This project provides funding for the laborers' local 17 training and educational fund to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the capital district, mohawk valley, and…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Laborers Local 17 Training & Educational Trust Fund under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). The funding will support training 122 individuals to obtain certifications in hazardous waste operations and emergency response, environmental sampling, and site cleanup methods. Trainees will receive 712 hours of combined classroom, practical, and online instruction. Anticipated outcomes include placement of 122 individuals in environmental careers and delivery of 12 trainings and 10 certifications in skills such as asbestos handling, confined space entry, and commercial driving licenses. The training aims to recruit residents from communities impacted by solid and hazardous waste sites to take advantage of environmental remediation employment opportunities.

This project provides funding for the laborers' local 17 training and educational fund to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the capital district, mohawk valley, and hudson valley area in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites, as well as appropriate training in green remediation technologies, storm water management, emergency planning and chemical safety. The laborers local 17 training and educational fund combines lectures discussions, demonstration, hands on activities and now virtual training to support different learning styles. Trainees are introduced to topics through an exercise that helps determine their skill / knowledge level that makes information relevant to them. Lectures and discussion will create a positive attitude for learners to gain the skill knowledge of the activities.activities:this project will train graduates to earn skills and certifications necessary to enter into environmental careers. Activities to be performed during under this project are 712 hours of instruction in 40-hour hazardous waste operations and emergency response (hazwoper), confined space awareness, permit-required confined space, asbestos awareness, lead worker, lead awareness, new york state asbestos handler, microbial remediation, confined space rescue, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), forklift, commercial drivers license (CDL) b, hazardous waste worker and refresher, and commercial drivers license (CDL) a.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:this project will provide training to [include target area as well as target groups of population entity is serving with this program]. The anticipated deliverables for are: 122 individuals recruited, trained, certified, and placed in environmental careers in communities impacted by solid and hazardous waste sites and facilities. 12 classroom style trainings, practical trainings, and curricula modules. 10 appropriate certifications in environmental sampling and site cleanup methods. 122 individuals that receive certifications in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-hour hazwoper training. Expected outcomes from this project include: -help residents of communities take advantage of jobs created by the assessment and cleanup of brownfields and the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites and facilities while addressing environmental justice concerns. -provide training that leads to sustainable employment in the environmental field. -improve community involvement and stimulate the development of constructive partnerships. -reduce exposures to hazardous substances and other contaminants and improve the health of workers, occupants, and residents. -foster self-sufficiency and enhance the skills and availability of labor for environmental remediation in environmental justice and other communities impacted by environmental contamination. -enable residents to participate in the promotion of environmental health and occupational safety, both on the job and in their communities.