# Training At-Risk Workers on the Corona Virus and Bio Safety Hazards

> **NIH NIH U45** · STEELWORKER CHARITABLE/EDUCATIONAL ORG · 2020 · $90,292

## Abstract

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the country, the USW Tony Mazzocchi
Center and its training partners will use their decades of experience in health and safety training
including infectious disease to provide information and support to workers and community
members. The program is designed to provide information on disease transmission and
controls necessary to reduce its impact.
Additionally, because physical distancing has become part of the “new normal”, this program
will include support for each of the training partners to equip themselves to conduct training
using both online and blended formats. These modalities differ from the face to face training
typically conducted under our programs. The change in approach will require both
technological upgrades and a new way of sharing material.
The three parts of this program include:
Training and Outreach:
-Produce and conduct web-based training on COVID-19 and its effect on workplaces and
communities
-Produce and conduct Spanish language trainings on COVID-19
Developing and Deploying Advanced Technology:
-Support online training platforms for the TMC and its training partners
-Purchase of software or licenses
-Purchase of training tools that support distance learning
Strengthening the Special Emergency Response Training (SERTs) Program:
-Onboarding four additional worker trainers to the SERTs team
-Initial training on relevant topics concerning HAZWOPER and COVID-19

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10156109
- **Project number:** 3U45ES006175-30S1
- **Recipient organization:** STEELWORKER CHARITABLE/EDUCATIONAL ORG
- **Principal Investigator:** Ashlee Fitch
- **Activity code:** U45 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $90,292
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-07-02 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10156109

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10156109, Training At-Risk Workers on the Corona Virus and Bio Safety Hazards (3U45ES006175-30S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10156109. Licensed CC0.

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