The University of Minnesota (UMN) Hazmat Training Program partners with the larger Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training (MWC). Since its founding in 1987, the MWC has trained hundreds of thousands of people in hazardous waste cleanup, response, and abatement. The UMN center provides over 50 training sessions per year regionally to about 500 people completing continuing education training through their program. MWC’s focus on training people who directly handle and clean up hazardous chemicals remains core to its work. Still, as climate change and other factors emerge as public health threats, their mission is also evolving. From a warming planet to an ever-increasing reliance on hazardous chemicals, the threats to our public health continue to grow and evolve. As they do, MWC will continue its efforts to train people to meet the needs of an increasingly complex public health environment.
TRAINING IMPACTS
University of MN, Caterpillar Paving – Brooklyn Park, MN
09/29/23
- In the last year, I have used the training I have received to label and store household chemicals more safely for my family.
- I have used my training to dispose of chemicals properly in our facility
Zachary Mackenzie
Xavier Graduate
PPP and Political Science Major
Community Building Institute
248-639-0103