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This page contains resources on hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) training methods, best practices, and lessons learned, as well as information on training approaches and best practices related to pre-employment and health and safety training for disadvantaged worker populations. The resources below draw on NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) award recipients’ collective experience providing occupational safety and health training to workers and communities throughout the United States. Visitors will also find links to federal and state workforce development programs. For additional resources on training evaluation tools and methods, please visit our Training Evaluation page.
WTP Technical Workshops
- Spring 2018 National Trainers’ Exchange – Looking to the Future, Generational Transitions
- 2015 NIEHS Worker Trainers’ Exchange and HAMMER/NTC Training Event
- 2012 National Trainers’ Exchange for Department of Energy Safety and Health Trainers
- Spring 2012 National Trainers’ Exchange – Training Today for a Safer Tomorrow
- Spring 2007 National Trainers’ Exchange – Looking Back and Moving Forward: 20 Years of Worker Education and Training
- Spring 2000 National Trainers’ Exchange Workshop III
Federal Links and Documents
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- ApprenticeshipUSA Program
- Employment and Training Administration Home Page
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Other Links and Documents
- AFL-CIO Working for America Institute
- National Association of Workforce Board: Regional Liaisons
- National Association of State Workforce Agencies
- New Solutions Special Issue: Worker Health and Safety Training