Brownfields Toolbox

Environmental Response Television (ERTV)

(http://www.ertvideo.org/home.html) provides video support to USEPA's Environmental Response Team (ERT). ERTV responds to requests from the ERT to provide documentary video programs on alternative hazardous waste treatment technologies, unique hazardous waste sites, site investigations, and other ERT activities. The "Environmental Response Video News Magazine," which combines stories and news from the 10 EPA regions, is distributed quarterly to public groups, schools, the environmental industry, and government agencies.

HAZ-ED -- Classroom Activities for Understanding Hazardous Waste

(http://www.epa.gov/superfund/students/clas_act/haz-ed/hazindex.htm) can be used as part of a larger curriculum, as special stand-alone activities, or on an occasional basis to teach students about hazardous waste issues. HAZ-ED is a compilation of interdisciplinary activities that focus on the often complicated and sometimes controversial scientific, technical, and policy issues related to hazardous waste sites and Superfund. The instructional materials are designed to help students develop skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. It also increases environmental awareness and encourages an environmental ethic in students.

The Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site

(http://www.clu-in.org/docs/) provides information about innovative treatment and site characterization technologies to the hazardous waste remediation community. CLU-IN describes programs, organizations, publications, and other tools for federal and state personnel, consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors, remediation contractors, researchers, community groups, and individual citizens. The site was developed by the USEPA but is intended as a forum for all waste remediation stakeholders. CLU-In includes publications on brownfields issues; for example, one such publication is Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup, Third Edition.

National Environmental Publications Information System

(http://www.epa.gov/nscep/) allows you to search over 10,000 full-text EPA documents online.

National Service Center for Environmental Publications

(http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/) maintains and distributes EPA publications in hard copy, CD-ROM, and other multi-media formats. The current publication inventory includes over 7,000 titles.

National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training

(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/) is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP). This program has trained over a million workers to safely handle hazardous waste and to respond to disasters involving hazardous materials. The National Clearinghouse supports the work of WETP by facilitating national workshops on safety and health topics and by maintaining this Web site, which contains documents developed by WETP as well as curricula created by their awardees. These curricula are focused on OSHA's hazardous waste worker standard (HAZWOPER) and are available at no costs to other training organizations.

OSHA Outreach Training Program -- Teaching Aids You Can Get from OSHA

(http://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/construction_generalindustry/index.html) provides links to the 10-hour construction and general industry outreach training, training references, safety and health references, OSHA publications, construction-specific resources, and general industry-specific resources.

OSHA Resource Center Loan Program

(http://www.osha.gov/dte/resource_center/index.html) is a collection of over 600 training video titles. Videos cover more than 100 occupational safety and health subjects from accident investigation to workplace violence. These training videos are made available to help broaden employer and employee safety and health knowledge and reduce injuries and illnesses in the workplace. Books are also available for loan upon request. Individuals who are eligible to become borrowers in the Resource Center Loan Program are OSHA national, regional, and area office employees; OSHA grantees; OSHA Consultation Program employees; employees of OSHA State Plan States, OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Site employees; OSHA Education Center employees; Federal Agency Occupational Safety and Health trainers; and OSHA outreach trainers.

OSHA's Small Business Outreach Training Program

The OSHA's Small Business Outreach Training Program is a guide designed to provide ideas and organizational assistance to instructors who wishes to present safety and health topics, which specifically focus on the needs of small business. The topic discussions are available in both HTML and PDF formats. Overhead masters for presenting the topic and student handouts are available in PDF format. The HTML format allows you to immediately view the materials in an unformatted version to get a sense of the section contents. The PDF format allows you to view and print formatted copies of topic discussions, overhead masters, and student handouts.


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