and what these reports mean for emergency responders and plant workers. This one day workshop preceded the WETP Awardee Meeting and Clearinghouse Advisory Board Meeting.
Disaster Research Response Exercise Details
The Disaster Research Response Exercise was an optional activity that was held on Monday, April 7th from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. More information about the exercise can be found on the Disaster Exercise webpage.
Participant List
- Participant List (70KB)
Workshop Report
Agenda
- Awardee Meeting Agenda (242KB)
- UCLA-LOSH/WETP Workshop Agenda (491KB)
Presentations
UCLA-LOSH/WETP Workshop
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Time | Topic |
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8:30-9:15 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Linda Delp, UCLA-LOSH; Gwen Collman, NIEHS, Division of Extramural Research and Training, and Joseph "Chip" Hughes, NIEHS, WETP |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Disaster Case Study: Richmond-Chevron Fire Panel Discussion Moderator: Katherine McNamara, UCLA LOSH
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10:15-10:30 a.m. | Q & A |
10:45-11:30 a.m. | Disaster Case Study: Richmond Chevron Fire Small Group Table Discussions |
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Chemical Facility Safety Panel (164KB) Moderator: Paul Penn, EnMagine, Inc.
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1:30-1:45 p.m. | Q & A |
1:45-2:30 p.m. | Chemical Facility Safety Small Group Table Discussions |
2:45-3:45 p.m. | Climate Change and How Training Can Increase Worker and Community Resilience Panel Discussion Moderator: Donald Elisburg, Clearinghouse
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3:45-4:00 p.m. | Q & A |
4:00-4:45 p.m. | Climate Change and How Training Can Increase Worker and Community Resilience Small Group Table Discussions |
4:45-5:15 p.m. | Keynote/Wrap-up Speaker Gina Solomon, California EPA |
Awardee Meeting
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Time | Topic |
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8:30-9:15 a.m. | Welcome and NIEHS Update (1MB) Joseph "Chip" Hughes, Jr., Sharon D. Beard, Ted Outwater (10MB), Jim Remington, Kathy Ahlmark, Pam Clark (139KB), and Donald Ellis, NIEHS |
9:15-9:30 a.m. | NIEHS National Clearinghouse Update Deborah Weinstock, NIEHS Clearinghouse |
9:30-10:45 a.m. | Accreditation and Credentialing for Instructors and/or Training Programs Panel and Discussion Moderator: Mitchel Rosen
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11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions Business Official Meeting (134KB) Pam Clark and Donald Ellis, NIEHS Program Official Meeting, HWWT/HDPT/DOE Issues Joseph "Chip" Hughes, Ted Outwater, Kathy Ahlmark, and Jim Remington, NIEHS MWT Meeting (903KB) Sharon D. Beard, NIEHS |
12:00 noon | Adjourn |
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