April 20-22, 2021
Virtual Workshop
Purpose of the 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.
Purpose and Scope of the Workshop
While we heard many stories of challenges and frustration during the COVID-19 pandemic, we know people adapted to overcome gaps in worker training and protection. The workshop reviewed the best practices of WTP, awardees, and partnering organizations to sustain training programs during COVID-19 and other disaster preparedness and response efforts.
Agendas
- Final Awardee Meeting Agenda (1MB)
- Final Workshop Agenda (5MB)
Workshop Report
- Workshop Report (15MB)
Presentations
WTP Awardee Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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12:30 -1:00 p.m. | Welcome (2MB) (Recorded Webinar)
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1:00-1:20 p.m. | Grants Management Branch (GMB) Update (96KB) (Recorded Webinar)
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1:20 – 1:35 p.m. | NIEHS National Clearinghouse Update (1MB) (Recorded Webinar)
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1:35 – 2:05 p.m. | Legislative Update (447KB) (Recorded Webinar)
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2:05 – 2:15 p.m. | Break |
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Principal Investigators Boot Camp (447KB) (Recorded Webinar) |
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Evaluation of Opioids and COVID-19 in the Worker Training Programs (83KB) (Recorded Webinar)
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3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Creating a Dynamic Infection Prevention Plan (2MB) (Recorded Webinar)
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Concurrent Breakout Sessions | |
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Program Official Meeting
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4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Department of Energy Meeting
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4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Business Official Meeting (119KB)
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5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Workshop: Using Best Practices to Sustain Training Programs During COVID-19 and Other Disasters
Workshop Day 1: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Time | Topic |
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1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Welcome (Recorded Webinar)
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1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Keynote Address: Have We Seen this Before? Recurring Disaster Themes, Gaps, and Moving Forward (942KB) (Recorded Webinar)
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2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Perspectives from OSHA on the National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (630KB) (Recorded Webinar) SESSION MODERATOR: Jim Remington, NIEHS WTP
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2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Successes and Best Practices (Part I) (Recorded Webinar) SESSION MODERATOR: David Turcotte, The New England Consortium-Civil Service Employees Association (TNEC-CSEA) Best Practices Panel (30 minutes)
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3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Stretch Break |
4:00 – 5:15 p.m. | Successes and Best Practices (Part II) (Recorded Webinar) SESSION MODERATOR: Jonathan Rosen, National Clearinghouse Best Practices Panel (30 minutes)
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Workshop Day 2: Thursday, April 22, 2021
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1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Recap of Day 1 and Setting the Stage for Day 2 Discussions (1MB) (Recorded Webinar) Sharon Beard, NIEHS WTP Acting Director |
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: Challenges of Meeting Training Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic SESSION MODERATOR: Sharon Beard, NIEHS WTP Breakout Session (30 minutes)
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2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Technologies and New Approaches Used During COVID-19 to Reach Target Populations SESSION MODERATOR: Kathy Ahlmark, NIEHS WTP Virtual Roundtable Session (60 minutes) This session will provide participants an opportunity to explore various tools and approaches used to reach target audiences. Each presenter will spend the first 10 minutes of the breakout sharing their technology/approach, then encourage others to ask questions and share on technologies they have used within their own organizations. Attendees would then move to a different roundtable after 15 minutes.
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3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Stretch Break |
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Mentoring, Apprenticeships, and Instructor Development (Recorded Webinar) SESSION MODERATOR: Ashlee Fitch, The Steelworkers Charitable and Educational Organization Panel (30 minutes) This session will look at research on mentorship programs as they relate to union and non-union safety and health trainers and what lessons about mentorship can be applied to instructor development programs and the lessons learned from apprenticeships that can be applied to occupational safety and health. Discussion will explore how to build sustainable frameworks for instructor development programs with mentorship and apprenticeship components.
Facilitated Discussion (30 minutes)
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4:30 – 5:15 p.m. | Risk Communication and the Path Forward (312KB) (Recorded Webinar) SESSION MODERATOR: Demia Wright, NIEHS WTP
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