Trusted Training for DOE workers and communities to improve health and safety
Official title: Trusted Training: Training At-Risk Workers and Potential Workers at Department of Energy Sites to Assess and Improve Health and Safety Conditions
Funded at Steelworker Charitable/educational Org · NIH-11408786 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A nonprofit partner is getting funding to provide HAZWOPER safety training to Department of Energy site workers, tribal members, and community residents at 12 sites over five years.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Steelworker Charitable/educational Org NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Pittsburgh, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 1992 |
| Project end | July 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,092,454 |
| NIH project number | 5UH4ES009761-37 |
| Project ID | NIH-11408786 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are DOE site workers, tribal members, and community residents who may be exposed to hazardous materials or who are involved in emergency response at DOE sites.
✕Less likely to help
Participants not directly engaged in DOE site operations or those not receiving training may see limited immediate benefit.
What this research studies
This grant supports building a large, local training program focused on hazardous waste operations safety. It will deliver thousands of classes and hundreds of thousands of training hours to workers, tribal members, and community partners. A cadre of trained worker-trainers will enable ongoing, expand-ready safety education across DOE sites and communities. The program will also explore how emerging technologies affect health and safety through a dedicated Curriculum Team. The effort emphasizes collaboration with unions, tribal groups, and community organizations to reach diverse participants and improve real-world safety outcomes.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, workers and communities will have better training and safer practices around hazardous environments at DOE sites.
How similar studies have gone: Previous safety-training programs have shown improvements in safety knowledge and practices when led by experienced, community-connected training teams.
Where this research is happening
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Steelworker Charitable/educational Org
Pittsburgh, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Fitch, Ashlee — Steelworker Charitable/educational Org
- Study coordinator: Fitch, Ashlee
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.