The NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) and its award recipients provided information, equipment, and training resources to worker populations involved in response and cleanup operations related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and they continue to prepare for the possibility of future man-made disasters. The following resources are aimed at protecting the health and safety of those responding to the aftermath of a chemical or biological terrorism event. For additional resources on chemical hazard identification and assessment, chemical safety and security, and chemical incident response, please visit our Chemical Exposure page. To learn more about WTP infectious disease-related training initiatives and resources, visit our Infectious Diseases page.
Training Resources
The National Clearinghouse creates training tools to aid in the development of awareness-level courses or other awareness-level materials. These tools provide health and safety guidance to those involved in disaster response and cleanup activities.
Chemical Incident Response Training Tool
- Protecting Yourself While Responding to Chemical Incidents: Safety and Health Awareness for Responders to Chemical Incidents(16MB)
- Protecting Yourself While Responding to Chemical Incidents: Safety and Health Awareness for Responders to Chemical Incidents(2MB)
WTP Technical Workshops
Federal Links and Documents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Bioterrorism: Preparedness Varied across State and Local Jurisdictions
- Capitol Hill Anthrax Incident – EPA’s Cleanup Was Successful
- Chemical and Biological Defense – Observations on DOD’s Risk Assessment of Defense Capabilities
- HHS Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs – States Reported Progress but Fell Short of Program Goals for 2002
- Smallpox Vaccination – Implementation of National Program Faces Challenges
- U.S. Postal Service – Better Guidance Is Needed to Improve Communication Should Anthrax Contamination Occur in the Future
U.S. Army
- U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense: Education and Training
- U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases: Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, Seventh Edition
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated with Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Materials(9.3MB)
- Botulism (Clostridium botulinum) Quick Reference Guide (QRG)
Other Links and Documents
Bioterrorism
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Bioterrorism Page
- Defense Technical Information Center: Bayes, Bugs, and Bioterrorists: Lessons Learned from the Anthrax Attacks
- Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Protection of Workers from Risks Related to Exposure to Biological Agents at Work(275KB)
- Remembering 9/11 and Anthrax: Public Health’s Vital Role in National Defense
- Systematic Review: Surveillance Systems for Early Detection of Bioterrorism-Related Diseases
- The National Academies Press: Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack – A Decision-Making Framework