Webinar Slide Deck for EPA's Superfund Job Training ... · St. Johns Bridge, Portland OR. Photo Courtesy: Laura Knudsen, EPA &EPA . 12. SuperJTI & Portland Harbor • Examples of

EPA’s Superfund Job Training Initiativeand the Portland Harbor Superfund Site

Viola Cooper • U.S. EPA Region 9 • EPA SuperJTI Program ManagerSean Sheldrake • U.S. EPA Region 10 • Remedial Project ManagerLaura Knudsen • U.S. EPA Region 10 • Community involvement Coordinator

August 7, 2019 • 6-7:30pm Pacific

Agenda

• Overview of EPA’s SuperJTIProgram (Viola)

• Draft Plan for SuperJTI at Portland Harbor (Sean & Laura)

• Question & Answer Session

2

OEPA

The Superfund

Job Training Initiative

Does your community need

jobs and job training?

If so, the Environmental

Protection

Agency's Superfund Job T

raining

Initiative can help!

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What is SuperJTI?

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarter-funded job readiness program

• Targets under/unemployed community members

• Provides remediation/hazardous waste cleanup training

Contractors, EPA staff and SuperJTI project staff from the North Ridge Estates SuperJTI project in Klamath Falls, OregonPhoto Courtesy: EPA

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SUPl!RFUND SITE OPERABLE UNIT 1 --~ _________ ......,. __

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How does SuperJTI work?

• Relationships built with local businesses, community organizations, federal agencies, and other interested parties

• Applicant recruitment

• Training

• Post-graduation follow-up

Onondaga Lake SuperJTI Trainees posing with the previous EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck(in green) at the graduation ceremony in Syracuse, New York.Photo Courtesy: EPA

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What communities are eligible?

• Superfund Sites

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Sites

• Federal facilities

• Tribal removal sites

Photo Courtesy: EPA

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Working with Site contractors

• Discussions with contractors prior to program start

• Generally, a minimum of 8-10 entry-level jobs must be projected

• Job details/requirements discussed ahead of time

• Relevant training courses/certifications included

Hands-on exercise during the 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training at the Savannah River Site SuperJTIPhoto Courtesy: EPA

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Developing partnerships

• Local businesses, universities, community and tribal organizations, public agencies, and others may: Serve as effective liaisons Build local capacity Donate resources Serve as a community partner

Photo Courtesy: EPA

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Sample training

1. Job Readiness/Pre-employment skills2. 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations

and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)

3. Forklift4. CPR/First Aid5. Asbestos Operations & Maintenance

(16-hour)6. Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) 10-hour Construction Safety

7. Flagging8. Fall Protection Photo Courtesy: EPA

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SuperJTI & Portland Harbor

• Estimated timeline for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site:

Final Cleanup

Plan

Cleanup Design Work

Construct Cleanup

Long-Term

Monitoring

January 2017 Present –Construction Start

Estimated Dates~2022 to ~2032

SuperJTI Pilot SuperJTI Cohorts

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• Proposed plan for SuperJTI pilot in Remedial Design (Starting Fall 2019)

Initial scoping with potentially responsible parties (PRPs) and contractorsWhat jobs that relate to Portland Harbor

work could be a part of SuperJTI?

Initial scoping with job training organizations, job placement groups, and academic institutionsHow can other resources be leveraged in

the Portland area to maximize SuperJTI?

Working with community and tribal members and other partners (Ongoing)Make sure people know about SuperJTI

and when the pilot program will begin

Sampling work at the Arkema area in Portland Harbor (August, 2009)Photo Courtesy: EPA

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• Proposed plan for SuperJTI in Remedial Action (Ongoing)

Scoping with PRPs and contractors during remedial design

Continue scoping with job training organizations, job placement groups, and academic institutions

Continue working with community and tribal members and other partners

St. Johns Bridge, Portland ORPhoto Courtesy: Laura Knudsen, EPA

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• Examples of potential SuperJTI positions related to Portland Harbor:

Potential Remedial Design Job Examples: Deckhand (moving lines around, handling buckets, etc…) Samplers (basic sampling such as on beach/riverbank, grabbing sections of pipe)

Potential Remedial Action Job Examples: Boat operator Truck driver Flagger

Sampling work at Terminal 4 in Portland Harbor (2019)Photo Courtesy: EPA

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Questions?

Viola CooperSuperJTI Program Manager

EPA Regions 6-10(415) 972-3243

[email protected]

Laura KnudsenEPA Region 10206-553-1838

[email protected]

Sean SheldrakeEPA Region 10206-553-1220

[email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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EPA’s Superfund Job Training Initiative

and the Portland Harbor Superfund Site

Viola Cooper • U.S. EPA Region 9 • EPA SuperJTI Program Manager

Sean Sheldrake • U.S. EPA Region 10 • Remedial Project Manager

Laura Knudsen • U.S. EPA Region 10 • Community involvement Coordinator

August 7, 2019 • 6-7:30pm Pacific

1

Agenda

Overview of EPA’s SuperJTI Program (Viola)

Draft Plan for SuperJTI at Portland Harbor (Sean & Laura)

Question & Answer Session

2

2

3

What is SuperJTI?

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarter-funded job readiness program

Targets under/unemployed community members

Provides remediation/hazardous waste cleanup training

Contractors, EPA staff and SuperJTI project staff from the North Ridge Estates SuperJTI project in Klamath Falls, Oregon

Photo Courtesy: EPA

3

4

How does SuperJTI work?

Relationships built with local businesses, community organizations, federal agencies, and other interested parties

Applicant recruitment

Training

Post-graduation follow-up

Onondaga Lake SuperJTI Trainees posing with the previous EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck (in green) at the graduation ceremony in Syracuse, New York.

Photo Courtesy: EPA

4

5

What communities are eligible?

Superfund Sites

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Sites

Federal facilities

Tribal removal sites

Photo Courtesy: EPA

5

6

Working with Site contractors

Discussions with contractors prior to program start

Generally, a minimum of 8-10 entry-level jobs must be projected

Job details/requirements discussed ahead of time

Relevant training courses/certifications included

Hands-on exercise during the 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training at the Savannah River Site SuperJTI

Photo Courtesy: EPA

6

7

Developing partnerships

Local businesses, universities, community and tribal organizations, public agencies, and others may:

Serve as effective liaisons

Build local capacity

Donate resources

Serve as a community partner

Photo Courtesy: EPA

7

8

Sample training

Job Readiness/Pre-employment skills

40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)

Forklift

CPR/First Aid

Asbestos Operations & Maintenance (16-hour)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour Construction Safety

Flagging

Fall Protection

Photo Courtesy: EPA

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9


Estimated timeline for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site:

Final Cleanup Plan

Cleanup Design Work

Construct Cleanup

Long-Term Monitoring

January 2017

Present – Construction Start

Estimated Dates

~2022 to ~2032

SuperJTI Pilot

SuperJTI Cohorts

9

10


Proposed plan for SuperJTI pilot in Remedial Design (Starting Fall 2019)

Initial scoping with potentially responsible parties (PRPs) and contractors

What jobs that relate to Portland Harbor work could be a part of SuperJTI?

Initial scoping with job training organizations, job placement groups, and academic institutions

How can other resources be leveraged in the Portland area to maximize SuperJTI?

Working with community and tribal members and other partners (Ongoing)

Make sure people know about SuperJTI and when the pilot program will begin

Sampling work at the Arkema area in Portland Harbor (August, 2009)

Photo Courtesy: EPA

10

11


Proposed plan for SuperJTI in Remedial Action (Ongoing)

Scoping with PRPs and contractors during remedial design

Continue scoping with job training organizations, job placement groups, and academic institutions

Continue working with community and tribal members and other partners

St. Johns Bridge, Portland OR

Photo Courtesy: Laura Knudsen, EPA

11

12


Examples of potential SuperJTI positions related to Portland Harbor:

Potential Remedial Design Job Examples:

Deckhand (moving lines around, handling buckets, etc…)

Samplers (basic sampling such as on beach/riverbank, grabbing sections of pipe)

Potential Remedial Action Job Examples:

Boat operator

Truck driver

Flagger

Sampling work at Terminal 4 in Portland Harbor (2019)

Photo Courtesy: EPA

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Questions?

Viola Cooper

SuperJTI Program Manager

EPA Regions 6-10

(415) 972-3243

[email protected]

Laura Knudsen

EPA Region 10

206-553-1838

[email protected]

Sean Sheldrake

EPA Region 10

206-553-1220

[email protected]

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Documents

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