Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training
Funded at Center for Construction Res and Training · NIH-11401090 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A national training program helps construction workers learn safer handling of hazardous materials and improve emergency response skills.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Center for Construction Res and Training NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Silver Spring, United States) |
| Project start | September 21, 1992 |
| Project end | May 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $4,046,810 |
| NIH project number | 5U45ES006185-36 |
| Project ID | NIH-11401090 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates include construction workers, job seekers, and trainees in disaster-affected or high-hazard environments seeking safer practices and new employment opportunities.
✕Less likely to help
Some trainees may not directly benefit if they are not part of the targeted courses or do not complete training.
What this research studies
This grant funds a not-for-profit organization to provide large-scale training across the U.S. construction sector, focusing on hazards, safety practices, and environmental health. It supports the development of instructors and a broad catalog of courses, along with outreach to underemployed workers and disaster-related training. The program includes performance evaluations to track progress and outcomes over five years. The goal is to improve worker safety, reduce hazards, and help workers gain skills for safer, healthier jobs.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, workers and communities could experience safer workplaces and clearer paths to employment in construction and remediation fields.
How similar studies have gone: Prior training and workforce safety programs have demonstrated improvements in safety practices and reduced incident rates in similar settings.
Where this research is happening
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Center for Construction Res and Training
Silver Spring, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cain, Christina Trahan — Center for Construction Res and Training
- Study coordinator: Cain, Christina Trahan
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.