NIEHS CCCHST/PETE

NIEHS CCCHST/PETE Program

Program Name: Community and College Consortium for Health and Safety Training (CCCHST), administered by the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE)

Geographic Scope: 35+ states and 2 U.S. territories

Overview:
The CCCHST has training components for:

• EPA Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP)
• Haz Mat Disaster Preparedness Train-the-Trainer Program (HDPTP)
• DOE Worker Training Program

Focus Areas:

• Hazardous materials instruction (HAZWOPER and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 compliance)
• Training for hazardous waste workers, technicians, and supervisors
• Waste site cleanup training
• Disaster site cleanup training
• Brownfields redevelopment training
• Hazardous materials transportation training
• Response to spills and releases of hazardous materials

Program Structure:

• 150+ training organizations with 250+ trainers
• 3,700+ classes offered annually
• 60,000+ students trained annually
• 400,000+ contact hours generated annually
• Curriculum developed by Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI), Davenport, Iowa
• Train-the-trainer model

Membership:
Consists of community colleges partnered with business, industry, universities, and community-based organizations

Support Provided:

• CCCHST members charge for courses in their local area
• Instructors receive small reimbursement for reporting course numbers
• Instructor Refresher training offered at colleges across the nation (at least every two years)

Contact Information:

• Hilary Kesseler, Office Manager
• Address: 584 Main Street, South Portland, Maine, 04106