• Training and Capacity Building: The Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training (MWC) facilitates adult-based, action-oriented, results-centered worker and community training. Their goal is to enhance the capacity of workers to improve health and safety in their workplaces.
  • Regional Presence: The MWC operates in 9 states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
  • Diverse Training Centers: The MWC comprises 13 training centers, including labor-affiliated programs, major universities, community colleges, an historically black university, a national youth training organization, a tribal nation, and several community-based organizations.
  • Long-standing Experience: The trainers at MWC centers have trained hundreds of thousands of workers since 1987, demonstrating significant impacts in the field.
  • Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP): This program aims to protect and improve the health and safety of various workers and community members by building their capacity to identify and remediate hazards. They also focus on preparedness for natural disasters and other emergencies.
  • Collaboration with U.S. Government Agencies: The MWC HWWTP collaborates with multiple U.S. government agencies, leveraging their resources for training and development.
  • Project Duration: The current project runs from August 13, 2020, to May 31, 2025.
  • Participating Organizations: The MWC collaborates with various organizations, including Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center, University of Cincinnati Evaluation Services Center, University of Illinois, and many more.
  • Focus on Underserved Populations: The MWC emphasizes forming partnerships with trainees from underserved populations, ensuring a diverse and inclusive approach to training.

Provides training for hazardous waste operations and emergency response.

Provides training for workers involved in disaster site response.

Offers courses for trainers to teach hazardous waste worker training.

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As a result of your refresher course onsite we learned the importance of organizing a team during chaos. We learned the command structure to use in spill response. We have applied the training to respond to an acid leak. Thank you for all you do to keep us safe!

ParticipantMEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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The training we receive . . . helps to ensure our goal of employee and facility safety is met. As a result of the training provided, we have established our own outreach program to the hazmat community in Minnesota; we would not have this otherwise.

MN Department of HealthMANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY SECTION
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The instructors are knowledgeable and combine this with their own experiences to make for a course that those attending participate in. Being able to attend a course that includes individuals from other fields brings in their experiences is a huge bonus.

SupervisorCITY OF MINNEAPOLIS