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Disaster Responders in Puerto Rico
Rafael A. Caballero, MSEMDirector, Institute for Environmental Education (INEDA)
Atlantic OSHA Training Center – Puerto RicoNJ/NY Hazardous Materials Worker Training Center
Web seminar - 2020 Emory University/NIEHS Workshop: Protecting Infectious Disease Responders During COVID-19 Outbreak
March 17, 2020
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About Puerto Rico
• Territory of the U.S. since 1898• Population: 3.2 million• Citizenship: USA
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About
• Aprox. 34,000 students• 11 campuses in Puerto Rico
• 70 years of history• Facilities in Texas, Florida and Washington D.C. area
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About INEDA-AOTC• Born in 1990 as an environmental education center of the UMET (Universidad Metropolitana)
• today known as Universidad Ana G. Méndez – UAGM• NIEHS grantee since 2000 - with Rutgers University• 2003 – School of Asbestos (authorized by the PR-DNER)
• 2003 – became part of the Atlantic OSHA Training Center consortium• Only OTIEC in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean• Only OTIEC with 100% courses in Spanish
• 2004 – received the EPA Environmental Quality Award• Environmental, health and safety education through a radio program
• On The Air for 11 years
• Since March 2019 – weekly participation on 96.9 FM radio morning show educating about environmental, health and safety issues
• “Ambiente Seguro, Entorno Saludable” (“Safe Environment, Healthy Surroundings”)
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Who are the responders?
•Municipal•State •Federal•NGOs and churches•Volunteers•Training needed for all•Collaborations are key
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Trainings• Several funded by NIEHS (HWWT – Hazardous Waste Worker
Training Program )• HAZWOPER 40-hr and 8-hr Refresher
• (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response)
• HAZMAT• Awareness• Operations
• RCRA – Hazardous waste handling• DOT – Hazardous material transportation
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HDPT Program(“Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training”)
•Objetive (until 2019-2020):• Train new instructors for Disaster Site
Workers• Government employees (Municipal, state and
federal), NGOs and industry• 155 hours of training• 2020-2025 – projecting expansion to
greater and more diverse type of workers
•Funded by NIEHS
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Trainings
• Several funded by NIEHS (IDRT)• Ebola, infectious disease and
personal protection equipment• Mold remediation
• Workers and supervisors
• Leptospirosis and other hazards in disasters
• Resiliency for disaster responders• Asbestos inspectors
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Mold remediation seminar for mayors, government officials and managers (April 2019)
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Impact of INEDA-AOTC UAGM
• 1,494 workers and community leaders 2018-19• Trainings
• Occupational health and safety• Hazardous waste/materials• Infectious diseases (Ebola, Leptospirosis)• Resiliency for disaster site workers • Mold
• Public outreach activities• Weekly radio participation
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PR Recovery Stakeholders meetings• After Hurricanes Irma and María• Multisector initiative
• Federal agencies• PR Government• Private sector• Academia• Community leaders• Volunteers
One of the main needs identified is training for all sectors
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Disaster challenges
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Colaborations and educational campaigns
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Who are the people INEDA impacts?
•Workers• Government (federal, state, municipal)
• Industry• Manufacturing• Services• Commerce
•Communities
•Families