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Brownfields Job Development and Training program-related material is available from various governmental and non-governmental sources on many levels of complexity. There are excellent Web-based resources that address specific brownfields issues.
Technical assistance regarding brownfields law and regulation
Technical assistance regarding development of education and training programs
Technical assistance related to job placement
Technical assistance regarding brownfields environmental assessment, technology, and remediation
The following links are recommended to supplement your brownfield basics education. For best results,
use Internet search engines to locate current offerings of Web-based resources.
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International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
offers a wide range of services to its members and the local government community. ICMA has been involved in brownfields activities since its inception, and presents numerous studies regarding the development of brownfields programs.
(http://www.icma.org/main/sc.asp)
The Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO)
is an organization that promotes and facilitates public participation in the oversight of environmental activities, including but not limited to the remediation of federal facilities, private Superfund sites, and brownfields. You can subscribe at no charge to the CPEO newsletter detailing current environmental litigation, legislation and events.
(http://www.cpeo.org/about.html)
Health and safety regulations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
provides an excellent index to health- and safety-related issues by topic area. The OSHA Web site also provides answers to questions such as:
- What standards apply to brownfields?
- How can I evaluate exposure to Brownfields hazards?
- How can I evaluate exposure to hazards?
- What are some examples of possible solution to hazards?
- Where can I find additional information?
Additional topic areas include:
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(http://www.osha.gov) & (http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/brownfields/)
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The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC)
is perhaps one of the most comprehensive Web sites relating to the establishment of environmental education and training programs. ATEEC is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Center of Excellence with a mission of advancing environmental technology education through curriculum development, professional development, and program improvement in the nation's community colleges and high
schools. You will find information on the following topids:
(http://www.ateec.org)
The Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI)
is one of ATEEC's partners in environmental education. HMTRI was established in 1987 by Eastern Iowa Community College District and Kirkwood Community College, both long active in environmental health
and safety education and training. The purpose of the Institute is to promote worker protection and the maintenance of a clean and safe working environment through education and training. HMTRI is
recognized by several federal agencies including the EPA, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Science Foundation.
HMTRI employs staff that can direct and assist with Brownfields Job Development and Training Program issues. It also maintains contact with active Brownfields Job Development and Training Programs via ListServ's, personal communications, and an annual meeting for Brownfields Job Development and
Training program grantees.
Through the Brownfields Toolbox Web site and by hosting annual workshops for groups interested in organizing Brownfields Job Development and Training programs, HMTRI provides the tools for communities to develop the training programs that will help them place an increasing number of residents in jobs created as the result of brownfields economic development.
(http://www.hmtri.org/hmtri/index_hmtri.htm)
The Community College Consortium for Health and Safety Training (CCCHST)
is sponsored by HMTRI and has developed train-the-trainer programs in OSHA, EPA, Department of Transportation (DOT), and Department of Energy (DOE) regulations. The consortium is the only community-college-based National Instituteof Environmental Health Science program. CCCHST and HMTRI currently provide this model program to the Partnership for Environmental Technology
Education (PETE) and its member colleges.
The links portal (http://www.hmtri.org/ccchst/links/environment.htm#c) provides technical assistance in a variety of environmental topic areas including tribal laws to chemical awareness.
(http://www.hmtri.org/ccchst/ccchst_index.html)
The Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE)
is an ATEEC partner, is a non-profit organization that links with community colleges, government, and industry to promote environmental technology jobs, training, and transfer of information.
(
http://www.nationalpete.org/)
eERL (electronic Environmental Resources Library)
is an online collection of environmental and sustainability resources for community college educators/librarians, and students as well as workers in the field of environmental technology. eERL is a collaborative project with many partners, but primarily developed by ATEEC and the Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD).
eERL provides information on health and safety and the many related environmental technology topics, ranging from air quality and energy to water and wastewater or global climate change. eERL is juried,
by experts (educators, technicians, librarians, etc.) in the environmental technology field.
(http://www.eerl.org)
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Brownfields Minority Worker Training
program participants
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The Worker Education and Training Program (WETP)
supports the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation, and emergency response. WETP is a federally funded program administered by the Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(http://www.niehs.nih.gov/)
Trainex
provides a range of training information to EPA, other federal agency, state, tribal, and local staff involved in hazardous
waste management and remediation. This site includes training
schedules for deliveries of both classroom and Web-based
courses, along with excellent links to other related sites.
(http://www.trainex.org/)
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National Association of Workforce Boards
provides contact information relating to department of labor programs and Workforce Investment Boards.
(http://www.nawb.org)
Job Hunt
is an excellent, non-commercial portal for placement activities including job-search services and resume development.
(http://www.job-hunt.org)
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Clue-in
is a definitive resource for and about environmental technology, assessments, and cleanup. This Web
site describes programs, organizations, publications, and other tools for federal and state personnel, consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors, remediation contractors, researchers,
community groups, and individual citizens. Developed by the EPA, the Clue-in Web site is a forum for all waste remediation stakeholders.
(http://www.clu-in.org/about/#hist)
Hazardous Substance Research Centers
provide assistance under two programs Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB).(http://www.toscprogram.org)
Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC)
uses educational and technical resources to help community groups understand the technical issues involving the hazardous waste sites in their midst. TOSC aims to empower communities to participate substantively in the decisionmaking process regarding their hazardous substance problems. An affiliate
of TOSC is the Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities (TOSNAC) program,
which provides technical assistance to Native Americans dealing with hazardous substance issues.
Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB)
helps communities clean and redevelop properties that have been damaged or undervalued by
environmental contamination. The purpose of these efforts is to create better jobs, increase the local
tax base, improve neighborhood environments, and enhance the overall quality of life.
It is easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of information that has been generated relating to brownfields program activities. We suggest that you review general materials first and then move to
more specific and detailed information sources as interest dictates.
Web-based resources and technical assistance are most useful in program planning and acquisition of background and reference material. You can access comprehensive sources of technical information as well as current developments without leaving the office.
The information sources and technical assistance can be divided into four categories:Technical assistance regarding brownfields law and regulation
- Environmental occupations
- Assistance with DACUM training process
- Environmental curriculum
- Curriculum materials
- Program development
- Instructor development
ATEEC's Web site also contains a portal to resources and journals in the following areas (http://www.ateec.org/links/links.cfm):
- Career Information Links
- United States Government Links
- International Environmental Links
- Environmental Interest Links
- Online Journals/Publications
- Educational and Institutional Links
- Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
- ATEEC Partners' Sites
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