Training to keep workers safe from hazardous waste
Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program
This program trains construction and cleanup workers to avoid and respond safely to hazardous materials and waste.
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 ID | NIH-11132501 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This national program creates model courses and curriculum to teach construction and remediation workers how to work safely around hazardous waste, asbestos, and chemical releases. CPWR partners with a consortium of building trades unions to deliver hands-on training at remediation sites, union training centers, and community locations. The training covers containment, personal protective equipment, confined-space safety, transportation and emergency response practices. Courses are tailored to job tasks and include follow-up and curriculum updates to help protect workers and nearby communities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are construction trades and hazardous-waste cleanup workers, union members, and others who work at remediation, decontamination, or chemical emergency sites.
Not a fit: People who do not work with hazardous materials or who are not involved in cleanup or emergency response are unlikely to gain direct benefit from this training.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could lower worker exposures and injuries and reduce community contamination from hazardous waste incidents.
How similar studies have performed: Previous occupational safety and hazardous-materials training programs have reduced exposures and work-related injuries, and this effort builds on those established practices.
Where this research is happening
Silver Spring, United States
- 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
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 below.