# Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP)

> **NIH NIH U45** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · 2020 · $27,997

## Abstract

The Texas-Utah Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Education and Training (The Consortium) leverages
two large established education and research centers, both funded in part by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, with a diverse and experienced collection of partners to develop and deliver a
full spectrum of high quality education, research and training. The Consortium’s primary purpose is to
positively and meaningfully impact the health of our communities by providing practical hands-on health and
safety training to workers and by placing special emphasis on training returning veterans and members of
underserved minorities. In the Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program we will target hazardous material
workers who are, or will be, engaged in the generation, management, analysis, treatment, storage,
transportation (including loading and unloading), disposal, emergency response, clean up and remediation of
hazardous materials and wastes. Our specific aims are to train workers to identify and prevent hazardous
exposures to themselves, their colleagues, their community and the environment by utilizing our resources and
partners to deliver high quality education and training in the following areas: Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard, the US Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials
Regulations, Certified Fire Inspector, Hazardous Materials Management, and other timely and impactful health
and safety courses, such as Ebola Prevention Training for University Personnel.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10176879
- **Project number:** 3U45ES019360-10S2
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Janelle Rios
- **Activity code:** U45 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $27,997
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10176879

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10176879, Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) (3U45ES019360-10S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10176879. Licensed CC0.

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