Notice ID: 75N96023Q00039
Description
This contract will provide communication and technical support services for the direct benefit of the Government. The mission of the NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) is to support the development of a network of non-profit organizations that are committed to protecting workers and their communities by delivering high-quality, peer-reviewed safety and health curriculum to target populations of hazardous waste workers and emergency responders. The National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training is a national resource for hazardous waste worker curricula, technical reports, and weekly news on hazardous materials, waste operations, and emergency response. The Clearinghouse also functions as a national resource for the dissemination to the general public of program related information, technical reports and resource materials, and other materials that have been developed by the grantees of the NIEHS WTP, as specified by Section 126 (g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA). The Clearinghouse functions as a link between awardees of the NIEHS Worker Training cooperative agreements and other members of the general public who are concerned with quality worker health and safety training. The work of the Clearinghouse relates to all aspects of the NIEHS WTP including training support conducted through Interagency Agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). All parts of the program, including disaster response activities, web page development, technical workshops, white papers, research reports, technical briefs, News brief items and report topics are related to promoting Institute activities undertaken to support Superfund environmental restoration training, chemical emergency response, cleanup of the DOE nuclear weapons complex, transportation of hazardous materials and waste, disaster response, weapons of mass destruction response, as well as specialized environmental training for urban minority groups including environmental justice and Justice40 activities.
