# Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP)

> **NIH NIH U45** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · 2022 · $238,503

## Abstract

PROGRAM SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
HAZARDOUS WASTE WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM
The Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (P2R) Consortium is comprised of dedicated experts in
safety disciplines critical to the nation's health and well-being. Guided by a shared vision – to reduce
work-related harm and improve disaster preparedness and response – and an external advisory board of
devoted and experienced professionals, the P2R Consortium serves as a resource for workers,
responders, and residents across the country with a targeted focus on the population of United States
Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Regions 5, 6, and 8. The objective of each
training course is (1) to reduce work-related harm and, therefore, is part of the Hazardous Waste Worker
Training Program, HWWTP, or (2) to improve disaster preparedness and response and, therefore, is part
of the HazMat Disaster Preparedness Training Program, HDPTP.
Building on past successes and using evidence-based techniques to identify high-risk industries and
communities, the Consortium's HWWTP projects an annual delivery of approximately 185 courses to
reach 3,008 workers for an impact of more than 17,000 hours of training. By delivering this training, the
public health impact of the P2R Consortium is a knowledgeable workforce and community with the skills
and confidence to recognize and mitigate hazards, thereby protecting health and well-being. Finally, as in
the past, the P2R Consortium places special emphasis on building the capacity of vulnerable
communities to respond to environmental and work-related threats.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10416070
- **Project number:** 5U45ES019360-13
- **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:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $238,503
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2010-08-17 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10416070

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10416070, Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) (5U45ES019360-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10416070. Licensed CC0.

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