Revising the NIEHS Minimum Health and Safety Training Criteria
October 16-18, 2017
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

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.
WTP Workshop Details
Last updated during a 2005 WTP workshop, the Minimum Health and Safety Training Criteria document is a national guidance document for training hazardous waste workers and emergency responders. It also serves as the primary quality control foundation for the WTP.
This workshop was primarily a working meeting. Awardees selected from a limited number of topics addressed in the Minimum Criteria document, then broke out into groups that worked to develop consensus on proposed revisions to the existing language.
Agendas
- Awardee Meeting Agenda (1MB)
- Workshop Agenda (2MB)
Participant List
- Participant List (113KB)
Presentations
Awardee Meeting
Monday, October 16, 2017
Time | Topic |
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1:00 p.m. | Welcome Joseph "Chip" Hughes, Jr., NIEHS |
1:05 p.m. | Hurricane Response Overview Gwen Collman, NIEHS |
1:20 p.m. | NIEHS Update (2MB) Joseph "Chip" Hughes, Jr., NIEHS |
1:50 p.m. | Disaster Response Discussion Panel 1 (Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria)
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2:45 p.m. | Disaster Response Discussion Panel 2
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4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Meetings
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Workshop: Ensuring Up-to-Date Guidance: Revising the NIEHS Minimum Health and Safety Training Criteria
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Time | Topic |
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9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Joseph "Chip" Hughes, Jr., NIEHS |
9:15 a.m. | The History, Evolution, and Meaning of the WTP Minimum Criteria (5MB) Bruce Lippy, Ph.D., CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training |
10:00 a.m. | Charge to Breakouts (493KB) |
10:20 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Groups 1-4)
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1:15 p.m. | Report Back from Breakout Sessions |
2:10 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Groups 5-8)
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4:15 p.m. | Report Back from Breakout Sessions |
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Time | Topic |
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9:00 a.m. | Recap of Tuesday Breakout Discussions (440KB) |
9:15 a.m. | Small Group Discussions on Topics 1-4 |
10:30 a.m. | Small Group Discussions on Topics 5-8 |
11:15 a.m. | Discussion on Compliance Challenges and Best Practices in Compliance with the Minimum Criteria Document |
12:00 p.m. | Next Steps and Adjourn |
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