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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
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Agenda
• Overview of EPA’s SuperJTIProgram (Viola)
• Draft Plan for SuperJTI at Portland Harbor (Sean & Laura)
• Question & Answer Session
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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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SuperJTI & Portland Harbor
• 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
&EPA
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SuperJTI & Portland Harbor
• 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
&EPA
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SuperJTI & Portland Harbor
• 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
Laura KnudsenEPA Region 10206-553-1838
Sean SheldrakeEPA Region 10206-553-1220
&EPA
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
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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
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5
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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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
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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
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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
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
9
10
SuperJTI & Portland Harbor
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
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11
SuperJTI & Portland Harbor
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
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SuperJTI & Portland Harbor
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
Laura Knudsen
EPA Region 10
206-553-1838
Sean Sheldrake
EPA Region 10
206-553-1220
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