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Washington Navy Yard Superfund Case Study Report
Asbestos News Update: The Washington Navy Yard Superfund Report.
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Asbestos-related news: How the Superfund report got started. In 1995, a representative of Horne Engineering, a contractor of the Washington Navy Yard, and the Navy Yard’s environmental and safety director wanted to make a positive difference in the community through the facility’s cleanup and to address the environmental justice concerns of Southeast Washington, D.C., citizens.
There are 28,152 people living within a 1-mile radius of the Navy Yard, with a primarily African American and Caucasian makeup. Their resulting initiative was called “Bridges to Friendship” incorporating the name of one of its founding partners, Friendship House, a community-based agency.
The partnership would work through the SuperJTI program and provide training, employment and other direct benefits to the community and its residents.
The program would also provide participating partners a way to deliver their services, express their needs, access the resources or other partners, and address community issues together. President Al Gore and the White House Community Empowerment Board recognized Bridges to Friendship in July 1998 for its many accomplishments.
The Bridges to Friendship partnership has greatly evolved since it was formed in 1995. The Alice Hamilton Occupational Health Center (AHOHC) which provided training for the SuperJTI program from its initial beginning till 2002 has since been replaced by the Institute for Workplace Safety and Health.
Similar to the training provider turnover, Friendship House, the community-based organization that provided participants and soft skills training, was replaced with STRIVE DC. Covenant House Washington is still an active partner in the program.
Courtesy of the EPA
see also:
Washington Navy Yard Superfund Site
Washington Navy Yard Superfund Job Training program on asbestosAsbestos-related job-training news at Washington Navy Yard Superfund
Washington Navy Yard job-placement asbestos fair
Asbestos Update: Washington Navy Yard job placement programAsbestos program: Job placement efforts to staff Washington Navy Yard
Washington D.C. shipyards
Workers at Washington DC shipyards were exposed to asbestosImportant information on asbestos for Washington DC shipyards workers
