# UAW Hazardous Material Worker Health and Safety Training (U45)

> **NIH NIH U45** · INTERNATIONAL UNION, UAW OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO · 2020 · $300,000

## Abstract

Program Summary/Abstract
 The International Union, UAW proposes to train 2339 workers in the first year,
providing 22,545 contact hours of training using 25 different curricula at worksites and at
union-sponsored functions. The UAW will train 11,695 participants and provide 112,725 contact
hours of training over the life of the project. We will expand the scope of an on-going program
which provides training in hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation,
environmental restoration of contaminated site, emergency response and related health and
safety topics. The long-term objective of this project is to prevent work-related harm by
providing health and safety training to UAW members and members of communities
disadvantaged by environmental injustice, limited English proficiency and/or lack of
educational opportunity. The training will help them to protect themselves, their places of
employment and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials. A special strength of
this project is that it integrates the technical expertise of the UAW and the University of
Michigan (U-M) in basic disciplines of health and safety, the practical experience of the UAW in
addressing hazards at work, and the ongoing relationship of the UAW with trainees and
management at worksites served. We plan to enhance collaboration with groups that serve
populations with limited English proficiency, occupational health disparities and environmental
justice challenges. To do so, we propose not just to deliver health and safety training to
community members recruited by our partner organizations, but also to transfer health and
safety training skills to the staffs of our partner organizations through train-the-trainer
programs. Our partner organizations include:
 - Catholic Charities Hispanic Outreach Services
 - United Hispanic Workers of Detroit
 - Macomb International Services Center
 - Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
 - Green Door Initiative
 - OAI Inc
 The paramount goal of this project is to prevent work-related harm by training UAW
members and others in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to
hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials
transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities and/or chemical emergency
response. The specific aims are to:
 1. Conduct training in health and safety topics directly or indirectly related to elimination
 and/or reduction of potential exposure to hazardous materials.
 2. Develop new curricula on chemical safety and security, climate change, Ebola and other
 topics. Revise and expand existing curricula as needed. Integrate advanced training
 technology into new and revised curricula to improve the delivery of training (WETP
 Mission Priority 5).
 3. Continue and intensify efforts to identify and target high-risk worksites for delivery of
training.
 4. Continue and expand collaborative partnerships with community...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10204241
- **Project number:** 3U45ES006180-29S1
- **Recipient organization:** INTERNATIONAL UNION, UAW OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO
- **Principal Investigator:** ANDY COMAI
- **Activity code:** U45 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $300,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1992-09-01 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10204241

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10204241, UAW Hazardous Material Worker Health and Safety Training (U45) (3U45ES006180-29S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10204241. Licensed CC0.

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