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LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SUPERJTI PROJECT
WHAT IS SUPERJTI? § EPA Headquarters-funded job readiness program § Targets under/unemployed citizens affected by Superfund sites § Provides remediation/ hazardous waste cleanup training § Job placement into positions set aside by contractors on site
HOW DOES SUPERJTI WORK? § Relationships built with local businesses, community organizations, and federal agencies to support training and build capacity § Candidate recruitment § Training § Post-graduation follow-up
WHAT COMMUNITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUPERJTI? § CERCLA regulated sites § RCRA regulated sites § Federal facilities § Tribal removal sites
ROLE OF EPA SITE STAFF § Contact SuperJTI Program Manager 3 months to 1 year prior to remedial action start date § Implemented by a headquarters contractor § Site staff can be involved on varying levels § Funded by headquarters, not through regional budgets or potentially responsible parties § Contractor will request from site staff: § Recommendations for community partners § Site contractor contact information § Site cleanup timeline § Participation in tryouts and graduation
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 and requirements are discussed ahead of time § Requirements are used for the application process § Relevant trainings are included in program
DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS § Local businesses, universities, community organizations, federal agencies § Can serve as effective liaisons § Builds local capacity § May be able to donate resources § Community partner is paid by headquarters contractor
DID YOU KNOW? Since 2008 SuperJTI has: § Run 15 programs (and counting!) § Graduated over 250 participants § Served communities in 11 states
SUPERJTI PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT
CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT: GETTING THE BEST TRAINEES Performed in conjunction with local partners and tailored to community needs 3-phase process: § Informational meetings § Document submission § Tryouts
TRAINING: COURSES SELECTED ARE SITE-SPECIFIC § Pre-Employment training § Technical training can include: Ø 40-hour HAZWOPER Ø OSHA Construction Safety Ø Asbestos Abatement Ø CPR/First Aid Ø Lead Abatement
GRADUATION: THE BEST PART! § Held after training program concludes § Semi-formal event § Attended by families of graduates and project partners attend § Chance to honor achievements of the graduates
JOB PLACEMENT: THE GOAL § SuperJTI facilitates job placement by working with site contractors ahead of time § No guarantees of employment § Earning a job and doing good work are up to each candidate
FOLLOW-UP § Graduates are required to stay in contact with SuperJTI staff for six months after training completion § Graduates may continue to work on site or find work elsewhere
WHO BENEFITS FROM SUPERJTI? § Contractors § EPA § PRP § Residents § Trainees
CLEANUP + JOBS = BOOSTED ECONOMY Hiring local staff for cleanup project jobs can help boost the economy in the community by: § Increasing spending in the community by residents now receiving a steady paycheck (as well as additional cleanup staff) § Increasing the local tax base by increasing the labor pool § Decreasing the need for government assistance
SUCCESSFUL RECENT SUPERJTI LOCATIONS
2017 SUPERJTI PROJECTS § U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery (East Chicago, IN) § North Ridge Estates 2 (Klamath Falls, OR) § Eagle Zinc Co. Div T L Diamond (Hillsboro, IL)
DID YOU KNOW? Since 2008 SuperJTI has trained for cleanup in rela9on to: § Water § Nuclear Facility § Lead § Mining § Asbestos
PASSAIC RIVER SUPERJTI: BACKGROUND Tierra Removal
PASSAIC RIVER SUPERJTI: RECRUITMENT § Newark, New Jersey § Winter 2012 § Assistance from ICC and area community organizations § PRP & its contractors involved from beginning
PASSAIC RIVER SUPERJTI: TRAINING 2 weeks of training provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry – New Jersey and Red Cross § Pre-Employment § 40-hr HAZWOPER § OSHA-10 § CPR/First Aid
PASSAIC RIVER SUPERJTI: JOB PLACEMENT § 15 graduates hired by site contractors Arcadis and Stuyvesant Environmental § Various positions § Three permanent hires § Higher number placed than anticipated
NORTH RIDGE ESTATES SUPERJTI CYCLE 2: BACKGROUND § Klamath Falls, Oregon § Currently running a second SuperJTI project (2016 was first project) § Materials left as a result of improper demolition of a 1940s Marine Recuperative Barracks
NORTH RIDGE ESTATES SUPERJTI: CLEANUP § Residential Subdivision (39 homes, 1 apartment building, 11 vacant lots, warehouse, and a park) § Remediation of 320,000 cubic yards of asbestos-contaminated soil over 125 acres § Remediation will occur over three construction seasons § Current SuperJTI program is being implemented at the beginning of the second season
NORTH RIDGE ESTATES SUPERJTI: KEY PLAYERS § USEPA Directed Remedy with support from USACE and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality § EA is the Remedial Action Contractor § Northwind is the primary remediation subcontractor
NORTH RIDGE ESTATES SUPERJTI: RPM PROJECT TAKEAWAYS § The timing of the project is key: have discussions with cleanup contractors once the contract is in place § The recruitment and screening delivers quality staff for work on site § No time commitment needed
NORTH RIDGE ESTATES SUPERJTI: JOB PLACEMENT ON SITE § 8 SuperJTI staff selected for the first construction season § 6 worked through the full duration of the first construction season § 1 worked as a field engineer § 1 worked as grade controller and quality control § 4 worked as laborers/flaggers (installing erosion controls, dust control, installing EZ fencing, excavation monitoring, etc.)
NORTH RIDGE ESTATES SUPERJTI: PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS § Use of Local Labor and support of Superfund JTI was encouraged and considered in the remediation subcontractor solicitation § Was not a contract/bid requirement § Northwind (primary remediation subcontractor) embraced the program and sought substantial local support for project
NORTH RIDGE ESTATES SUPERJTI: CONTRACTOR TAKEAWAYS Cons for the project: Pros for the project: § Low experience level - require § Local resources with substantial on the job training reduced costs (no per diem and supervision and travel) § No experience with the specific § Generally motivated and policies and procedures of the enthusiastic staff members company and industry § Requires additional investment § Positive community relations of time and energy upfront
CONTACT INFORMATION SuperJTI Program Managers: Melissa Friedland Viola Cooper EPA Regions 6-10 EPA Regions 1-5 (415) 972-3243 (703) 603-8864 friedland.melissa@epa.gov cooper.viola@epa.gov
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