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Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM. – 1996
This module is part of a set of management and supervisor training (MAST) materials developed by the Department of Energy for the Waste Isolation Division. Its stated purpose is to enable trainees to communicate effectively in the workplace. The first section of the module is an introduction that includes a terminal objective and opening remarks…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Employer Employee Relationship, Hazardous Materials
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1994
This packet contains an instructor's manual and participant workbook for use within a series of facilitated training sessions covering requirements for hazard communications in the workplace (especially in Oklahoma), or as a reference for self-paced individual study. The instructor's guide provides answers to the worksheets and to the review sheet…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal)
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
To determine how school districts are handling the problems of asbestos in their schools, the General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted interviews and asked standarized questions of officials at 6 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional offices, 12 state offices, and 36 school districts in 12 states. This report presents information on the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Air Pollution, Asbestos, Board of Education Policy
Engel, Leonard, Jr. – 1989
Radiation workers, by law, have the responsibility to maintain their exposure to radiation levels as low as possible. This responsibility has not been accepted. Instead, they have relied solely on the policing action of health physics (HP) technicians, thereby delegating their lawful responsibility. Continued overexposure in the U.S. nuclear power…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Formative Evaluation, Hazardous Materials, Instructional Development
Maurice, S. Charles; Smithson, Charles W. – 1983
Examined in this booklet, one of a series intended to apply economic principles to major social and political issues of the day, are such questions as the origins of interest in combating pollution, why people pollute, continuing interest in the issue, the social costs of pollution, and a possible solution to the problem, all considered from an…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Business, Capitalism, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Woodruff, Tracey J.; Axelrad, Daniel A.; Kyle, Amy D. – 2000
Noting that children may be affected by environmental contaminants quite differently from the way adults are affected, this report is the first on trends in measures reflecting environmental factors that may affect the health and well-being of children in the United States. For most measures presented, data between 1990 and 1999 were provided by…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Asthma, Cancer, Child Health
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM. – 1996
This learning module, which is part of a management and supervisor training program for managers and supervisors employed at the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Division, is designed to prepare trainees to use plant and industry experience to improve plant safety and reliability. The following topics are covered in the module's individual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies
Sharman, Ron – 1988
This package contains two types of asbestos training materials: (1) an instructor's guide for "Asbestos in the Home: A Homeowner's Course"; and (2) "Asbestos Abatement Certification: Small-Scale Worker Student Manual," a 16-hour course, with instructor's guide. The instructor's guide for the 6-hour homeowner's course contains…
Descriptors: Asbestos, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Educational Resources
Weber, Susan, Ed. – 1988
This book presents demographic data about a variety of U.S. public policies, social problems, and environmental issues. The issues and problems that the statistics illustrate (such as overflowing garbage dumps, homelessness, child poverty, and smog and water pollution) are connected with, and the consequences of, the expanding U.S. population. The…
Descriptors: Abortions, Air Pollution, Birth Rate, Contraception
Campbell, Donna – 1991
This final report for Columbia Basin College's waste management technician partnership program outlines 4 objectives: (1) develop at least 4 waste management competency-based curriculum modules; (2) have 50 participants complete at least 1 module; (3) have 100 participants complete a training and/or certification program and 200 managers complete…
Descriptors: Certification, Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, Environmental Education
California Univ., Berkeley. Lawrence Hall of Science. – 1991
CEPUP in the Schools is a project of the Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program (CEPUP) at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California-Berkeley. CEPUP is a diverse educational program highlighting chemicals and their uses in the context of societal issues, so that learners experience the reality of science. This booklet…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Conservation (Environment), Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum
Bell, Carole O.; Schwartz, Martha M. – 1986
This two-volume supplementary curriculum is designed for teachers of children grades 4-8. There are eight units overall: (1) national resources; (2) litter; (3) household hazardous wastes; (4) landfills; (5) recycling; (6) incineration; (7) compost; and (8) source reduction. Each unit contains a list of objectives for students, a suggested time…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Educational Objectives, Elementary School Science
Lacy, Sondra; And Others – 1986
This curriculum guide represents the first level of a training program for hazardous materials responders. Developed as part of Arizona's certification program for hazardous materials personnel, the training is designed for emergency response personnel (fire and police), industry personnel, and emergency medical personnel. This book is divided…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives
Eriksen, Michael P. – 1987
When employees develop cancer, businesses bear not only the direct medical costs of the disease, but also the indirect costs associated with lost work time, disability payments, loss of a trained employee, and retraining. Research has confirmed that aggressive prevention and screening programs can be, and indeed are, effective in limiting the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cancer, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Public Affairs. – 1987
This booklet for children emphasizes the exploration and protection of the environment. An introduction discusses the interaction between humankind and the environment, emphasizing that the earth is a closed system. Chapter 1, "Mission: Protect the Water," addresses human dependence on water, water pollution, and water treatment. Chapter…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Ecological Factors, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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