Fall TechnicalWorkshop Report

September 13, 2006 New York City

September 14-15, 2006 New York City

Fall TechnicalWorkshop Report

NIEHS WETP Worker education and training Program

The NIehS WeTP AfTer NeArly 20 yeArSANd TWo MAjor dISASTer reSPoNSeS

Report following the September 14-15, 2006 NIEHS WETP Fall Technical Workshop

Disaster Response Training: From Wtc to katrina — Five Years of Lessons Learned

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T a b l E o f c o N T E N T S

Evolution of the NIEHS WETP Program from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Lessons From the Past Five Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Brief Summary of Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

KeynoteSpeaker:JohnHoward,NIOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

KeynoteSpeaker:DavidNeun,IAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Panel1:WorldTradeCenterHealthSurveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Panel2:LessonsLearnedfrom9/11RespondersandTrainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Panel3:Post9/11andKatrinaChangesinResponse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Panel4:ContractorandSubcontractorSafetyandHealthRelationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

NextStepsontheESAP,WorkerSafetyandHealthAnnex,andMissionAssignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

AwarenessLevelTrainingforthe15PlanningScenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DisasterSiteWorkerCourseModificationtoAddressAll-Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DiscussionofJust-In-Time,PreparednessandPre-DeploymentTraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Challenges and Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

IssuesidentifiedfromthePanelandBreakoutSessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1 .NextStepsontheEmergencySupportActivationPlan(ESAP),WorkerSafetyandHealthAnnexandMissionAssignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 .AwarenessLevelTrainingforthe15DHSScenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 .DisasterSiteWorkerCourseModificationstoAddressAll-hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4 .DiscussionofJust-in-time,PreparednessandPre-deploymentTraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

OtherIssues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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E v o l u T I o N o f T H E N I E H S W E T P P r o g r a m f r o m 9 / � � T o H u r r I c a N E K a T r I N a

The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Worker Education and Training Program(NIEHSWETP)istoprovidehighqualitysafetyandhealthtrainingandresourcesforworkershandlinghazardousmaterialsorinvolvedinrespondingtoemergenciesinvolvinghazardousmaterials .NIEHSWETPachievesthis, inpart,bymakingawardstoanationalnetworkofnonprofitsafetyandhealthtrainingprograms .

TheNIEHSWETPhasthesamemissionandfunctionasitdidwhenitbeganin1987 .Theprogramstillexiststoprovidehighqualitysafetyandhealthtrainingandresourcestoworkershandlinghazardouswasteandrespondingtoemergenciesinvolvinghazardousmaterials .Whilethescenariosthatresultinthehazardousmaterialsortheresponsemayhavechanged,whattheprogramteachesworkerstodo–environmentalremediationandemergencyresponse-hasnotchanged .

Somethingshavechangedsince1987andtheinceptionoftheprogram .TheprogramwasconceivedtoprovideworkerswhowerecleaningupSuperfundsitesandperformingRCRAremovalactionsandthe like .Nowtheprogramfinds itselfrespondingtoterroristattacks,naturaldisastersandmethlabs .Buttheworkrequiresthatworkershavethesameknowledgebaseinordertoprotectthemselvesandthecommunitiesinwhichtheyareworking .Andarguably,thatknowledgebaseisHAZWOPERandHAZWOPERrelatedtraining .

WithinNIEHSWETPandamongstawardees,therehasbeenatugbetweendisasterresponseandthecoreHAZWOPERtrainingmissionandwhattheprogram’sfocusshouldbe .SomehavearguedthattheprogramissimplyevolvingandthatwenowusethecoreHAZWOPERtopromotepreparednessforemergencies .

TheNIEHSWETPisalsonowpartoftheNationalResponsePlan .ThishasrequiredNIEHSWETPtodevelopthemechanismtodealwithemergency response in termsof its ability toactivateawardees toparticipate ina response .ThismechanismistheESAP .

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l E S S o N S f r o m T H E P a S T f I v E Y E a r S

In-depthparticipationbytheNIEHSWETPintheWorldTradeCenter(WTC)responseandthesubsequentNIEHSWETPnationallessonslearnedtechnicalworkshopheldinNashville,TennesseeinApril2002,providedthebasisfortheNIEHSWETPtodevelopanationalresponsepreparednessplan,calledtheEmergencySupportActivationPlan(ESAP) .TheESAPfacilitatesmoreeffectiveNIEHSWETPresponsesinfuturenationalincidents .

Becauseof this,manyof theNIEHSWETPnationalawardeeswereactiveparticipants intheresponsetotheWorldTradeCenterdisasterprovidingpersonalprotectiveequipment,instructionalstaff,industrialhygienesupport,anddevelopinganddeliveringtheWTCSiteOrientationtrainingprogram .However,theimplementationofsafetyandhealthtrainingandpracticeoftenranintobarriers .Tolearnfromtheselessons,theNIEHSWETPhostedanationaltechnicalworkshopinthespringof2002inNashville,Tennessee .Usingthefindingsreportedfromthatworkshop,theNIEHSWETPdevelopedandimplementedanEmergencySupportActivationPlan(ESAP)toimproveitsfutureemergencyresponsesundertheNationalResponsePlan(NRP)developedbytheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity .

AstheESAPwasdeveloped,NIEHSWETPcoordinatedwithOSHA,sothattheESAPnowservesastheNIEHSWETPWorkerSafetyandHealthTrainingSupportAnnextotheNationalResponsePlan(NRP)WorkerSafetyandHealthAnnex .

Inaddition,anewgrantstrainingprogramarea-theHAZMATDisasterPreparednessTrainingProgram(HDPTP)-wasestablishedandfunded .Todate,morethan6,300awardeeinstructorsandworkershavebeentrainedintheOSHA/NIEHSWETPDisasterSiteWorkerCourses(OSHA5600and7600) .Thesecoursestraindisastersiteworkersandinstructorswhoprovide skilled support services, (e .g . utility, demolition, debris removal, orheavy equipmentoperation) or site cleanupservicesinresponsetonaturalandman-madedisasters .Inaddition,theNIEHSWETPMinimumHealthandSafetyTrainingCriteria,aqualitycontrolguidancedocumentfortheNIEHSWETPtraininggrantsprogramandamodelforalltrainingproviders,wasrevisedtoincludesuchall-hazardstraining .

WhenHurricaneKatrinahittheGulfCoastNIEHSWETPwasreadyimmediatelyimplementingitsESAPandlater,whentheNRPwasactivated inresponsetoHurricaneKatrinaNIEHSWETPbeganworkingthroughtheNRPWorkerSafetyandHealthAnnexascoordinatedbytheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA) .

AswiththeresponsetotheWorldTradeCenterattacks,therewerelessonstobelearnedfromtheKatrinaresponse .TheNIEHSWETPhostedanothernationaltechnicalworkshopinthespringof2006inBirmingham,Alabama,whichexaminedthefirstsixmonthsoftheNIEHSWETPKatrinaresponseasseenthroughtheeyesoftheNIEHSWETP,NIEHSWETPgrantees,andseveralfederalpartners .Aconsensusemergedthatwhilevaluableinitscurrentform,theNIEHSWETPresponsestillneedsimprovement .Moreover,theresponsetotheHurricaneshowedthatthebarriersevidencedintheWTCresponsewithregardtoprovidingeffectivesafetyandhealthtrainingtoresponders,stillexistunderthe“new”NationalResponsePlan .

Inthefallof2006,reflectingonthefiveyearanniversaryoftheWorldTradeCenterattacksandtheoneyearanniversaryof Hurricane Katrina, the NIEHS WETP hosted a national technical workshop to reflect on the Program’s activities inresponsetoeachofthesedisastersandtobegintolookforwardtoexplorewhattheProgram’snextstepsshouldbe .ThethemeoftheworkshopwasDisasterResponseTraining:FromWTCtoKatrinaFiveYearsofLessonsLearned .

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b r I E f S u m m a r Y o f W o r K S H o P

TheFall2006TechnicalWorkshopwasheldonThursday,September14thandFriday,September15th,2006inNewYorkCity .Thethemeofthisyear’sworkshopwasDisasterResponseTraining:FromWTCtoKatrinaFiveYearsofLessonsLearned .Theworkshopwascomprisedoftwomajorplatformsforinformationexchange:paneldiscussionsandbreakoutsessions .Thisyear’sTechnicalWorkshopfeaturedfourpaneldiscussionsandofferedparticipantstheoptiontoattendoneoffourbreakoutsessionsfacilitatedattheconclusionofthefourpaneldiscussions .

Keynote Speaker: John Howard, NIOSHDr .JohnHoward’soverallthemewasthatworkersshouldnotgetsickfromtheirresponseactivities .Hediscussedthe

needsofworkerswhowereat theWTCsiteandimpressedthatwemust lookathowwecanbettermakeadministrativecontrolsworkatdisastersitesandthatsafetymustbemanagedatthehighestlevels .

Keynote Speaker: David Neun, IAFFMr .Neunprovidedanoverviewofnational response issues related to training .Henoted thatemergency response is

similarregardlessofthesizeofthedisasterandtalkedaboutthebasicelementsneededinaresponse .Mr .NeunnotedtheimportanceoftheOSHADisasterSiteWorkercourseasaprerequisitetoaworkerbeinginvolvedinaresponseandtheneedforresponderstoknowthechainofcommandatadisastersite .

Thetopicsforthisyear’spaneldiscussionswereasfollows:

Panel 1: World Trade Center Health SurveillanceModerator: Claudia Thompson, PhD,NIEHSJohn Howard, MD,NIOSHRobin Herbert, MD,Mt .SinaiSurveillanceProgramAlison Geyh, PhD,JohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealthDavid Prezant, MD,NewYorkCityFireDepartment

Thispaneldiscussionfocusedonthevariousmedicalissuesplaguing9/11respondersandcleanupworkersduetotoxicsubstanceexposurereleasedfromthedestructionoftheworldtradecentertowersanddamagetothesurroundinginfrastructure .Thepaneldiscussionalsohighlightedprogramsimplementedtoaddressthemedicalandsurveillanceneedsofthesepopulations

Panel 2: Lessons Learned from 9/11 Responders and TrainersModerator: Bruce Lippy, PhD,CIH,CSP,TheLippyGroupDave Newman, IH,NewYorkCommitteeforOccupationalSafetyandHealthPete Gorman, UniformedFireOfficersAssociationDon Ellenberger, CentertoProtectWorkers’RightsMike Cackowski, LaborersLocal472Bruce Murphy, InternationalUnionofOperatingEngineers,Local15

Panel2provided theopportunity for emergency responders andworkerhealth and safety trainers to sharewithworkshopattendeeslessonslearnedfromtheirownexperiencein9/11emergencyresponseandcleanupefforts .

Panel 3: Post 9/11 and Katrina Changes in ResponseModerator: Joseph “Chip” Hughes, NIEHSLaura Hartline Weems, CIH,U .S .CoastGuardAmir Rasheed, NewYorkPoliceDepartment

Panel3providedtheopportunityfortheU .S .CoastGuardandtheNewYorkPoliceDepartmenttodiscuswhatlessonstheirorganizationslearnedfrom9/11and/orHurricaneKatrinaandthechangestheyhaveputinplaceasaresultoftheirexperiences .

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Panel 4: Contractor and Subcontractor Safety and Health RelationshipsModerator: Donald Elisburg, NationalClearinghouseJim Woodey, U .S . Army Corps of EngineersTimothy Fields,Jr ., Tetra Tech EM, Inc .Thefinalpaneldiscussedwaysthefederalgovernmentcanpartnerwithcontractorsto improvetheprotectionofsiterespondersinfuturenationaldisastersandhowtheU .S .ArmyCorpsofEngineersandacontractorhavemadechangesintheirorganizationsbasedonthelessonslearnedfromtheirresponsesto9/11andHurricaneKatrina .

Thetopicsforthisyear’sBreakoutSessionswereasfollows:

Next Steps on the ESAP, Worker Safety and Health Annex, and Mission Assignment.Thisbreakout sessionprovided a forum fordiscussingways to enhance theNIEHSWETPEmergencySupportActivationPlan(ESAP)anditsgeneralstrategyforrespondingtodisasters .

Awareness Level Training for the 15 Planning ScenariosThisbreakoutsessionreviewedtheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity’s(DHS)15planningscenariosanddiscussedwaysinwhichtodevelopawarenessleveltrainingforthem .

Disaster Site Worker Course Modification to Address All-HazardsThe Disaster SiteWork Course breakout session sought to identify strategies to modify current NIEHSWETPDisasterSiteWorkercourseintoamodularizedall-hazardsformat .

Discussion of Just-In-Time, Preparedness and Pre-Deployment TrainingThisbreakoutsessiondiscussedthevarioustypesoftrainingworkerswouldneedinordertoparticipateinadisasterresponseandtheappropriateuseforjust-in-time,preparedness,andpre-deploymenttraining .

Presentationsfromtheworkshop,aswellasthemeetingagendaandparticipantslistmaybefoundatwww .wetp .org

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c H a l l E N g E S a N d N E x T S T E P S

NIEHSWETPhasanopportunity todeterminewhere itwants tobepositioned in termsof its engagementduringanationalresponse .TheworkshopallowedalloftheProgram’sconstituentstoreflectonwheretheprogramhasbeenandprovidedanopportunitytobegindiscussionsonwhattheprogram’sfocusshouldbenowandlookingforwardtowardthenexttenyears .

Thenatureoftheprogram(governmentcooperativeagreementswithnon-profitorganizations),presentssomechallengestoitsinvolvementindisasterresponseinthatNIEHSWETPcannotrequiretheawardeestoparticipateinaresponse .Beforecommittingtoaresponse,NEIHSWETPmustfirsttouchbasewithawardeesandensuresomeareinterestedandabletoparticipate .Awardeesneedtodeterminetheirorganizationalmechanismsfortimelyparticipationandresponse .

Issues identified from the Panel and Breakout Sessions:PanelsessionsonThursdayextendedbeyondthescheduledtime .TheresultwasthattheBreakoutsessionswerelimited

toonehouronFridayandthusweresomewhatlimited .

1. Next Steps on the Emergency Support Activation Plan (ESAP), Worker Safety and Health Annex and Mission Assignments• ThereismuchNIEHSWETPanditsawardeescanandshouldbedoingintermsofpreparednessthat

wouldhelpfacilitateaquickerandmoresuccessfuldeploymentinfuturedisasters .Forinstance,totheextentpossible,NIEHSWETPanditsawardeesshouldbedevelopingrelationshipswithfederal,stateandlocalorganizationsthatwouldbeinvolvedinaresponseinregionstheycover .Itisimportanttonetworkwith contractors and other response agencies that we provide safety training to, prior to an incidentoccurring .

• Theideaofhavingaregistryoftrainedworkers(ortrainers?)thatcanbetrackedandcalleduponwhenadisasteroccurshasbeendiscussedwithinNIEHSWETPforsometime .Thatneedwasraisedagainduringtheworkshop .Inaperfectworld,theseworkers(trainers)wouldalsohaveNIEHSWETPcredentials,includinganIDcard,contractsandthelikesothatwhenanincidentoccurs,theyarereadytobesentoutandintegratedintotheJointFieldOffice .

• Needtochangeperspectivetoincorporatepreparednessperspective .• Newwavesofworkersneedsametraining-demandforjustintimetrainingisbigandourESAPshould

incorporatetheseneeds .• HaveanNIEHSWETPrapidresponseeffortthatconsistsofhavingawardeessendouttrainersrepresenting

NIEHSWETPforemergencyresponseevent .• Needtohaveareportingofficewithintheregions .• Needtoquantifyourtrainingaudiencespriortogivingtraining .• Clearinghousewasveryusefulincoordinatingtrainingefforts .ThelessonlearnedwasthatClearinghouse

activitiesinthefieldneedtobeinitiatedduringtheearlystageinordertomaximizeeffectiveness .• Needtohavebettercredentialing:trainingpersonnelneedtohaveIDcardstogetintotheJFOcenter .• NeedtoestablishhowtheRADworkforceisactivatedinourESAPresponse .• IncreasecoordinationwithDOEtoutilizeresources .• AvianandPandemicFlu:Developingbasicgroundworkforagricultureworkersandhealthcareworkers

-areontrackwithpreparingfordisaster .• NIEHSWETPneededtobemoredirectinitssupplementalfundingapplicationcall .Establishamore

genericformatforcompletingsupplementalfundingapplication .

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2. Awareness Level Training for the 15 DHS Scenarios• Manypeoplethoughtthatthereweresimilaritiesinthehazardspresentedbyanumberofthescenarios,

andthatthesecouldprobablybecombined .Forexample,thescenariosinvolvingchemicalagentscouldbecoveredinonedocument,ascouldthosescenarioscoveringbiologicalhazards .

• Anotherapproachofferedwastodeterminethecommonorcorehazardsacrossallofthedisasterscenarios,usetheseforallofthescenariosandthenaddsupplementalguidesthatarespecifictoeachscenario .

• ThereisaneedtolookatscenariosthatarenotincludedinDHS’s15scenariosanddevelopguidesforthemaswell,forexample,tornadoesandearthquakes .

• The hazards are the same regardless of whether they are encountered in a disaster or common workenvironment;howevertherewasrecognitionthatthedisasteraddsalevelofcomplexitytoaddressingandworkingwiththehazards .

3. Disaster Site Worker Course Modifications to Address All-hazardsSeveralsuggestionscameoutofthisbreakoutsession .• Theremustbeasite-specificplanthataddressesbothhealthandsafetyforskilledsupportpersonnel .• Increaseawarenessofmedicalmonitoring,importanceofrespiratoruse,andexplainmedicalissues .• Futurehealthandsafetyemergencyplansmayincludemedicalscreeningandexposureassessment .• Identifysitecontrolissues–boundariesandaccesstothedisastersitemustbecontrolled .• Workerswillneedtohaveageneralsenseoftherelationshipbetweenthecourseandthe15scenarios .This

shouldbeincorporatedintogroupexercises .

4. Discussion of Just-in-time, Preparedness and Pre-deployment Training• Discussedpossibleapproachesandstrategiesforimplementation .• Pre-deploymenttrainingisusefulbecausetheexpertiseistherepriortoanevent .Needtofocusmoreon

usingpre-deploymenttraining .• Pre-deployment training is critical and all trainers need to have this training . Is the mechanism for

deliveringspecifictraining .• Challengestojust-in-timeandpre-deploymenttrainingwereidentified:• Workingwithnon-Englishspeakingorindigenouspersons .• Thereforeneedtoincorporateexpertsthatworkwiththesepopulationsfromotherfieldsaswellasdevelop

andincorporatetechnologytoassisttrainersinthefield .• Usingotherresources–collaboratewithotherorganizationssothattrainersandworkersarebetterprepared .• Duringpre-deploymenttraining,trainindividualsinareasthatwerelackinginthepastandadminister

trainingforemergingissues(avianinfluenza,dirtybombs) .

Other Issues Avarietyofotherissueswereraisedorbecameapparentduringtheworkshop .

• TheNIEHSWETPESAPneedstobeperiodicallyreviewedandupdated .TherearestillsegmentswithintheESAPthathavenotbeenadequatelydeveloped .Forinstance,Item4intheWorkerSafetyandHealthTrainingSupportAnnexisprovidingtechnicalassistancesuchasrespiratorfittestinganddistributionofPPE .Todate,NIEHSWETPhasnotdefinedcriteriatodetermineinwhichsituationstheywillengagein this activity,norhave theydetailed the stepsnecessary inorder toperformthefit testingandPPEdistribution .Thesethingsstillmustbedone .

• ThoseinvolvedintheNIEHSWETPstillhaveadesiretodowhatwecantorespond,particularlywhennooneelsedoes(whereweseeaneedfortraining),regardlessofthechallengesinvolved .

Inmanyways,theworkshopconfirmedthatbothNIEHSWETPanditsawardeesaremoreorlessinsyncintermsoffeelingaresponsibilityandcommitmenttoparticipateintheemergencyresponseprocessatthenationallevel .

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This publication was made possible by contract number 273-05-C-0017 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS WETP), NIH .

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NIEHSWETPanditsawardeesrecognizethattheonlywayfortheprogramtocontinuetothriveisforittoevolveastheworldarounditchanges .Theprogramreaffirmeditscommitmenttoparticipateinnationaldisasterresponseactivitiestoensurethatworkersgetthetrainingneededtoprotectthemduringthesecriticalincidents .NIEHSWETPrecognizesthevaluablecontributionmadebyallofitspartnersintheseeffortsandwillcontinuetoworkwithitsfederalagencypartnerstocoordinateefforts .Overthecourseofthisfiscalyear,NIEHSWETPwillbecontinuingeffortstobuildontheexistinghazardouswasteandemergencyresponsetraininginthefollowingways:

• NIEHSWETPprovidedsupplementalawards to fourorganizations todevelopmostlyawareness levelmaterialstoaddresstherisksforworkersassociatedwithavianandpandemicinfluenza .Thesupplementalfunding is being used to build on existing hazardous waste and emergency response (HAZWOPER)training by developing and presenting Pandemic/Avian Flu Awareness Programs, which are targetedbothatworkersinhighriskpopulationsaswellasinstructor/trainerswhoproviderespondersafetyandhealtheducation .OtherNIEHSconsortiumpartnerswilldeliverqualitytrainingtothehealthcaresector,emergencyrespondersandpoultryworkerswhowillbeonthefrontlineifapandemicfludevelopsintheUnitedStates .

• The NIEHSWETP National Clearinghouse forWorker Safety and HealthTraining is developing anawarenesslevelbriefingandcompanionbookletforworkerswhomaycomeintocontactwithcontaminatedmaterialasaresultofavianand/orpandemicinfluenza .TheClearinghouseisworkingwithagroupofinterestedgovernmentandprivatesectorpersonnel,aswellasawardees .

• NIEHSWETP,theClearinghouse,andaworkinggroupofinterestedawardeesandothergovernmentagencypersonnelwillbeginworkon integrating informationon thenewDOEhealthand safety rule(851)intoitstrainingprogramsandtheClearinghousewilldevelopafactsheetandanawarenesslevelbriefingontherule,tobeprovidedtoDOEworker-trainers .

• NIEHSWETP, theClearinghouseandaworkinggroupof interestedawardeesandothergovernmentagencypersonnelwillbeginworkondevelopingawarenesslevelmaterialsforskilledsupportpersonnelinrespondingto/cleaningupafteradirtybombisdetonated,addressingtheDHSplanningscenarioonRDD .

• NIEHSWETPiscontinuingitsinvolvementintwoNRPsubcommittees:TrainingandWorkerSafetyand Health . It also continues its involvement in the Worker Safety and Health Annex CoordinatingCommitteeandtheInteragencyChemicalTerrorismWorkgroup .

• Otherissuesdiscussedattheworkshopwillbeaddressedduringtheyearastimepermits .