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Overview

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)

Funder: National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

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

  • Email: kesseler@maine.rr.com

  • Phone: 207.771.9020

  • Address: 584 Main Street, South Portland, Maine, 04106

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    workforce-developmentenvironmental-education

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