Partner Agencies

Western Region Universities Consortium (WRUC)

The Western Region Universities Consortium (WRUC) consists of five university-based programs. LOSH is the lead organization that receives funds from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for the collaboration:

• UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program
  http://www.lohp.org
  
  
• UC Davis Extension
  http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/environmental_health_and_safety/
  
  
• Arizona State University
  http://www.poly.asu.edu/seminars
  
  
• University of Washington
  http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/NWcenter/index.html
  
  
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/exposure/haz-waste/index.cfm

The overall goal of WRUC is to collaborate with a variety of organizations to provide health and safety training for workers who handle hazardous waste and hazardous materials in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IX (California, Arizona, Nevada, and the Pacific Islands) and EPA Region X (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska).

WRUC offers a full range of Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) courses including: hazardous waste cleanup and investigation, supervisor and refresher courses; treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) facility and refresher courses; first responder awareness operations, HazMat Technician and Incident Commander, and refresher courses; Department of Transportation (DOT) and refresher courses; confined space courses; and hazard awareness courses. The Consortium also provides train-the-trainer courses for workers and for NIEHS trainers from other programs and participates in organizing national trainers' exchanges. Many courses can be provided in either English or Spanish.

UCLA LOSH does not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group
on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.