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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCD980602163_20000301_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Community Outreach and Involvement Plan-OCRI I I I I I I I I I I I I I WARREN COUNTY PCB LANDFILL ---------------- COMMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT PLAN Prepared for: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Waste Management 1---------------- 1 I I I E.,.V'lrc».,.---..,.t.-■, ■ .. c_ BF A Environmental Consultants Barnes, Ferland and Associates, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT PCB LANDFILL DETOXIFICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................... 3 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT APPROACH ..................................................... 4 3.1 ·3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Outreach Components .................................................................................... 4 Structure For Involvement ............................................................................ -7 Role of the State .............................................................................................. 8 Detoxification Project Contractor .................................................................. 8 Primary Community Stakeholders ............................................................... 14 3.5.1 Local .................................................................................................. 14 (1) Warren County Commission/Town of Warrenton .......... ..14 (2) Economic Development Commission .............................. ..14 (3) Warren Family Institute ....................................................... 16 (4) Warren County School System ......................................... J 7 (5) Warren County Health Department .................................. ..18 3.5.2 State ................................................................................................... 19 (1) North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development ...................................................... 19 (2) Religious Community .......................................................... 19 3.5.3 National ............................................................................................. 20 (1) National Environmental Justice Advisory Council/ Environmental Protection AgencY ...................................... 20 (2) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ............................................................................ 21 ECONOMIC BENEFIT ........................................................................................... 22 4.1 Short Term ..................................................................................................... 22 4.2 Long Term ..................................................................................................... 22 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ........................................................................ 24 MANPOWER NEEDS AND COSTS ..................................................................... 25 7.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ......................................................................... 26 ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT PCB LANDFILL DETOXIFICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) FIGURES 1. Site Location Map 2. Structure to Ensure Community Involvement TABLES 1. Matrix of Contacts APPENDICES 1. Information on Potenrial Stakeholders ·and Project Partners 1-A. Warren Family Institute 1-B. North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. 1-C. Warren County Statistics 2. 1-D. Department of Labor 1-E. Warren County Economic Development Commission 1-F. The Rural Center 1-G. Warren School System and Community Colleges 1-H. North Carolina Council of Churches 1-I. National Environmental Justice 1-J. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences List of Potential Vendors, Suppliers and Subcontractors ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. II March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT PCB LANDFILL DETOXIFICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) LIST OF ACRONYMS Base Catalyzed Decomposition Citizens Advisory Board BCD CAB CERTL CPMSA DBE · Centers ·of Excellence for Research, Teaching and Learning Comprehensive Partnership for Mathematics and Science Achievement Disadvantaged Business Enterprise EDC Economic Development Commission Environmental Protection Agency EPA ETG/BFA ETG Environmental, Inc. / Barnes, Ferland and Associates, Inc. (BF A Environmental) HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations NEJAC National Environmental Justice Advisory Council NIEHS National Institute of 1;:nvironmental Health Sciences NSF .National Science Foundation OSHA Occupational Safety and,H_ealth Administration Landfill PCB Landfill PCB Polychlorinated Biphenols RFP Request for Proposal SBA Small Business Administration State State of North Carolina WETP Worker Education and Training Program WTDB Workforce Training and Development Bureau ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. Ill March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 1.0 INTRODUCTION Detoxification and redevelopment of the Polychlorinated Biphenols (PCB) Landfill is recognized by the State of North Carolina (State), the Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) and the ETG Environmental, Inc./Barnes, Ferland and Associates, Inc. (ETG/BF A) design team as the best long-term solution to eliminate the PCB Landfill (Landfill) in Warren County, N.C. It is also the only mechanism that fully satisfies the promise made by Governor James B. Hunt to the citizens of Warren County in 1982. The Governor's commitment to Warren County involved two activities: 1) detoxification when technology was feasible, and 2) ec~momic stimulus to help offset the years of economic disincentive to residents and businesses resulting from the existepce of the Landfill. A map showing the location of the Landfill is given in Figure i . In February 1996, the Joint Warren County/State PCB Landfill Working Group, the predecessor to the CAB, hired science advisors to aid in the assessment of the Landfill and determine the most feasible technology for detoxification. The Working Group was . . a blue ribbon panel consisting of state environmental officials, local politicians and community representatives. The Working Group's mission has been accomplished and has been replaced by the CAB. The detoxification technology selection began with an evaluation by the science advisors that screened numerous potential detoxification technologies, following strict guidelines set by the community. Gas phase chemical reduction and base catalyzed decomposition (BCD) are the two technologies that were selected for the Phase I testing, which included performance of bench/ pilot scale testing of contaminated soil from the Warren County Landfill. After a detailed evaluation of the results, BCD was selected as the preferred technology, with ETG receiving the contract to perform Phase II, which consisted of a preliminary design for the Landfill detoxification. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill On May 26, 1999 ETG was selected to perform the final design services for the Landfill detoxification (Phase III) in accordance with the approved preliminary design. ETG subsequently entered into a subcontract with Barnes, Ferland and Associates, Inc. (BF A Environmental) to be the lead design sub-consultant. The results of the Phase I and II activities are documented in formal reports submitted to the state and community. They are available for review at the Warrenton Library and the PCB Landfill office. The Working Group recognized that true environmental justice considers the needs of the . . . ~ . . affected community first. Accordingly, the Joint Working Group specified that a formal plan for the community outreach and involvement in the detoxification process be developed and included in the final design. This document represents that plan. During the preparation of this plan, however, it was understood that the resources and the needs of the community may change and function in a dynamic manner. As such, in an effort to maximize participation of the community, this report may be modified or amended throughout the detoxification process. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 2 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 2.0 PURPOSE This document is a compilation of pertinent information, resources and programs which may be used to facilitate and/or enhance the positive impact of the project on the Warren County community. It presents an approach to maximize local business involvement and economic benefits associated with the detoxification and redevelopment of the Landfill. It should be used as a guide by the selected contractor to involve the Warren County citizens in the detoxification process. It is also intended to function as a guide for the CAB and the state on how various stakeholders can participate and benefit from the proposed project. Potential involvement and benefits for community sectors including education, business, religious, community development, labor and contractors are all discussed. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 3 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 3.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT APPROACH 3.1 Outreach Components The need to maximize community involvement in environmental cleanup projects of this type has long been recognized by the EPA and is a major tenant of the environmental justice movement. The joint effort between the state and the Warren County citizens has already set a precedent by embarking on a col_laborative process. This process has ; resulted in a successful characterization of the facility as well as the selection of a detoxification technology including treatment standards (selected by the community) and preliminary design for the cleanup effort. Continuing the collaborative effort we propose an outreach program, which provides for communication and active participation of several community segments. This plan identifies how existing agency programs can be used to help meet community involvement plan elements and how those programs jointly can enhance the objectives of the CAB and assist in achieving the desired results. The six community involvement plan components are as follows: A. General Awareness; B. Education; C. Job Training, Employment; D. Subcontracting; and, E. Local Business Utilization. Each of these elements will be met and enhanced by performing the following tasks: 1. Community Data Collection; 2. Detailed Research; 3. Program Development; ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 4 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 4. Implementation; and, 5. Program Monitoring. The establishment of a program, which focuses on the six components (A-F) with the fiv e tasks performed for each component, will maximize both short-term and long-term project related economic benefits for Warren County. A. General Awareness -The goal of this component 1s to broaden overall knowledge and awareness of the landfill facility and hazardous/solid waste management issues. As will be discussed later, this .project component fits very well with ongoing programs, particularly those of the Warren County Health Department. B. Education -This component is obviously very broad and will be tailored to address the needs of several sectors of the community. As an example, environmental education can be provided to elementary, middle and high school students. Based on discussion with the Superintendent of Schools, this project can supplement existing educational programs. Elementary education will most likely be in the form of poster projects, and in the case of the high school students, in-depth environmental research. This effort, particularly the portion targeted towards high school students, has a direct overlap with Warren School's National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant. As a part of this grant, the school department must introduce students to unique and challenging environmental science projects. Warren County is part of a consortium sponsored by the NSF under their Comprehensive Partnership for Mathematics and Science Achievement Program (CPMSA). The Centers of Excellence for Research, Teaching and Learning (CERTL) is a subset of that ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 5 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill program which, based on discussions with the school system, most closely applies to the use of this project as a learning vehicle. C. Job Training/Employment -There are several ways which Warren County residents can and will receive job training in association with the landfill detoxification. The most obvious is through the selected detoxification contractor. A significant opportunity for job training and direct employment will exist for the 18-month life of the project. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training and employment will be made available for operators, mechanics, electricians and construction laborers to name a few. Based on the preliminary design, a total of approximately 25 employees will be sought. Additionally, general training and job development grants are available to non- profit organizations such as the Warren Family Institute, which can benefit the community and the detoxification goal. The Warren Family Institute currently functions as the community involvement coordinator. Their programs are discussed further in Section 3.5.1 and Appendix 1-A. D. Subcontracting -Comprehensive community involvement in the project for the construction phase will include substantial subcontracting opportunities for local vendors and suppliers. The structure for maximizing this component of the community involvement approach is provided throughout this document. Areas for which subcontractors will be sought include: Fuel oil, gasoline, security, electrical supplies, fencing, electrical construction, electricity, mechanical construction, sanitary supplies, safety equipment, tools, heavy equipment, chemicals, monitoring equipment, housing, temporary living, and food services. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 6 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill E. Local Business Utilization -In an effort to increase the potential for the detoxification and redevelopment project to maximize revenues for local businesses, it is recommended that the County develop a packet describing restaurants, accommodations, and activities, that the Warren County area has to offer. Additionally, an outreach effort will be initiated to inform local businesses of the potential subcontracting opportunities listed above. 3.2 Structure for Involvement · A framework for community involvement, which continues the project's collaborative effort, must be established by the CAB. Such a framework could take the form of a CAB subcommittee. Once this plan is sanctioned by the CAB and the state it should be utilized as a blue print for community outreach. The subcommittee should contain a minimum of three CAB members. Additionally, in an effort to maximize coordination, it is recommended that representatives from the County Manager's office, the Warren Family Institute, the Economic Development Commission and the Warren County Schools be invited to participate. This listing is not intended to be all-inclusive. The conceptual structure for such involvement, key local stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities is provided in Figure 2. A key component to any successful outreach program is generation and dissemination of information. To effectively reach the citizens of Warren County and the project stakeholders on a regular and reliable basis, a monthly project newsletter should be developed and distributed to all project personnel and the community at large. Additionally, a quarterly workshop should be held to obtain feedback from the community and help address any concerns. The state's public information officer, the CAB subcommittee, the contractor's program manger, and the community involvement coordinator, will share the responsibility of information generation and dissemination. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 7 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill If acceptable to the County Manager, the quarterly workshop can be made to coincide with regular meetings of the Warren County Commissioners. 3.3 Role of the State It is the state's responsibility to ensure that the recommendations of this plan, once approved, be fully incorporated into the project construction documents. The state has, on several occasions, indicated their intent to involve the local community in the detoxification project. That intent is strongly reflected in the Preliminary (Phase 11) Design document. However, it is also extremely important that the state indicate the importance of maximizing local economic development by placing local business participation goals in Request for Proposal (RFP) and bid documents. It is also important that the state require that the selected contractor provide an individual on their team dedicated to community outreach. 3.4 Detoxification Project Contractor The ultimate success of this program will depend largely on the selected detoxification contractor and their community outreach program manager. Under the direction of the state and the CAB, the program manager is responsible for implementing the community outreach goals. The program manager will work closely with the community involvement coordinator to focus on the performance of the outreach objectives and activities. A primary function of the program manager will be to ensure maximum outreach utilization of local and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) sub- contractors. It is suggested that the program manager use The North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development to facilitate the coordination of minority business participation. This resource is discussed in more detail in Section 3.5.2 and Appendix 1- B. Appendix 2 of this plan is a list of local and area vendors, suppliers and contractors. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 8 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill This list was compiled in an effort to expedite the potential involvement of local firms on this project. The Institute of Minority Economic Development should also partially aid in accomplishing this goal by working with the Region-K Certified Development Company. This resource is a private, non-profit multi-county agency certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to initiate loans in cooperation with private lending sources under the SBA 504 loan program. The requirements of this program are outlined in Section 3.5.2 and Appendix 1-C. It is our experience that often when working with minority businesses such development resources are mandatory. In addition to work of subcontractors, there will be short-term benefits for individuals through temporary employment. There will also be long-term benefits associated with environmental/construction-related training where workers will have obtained a skill that they can continue to utilize after the project is over. The design contractor has identified a need for approximately 25 individuals that could be hired and trained from local talent. This training could work in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Labor's Apprenticeship and Training Bureau for high school youth, which combines educational rewards with skilled job training. To help facilitate such training, the program manager should coordinate with the Department of Labor. The selected contractor should align with the Workforce Training and Development Bureau (WTDB), WorkFirst and the Warren Family Institute (Community Involvement Coordinator). The WTDB implements job training programs to provide long-term employment for the unemployed. It works with employers to develop opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth and adults. It is initiated throughout the state by local proposals. Appendix 1-D contains additional information that further discusses these programs. The Warren Family Institute is positioned very well to take advantage of these opportunities in collaboration with the selected contractor. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 9 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill The anticipated areas of training include: OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) (all field personnel), environmental sampling, heavy equipment operation, health and safety monitoring, thermal desorption system operation, and condensate treatment system operation. Supplemental training will also be provided to electricians, mechanics, welders, truck drivers, and crane operators. Training will be provided both by the selected contractor and other community stakeholders. The positions to be potentially filled by local hires can be generally summarized as follows: 1. Operators/Laborers -Approximately 20 operators/laborers will be required for the project. Training if necessary should be provided by the selected contractor. The operators will be trained to run the processing plant. A high school education and mechanical aptitude/experience with material handling and heavy equipment in a factory or farming setting will be required. 2. Mechanics -It is estimated that three mechanics will be hired locally to repair and maintain equipment as necessary. Training will be provided by the selected contractor. A strong mechanical aptitude and appropriate experience with heavy/process equipment will be required. 3. Electrician -One licensed electrician will be needed to help provide maintenance for electrical components of the treatment process and the various support equipment, as well as for preventative maintenance of the site equipment. 4. Office Assistant -One clerical staff will be needed to assist with everyday office activities. Some prior experience with general office work will be required. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. March2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill The anticipated hourly wage would be $8-$12/hour for operators/laborers, $8-$14/hour for mechanical/electricians and $7-$10/hour for office staff. As discussed earlier, in addition to direct hire and training opportunities, a tremendous benefit will be realized through the use of local suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors. The following items are anticipated to be required by the selected contractor: 1. Fuel Oil and/or Gasoline The onsite construction equipment will require a substantial amount ·?f fuel to operate as anticipated in the preliminary design. Daily to weekly fuel deliveries are anticipated. A total of twelve (12) potential suppliers have been identified for the region, four (4) in Warrenton and eight (8) in Henderson. 2. Electrical The preliminary design identified the need for both electrical suppliers and electrical sub- contractors to provide construction services. We have identified a total of twenty (20) such suppliers and contractors for the region, fourteen (14) of which are in Warrenton and Henderson. 3. Mechanical Construction It is anticipated that sub-contractors will be needed to assist with the construction of the mechanical infrastructure for the detoxification project. Initial research has identified several companies listed as mechanical contractors in the project area. Additional screening by the selected contractor will be required to match the suitability of services. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 11 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 4. Safety Equipment & Gear Safety is a pnmary concern on any construction project particularly on a remedial construction site. In order to meet the OSHA requirements, various site environmental safety supplies will be required. Our research has identified seven (7) safety supply firms in the region. It is anticipated that at least one of these firms could supply the type of safety equipment required. 5. Heavy Equipment The construction activities will require the use of several types of heavy equipment. Research has identified five (5) heavy equipment companies in the region capable of supplying the type of heavy equipment needed. 6. Food Services It is anticipated that there will be a great need for food services for on-site personnel. Several vendors have been identified locally who are capable of supplying an assortment of food supplies and beverages directly or indirectly to the project work staff. 7. Security Security is a primary concern on a construction site. Although the site will be occupied twenty-four hours a day, the need for security services exists. Ten (10) firms providing security service have been identified. One (1) such consultant is located in Warrenton. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 12 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 8. Fencing Also, to assist in securing the site, the design activities have identified the need for fencing. Fencing would limit site access and minimize potential for construction related accidents. Four (4) fencing contractors have been identified. 9. Janitorial Services & Sanitary Supplies In addition to the labor and construction aspects of this project there is also a need for sanitary conditions to be maintained with the personnel support zones. Research has identified four (4) local companies capable of potentially accomplishing this task. 10. Housing & Temporary Living It is anticipated that there will be approximately ten individuals from out of town participating on this project. ·ro that end there is a need for temporary housing for the duration of the project. This presents a great opportunity for local motels/hotels or suppliers of temporary housing to benefit from the project. Appendix 2 is a list of the companies identified to potentially participate on this project. In an effort to truly determine interest and the availability of resources. It is important to note that although the selected contractor will be required to aggressively reach out to local firms, all firms utilized must meet the appropriate technical qualifications based on historical performance on similar activities. Additionally, they must demonstrate a current capacity to deliver the needed services in an efficient manner. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 13 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 3.5 Primary Community Stakeholders Effective involvement of stakeholders, agencies and the community must occur at several levels for the project to be most effective. Organizations and persons of interest must be identified at the local, state and federal level to facilitate participation. A mechanism for ensuring community involvement is provided in Figure 2. Additionally, to further expedite outreach activities, phone numbers of key contacts are provided in Table 1. 3.5.1 Local (1) Warren County Commissionffown of Warrenton It is important that both Warren County Commissioners and the Town of Warrenton become involved in all facets of the project. Their ability to take a leadership role by enacting supportive resolutions and area specific ordinances will play an important role in the successful funding and i1!1plementation of the project and maximizing the benefits to the community. In addition, their ability to reach regional legislative representatives to support the project is critical. It is recommended that the CAB continuously apprise local elected officials of the project needs and general status. (2) Economic Development Commission It is currently anticipated that the detoxification of the PCB Landfill will have a measurable positive economic impact to the community. These benefits will be both short-term and long-term in nature. The employment opportunities represent short-term benefits that will exist for the 18-month duration as construction activities commence. Utilization of local ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 14 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill businesses for supplies, materials and services for the project is also a short-term benefit. The long-term benefits include the ability of trained experienced laborers, technicians and mechanics to gain meaningful employment in the construction and environmental services industry. The potential economic benefit is further discussed in Section 4.0. The Warren County Economic Development Commission's (EDC) work plan (Appendix 1-E) identified five goals for the near term. Two of those goals can directly incorporate key detoxification project issues. First, the EDC desires to work with the Warren County School System by participating in job fairs to ensure students are aware of the industries and the job potential within the County. The School System Job Fairs and others like it could also be used to educate residents of the unique opportunity of the detoxification project. Secondly, the PCB Landfill project partially satisfies the EDC immediate goal of recruiting an industry that can provide 50 jobs or two industries of 25 jobs each. Analysis of the workforce of Warren County reveals a population of 17,265 of which the median age is 37.1 years old. Individuals are primarily employed in government, manufacturing and retail trade. The detoxification project with a projected $3-5 million-dollar direct economic impact and 25 new jobs will introduce a new industry to the area that will have a tremendous benefit to a large segment of the community. An available resource to compliment the detoxification project's goals is the Rural Economic Development Center, Inc. (Appendix 1-F). One of its challenges includes raising the level of education by encouraging entrepreneurs through the development of new firms. This program is unique because it acknowledges the existence of one man, small service, ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 15 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill and satellite companies who create 40% of new jobs in the state. As p~eviously discusse.d, the potential of this agency to seek out small and unlicensed firms and help develop them 1s an important part of this process. (3) Warren Family Institute The fundamental goal of the Family Support Program of the Warren Family Institute is to help parents acquire the skills to find the resources they need to be self-sufficient and effectively nourish their families. As a family centered community development corporation, its mission is to "engage individuals, agencies and communities in efforts to provide jobs, housing, education and cultural and recreational activities for all of the citizens of Warren County". This agency has demonstrated success in creating jobs, entrepreneurial development and hands on job skills training in collaboration with Welfare Reform. This agency collaborates with several .agencies including Warren County Schools, the Region K Workforce Development Board, Vance- Granville Community College and the Warren County Department of Health. This Institute's mission compliments the project's job and educational goals. The Institute and its resources are ideal for the role of facilitator of job development and training for project participants. It is the ideal position which has led to their receipt of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funds to hire a community involvement coordinator and job develop to bridge the gap between the needs of the community and those of the detoxification project. ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 16 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill This agency through its participation in the project may also qualify for Environmental Justice Community/University Partnership Grants offered by the EPA. Eligibility includes instituti9ns serving minority communities who support projects that seek to effectively address local environmental justice issues through active partnership with any institution of higher education. The purpose is to link community organizations with neighboring affiliated academic institutions to address local environment and public health concerns. (4) Warren County School System The North Carolina Education System has quality practical programs to assist in the training of skilled and unskilled labor. North Carolina Community Colleges' New Industry Training Program is an economic development tool that provides company-specified customized training for new and expanding companies. The development of new and existing businesses during the project can be completely funded by the state and will support this program's initiatives for job creation and training. Warren High School offers both an Earth Science/Physical Science and Biology course in which students actively participate in laboratory and research activities. The superintendent of the school system has expressed an interest to use the detoxification project as an active part of the course curriculum where students are allowed to experience first hand the importance of cleanup and the environmental issues which surround the PCB Landfill. The contractor can provide on-site seminars to local schools and submit data from the design and operations of the detoxification to schools for science related research projects. Also, to assist in the efforts to obtain project funding, it is important that young ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 17 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill people become involved. Such involvement will also help the Warren County School system meet the requirements of its current NSF grant. The Commissioner of Labor also has an Apprenticeship and Training Bureau for High School Youth in their "Higher Leaming for Higher Earning" program. The program requires the contractor register the desired services as an apprentice trade. The program specifically provides work and training for high school juniors and seniors. It matches very well with the needs of the contractor as outlined in 3.4. These programs are further discussed in Appendices 1-D and 1-G. (5) Warren County Health Department The Warren Health Institute houses the Warren County Health Department and other agencies. It acts as a center for health activity for persons of all ages in the community. The Warren Health Plan and Warren County Health Department offer, under one roof, a variety of services to promote health, prevent disease and treat illnesses. Health awareness as it relates to environmental toxins is an important community issue. The health department's role in educating citizens on illnesses related to toxins is important to controlling possible health concerns about the detoxification project. Extensive discussions with key health department representatives revealed current and proposed waste awareness programs. The ultimate goal of their program is to have Warren County citizens think every time they throw away trash. Such a comprehensive waste environmental education process could be very valuable to the detoxification outreach if the two are ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 18 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill linked. The siting of the facility was very divisive and contentious; however, the community and the state have come together in a collaborative manner to implement the detoxification goal. This unique partnership provides an important avenue for environmental education. 3.5.2 State (1) North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development This institute works to provide high quality consulting services in the area of managerial and technical assistance for participating firms (Appendix 1-B). Projects include building financial reporting systems, strategic planning assistance, market analysis and human resource management. As discussed earlier, it is important that this entity wor~s to identify and develop local and minority owned firms. The selected contractor must ,make this agency aware of their need so the potential detoxification sub- contractors can become appropriately licensed and certified under this program. Their objectives compliment the Region K-Certified Development Company's objective (Appendix 1-C) to provide small business financing in Warren County and stimulate economic development by creating one job for every $5,000 in loan funds. (2) Religious Community The North Carolina Council of Churches is active in providing support for the WorkFirst (welfare reform) program through the enactment of the Jubilee Project. Information about the Council is provided in Appendix 1- H. Jubilee provides day care, transportation, financial assistance and ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 19 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill youth programs for former WorkFirst recipients; therefore, helping to bridge the gap between poverty and sustainable employment. The Council is also active in developing health programs for the children of the poor and disadvantaged. Their information bulletin, "The Church Council Bulletin" is an available resource to disseminate information regarding the cleanup and project needs. The council's hands-on community support programs will compliment the Warren Family Institute in providing resource services for laborers as well as identifying WorkFirst participants for jobs and skilled training. 3.5.3 National (1) National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) I EPA The finding of NEJAC's Environmental Justice Urban Revitalization and ; Brownfields report supports community participation ~uring all phases of site ·remediation. Public participation; community vision, as well as comprehensive community-based planning are the key recommendations of the report. In summary, the report illustrates the interrelationships between people, community, social institutions, government and public policy. It establishes a framework for functionally bridging the key components of emerging environmental policy, 1.e., ecosystem management and community-based environmental protection. The EPA offers several grants for which community participants may qualify, summarized as follows: Environmental Education Grants, Environmental Justice Community/University Partnership Grants Program and Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups. EPA ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 20 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I ;I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups enable eligible community-based non-profit organizations such as grass roots groups and churches to support projects such as the PCB Landfill detoxification. Grants may be used for education and awareness programs, environmental programs, or technical assistance. The CAB and community stakeholders such as the Warren Family Institute should jointly make application for such grants. Additional information about Environmental Justice Grants is provided in Appendix 1-1. (2) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) The NIEHS, in conjunction with the EPA, sponsors the Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) which has completed several years of successful training of urban young adults throughout the United States. This program places students in environmental and construction-based jobs in communities effected by environmental issues. Placement of students in this pro~am will benefit the community economically as well as educationally.· Students who complete the program may also receive grants for higher education. This highly successful program can be used as the blueprint for the proposed contractor training activities. Background information about this program is furnishes in Appendix 1-J. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 21 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -1 I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 4.0 ECONOMIC BENEFIT 4.1 Short Term As discussed in Section 3.5.1(2), the detoxification project has the potential for substantial positive potential economic impact in the Warren County area. The short- term impact consists primarily of approximately 25 new jobs with an average income of approximately $25,000 per year. For the 18-month duration of the project, this represents over $750K of increased revenue for the local economy. An additional $2 to 4 million dollars of goods and services may be purchased from local sources. If local sources don't exist or are marginal business entities, efforts could be made through the numerous resources discussed in Section 3.5.2(1) to enhance the strength of the local suppliers so they can benefit from the opportunity. Substantial efforts to identify local businesses to provide the products and services described in this plan and to interface with the various state and federal agencies referenced herein, will be performed by the selected contractor's program manager. Additionally, for the duration for the detoxification project the contractor will temporarily relocate several employees. These individuals will require housing, not to mention, day- to-day living supplies, all of which could be purchased locally. 4.2 Long Term After the project is complete Warren County will continue to benefit in many ways . The individuals hired for the detoxification project will now have highly marketable skills, which they will take with them to future employers. Moreover, if the skill they have acquired fits an apprenticeship trade, additional employment opportunities may become available. Better jobs will lead to better opportunities, education for the children of these individuals, which in tum will stimulate economic growth and development. Also, once ETG Environmental, Inc. I BFA Environmental, Inc. 22 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill the stigma of the PCB Landfill has removed, the tourism, business and residential growth of the area will likely increase, a trend, which has already begun. The increased environmental education opportunities described earlier, when enhanced by the County school system, will result in a core group of environmentally responsible individuals. The maximization of the potential long-term economic advantages of detoxifi cation must be fully explored by the CAB with the EDC. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 23 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 5.0 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE As indicated by the notes, significant community involvement occurs throughout the detoxification process from funding through construction. A total of 24 newsletters and 8 community workshops should occur. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 24 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 6.0 MANPOWER NEEDS AND COSTS During the project construction, the CAB and at-large community work tasks will be significant. They include assistance with coordinating the participation of local and state stakeholders, as well as assistance with newsletter development meetings and workshops. In addition to the community involvement coordinator who will be employed by the Warren Family Institute, a single additional individual dedicated to economic outreach and community involvement employed by the CAB may be required. The appropriate applicant would preferably have 3 to 5 years' experience with similar programs. It is strongly recommended that the state act now to fund such a person through the CAB. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 25 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill 7.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION In summary, the Joint State/Warren County PCB Landfill Working Group (now the CAB) is not only committed to detoxification of the landfill, but also maximizing the economic and educational benefit to the citizens of Warren County. This Plan demonstrates that significant involvement of the citizens is not only possible, but also mutually beneficial. There are several local, state and federal organizations, which share the mission of true environmental justice for poor communities. The participation of those organizations is critical to maximize the potential benefits to the community. To ensure their participation, the CAB must establish a sub-committee whose purpose is community outreach. Key members of the local community must become active members of that sub-committee. Figure 2 outlines a procedure to help ensure community involvement. Table 1 summarizes who the potential players are and their associated roles and contact numbers. This document is intended to also be used by the selected detoxification contractor as a guide to maximize the involvement of the Warren County community in the detoxification construction activities. ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. 26 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan I_ .L ETG Environmental, lnc./BFA Environmental, Inc. Warren County PCB Landfill FIGURES x ca __ _ March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ( ,,. i ...J ...J / ->-, (z.. '--0:.... ,2: ....l <-□ ··...Ju < co (z.. u 0.. I r ) w er:: ::::J 0 LL ..-- Q_ <( 2 z 0 f- <( u 0 _J --- --- --------- -- -Community Outreach and Involvement Detoxification Project Flow Diagram Development of final design specifications, supporting work plans and drawings for the detoxification project. State incorporates outreach goals into project requirements and implements selection/negotiation process. State and selected contractor resolves remaining contractual, technical and permitting issues. YES YES Implement project components dealing with CAB subcommittee structure and establish community outreach funding mechanism. Present participation structure to the CAB. State, CAB, WFI and the selected contractor conducts a coordination kick-off meeting. State, CAB and WFI holds work shop to determine how to maximize local participation. The outreach plan is used as a guide. State develops and adopts a structure to formally encourage the participation of the local community. Begin PCB landfill detoxification Figure 2 - I Communi!}'. Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren Coun!}'. PCB Landfill I I I I I I TABLES I as I I I I I I I I I I I I ETG Environmental, Inc./BFA Environmental, Inc. March2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Agency/Organization State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Warren County Citizens Advisory Board (formerly the Working Group) Warren Family Institute Warren County Commission Warren County Schools Warren County Economic Development Commission N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, Inc. North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development Coley Springs Baptist Church Department of Labor ETG Environmental, Inc. / BF A Environmental, Inc. TABLE l MATRIX OF CONT ACTS Project Role and Responsibility or Potential Involvement Overall detoxification project administration Facilitator, community involvement and leadership Community Involvement Coordinator Local community leadership Student involvement and education Economic development Community and business development Business development resource Community outreach Apprenticeship Job Training Warren County PCB Landfill Contact Mike Kelly (919) 715-3644 Patricia Backus -(919) 733-4996 Dollie Burwell, Co-Chair (252) 456-4800 Henry Lancaster, Co-Chair (919) 715-4000 Cathy Lawrence (252) 257-1134 Loria Williams (252) 257-3115 Dr. Carlinda Purcell (252) 257-3184 (252) 257-5357 Allen Kimball (252) 257-3114 Micro-Carolyn Perry, Director Capital Access -Phil Black (919) 250-4314 Andrea Harris Julian Brown (919) 831-2467 Reverend Carson Jones (252) 257-4041 Bill Thorpe (919) 733-7533 March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Agency/Organization North Carolina Council of Churches The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciense (NIEHS) (Grant Recipients) - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Environmental Protection Agency ETG Environmental, Inc./ BFA Environmental, Inc. 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Hargrove Family Resource Center 115 E Market Street/P.O. Box 150 Warrenton. N C 27589 Phone (919) 257-113Y Fox (919) 257-258'1 E-mail wfi@vance net 1!''?~'.-,•,, 0 co,·;.;:;~•;,.,, .. O") :::·1.. 5 o· 5 ~a..:~ - - -Hargrove ,~ce Center l J:J~stitute, Inc. Ji;:;.•t st t Jli'.Ke ree p;,_,,;,.r;~J~:r1r,·} .. '.'i:•·:'t_,.1•1\t~~~Q B~x 150 · Warrenton, N. C. 27589 Funded through the N. C. Division of Child Development I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill APPENDIX 1-B NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MINORITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INC. ETG Environmental, Inc./BFA Environmental, Inc. March2000 I J I I I I I I I I I I I: I' I I I I I I •· \, .. -:·· :-..:· ~.:-' . ' . ~ _:-~ \ INt~EASiNG JHE iN~~N& CAPACny OF M1NOBl}Y~~~b F1~~i, To · · _-.. _. >_. •,_ -ENcbuRAG~: Susf AINABLE GROwtHANo:.Jas:'-CREATip~c. ~-::-:_ · North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. 316 W. Edenton Street, 2nd Floor, Suite B, P. 0 Box 27806 Raleigh, North Carolina -27603 Telephone (919) 831-2467 Fax(919) 831-2487 E-mail: ncinied@interpath.com ·-.', .. -·-·· ·-;· .. - .. _ . .-.-.'. I I I I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I ' . : . ; / --. --- MTAl'Consdti!!!l North Carolina. Institute-of Minority Ecomonic Development, Inc. The North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. (the Institute), was estabUshed In 1986 to increase the net worth of the state's low-wealth and minority communities. The lnstitute's mission Is to create an environment of equal opportunity in which compensatory programs are no longer necessary. Today, this mission translates into three major activities: □ research to gain an understanding of the overall status of minority communities; □. capacity-building support for community organizations, and O -specialized managerial and technical assistance provided to emerging minority-owned businesses. The consulting services offered by the Institute provide three levels· of managerial and technical assistance to minority businesses. · · · The Minority Te.chnical Assistance Program (MTAP) is .the lnstitute's premier business development program. HTAP Consulting effectively addresses the major issues facing minority-owned. businesses: □ Under <apitalization □ Diminishing hi.ess. to Markets □ Lack of Management Systems In addition to this .in~epth consulting · service, ·the l~ute ~-proj~ oriented General Managerial Assistance . _, · ·. (GMA) .... 6HA ltssistance consists of .businesscounseUng and pi'oj¥!~ to firms ·with sales under $500,000 · in the .·. ·:·, . start~p phase. -Typical projects include ~e with:_ · · · · · · · □ Strategic Planning □•·· Mark~fResearch □ ' Fina,ncial Analysis . □ Locating Rnancing -"'·_i·:·-.. Anally, to meet the special needs of the companies in the construction industry, the Institute created the Minority . Contractors Technical Assistance Program (MCTAP). MCTAP provides MTAP-type services, complemented with nuts & bolts assistance, which will include both pre-bid and post-bid services. These services include, but are not limited to the __ following: pre-bid evaluation services, proposal preparation assistance, post-bid follow up aiteria and procedures, state agency contact assistance, a database of upcoming and ongoing state funded projects, post-bid project management assistance, pre-<:onstruction management assistance, and aid with developing a realistic timeline and construction budget. For more information, please con/ad: Mr. Julian Brown, Vice President of Business Development North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. 316. W. Edenton Street, 2nd Floor, Suite B, Post Office Box 27806 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Telephone (919) 831 -2467 Fax (919) 831-2487 E-mail: ncimed@interpath.com I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I MTAP Consulting MANAGING STRATEGIC GROWTH FoR EME~ING M1NORJTY Bus1NESSES Minority Technical Assistance Program ·MTAP Consulting is a comprehensive business development strategy that has a substantial positive impact on the minority business community. The MTAP process, which requires a 9-12 month commitment, encompasses a comprehensive threej>hase analysis and implementation plan. l>jnamic and sustainable growth has been realized by exposing the client to . increased marxet and financial opportunities, building stronger internal management systems, and establishing meaningful -. partnerships, By creating the needed management systems, MTAP consultants become catalysts for growth and success. ALL INFORMATION SHARED OUR/NG THE CONSULTING PROCESS IS KEPT IN THE STR!aEST CONFIDENCE The programs consist of three Interconnecting _ phases designed to assist dients with managing sustainable and profitable growth in an ever-changing business environment. l,Wt·)Phase r ORGANIZATIONAL Auorr In Phase 1 , consultants conduct ~ comprehensive org~tional audit, interviev-ing the entire staff and producing a detailed financial _ analysis of the business. A written report v-iU reflect this analysis and discuss specific recommendations. . : . . . . Phase2 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS ANO STRATEGIC PLANNING During Phase 2, consultants conduct an in~th indUstry and competitive analysis and identify local and national business opportu~ities; · Using the Information gained through the organizational audit and the industry analysis, consultants faaTrtate · a series of strategl~ planning ~ons that focus on measurable goals and action steps for the next three years.: ·. ~Phase3~ · __ -_. . _ IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC GROWTH PLAN .. , .. •., ._ : -· . . . . (onsult~ts fu~qKas paf1 ofamanagemenUeam to prioritize and implement recommendations. This tean:t ~~i~-·, · ___ ' ··._ · organ!z,ati§rial ~e:process/ Examples ·of Phase 3 pr:ojects indude: developing cash41ow projections, armuatbudgett_:: :-·' scheduling,jo.b:: ¢s!jng systems, Incentive programs, quaflty control_ procedures, and _marxeting plans. In_:~:~; .. ·, .. -· · , · consu~ts \l!'(>fk -wlt!i · management to cf~ product Jines, strengthen employee relations, conduc;t mark~-~-: . . . . . among ·potential-~o~/or"develop pricing strategies.-· In addition to implementing systems, consultants may_·assist•the ·. , firm in obtainlng·additiooal-finandng. 1 . · . . . CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MTAP PROGRAM: □ Annual sales of SS00,000 or more □ Minimum of 3 emplO'jees □ Two years in existence as a business entity □ Completion of formal application □ Full disclosure of all financial statements □ One-year commitment of program □ Strong commitment on behalf of CEO/President □ There is a $900 -fee for participation in the MTAP Program ($300 per phase, due a:t the end of each phase) For more information, please contad: Mr. Julian Brown, Vice President of Business Development North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. 316 W. Edenton Street, 2nd Floor, Suite B, Post Office Box 27806 Raleigh, North Carolina 2761 1 Telephone (919) 831-2467 Fax (919) 831-2487 E-mail: ncimed@interpath.com I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I GMA PROVIDING MINORITY BuslNESSES WITH PROJECT-SPECIFIC CoNSULTING SERVICES General Managerial Assistance MT AP Consulting is -a comprehensive business development strategy that has had a substantial positive impact on the minority business community .. General Managerial Assistance (GMA) is an integral part of the MTAP Consulting Program. Recognizing that a _large percentage of North Carolina's MBEs are firms with sales of less than $500,000, and in an effort to provide managerial services to firms that might not be seeking our longer-tenn MTAP services, the Institute created GMA. All of the lnstitute's current Business Development T earn Consultants are inyolved In GMA. Our team has valuable combined work experience of over 60 years in a wide range of industries that is complemented by graduate MBA studies. GMA assists_ minority-owned . firms that are seeking specific project assistance. Our business development specialist will typically join with management for .1-2 months to -~e high quality consulting services in a broad range of functional areas. . Projects Include building financial reporting systems, strategic planning assistance, market analysis, developing operations, managing human resources and locating financing sources. 'Mth the business owner, we identify work that is most Important to the businesses overall growth. All projects must be well-defined ... In order to -facilitate this, we complete a project engagement contract prior to starting. 'Mllingness to provide relevant finaJlcial infonnation is also essential. • The profile of most GMA dients is a finn in existence for at least 3 months and with strong potential -for increased sales and job growth. Our overall goal In GMA is to play a vital role in fulfiUing MTAP (()(lSultipg'.s mission which Is to "increase the internal capacity of minority owned firms to encourage sustainable growth andjob a:eation/ • ·• ·< . For-more information,piease (Xj/J'tad: . . ..·. . -' . . . . .. . ·' ' ' ·,-~ ;. . ··:.:-:· -. 'Mc Ware, Business :Oevelopment~ist : North Carolina Institute of Minority E~ic'J)evelopment, Inc. 316 W. Edenton Street, 2nd Floor;Suite•.B,·PostOfficeBox 27806 Raleigh, North Carolina .2761l . . Telephone (919) 835-6041 Fax (919) 831-2988 E-mail: ndmed@interpath,com I I I I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I . SUSTAINABLE GRowrn FOR MINORITY (ONSTRL(TlON BUSINESSES Minority Contractors Technical Assistance Ptogram (MCTAP) was created to address the unique issues. faced by finns in the construction industry. The construction industry has many financial hurdles which limit the growth of minority owned firms. As with most minority businesses, the lack of access to capital paralyzes and stymies the full potential of minority contracting firms. Without . access to credit, minority.· contractors can not efficiently grow their finns · and lack the financial capacity to perform larger jobs or obtain· bonding. This results in minority contractors being unable to perform projects efficiently and profitably due to cashflow difficulties. Minority Contractors Technical Assistance Program Central to ttie success of the MCTAP is providing·minority contractors with access to project ·· opportunities. D'espite the program's intentions of providing valuable assistance to minority ... · . ·contractors, these efforts are futile without viable maneting opportunities. By developing .... :: ...... ·•formal relationst)ips and coordinating our efforts with various state agencies and commercial · entities, the pr:-ogram provides a conduit to manet opportunities for the minority contracting · · _ community. · · MCTAP provides_JntellSive -c()nsulting· support and is complemented by n~ & bolts technical · assistance. ·\Whout access to this business assistance and "nuts & bolts" technical. assistance, many minority .contractors)t'(?Uld face problems in positioning and gro't\'.ioftheir firms to .. ina:e~ . profitabilify ~ and_~WJ~'Ve~;"remairnrig;_lii)>~, ·-'~ order to, ~ff~~ provi~,e fulf ~~ge . "nuts & bolts~ tedlnic'dl assistance to miriqrjty cpntradors, the program indudesJx>tll ·pre~d and .• post-bid se~••< :, ... .-. -. . .. ·, =~ . : : . ,_ .. -..•.. · . · \, · .. 1n·c1dditio.n,c -~·~rog~.1$ ~dopted ·a .basic}otmat _ ~;~~ihcx161ogy of'~ajl~~}ia.~ ~ . .' procedur~ th~t :are:unfk~ for all construdiQi{busi~. )his includ~ ~ut)s' notlimited fo . ' . ;the. follow{ng:: basic"bookkeeping/accounting and cost management training : Ulilizing"off .the · f · · _ sheif' software· pa<:kages as· well as· providing limit~ CPA consulting services;· provi~irig -: scheduling training; :anc1 offering dasses and training sessions that wiU teach simple computer . ~ · skills as wen as the' creation of spreadsheets which are vital to estimating specific trades. · for more information, please con/ad: Michael -Crum, Business Development Specialist Minority Contractors Technical Assistance Program (MCTAP) North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. 316 W. Edenton Street, 2nd Floor, Suite B, Post Office Box 27806 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Telephone (919) 835-6043 Fax (919) 831-2988 E-mail: ncimed@interpath.com I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -, .. ;;/ . . ·-. ..... . . . .-:_ :::. MTAPConstiting MTAP Consufrigg_ Team ANDJfEA L. HAllifIS, P,11i11111r Andrea Harris, one of the founders of the Institute, is the current president. Pri9r to joining the Institute, Andrea served as a staff member with the Minority Business Development Agency of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, an associate director of a statewide senior citizens organization, executive director of a·rural community action agency, and a public school math and science teacher. She is a graduate of Bennett College, where she now chairs the alumnae gMng portion for its capital campaign. Other affiliations indude serving as Chair of the Gateway Community Development Corporation's Board of Directors, and as a board member of the North Carolina Community Development Initiative and the Vance County Ea>nomic Development Commission. JULIAN D. BllOWN, Tiki P,11i11111r 11/ Bui11,,., 01111/#p111111r Julian Brown leads the MTAP team as the Vice President of Business Development at the Institute. He is also one of the founders. He has worked in the minority business development arena for over twenty years .. Prior to his current position, Mr. Brown has .served as President and CEO of the North Carolina Association of Minority Businesses, Director of the North Carolina Minority Business Development Agency, and Executive Vice President of the Durham Business and Professional Chain, Inc~· Mr. Brown chairs the board of the Minority Business Consulting Program .at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. With a strong history of honors and state appointments, Mr.; Brown;has;a proven track record in leading managerial and technical efforts in the minority business community. ~ is a graduate of Hampton University. CHANTEL M. CAMP BELL,· BubJ111 01111l11p111111r:Q1111111/rtrwr . ' ~. ~ ~ . ·:. . . . ' ·Chantel Camp_beHls a consultant who specializes in h;couriting and-Fin~)ri;~~rtion to consulting f~ organizations .. . providi119:f1ome health care services. She. has performed vaiious fe~~ii#~ieS:and)>usiness_ '~development projects.· · domestkally and lntematiooal_ly ._ Chantel ; earned her M~ at Ind~ ~~'.~ ~ a.n,:~ehasis on Rnarice and Nonprofit · . Mana . ·menLShe:boasts a diverse work · rie~ which includes ~idtevek{. ·: ent with the. P~ (9rps, strategic , ge . . . . . ,. . . .. , ~ . ., .. ; .. , .l>fl) . . .. ···· .... and internal ~ning for a nonprofit/ and :teaching on. the Junior aj:id ·ttigt( SchqoUevels> As _.an a~. ~dpant in her community.Chantel has directed a career mentoring program for·at-risk teeoage;girts and a local Habitat for Humanity chapter. · · HELENS.-CAJfifINQTON, Bui1111✓ 01111kp111,11rC11iJiillitr11r Helen Carrington is a consultant who specializes in Marketing and Strategic-Management. She has performed various marketing studies and business development projects focusing on the hospitality industry. Helen earned her MSM with a concentration in Marketing from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University. Her prior work experience includes extensive key positions in the international hotel industry, induding creating administrative structure for business start-up teams. T. MICHAEL Cll UM, Bui111u 01111lt1p.111111r C111i1alr~11i Michael Crum is a Management Consultant of the Minority ,Contractors Technical Assistance Program (MCTAP) of the Institute: Through MCT AP, Michael focuses his attention and efforts on strengthening the viability and sustainability of minority-owned construction companies. He pursued his MBA in Economics at the R.B. Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His academic background focused on Community Economic Development. He worked in management at the Kmart Corporation, where he directed installations and construction projects. In addition, Michael has been actively involved in volunteer work with El Pueblo, Triangle Business with Russia, and the YMC 4. Students Program. I I I I I I I I- I I I I I I I I I I I LA.SHON A.. HA.l{LEY, Ba.ri11u.r 0111,kp111,11r C1111#1/r,r11r LaShon Harley is a consultant with expertise in taxation, law and telecommunications and other high tech industries. She has performed various industry studies, an organizational audit, created financial statements for dients, and researched . legal and business topics. laShon is a JD/MBA graduate of Georgia St~te University. Prior to pursuing her graduate education,' she pursued a career in Electrical Engineering at Honeywell Space and Defense and AT&T. ~hon is very active in youth and young adult development activities in her community. Jonathan Harrison specializes in consulting to contract manufacturing, distribution/supplies and recyding businesses. He has been working on projects as diverse as business valuations for.retail and construction firms, financing packaging for real estate development projects, and economic impact analyses for non-profit business and housing developers. An MBA Graduate from the Yale School of Management, Jonathan's work experience indudes marketing management positions with the Carnegie Hall Corporation and teaching positions with the Xi'an Institute of Economics and Rnance with the People's Republic of China. He has consulted on small business projects for community development corporations in New Haven, CT and New YOfk City, NY. INES POLONI-.US, Ba.rilNU 0111,/,p111,11rC111u11/rq11r In her capacity as an MTAP consultant, Ines Polonius specialiles in the holne health care and distribution and supply industries. Her strengths lie in financial analysis and providing strategic planning to entrepreneurs. Ines earned an MBA and a Masters of Economics from Boston University. Prior to pursuing her graduate work, she worfc.ed five years with small and micro-enterprise development projects in Chile, the Dominican Republic, and Germany. Wic Ware is a consultant with areas of emphasis centered around rtjanufacturing, retail sales, financial analysis, operations management and marketing. He is an exper( irtdistnbution ancf logistics. Wic received his MBA from the Kenan-Ragler Business School at the University of North Caroiina atOlapel Hill,: HiS'piior job experience includes providing independent consulting services to small businesses in the corriJgated box 311d retail book industries. In adcfrtion, Wic held aY~ President position with a financial services 1inn in New York, .where his duties included _the management of shareholder communications. · David Willis is a consultant who has developed an expertise in both business and commercial real estate evaluations in addition to feasibility studies. He is an Accounting and Finance Specialist. David earned his BA in Accounting from North Carolina State University. Prior to joining the Institute, he worked as a Corporate Banking Officer, where he established and maintained a S 1 SMM loan portfolio. He has had experience as a General Manager for a North Carolina based service company. David's community services indudes participation on the Mvisory Counsel for the Guilford Country Health Department and a Mentor for at-risk teens. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I What do some of ou, ,lients think! MTAP Consdti_ng 'We are l1lOWl9 forward v,;ttt defined goals and a so6d business plan ... MTAP gets us much doser to leYe6ng the playing field. This year, v.or1dng v,;th MTAP, we~ put together a three year strategk plan. This has never been done by the compartj before. Wth these strategk goals and so6d business plan for 1997, we should do even better than last year." -Wan-en H. Arrington, President American Safety Products •MTAP is a much needed resource for companies such as mine. k; we an know, the more successful minority companies can become, the bigger economic axrtribution they Yl1ll be able to make." -Julio Cordoba, CEO VALCOR, Inc. 'We knew that IHC could not continue to run daiJIJ in such a haphazard fashion .... Now, v,;th MTAP, we ~ finaltj charted a course to take us into the twenty-first century!" ~eaches Brown, President lntemational HealthCare, Inc. I "We · realize that MTAP is a· mandatory element in achieving . the professionalism, ' growth and Mure success of ( our company] and thaUs oucgoat.• -Yvonne Anderson , President Antronix Oistribuiion if Supply, Inc. "Three members of the MTAP team worked on the agency evaluations and the costs savings to us were at least S25,000." -Kathy Chapman, President Assistant Care Providers, Inc. "MTAP has assisted in putting systems in place to accommodate growth. We will use the business plan created through MTAP in our presentations to banks for financing." -Walter 8. Davis, President WBD Construdion Company I I Communi!}'. Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren Coun!}'. PCB Landfill I I I I I APPENDIX 1-C I WARREN COUNTY STATISTICS I I I I I I I I I I I I ETG Environmental, Inc./BF A Environmental, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan APPENDIX 1-C WARREN COUNTY STATISTICS ETG Environmental, lnc./BFA Environmental, Inc. Warren County PCB Landfill 0 Mj Second Draft I 2/ I /99 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Warren County North Carolina Tcx:iay, WJ11ren County is a thn·ving mro./ county that offers a robust tounst llild recre:i.tion, environment anchored by the 50,000 acre Kerr lake in the northwest con1er of the county and th 20,000 acre lake Gaston in the northe:z.st corner. An excellent road network of interstate and US highways make the county an excellent kx:11tion for those seebng to live· in a clean, quiet community and yet remain· within an hours dn·ve of a major metropolitan /lI'eJl. Residents have access to a vanety of cultural, recre.ational, educational and medical opportunities. WJ11ren County provides a great !OC11tion for distnbution centers that depend on both the highway mu! 11ll1 service. The County le:i.dership is a strong advcx::ate of economic growth. There is a flurry of economi growth <XCUrnng with severol new industnal plants arriving, severol existing p/8ilts making majo expansions, a new shopping center being mapped out lll1d two new medical offices amving. " county-Wid'? water system is being 1nstalled and a hast of potential clients make the next six to twelv, months an exciting time to be inves/Jng in the future of the county. History Location Founded at the height of the American Revolution, Warren County's 464 square miles arc located in th, Warren County is rich in historical tradition and has scenic, seasonable northeastern Piedmont section o contributed to North Carolina four governors, six North Carolina. The northern boundary is coterminou attorney generals, three Supreme Court judges, and five with the Virginia State line. To the cast and abuttin; magnates of the tobacco industry. The County is named the county boundary arc the counties of Northampto1 for a Massachusetts Doctor-soldier who died fighting and Halifax. The counties of Nash and Franklin arc I.< for independence at Bunker Hill. the south and southeast, while Vance County abut One of the first settlers in what was to become Warren County was William Duke in 1735. Tobacco immediately became the chief cash crop. In addition, tar, turpentine, hemp, flax, pork, and beef were produced for export. Warren County has, down through the years, maintained its historical heritage. Throughout the County arc numerous evidences of a proud past. Warren County has over fifty properties listed in the National Register of Historic Properties. Many of-the families living throughout the County today can trace their ancestry to once proud leaders of Warren County and the State of North Carolina. Ninety percent of the Town of Warrcnton's business area has been designated a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Warren to the wesL The region in which Warrer County is located is ref erred to as the Northcasten Piedmont Section of North Carolina. General Topography and Soils: The topography of Warren County is typical of the Northeastern Piedmont Gently rolling fields and broac bottomlands arc crosshatched with ancient streams witr imaginative names l..i.kc Nutbush, Stonehouse Hubqu.arter, Hawtrcc, and Possumqwirter. The Roanoke River crosses the northeast section of the County. The northwest section of the County, around Manson, Wisc, and Warren Plains, is high and flaL The predominate soil associations in Warren County are the Cecil, Georzeville-Cecil, Appling Durham and Appling-Louisburg. These soil types cover over 72% of the County and as a zrc,up can be classified as gently I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I · I I I 2 sloping to steep, well-drained soils with sandy loam surface layers over firm, red clay to firm silty clay subsoils. The associations offer only slight to moderate limitations for development. Climate The average the ~verage annual minimum temperature· 40. IO r, with an annual record me.an temperature of 59.I°F. The mountains have an import.ant effect on the temperature of the central and eastern parts of the state in the _winter. They serve as a partial banier to many cold au-ma.s.scs that sweep southward over the interior of the Nation. The lowest temperatures, therefore, arc usually caused by air coming down from nearly due north. Some snow falls in Warren County in the winters, but is usually light, averaging 9 inches per year. Such snow usually melts quickly and covers the ground only a short time. The average· date of the last occurrence in spring of a temperature as low as 32° r is about April 11, and the average date of the first occurrence of fall is a temperature as low as 32° r is near October 25. The average length of freeze-free growing season is approximately 197 days. Temperature as low as zero is a rarity in Warren County. ·· Rainfall is usually fairly well distributed with an average annual precipitation of 48.5 inches in Warren County. July, on the average, has the largest amount of rain during the year, and October, the least. County Facts The 1990 Census lists the population of Warren County as 17,265. The incorporated municipalities of Warrenton, Norlina, and Macon have populations of 949; 996; and 154 respectively. Total Population 17,265 Male 8,272 47.9% Female 8,993 52.1% Median Age 37.l The Town of Warrenton is the County Seat and is located at an elevation of 400 feet above mean sea level at latitud.e 78" 08' West and longitude 36° ZS' North The To~ of Warrenton is governed by an elected Mayor and Board of Commissioners who appoint a Town Manager whose responsibility is to advance the affairs of the Town. Warren County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners elected on a staggered basis. The Chairman of the Boarq of Commissioners is selected by Warren County the other members of the Board and is chief executiv, officer for the County. The chief administrative office· for the County is an appointed County Manager who i charged with th, responsibility o con_ducting the dail) affairs of the County. Law enforcemen throughout the County excluding the incorporated areas 01 Warrenton and Norlina, is the responsibility of the Warren· County Sheriff's Department. The Towns 01 Warrenton and Norlina also have a full-time poliet departments 'whose i"espOnsibilities include enforcin~ local ordinan~ and state statutes within the corporatt boundaries of each. Warren County has thirteen fire departments serving it municipalities and rural areas with forty-six pi~ of fire-fighting apparatus. There arc ten rural fire districts presently certified by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. All districts are rated either class 8 or 9. All fu-c departments belong to the Warren County firemen's Association that provides countywide training exercises and coordinates countywide fu-c activities. All departments are co11-t1ccted to a central dispatch system lhat is manned 24 _hours a day by the . dispatchers of the Warren County • ..... C("'!,! .'-i l . :--... : . . : . . ..... ' ·o · ·o Sheriff's QcparlmenL Firemen arc· notified of fires by tone sirens or air.horns. Warren County employs a full-time Fmergency Management Coordinator to insure the County's ability to prepare for and mitigate emergency situatioru and to provide for direct response to (and After) emergency situations. The Coordinator also plans, schedules and carries out educational programs for the public. The Coordinator works closely with local government, business and industries, as well as the general public in carrying our emergency management activities with coordination at both the state and f cderal levels. Also upon request the Coordinator is available to assist Warren County bwincsse.1 and indwtries in the development of plans to protect life and property on their sites. Health Care Maria Parham Hospital is located within twenty-five minutc3 of Warrenton. Excellent hospitals such as Dulce Medical Center, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, and Walc:e Medical Center are located within forty-five minuta. A variety of physicians and dentists maintain private practices in Warren County and new facilities are also coming to the county. Two nearby hospitals expect to I I I I I I I I I I- I I I I I I I I I 3 have clinics open by the beginning of 1996. A third hospital is also beginning to look at the possibility of a clinic. The Warren Health Institute, located in Warrenton, houses the following health care resources: Warren County Health Department, Warren Health · P_lan, Warren Wellness Center, Warren Home Health Agency, and WIC Program. Acting as a center for health activity for persons of all ages in the community, the Warren Health Plan (a division of Vance-Warren Comprehensive Health Plan) and the Warren County Health Department offer, under one roof, a variety of services to promote health, prevent disease and treat illness. The Vance-Warren Comprehensive Health Plan, Inc., also operates HealthCo, a regional medical clinic located in Manson, just off U.S. # l. Physicians specializing in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, family Practice, Dentistry, and Internal Medicine maintain regular hours at this facility. In addition, a pharmacy is located on the premises. Ambulance Service: Warren County Emergency Medical Service provides twenty-four hour a day ambulance service staffed by 13 full-time and 12 part-time Emergency Medical Technicians, and four ambulances. An EMT-I and EMT rated Emergency Medical Technician respond to every call. Education Warren County has a consolidated school system. All schools within the County school system are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and by the State of North Carolina. Data released by the State Department of Public Instruction indicates that Warren County Schools in 1995 posted a 30-point gain on SAT scores as compared to 1994 test data. Twenty-one points were gained in the verbal section, and 9 points were gained in math. It is significant to note that the number of students tested increased by 10%, and that the increase in verbal scores was the tenth highest gain ,,. by any school system in the state. ~ On the North Carolina End-of- Coursc/End-of-Grade testing program, Warren County logged the fourth highest I gain in overall math perlonnance in the state for the 1993-94 school year. The system had the tenth highest gain in the st.ate in reading, and significant gains on the Writing Test, which is administered to students in grades 4, 6, and 8. The system was one of only 20 systems in the state to show improvement in all perlonnance indicators. Warren County Currently, there are five (5) Warren County High School students attending the prestigious North Carolina School of Science and Math. For the past two (2) years, there has been emphasis on ensuring that schools are safe and orderly for staff and students. Training in peer mediation has been provided to all staff and students. The John Graham Center, an alternative school, opened Fall of 1995. The school's mission is "to provide educational opportunities for students whose needs are not being met in the traditional school setting by promoting a school climate that fosters academic excellence, maximum personal growth, and the development of productive citiz.ens." Technical Education: Vance-Granville Community College, located in the area offers an excellent and varied curriculum and provides for both industrial and technical training. A Warren County Satellite Campus is located in Warrenton. This facility houses general classrooms, an ABE/GED learning/testing center; a typing/word processing lab, processing lab and an administrative area. There are a host of classes of technical work, self- improvement and college transfer offered to students. Colleges/Universities There are nine (9) colleges and/or universities located in Raleigh/Chapel Hill, which is approximately an hour from Warren County. Vast arrays of educational I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 4 and cultural activities arc available through these fine academic institutions. North Carolina State University Duke University University of North Carolina North Carolina Central University Meredith College (Baptist College for Women) Peace ( Presbyterian Junior College for Women) SL Mary's College (Episcopal College for Women) Shaw University SL Augustine's College Louisburg Junior College is located within twenty minutes driving time from Warren County. Financial Resources: Banks having offices in Warren County have assets totaling approximately seven billion dollars. Savings and Loan institutions located in the County has assets in excess of five million dollars. It should be noted that there arc a number of savings and loan associations located outside of Warren County that do business within the County. Taxation: Warren County property tax rates are established yearly on July 1. The current rate is S.90 per $100 valuation. Revaluation is required by state law every eight years. Municipal tax rates arc established yearly in July. The current rates for Warren County's municipalities are as follows: Warrenton S.60 per SIOO valuation Macon S.30 per SlOO valuation Norlina $.SO per $100 valuation Business/Industry Recruitment: The Warren County f.conomic Development is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors. The Commission employs a full-time executive director to implement business and industry recruihnent activities in Warren County and to assist existing industry in expansion. There is a companion piece to this article that reflects the most up-to-date economic development growth. The Region K Certified Development Company, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency organized, chartered and received certification by the Small Business Administration in 1987 to initiate loans in cooperation Warren County with private lending sources under the SBA 504 loan program for Franklin, Warren, Vance, Person and Granville Counties (Region IC). for this purpose, the company will be authorized to sell debentures to a small business concern with the Small Business Administration's 100 percent guarantee. Proceeds from the sale of each debenture arc to be used for plant acquisition, construction, .and purchase of fixed assets, machinery and equipment. Objectives of the Region K Certified Development Company arc to create jobs, inc_rease the tax base of local governments, expand business ownership opportunities, and provide long-tenn, fixed-asset financing for ten-and twenty-year tenns. Eligible borrowers arc for-profit corporations, partnerships or proprietorships. The net worth of the business must not be in excess of six million dollars and its net profit after taxes must have averaged less than two million dollars during the previous two years. The Warren County Planning Board, as established by the Warren County Board of Commissioners, is charged with the administration of Warren County's Subdivisions Regulations and Zoning Ordinance. Currently, the Kerr and Gaston Lake areas of Warren County have been zoned and additional areas are under consideration. The Towns of Warrenton and Norlina have active planning boards and zoning enforcement personnel. Shopping All major type purchases can be made either in Warrenton or Norlina. Warren Comers, a new shopping mall, is opening in September 1997. In addition, within a twenty-five minute drive of Warrenton, there are shopping malls in Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, and Littleton. In just an hour, you're shopping in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, or Rocky Mount. Housing Warren County is graced with many beautiful homes dating from the 18th century to the present. Warrenton, in particular, boasts a distinctive group of fine buildings constructed during the 1&40's and 1850's. In and around both the towns of Warrenton and Norlina there arc attractive subdivisions with building lots available. Land is available on both Gaston and- Kerr Lakes for residential construction. Many beautiful subdivisions with available houses are located on Gaston Lake. Churches All major denominations are well represented throughout Warren County and include, but are not limited to, the following: Catholic, Episcopal, Baptist, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 5 Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal Holiness, and Jehovah's Witness. Cultural Activities Warrc;n County is advantageously located with respect to cultural activities. Lakeland Cultural Arts Center is located 15 miles east of Warrenton and features a variety of plays, dinner .. theaters, instructional programs, and other fine cultural activities. Lakeland also offers a school of the performing arts attracting students from all over the United States. History buffs will find Warren County an excellent location for both sight-seeing and research. Historical sites abound throughout the County. Warren County has over fifty properties listed in the National Register of Historic Properties. The North Carolina Scenic Byways Program has recently designated a 17& mile route known as the Lafayette Trail. That route crosses Warren County. · Events in Warren County are: Homecoming Gathering in April, Fireworks off the Eaton Ferry Bridge in Nly, the Lake Gaston Seafood Festival and Norlina Days in October and the annually Christmas Parade in December. Recreation The County of Warren conducts a full-time recreational program administered by the Parks and Recreation Director. There arc a number of baseball and basketball leagues throughout the County for all age groups. Lake Gaston: is 20,000 acres of clear blue, fresh water with 350 miles of shoreline (34. miles long). The water of Lalce Gaston has officially been classified "A-2,"' the highest rating in the ea.stern United Slates. Water levels vary less than one foot under nonnal conditions. Lake Gaston has year-round appeal for quiet dining, fishing, camping, sailing, golf, or action recreation (boating, skiing, dancing). Cottages, mobile homes and boat rentals arc available. Kerr Lalce: is 50,000 acre impoundment with over &00 miles of shoreline. Over &50 campsites arc available. Three commercial marinas provide excellent resources for boaters. Community buildings with kitchen facilities and picnic shelters are located throughout· the parks for public use. The lake attracts some three (3) million visitors annually. North Carolina operates seven (7) state parks along the lake with two of the parks in the county. Those two (Z) parks attract over 150,000 visitors each year. Warren County Civic and Fraternal Organizations There are a number of civic and fraternal organizations found throughout Warren County including but not limited to Warrenton/Norlina Junior Women's Club, The Warren County Jaycees, Shrine's Club, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Voluntary Fire Department and many church organiutions. Hotels and Motels Hotel and motel units are available near Lake Gaston, and there are numerous hotels ·located within a 15 minute drive of Warrenton. There are a n'umber of bed and breakfasts in the county. They are located on Kerr Lake, Lake Gaston, Norlina and Warrenton. Highways Warren County is within ~ reach of both Interstates &5 and 95, with 1-&5 crossing the northwest corner of the county.l!-nd 1-95 being only 15 miles to the east. The county is crisscrossed by US 401, US 15&, US 1, NC 43 and NC 58. Interstate 85 and US 1 is central Carolina's nearest route to large northern markets exiting North Carolina through Warren County. Major US HigbwayJ Major NC lnterJtale Higbwap Highways U.S. I (Nortb-Soutb) NC ◄3 ,_g5 (in Warren (Z La.acs) County) U.S. 15g (tut-We.st) NC 5g 1-95 (30 miles from (Z La.acs) Warrenton) U.S. ◄01 (North-South) NC ◄ 1-◄0 (50 miles from (Z Lanes) Warrenton) Airline Service Raleigh/Durham International Airport: Local commercial air service is provided by Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU) located between Raleigh and Durham, 55 miles from Warrenton. RDU has three paved and lighted runways, 3,700 to 10,000 feet in length. Oxford/Henderson Airport: Located ZZ miles and 25 minutes from Warrenton. paved and lighted 5,000 foot runway, paved parallel taxiways, full instrument landing, jet fuel and complete executive. Maintenance and hanger spaces are also available. Nocarva Marina: Located on Lake Gaston, this 1,900 foot grass strip is listed in the Airport Facility Directory. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Warren County North Carolina March, 1995 l MAJOR CROPS I Tobacco -#1 Major Crop -3,000 acres of land used in Warren County -approximately $10 mil- lion dollar revenue. Soy Beans -6,000 acres ofland. Wheat -2,600 acres ofland. Corn -1,500 acres ofland. [ FARMING I Approximately 6,000 Beef Cows revenue -2-3 million dollars. Approximately 1,000 Milk Cows Approximately 35,000 Hogs revenue 2-3 million dollars. Approximately 3,000,000 Broilers (chickens) revenue 1-2 million dollars. Approximately 90,000 Miscellaneous Chickens [ WILDLIFE I Red Fox Bobwhite Quail Mink Squirrel Mourning Dove River Otter Muskrat Striped Skunk Wild Turkey Raccoon Rabbit Mallard Duck Beaver Bobcat Canada Goose Coyote White-Tailed Deer Warren County does not have bears or coyotes. [FORESTRY I Forestry is Warren County's # 1 economic industry -out does tobacco industry -War- ren County leads the state in the Annual Value of Harvested Timber Crop worth ap- proximately $44 million dollars revenue as of October '94. Warren County is 464 square miles - 273,000 acres of land area with 195,445 acres of forest land -which is 72% of land area (forest) for Warren County. Breakdown: 17. 0% land area (forest) 39.2% farmers 2.1 % miscellaneous private/crop 41 .2% Individually owned/ private land .5% Public [ REPRESENTATIVES I North Carolina House of Representative: Representative Stan Fox Representative Michael Wilkens North Carolina House of Senate: Senator Frank W. Ballance U.S. State House of Representative: Congresswoman Eva M. Clayton I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Warren County North Carolina Demographics (source.1990 Census Report) Total Population Median Age Male% Female% 37.1 8,272 8,993 17,265 47.9% 52.1% Labor Force {source: NC Employment Security Commission) Labor Force (May 1997) Unemployment Rate (May 1997) Per Capita Income Weekly Avg. Wage (1996) . Employment _by Cat_egory 7,000 5.4% $13,383.24 $ 334.46 · · Agriculture Construction Manufacturing Trans/Comm/Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Government Local State Federal 236 283 1,041 145 41 464 1,211 905 263 43 Hou~ing (source 1990 Census Report) Median Costs Owner-Occupied Units Renter-Occupied Units General Information Electric Service: $48,200 $ 130 Carolina Power and Light Halifax Electric Membership Natural Gas: Available in some areas by Nov. 1997 Other Energy Sources: Coal and Oil I --· I I I I. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Key Trend and Status Indicators Indicator Years Warren County Population Change 1990-96 6.2% Employment Change 1994-95 3.7% Net Migration 1990-95 4.8% Real Wages Change 1994-95 2.3% Business Failure Rate 1995 8.5% New Business Rate 1995 8.8% Unemployment Rate 1996 10.1% Poverty Rate 1990 28.2% Per Capita Income 1994 $12,591 Average Annual Wage 1995 $17,032 Fiscal Capacity (<=100) 1996 3.6 Avg Age (yrs) of Industrial Plants NA 17 County Score of Key Trend and Status Indicators Fbpulaton Olange &rployrrent Olange !\et Migration Olange in Real Wages Busines·s Failure Rate l\ew Business Rate Lherrployrrent Rate· F\:Jverty Rate A:!r Capita hcorre Average Wage Fiscal Capacity Average Rant Age -41 63 54 8 1 lililfl7 9 1 ,, 1113 13 -4 34 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Compares performance among counties from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 70 North Carolina 10.4% 3.1% 5.2% 1.2% 12.1% 14.8% 4.3% 13.0% $19.567 $24,374 NA 16 84 98 80 90 100 \.onh Carolina Dcoa.nrnc:nt ofCommc:rcc:. 1447 C(,unl\ .ind Rt:t!1unJI Si..::,m, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I \Varren County II. Economic and Demographic Data Population Population Projected Population 1996 2005 ProjP.c:too Annual Growth RatP. 1 Cl9fi-200S Labor Force 1996 % Population in Labor Force 1996 % Population Non-White 1995 % Adult~ w/HS Educ-.:ition 1Cl<l0 % Adults w/College Education 1990 Agriculture 218 5.4% Construction 244 6.1% Finan/Ins/Real Est 56 1.4% Government 1,114 27.7% Manufacturing 1,262 "" .... , .., , .... '/o Services 549 13.6% Wholesale Trac:t1:1 38 {) 9°/n Retail Tracie 419 10.4% Tr;m.c;/Com/P11h Util 123 ~.10;,., Total 4,024 100.0% 18,331 19,247 05% 7,300 39.8% 60.6% S~.7% 7.1% 1.2% 32.1% 5.1% 17.9% 4.~;, 9.8% 15.5% -2.5% 25. i 10 , ~r\l I. I ·10 20.7% 1.1% 5·_3o;., -28.3% 18.0% -2.8% 4.7% 6.0% 100.0% 3.7% 7,322,318 8,138,759 1 .2°/,., 3,796,200 51.8% 242% 70.0% 17.4% 7.9% 5.1% 1.7°/4 2.2% 0.2"/4 5.6% 4.1% 4.9% 1. 7"/4 3.1% Share of County Employment, 1995 MamJI acturing Governmen1 28% RAE Agr,cu"ure 5°/o North Ca.rolm'1 Ocpa.rtmcn1 of Commerce. IQ47 C:oun1v dnd Rcc,ooal ~can" 32% TCPU Retail Trade 10% 21 21 32 16 NA NA <; 4 $12,155 $14,117 $19,137 $19,975 $17,722 $15,090 $16,14() $11,603 $24,349 $17,032 Construction 1% 6% Services 14% 74 .2% 58.6% 57.7% 77.1% 63.9% 66.7% 48.9% 83.3% 72.4% 69.9% I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Warren County Ill. Development Capacity, Accessibility, Infrastructure and Resources Oevel?l,>'!'ent Capacity Checklist County Development Program Local Development Corporation Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Plan 80% of population within 10 miles of a 4-lane road Commercial Airport within 50 miles Interstate Highway within 10 miles Wastewater Treatment Capacity Available Natural Gas Available 100,000+ sq ft of Industrial Space Available Industrial Park Sites Available Nearest Ma1or City (100,000+ population) Distance to Nearest Major City (miles) Nearest Commercial Airport Runway Length (feet) Distance to Nearest Airport (miles) Nearest lnterstate(s) Distance to Nearest Interstate (miles) o/o Population within 10 miles of 4-lane road Available Space in Industrial Buildings (in sq.ft.) Acreage in Industrial Parks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Raleigh 50 Raleigh/Durham International 10,000 55 1-85 2 55% 72,257 9 .0 County Score.· Compares available industrial space among counties from 1 (lowest) to 100 (h,ghest). Existing Wastewater Treatment Capacity Surplus Wastewater Treatment Capacity 2,000.000 1,418.100 109.1 77.4 County Score: Compares per capita wastewater capacity among counhes from 1 /lowest) to 100 (highest) Number of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Click here to return to the North Carolina Economic Scans Homepaoe. North Carolina [>cp.t.rtmcn1 ofC.ommcrcr,. IQ97 Couni, .. md Rc~wnal Si.::an, ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 45 39 60 87 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I LINC County Profile LINC TOPIC REPORT: COUNTY PROFILE WARREN COUNTY WARREN COUNTY Population Persons/sq mi County seat: WARRENTON Pct Net Migration Live Births Deaths Labor Force by place of residence Employed Unemployed Unemp Rate Nonag Wage/Sal Emp by place of work Manufacturing Emp First Qtr Payroll (000s) $ Emp Week of March 12 Industry Investment: New (000s) $ Expanded (000s) $ Industry Employment: New Expanded Retail Sales (000s) S Sales/Use Tax (OOOs) S Acres Harv Cropland Farm Income (000s) S AFDC Recipients Aid to Aged Aid to Blind Aid to Disabled Income: Total Personal (000s) S Per Capita ($) Transfer Payments (000s) $ Registered Voters Democrats Republicans Prop Tax Levies (000s) S Pub School Final Enrollment First Mo Avg Daily Conununity College Public College Private College Active Physicians Hospital Beds Infant Deaths Prison Adm Parole Pop Probation Pop Youth School Adm Auto/Truck Regist Traffic Accidents Persons Injured Fatalities Primary Hwy Mileage Secondary Source: OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING Elevation: 1991 17, 360 40.49 . 3 215 204 7,708 6,792 916 11. 9 3,800', 1,190 7,054 $ 2,316 0 0 125 0 56, 796 $ 1,196 $ 20,500 22,119 $ 1,118 382 9 578 188,151 $ $ 10,851 52,740 $ 10,287 9,676 498 5,428 $ 3,079 2,985 803 165 61 6 0 2 60 23 197 1 11,929 192 183 3 99 .52 535.25 bnp-J/www.ospl.statc.nc.us/sdn/LINCproflwa.rrt 07/30/97 451 1992 17,460 40. 72 • 6 219 251 7,524 6,779 745 9.9 3,800 1,230 9,425 $ 2,855 $ $ 53,832 $ 1,475 $ 16,200 22,407 $ 1,191 357 9 630 199,317 $ $ 11,407 . 57,915 $ 10,987 10,202 618 5,774 $ 3,129 3,002 838 178 59 10 0 4 103 23 237 1 12,280 245 222 5 99.52 536 .13 1993 17,610 41.07 . 9 210 195 7,160 6,589 571 8.0 3,820 1,210 9,343 $ 2,832 0 600 0 0 51,923 $ 1,432 $ 15,500 25,780 $ 1,202 345 12 651 211,878 $ $ 12,036 63,684 $ 9,436 8,691 582 6,140 $ 3,114 2,996 1,041 176 56 10 0 4 65 35 249 6 12,667 266 237 4 99.52 537.40 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Cm!!!!}' Rnnkings Profiles WARREN COUNTY: Economic Conditions (definitions) (Rank all counties by clicking on a measure) Labor force, 1995 · Employed, i 995 Unemployed, 1995 Unemployment rate, 1995 Pct. of Non-Ag Wage-and-Salary jobs in manufacturing, 1995 Average wage per worker, 1995 Per capita income, 1995 Poverty rate, 1989 Food stamp recipiency rate, 1995 Farm income as percent of total personal income, 1995 Harvested cropland as percent of all land, 1995 Gross retail sales per capita, 1995 Commuting ratio, 1990 http://v-rww.ospl.state.oc.us/osplbin/crpmain.cgi/respom Curr. 1980 County Rank Rank Highest Lowest State 6,965 85 86 325 ,452 1,820 3,636,200 6,367 85 86 315,557 1,639 3,478,600 598 76 78 9,895 129 157,600 8.6 II 20 16 5 1.9 4 .3 32.6 42 47 58 .0 2.1 25 .0 $17,032 88 88 $33,864 $14,706 $24,374 $14,052 97 81 $28,520 $12,334 $21,079 28.2 I I 28 .2 7.1 13 .0 152.4 20 6 221 3 35 8 85.9 7.2 15 4 25.4 0.0 1.9 6.3 65 58 58 .5 05 12.9 $3,306 95 88 $24 ,976 $2,165 $12,036 0.7 81 89 1.4 0.4 1.0 Source: North Carolina Office of State Planning {http://www.ospl.state.nc.usj Mon Feb 9 14:39:10 ~T 1998 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I County Rankings Profiles http://www.ospl.state.nc.us/osplbin/crpmain.cgi/response WARREN COUNTY: Overview History: • County seat: WARRENTON • Elevation (ft):-451 · •· · Total area (sq. mi.): 443.4 • Land area (sq mi.): 428 .6 Warren County was forrned in 1779 from Bute County when it was divided to forrn Warren and Franklin counties. Located in the northeast s~tion of the state, it is bounded by Northampton, Halifax, Franklin, and Vance counties. It was named for General Joseph Warren ( 1741-75 ), Revolutionary patriot and physician, killed at Bunker Hill. WARREN COUNTY : Population and Housing (definitions) (Rank all counties by clicking on a measure) Population, 1995 Persons per square mile, 1995 Percent elderly, 1995 Children/elderly persons per 100 persons of working age, l ?95 Percent of families that are single parent, 1990 Average housing value. 1990 Curr. 1980 County Rank Rank Highest Lowest State 18,137 80 80 577,479 3,812 7,194,238 42.3 84 86 1,094.9 8.5 147.7 19.1 IO 11 24.8 53 126 67.2 36.0 $60,618 4 l l 59 5 71.8 34 .8 52 .2 na 40 5 l 6 .4 26 6 90 $132,024 $41 ,546 $79,016 WARREN COUNTY: Health Status (definitions) Curr. 1980 (Rank all counties by clicking on a -measure) Birth rate, 1995 Percent of births that are low-weight, 1995 Teenage pregnancy rate, average. 1993-95 Non-elderly death-rate, average, 1993-95 Medicaid eligibles per LOOO population, 1995 Physicians per 10,000 population, 1995 Hospital discharges per LOOO population, 1993 Percent of population aged 75 and over, 1995 County Rank Rank Highest Lowest State 10.4 86 4 21.8 8.3 14.1 13 .3 4 4 17 .8 4.2 8.7 10.2 33 2 14 .1 2.5 9.4 3.6 28 5 4.5 l.7 3.0 2S3 .9 1S 3 320.1 76.1157.9 3.3 85 89 27.1 0.0 7.2 98.4 76 57 169.8 40.8 106.2 8.0 16 9 12 .0 l.9 S.3 Persons served in area mental health programs per 1,000 population, 1995 S7.3 17 44 107.4 9.7 35.6 WARREN COUNTY : Education Status (definitions) (Rank all counties by clicking on a measure) Percent of adults (aged 25+) with high school diploma, 1990 High school drop out rate, 1994 Community college enrollment per 1,000 adults, 1995 . Average SAT score, 199 5 Public school final month average dailv · membership, 1995 Per pupil expenditures, 1995 Curr. 1980 County Rank Rank Highest Lowest State 70 0 4.7 59 9 865 53 7 5 8 63 6 758 3,100 $5,287 98 15 59 91 80 22 98 85.4 52 .6 na 10 3 0 9 84 99 2 37 I na 987 689 79 87,950 757 I, 165 ,385 8 $7,979 $3 ,987 $4,749 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I County Rankings Profiles http ://v.ww osp I .state .nc.u_<;/osp lhin/crprnain .cgi/responS< WARREN COUNTY: Government (definitions) Curr. 1980 (Rank all counties by clicking on a measure) County government property tax per capita, 1995 County Rank Rank Bighest Lowest State Tax revenue as a pct. of all _county government revenue, 1995 Voter registration rate, 1995 Percent registered Democrat, 1995 Percent registered Republican, 1995 WARREN COUNTY: Safety (definitions) $361 55 I 74 .7 89 9 7 5 16 56 58 98 43 40 3 13 98 84 Curr. 1980 $638 $134 $325 72 9 24 .8 583 96 6 36.8 71.0 94 2 13 .7 56.7 76 3 4.4 33.4 (Rank all counties by clicking on a measure) Crime rate 1995 County Rank Rank Highest Lowest State Prison admission rate, 1995 Sllbst reports of child abuse/neglect per 1,000 children, 1995 Youth before court· for first time per I,000 children, I 995 Traffic accident rate, 1995 WARREN COUNTY : Economic Conditions ( definitions) 304 67 98 1228 0.0 55 .7 3 5 36 69 6 8 0.3 3 3 37 I 22.0 20 2 3 na 42 81 84 100 Curr. 1980 44 5 48 6 44 .2 2.0 16.8 6.9 20.8 l l.8 29.9 (Rank all counties by clicking on a measure) Labor force, l 995 County Rank Rank Highest Lowest State Employed, l 995 Unemployed, 1995 Unemployment rate, 1995 Pct. of Non-Ag Wage-and-Salary jobs in manufacturing, l 995 Average wage per worker, 1995 Per capita income, l 995 Poverty rate, l 989 Food stamp recipiency rate, 1995 Farm income as percent of total personal income, 1995 Harvested cropland as percent of all land, 1995 Gross retail sales per capita, 1995 Commuting ratio, 1990 6,965 85 86 325,452 1,820 3,636,200 6,367 85 86 315,557 1,639 3,478,600 598 76 8.6 1 I 32.6 42 $17,032 88 $14,052 97 28.2 l 152.4 20 7.2 I 5 6.3 65 $3 ,306 95 07 81 78 9,895 129 157,600 20 f6 5 1.9 4.3 47 58 .0 2.1 25.0 88 $33,864 $1 4,706 $24,374 81 $28,520 $12,334 $21,079 I 28 .2 7.1 13 .0 6 221 3 35 .8 85.9 4 25.4 0 0 1.9 58 58 .5 0.5 12 .9 88 $24 ,976 $2,165 $12,036 89 14 0.4 10 I I I I I I I I I -I I I I I I I http ://v.v.·w .osp l.state.nc. us/osplbin/crpmain.cgi/rcsponse WARREN COUNTY: Curr. 1980 Environment\Jnfrastructure (definitions) (Rank all counties by clicking on a measure) County Rank Rank Highest Lowest State Water use (gallons ger day) ger cagita, 1990 100.2 Point source emissions (tons) ger sguare mile, I q95 03 Percent of homes that heat with electricity( 1990 l 20 9 Percent of homes that heat with fuel oil, kerosene, 32 .8 etc ( 1990): Percent of homes that heat with utility gas( 1990) 1.5 Percent of homes that heat with wood( 1990 l 26 2 Percent of homes that heat with coal, tank gas, solar, 18 6 other, and no fuel( 1990) Registered vehicles ger 1,000 gogulation, 1995 739 0 Miles of gaved road ger sguare mile, 1995 WARREN COUNTY: 1994 Employment by Sector Sector AGRICULTURAL SERV, FORESTRY. AND FISHfNG MINING CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTlLITlES WHOLESALE TRADE · RETAIL TRADE fINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL EST A TE SERVICES UNCLASSIFlED ESTABLISHMENTS TOTAL County Business Patterns WARREN COUNTY : Transportation Nearest Commercial Carrier Airport and Distance from County Seat Rocky Mount-Wilson 40 miles Nearest Sea Port and Distance from County Seat Morehead City 140 miles Highway Mileage, 1995 Paved 512.8 miles Unpaved 130.2 miles Primary 99 5 miles Secondary 5434 miles Total 642 9 miles 1.2 98 86 94 32 59 10 24 74 57 na 38,675 0 75 .6 1,348 0 na 481 .7 00 20 I 92 72.6 80 42 0 28 624 7 3 22 5 73 42.2 0.0 18 6 12 35 .7 1.5 7 8 39 35 .6 2.2 90 84 913 3 549 8 768 0 63 2 5 04 14 Employees Pct. of Total 0 00% 0 00% 166 67% 1, 191 481% 85 34% 0 00% 443 179% 52 2.1% 537 21.7% 0 0 .0% 2,474 100.0% I Center for Geographic Information and Ana~,.,·sis. Office of State Planning and Department of I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I http:/.'\\•\•\' .o:;p! .:;tate.nc. us.'osplbin.'crpmain.cgi/response Tramporlation WARREN COUNTY: 1995 Municipalities and Population Municipality (or part) Population NORLfNA 1,047 WARRENTON 976 MACON 159 Fstimates by State Demographer. NC q[fice of State Planning Source: North Carolina Office of State Planning [http :llwww. ospl. stale. nc. us j Mon Feb 9 14:40:4 7 EST 1998 I I I I I I I I I Warren County Profile ,\dviJllLQQ, Welt .c-::< t r -• . I • • , " . Warren County'• largest town is Norlina and the county seat is Warrenton. Warnn County has a total area of "43.38 square miles, with 428.62 square miles of land areL Income Average Earnings (4th qtr 1995) --S4,129 Per Capita Personal Income ( 1994 )--S 12,591 Median Family Income (1996) --S24,500 Gross Retail Sales/ County (Feb 1997) - Education (county totals) 1990 % HS Graduates - 1990 % College Graduates -- i 996 Enrollment K-8 - 1996 Enrollment 9-12 -- Workforce $4,961,064 2,317 882 Na C~nmAnd"w -.,ndln~oelt'.111 .llcllC'arch TriJuwc Na<dlwowrc !l.,,,ciu.a.-] l!.c..onn"'ic. NC Ranlc Population NC Rank 95 Population (1996 ) --18,331 80 98 97 . 89 %Chg 1990-96 -6.2•1. Population Density -42.75 Per Sq Mile Warren County Schools 1996 SAT 862 HSw/UNC Req Courses 50.31/. Warren County's Unemployment.Rate (March 1997) --5.6•/4, 4th Qtr 1995 County Workforce by Industry Group Se,v 15..n TIC/PU % Population in Labor Force (March 1997) 37.8•/• Active Job Applicants (4th Qtr 19%) --755 3.e, Note: Rankings I= High Con-st S.l-W. FIURE ,.,"'- North Carolina Department of Commerce. MIS Section. EDIS Unit Total Work Force (4th Qtr 1995) 3,790 Agriculture -139 Construction --201 Finance/Insurance/Real Estate --53 Government -1,146 Manufacturing --1,036 Retail/Wholesale Trade --480 Service --597 Transportation/Communications 138 /Public Utilities -- Printed 511219 7 100.0•1. 3.7% 5_3•1. l.4% 30.2°1. 27.3% 12.1•1. 15.s•1. 3.6¾ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Warren County Profile Warren County's average temperature in January is 38 degrees F and the average July temperature is 77 degrees F. The average annual rainfall is 45 inches. The county's elevation is 451 feet above sea level Taxes 1996 Property Taxes/SIOO Value --S0.8800 Last Valuation Year --1993 Next Valuation Year --200 I Number of Physicians ( 199S) -- Population/Physician Ratio( 199S) -- Population/RN Ratio (199S) -- Populatio~PN Ratio (199S) -- Population/Dentist Ratio (199S) -- Number.of Banks (1996) -- 9 2,011 431 464 3,016 4 Wastewater Capacity ( 4th Qtr I 996 ) -- Surplus ( 4th Qtr 1996) - GaVDay 2,010,000 1,588,970 Natural Gas Service None Available Phone Service Sp riot/Carolina Electric Service .. Halifax EM9 Mecklenbu~ EC; CP&L; VEPCO - Largest Manufacturers Product Glen Raven Milb Inc Norlina YARN&. YARN SPrNNING (2281) Peck Manufacturing Co Warn:nton YARN &. YARN SPINNING (2281) Cochrane Furniture Co Inc Warn:nton FURNITURE PARTS&. FRAMES: Wood (2426) Carolina Sportswear Warn:nton CLOTIUNG: Outerwear, Knitted (2253) Atlantic Elberta Veneers LLC Warn:nton BOXES: Wooden (2441) Atlantic Gena-al Paclcaging Inc Warn:nton BOXES: Wooden (2441) Saber Intl Ltd W.ancnton BUTTONS (3965) Georgia-Pacific Corp M.anson BOXES: Conugatcd, Reinforced&. Cleated (2653) Arcola Lumber Co Inc W1ncnton BARRELS&. KEGS: Wooden (2449) Tar Heel Tire Sa la &. Service Warrenton TIRE RECAPPING&. RETREADING (7534) St.carman Forest Products Warn:nton LUMBER: Logging (2411) Coleman Pulpwood &. Logging W.ancnlon LUMBER: Hardwood (2426) Intl Papa Norlina WOOD CHIPS (2421) F auccttc's Printing Service Warn:nton BINDING SVC: Plastic (2789) North Carolina Department of Commerce. MIS Section. EDIS Unit Staff Estab Trade 250 1978 Import/Export 155 1917 150 1970 150 1991 JOO 1996 75 1991 70 1989 60 1984 60 1952 26 1966 25 18 1974 8 1995 3 1976 Printed 512219 7 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I wQAR.C:U. 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JQ6'i'·l992. for oooulatlon. caolov•cnt. carn1ngs. ana 1ncosc tro• U.S. Ocot . 01 C011•:rcc: retall sales Odta H nntonc,1 for 1967-Uli. l'i'11 . 1?6:.-. ano U61 1ro■ u.s. oeot. of Co1tacrc!: novscnolo oau ,s n1Stor1c,1 for 1q10. 1980 1985 ana 1990 fro.1 u.s. Ocot. 01 COll!■crcc: Hlsoan,c oa.:.a IS MHon,:al for 1q10. 1980. ano 1990 fro• U.S. Ocot . of Coc11ercc: .111 otricr years 01 oat a. 1969·199~. for rct.111 sz1cs. nolfScnolC'L ano Huoani: Ot'Oulattor, art cH1•aao ov wooos , Poole: -c·· 1no,ca1cs wHMClO caoloy•cnt and eJrn,ngs oau est1aatco DY wooos & Poole: all oa:a. lq9)·2020. 15 oro.1ccteo ov wooos & Poole: rcs1ocntul oooulat1on as of July 1: H1So1n1c oooulat1on ,s oersoM o~ Soan1sn or101n rcoaroless ot rK: wn1te. e1ack. ana Otner su21 to total oc:,u1anon: ou-.er ls tne sue 01 i:as un Aacncans. H1t1Yc Aciencans. ano Pac111c tslanoers: ee01oyaem 1n nveocr ot Joo; 1ncluocs . oroortctors ano oart·ttac 100s: cM"ntngs :,y u,oustry ,r-c car-ntnQS of workers tt'\C SlM' ot wa~s t silancs. pr-oor1ctors 1nco11c . ano Nncr laoor 1nco•c . nutor,c.al Data on nouscoolos oy aoncy ,nco■c oracic.ct ,s tor 19VO only 1troe U.S. Ocot. of CO&Dercc1 ano 1s not consutcnt w11n eean nouscnold total oerson.a1 1nco■c oat.a: novsenolos DY money 1nco11c or,ckct DfO)CCt1ons . 1991·2020. ov •ooos & Poole are oaseo on 1~90 o.ata only; olcase reao -1ecMtcal Oescr-u,:,011 01 ,nc 1,q., Rc91onal rorcc,st a'lO ('lauoase·· 1cnaotcr 2 of tnB rcoor-ti f or Ml c,01.ananon of oau s0t.rccs. oata oc11n1t1ons. ,mo 1orecas1 Tctnoos: n1-s tor1ca1 oau ;s suoJcct to rcv\Ston: torccasn arc uncertain ano futurt oat.a ~av otttcr st.."Osun:u11v tror Mooos L Poolt :,roJccttons . Cooyr19n, }QQ.3 "'000S t. "ootc (conoc1cs. Inc lll r19nts rc-se:vco. Qcoroouctton Dy anv •ctriv:: 1, orontoltco. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 303 •ARQ[H. HC COMPARAl!VE OA1A TAB,£ UNI 1 OF GEOGRQPH,: COi/NiT F!PS COOE: 31185 SCLECIEO CAI.CUI.Al!OHS RAHr. OF WAIIREII. NC QMOHC llll 100 COlr.lllE! IN NC JN 8RACrt f!i J?10·l'iq] 1980-1'1( 1~,,1-2000 I 9n·2020 POPU\.ATIOH GROWTH RATE •.•••....•...•••..... EMP!.OYHENI GROWfH RA([ •.............•.... POl'U\.Q f I ON CHANGE ITHOUSANOS 1 ••••••••••• E01P1.o,MEHr aw,cc· u!C)IISANOs, ............. . ·O. ~z: ·0.06: • i.8; ·0.01 19 95 ez 95 •0.Mr. Y. -0. Jl: ,1 • 1.22 u -0.25 ,. •0.11: 93 -~-lt1 a. -0.01: Z2 •0.<1: a1 •O.lr, 1) -~. It 81 •O. 1a 12 •0 .•5 " 1970 1920 1990 2000 2010 2020 P[RCEHT OF POPULATIOII AGE 0·11 •.••••••••..• PERC[Nl Of POPULAfJON A6t t5 AN? OV[R ..... PERCENT OF POPULATION lrKl TC •••.•••••...... PCRCE:H OF POP\l".ATION 8LMC1. •••••••••..•... PCRCENl or POPULAlJON HISPANIC '''" RQC[I 4}.41: 12 .• o: Jl .4t.: 59. 851 0. 11n: 11 )1 11 1• !00 36 z 5~ 1a 0 941 JO 2i .05: ,: 841 12 17 .91: 511 1..0 l~. ?~: ,, 451 z 57.IJ: 351 ,1 o.5n •• 26. JI: 11 ;I.Jr. 22 2'.551 2) 19. !Tl 12 U.44: 21 20. 971 u. Jt.191 91 J<. 90: 91 33 .21: 9; ~-23: 5 ~.10: 6 51.g: • 0 .99'". 51 I. 911 11 2.40: 29 197C l 9CCI 1990 2000 201P 2020 PERCENT OF JOBS IN IIANUfACT~I NG ••••••••••• PERCENT OF J06S Ill SERVICES .••••..•••••••.. P(RCENi or ~s IN F-IHG ••••.•.••.•.•.... PCRCENT or .JOeS I H &OVERNNENl ..••.•.••••••. 111.89: IJ.21: 20. 80: lb. lb: 71 11 211 5; 1•. 15: !9 te -•:r~ 25 15. 51: •·• 27 .C): :5 I/. 75: ,, 22 u .15: 2J ,, 18.tl: 27 24.lln JJ 2~-11: •o 25. 96: JO 19.551 JJ I~ .41: .. H.15~. 4.: F. 761 20 b.;o: 20 ~. 75: 20 22. 00"t I~ zz. 761 14 2:,.3z: ll 1910 l9i0 1990 2000 2010 2020 POl>UI.ATIOI< RANK •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• IIICl)II[ P(R CAPITA RIIHI'. ••••••••••••••••.•••. ll(AI< HOUSEHOI.O INCOIIE RAM: ••......•........ REI All SAi.CS PER HOUSEHOlD R'-NK ...••.. · ..... 80 ;1 9; 22 6P ea 61 91 70 ~. ., 9a ~2 82 82 95 35 14 94 ao 65 97 •• 95 NOT[: Qver,ar. ..-.u,l rate of growtn 1n oerc~nt: ·nutonc11 o,t,. 197Cl-19'i2. tro,. u.s. OtPt . o~ toe■erce: 0<0Jccte-c o.ati. 1993-2020. from wooe1s ~ Poole Econoa1cs. Jnc.: reta11 s1les. nousenola. POOUhtion oy ,gc. ,no H1Soi1r,1c ooou1,t1on o,u ve est1■,1teo: 90vern~cnt n 1eaer.al. ct11ury. ,no statt .ana local. Please reao ""hCM1ca1 Descr1ot1on ot the 1'94 Re91on.a1 rortci1st ,na Oi1t,10,se-,cnaoter 2 or 1n1s reoori• 1or ari uolilnatton of o,u sources. oat, oet1n1t1ons • ..c, forecast ■etnocs : tore-cun .are uncen,1n ,no tuturr o,u c.,1y 01tter suostantlally trott tnese forecasts. COoV"19'lt 199• wooos, Poole Econoc1cs. Jnc. a11 n9nts rcservco. Reoroovct1on or •ny •e':hOo ,s oron1D1teo. lA&OR FORCE ANO UNEIIPI.OYM[NT 19,0 !991 1992 199) l/9.C 2/94 )19• ,:,94 5,9~ 619: Cl VI ll All LABOR FOIIC( ITHOUSANOS• 7 .36 7 .6l 7 .47 7 .19 1.51 7 .53 1.40 1 .21 7.24 7.~S El!P\.OYEO b.9J •• 78 t . 77 •.• 7 •-t~ b.7~ b.66 •-11 ..... •. ,2 UH["Pl.OYC0°::::::::: :: : ; : : : : : : : : 0.47 0.85 0.10 0. ~2 O.i6 o.n; o. 72 o.~• o.~; 0. lb Utl!:!CP,OYM[NT RAT[ .............. , .. , 11.2: 9. 3; 7. 21 11.~; 10.•: ,.1: 7. 7: 7.1: JO.~ NOT[: H1s"tor1ca1 laoor force. ez.olo)-amt. ,no une■oloywient oat, u fro, 8ure1u ot LaDor Stat1sncs: aontnly oata ,,. not susor\llly ao)usteo ,no 1s Sut.i)ect to rev1s1on: 19'0 and 1991 an, 1S unrevueo: ecloyaent o,1u excluoes oroor1etors ~ povernaent workers. PRl~AT£ HOtl-fAAM ESTABI.ISHl£NTS BY SIZE TOTAL MmSER OF BUSINESS [STA8llSHIC£NTS ••••.•..•. AGlll CUI. TURAl S(AVJ CES. FOREST Rf. Alli) n SHI UG ..... IIINING •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•...... COHSTRlCCTI 0N •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••. · · .• MAHUFRCTURJ NG ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••. TRANSPORTATION AND PIM.IC UTILITIES •••.•.....•... WHOLESALE TRAOE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• RET All TRADE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•..••...• FINANCE. IHSUAAHCC. ANO REAl ESTATE •••.••...••... SERVICES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••..•.•.••• UIICI.ASSIFICD ESTAellSHIC(NTS ••.•••••••••....•..... 1990 TOTAL 270 2 0 31 JI 18 14 71 13 73 17 1990 I TO 49 EMP!.OJES 201 ; D Jl 25 1, 14 7! l l 70 17 !990 50 OP. "OP., [MPlOYEES 9 D 0 0 • 0 C 0 0 0 199! ! 10 41 EMPLOYEES 2(5 2 0 !I 24 21 14 6l !) 11 • HOT[: H1stor1c1l csau fro• U.S. Dcot. cf CON1erce: a.au eicluoes oroorietors 1no 90vcrnaent W(lf'kers: 1noustry cl.l1stt1ut1ons Dasco on 1927 S!C oc11n1t1ons: unclasslfteo estaollsn.enu are ous1nesses tiut CarvlOt DY c1ass111ea 1n 1ny inoustry 'P"OUO oec2U1e ot ,nsut~1~1ent 1Clf'\O•ot'-t,vs1ness 1nfor•1tlon; stHewtae est.Ollsrwents ,re us,qoeo orooort10n,11ly to count1cs w11n,n tne state cy-woocs t Poole. COMPOSITION or HISl'ANIC ANO OTHER POPULATIO• e, RACE PE~CENT Of HIS?IINIC POPULATION. RACE WHITE ..•.•...•••..........•..... PERCENT or HI SPAHIC POPULATION. RQC[ Bt.ACr. .•.•••••.•••......•••....•. PERCENT or HISPANIC POPULATION. RAC( NATIVE All(RICAI• .......•.......•.. PERCENT Of HISPANIC POPULATION. RACE ASIAN RHO PACIFIC ISLANOER P[RC[NT OF OTHER POPIA.ATIOII. Role[ ASIAN ANO •ACIFIC ISLANO(R PERCENl OF OTl:fR POPIA.ATIOII. RAC[ NAllVE Ql([~ICAI< ................... . b2 . 24~ ]1.76~ 0.00~ 0.00,: 1.801 98 . 20: HOT(: H1Soan1c ooou11t1on can Dt of ,ny race -t"C oerccnu9es 1n tnis taolc 1na1cate tnc orooort1on of tf"le Htso.1n1c :,ooul.1t1on ov r~ce: Other ooou1111:m at~ sua c:~ Native Aecnc,ns. Asuns ano Pac111c Islaooers -tnt ocrccntaoes 1n tn,,: tlDle 1no1catt tr.~ or ooort1on or Otner t-0oulat1on DY l! coaooncnts: oercenta9es tor Otrltr 1n:lvot: H1Soan1c AsUnS/Pacinc ls la:lQers .mo·H1soan1: !'Cat1Ye A•cr1cans: n,Hon::JI OJU tro• 1990 Census •OO1t1co age, r,1ce. ~ sex oau. CC>VCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PERCEN1 or POPU\.tTION AG[• 25•. NOT CONPUllNG HIGH SCHOOL P[RC[Nl OF P~PU\.ATION AG[ 25•. COMPL(TlNG NIGH SCHOOL ONct P[RC(Nl Of POPU..AT I ON AGE 25•. COflrt[TI NG J rE,RS or COlL£G[ OR MOR[ 1 q10 1\ .er. /J .&: .r. 1960 1q90 6~ .t.: 4t.. 3! Jl.1: •t.5: c.r. 1. 1: HOT{: Eoocanonal attalneent u ocrccnt of 0O0u1at1on .J9! 25 .inc over 1-,; troai !'HO. 1980. ana 1tto census cif PoovlAtl.J,""' :J.ata H o.asec on '5c 1t -reoornno DY Census resp0nocnu I Communi!_}'. Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren Coun!_}'. PCB Landfill I I I I I APPENDIX 1-D I I DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 2 . 1 L I I I I I I I I I I I I ETG Environmental, lnc./B FA Environmental, Inc. March 2000 Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Th<: Ou.:up<t11un,1' S:1ft:1~· and H,::1ltl1 1)1\·1 .... ,,,11 .111111111._.,;t,·r-. :ind cnf"11nT"-tlw 1•17.t < h..:cup.1111111:d S:.l,-1, .1:\d 11,· . .11!: \11 ,,f _\;11r1h Carolina a hro;1dl_,· 1nd11:--1V(" Ll\v th.ii .,pplll' ... i .. 11, ....... t_ pr"·;,1,· .... t·cLnr cn1pluy111t:11L 1n lhc sL.;1tc .uul 11, .ill .1:..:,·n111·. ,,f ,t;,t.,-;111d local guvcrn1nc:nl North Carul1n;11.:u111:11\I, 1..1,11d11ct:, ,,nc ot thL· 25 statc-adrn,n,stcrcd OSIIA pn,gr. .. n-; ,nth<· 11.<11011 Tiw Occupat,nn;il S;ifrty and ltcalth ll"-""'n th, .. ,,,:lo ,1, S;,f,-1, Con11)li;1nt·<' :tnrl lt~~;.t(lh C1,111pl1;1JH•· Hi1i·,._,:,. :•,nd,ut--:11,,1• thtln :1_(j()(J 1n'."p<.·cl1un:-;. a ~'(;;11 Tlic d1\ , ... 1,111 •.-,:1nq'-1 ... 1rl\.,-... 1,~_1 lions of C(1rnpla1nts n1,adc· hv wurk,-r ... lll\\· ... 1::,:.t1• .. ~1 ... ,,r \\to!i-. related an:,denb and deaths. r.111dh111i, .-ch,,tiult:d 11bpcn11,11_, of firms. and follow-up inspcctonns of firm< r,ri·,·11,u~ly nted for OSIIA violations. Worker compl;,,nt:; .olt,,ut un;;afl· .-., unhealthy working condiuons should Ix: mad<: ,n "nting to th.: · Occupational Safety ~nd Health D1vh1on ill th<· ;'\lorth Carnl,na Department of Labor. In addition to enforcing state OSHA safety and health ,;t;,n dards. the North Carolina program toffers frc-e services lo tht· 180,000 private and public employers under 1t.< Juri;;dicu.-,n through its Consultative Sef'01ccs 13ureau. and c-ducauonal ;,nd engineenng assistance through its Education. Training. and Technical Assistance Bureau. By making full use of the;;e nonenforcement services. employers may hring their establish-ments into full compliance with OSHA standard;;. Employer;: may contact the bureaus to receive free aid, including technical assistance or on-site visits. The North· Carolina Occupational Safety and Health standards parallel the federal OSHA stan-dards. The North Carolina standards may be more strict than the federal standards, but they may not be less strict. Seriou;; violations of OSHA standards can result in monetary fine;; Dates by which the violations must be abated accompany each citation. The 1986 General Assembly enacted into law-a new program requiring the registration and inspection of housing provided to migrant agricultural workers. Beginning in 1990. everyone who owns migrant housing must notify the Department of Labor about the housing 45 days before migrants are to arrive. and the Agricultural Safety and Health Section of the OSH Division will conduct a pre-occupancy inspection of the housing. Migrant housing must meet the OSHA standards plus specific stan-dards for heat, fire protection. and kitchen sanitation. Migrant housing that does not meet the standards can subject owners to fines and abatement requirements. The division administers the North Carolina Hazardous Chemicals Right-to-Know Act of 1985 and coordinates a p;in-nership with the North Carolina Ergonomics Resource Center. which offers comprehensive ergonomic solutions to workplace problems and challenges. Programs such as annual safety awards and Carolina Star recognize employers and employee;: who establish and maintain good safety records. Private Personnel and Job Listing Services Tiu· l'n,·;,t,· l'cr-.;11nncl Scn·HT <Hf11c l1u·r1st:s ~•nd rc~ul.il· ,.ii, pr1,1111n1·I ;ind pil1 l1,t1n!..; ,1·1\1tt· .... ''Pt·r;1\111:: ,:· ·,_ ( -,,.-ul111;-1 Th,~ :tc-\1\ it\· \'-;1, t ,,nd11rl1:d pursu;1nl I•• ' ... 1;1lult· until IY7~1_ wlu·11 *', ,,n,plc·lc..:1\· nt·\\ fill w;., .1t1 .. :,:· the c;e11cral Assembly W,tlo Lh1· nc" law lan1,~ ,Hld•ll""·': .••· tnt,on~ for JOh ;ipploci-tnh who use personnel and 1111, I,.,••· _,-n·•c•·, that ch,iri:,· ft-c'-to ,,ppl,r;,nh The I~" ,pct ,I., 1~110 l"ntr;,cl rC"q11111·111t"nl, lwl \,Ten ,in ;1ppl1c;1111 .,11.; _, .,11d .1uthor11.c, the d1·p.,n11u·11t 111 ,1, ... pcct l1tcn,1·d ,ipr,n receipt"' ;, l11r111,1I c,,n,u1n1·r t•••npl_.1101 \II i:h.iq.:ong a fee lo .ippl,c;111t~ mu;;l he l,censcd 1.-· tht· ,!, I'·'.' 1 menl Currently 7<, sf'rv,ces •n th<' Slate arc undc·, <11:,;,,, ,, .. :.,, t;,I JUnsdict1on Scrvo<:<:S thal MC solely cmplovcr p;,od 0.-,-,: 11·ol he licensed by the department Training Initiatives The Bureau for Trammg l111t1at1ves designs and ,mpl,·m1·111-model employment and lr;,,nmg programs. Oe"clr,ped ,n , lo,,· cooperation with employer~ and mdustry speciali;;t;;. th,-0, :·;.-.. grams serve target populat,ons across many bu~onc--.,11d industry sectors. The in1toatove;; include developing ind,, 11:u.tl 1zed or group models. pilot of demonstration program, .,ncl developing or field-testing new processes or tools. Workforce Training and Development . . \ \ The Wo_rkf~rce Trni_ning and Development Bureau implements ) I innovative Job trammg programs to provide long-term employa-bility for the unemployed. The bureau works with employ~.-~ tn \de~·elop employment opportunities for economically disad,·an-taged .youth and adults and dislocated workers. The bureau \ works to provide individual participants. thr<Jul!h tr;,onin:: \ /I with transferable job skills Initiated by lornl propo,;ab !"rum throughout the state. these programs are designed to place p<1r-l ticipants in high quality. long-term jobs. J '·-------~ -----~ Bo~rds and Commissions \. \ • Apprenticeship Council • North Carolina Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rul(•~ • Mine Safety and Health Advisory Council • Private Personnel Service Advisory Council • State Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health ) Independent Board , f // • Safety and Health Review Board --, ~ l ·:;--{ ,.fo , Jo)~ v l, , 1; / ~ n!v _ '{ .yv . 1, I~ v ,.,_,y1 ,. Printed 2198. SM • , '\. 'v SJ)()() copies of this puhl1c dvc-um,:nt werUnnted al a rosl of ; i I! ,,r $ \I:"-;>l·f copy. Mi11,on Stolement ' I h I I C ol,,,o by lo lc,\te, a \O c. co thy. ou ond p,oduchve North or •:-Prvv,d,ng fC\pOn\1ve_ ellec1,ve ond eH1c1en1 \erv,CC\ -:-P,ov,d,ng ond cncourog,ng quol,ty educoi,on and 1,0•"1r.g •:• Adm,o,,1cr,ng lo.,ly our regulatory mondooe, •:• E nhonc,ng publ,c conl,dence ,n the Oepor1men1 ol lob0' I For Further Information " l11l"ormc-1l1on .-\d 1111 n 1-l r.1l 1111! .-\:.:nu1hural S;o!t-ty and Health .'\ppn·11toc«·,d11p ;ind Tr<11ning. l\•ookr-;,nri l'n•.,,;ur<' Vcs;;els ll11tig.-1 .,nd '-l.,11,,:.:emcnt (~c11111nu fllC·llllllb l>r11~ Tt.:'l 111:..= l\l.·~uh.1t1,,n El,·,·;,t .. r0 .,11d .-\;nu;:<:mcnt Devices Empt .. _, ,n,·n, \kd,;stmn Hum.,11 l<t-,;oun·e'-L1l><1r :=-1~1,ubrdf l.1bran Mine;; ;,nd Qu,.,-ne;; ............. . Occupati<mal Safety and Health OSH Information ............... . To report an ;iccident or make a complaint Bureau uf ( ·,.n~ultative Sen-ices Safety Aw;ifd,. ...... _ ..... . C,ir,.linit St.;,r Program ........ ·. llua·~1i1 .,f Education. Training. and Tcchn11:al A.<:;istance ........ . Rurc·au e>f He.11th Compliance ...... . Bureau ,)f Safety Compliance .... . Private Personnel and -Job Listing Services. Publicauon~ ............. . Research and Information Technology Training lrntiauve:; . . .......... . Wages and He>urs .... ,· .. -. , :' ....... . Workforce Ti-aming and Development .. Workplace Retaliatory Discrimination Youth_ Employment ... ; ........ : .... . . (919) 733-7166 ,9191 7.11-2379 ,9191 733-8731 (9191 733-7533 1919di62-4690 ,9191 733-7426 19 I 91 73J-4904 19 I 91652-4721 (9]91662-4744 19\9) 715-3843 (919) 733-6943 (919) 733-0350 (919) 733-2799 (919) 733-7428 . (919) 662-4575 (919) 733-3322 (919)662-4651-(919) 662-4648 i9l9I662-4647 . (919) 733-2486 (919) 662-4711 (919) 662-4597 . (919) 733-4895 . (919) 733-6590 (919) 733,9562 . (919) 715-0346 ... (919) 733-2152 . (919) 715-0355 .. (919) 733-2658 . (919) 733-0351 1-800-LABOR-NC Raleigh ;ir<:a callers. please use local telephone numbers. North Carolina Department of Labor 4 West Edenton Street H;,lcigh. North Carolina 27601-1092 hllp:llwww.daLstale.nc.uslDOU , 'O'~ \ -~ ',.~ rth Carolina artment of Harry E. Payne, Jr. Commissioner of Labor w I I I 'I I J', :.-: ;: I' I I I i ' I Harry E. Payne, Jr. Commissioner of Labor About the Department The North Carolina Department of Lahor 1s charged by statute with promoting the Mhealth. safety and general well-being' of more than three million workers in the slate. The laws and pro-grams it administers affect every worker -and virtually every person-in the state. The Constitution of North Carolina provides for the election of a commissioner of labor every four years. The commisstoner is the head of the Department of Labor and also serves as a member of the Council of State. North Carolina law gi"es the commissioner broap regulatory and enforcement powers to carry out the department"s duties and responsibilities to the people. The department's history dates back to 1891. when the General Assembly created the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In a reorgani-zation of the slate's labor functions in 1931, the General Assembly laid the groundwork for the Department of Labor's development into an agency with laws and ·programs affecting a majority of North Carolina citizens. The principal regulatory, enforcement;: and informational pro-grams of the department are carried out by tts divisions and bureaus. Advisory groups assist the commissioner with policy development and program planning. The Safety and· Health Review Board of North Carolina is a separate unit, which oper· ates independently from the department. This board, whose members are appointed by the governor. hears appeals of cita-tions and penalties imposed by the department's Division of Occupational Safety and Health COSHNCl. The Department of Labor serves the needs of the workplace. Its programs, as well as the information it makes available. help industry ·managers, small business owners. manufacturing employees, and all those who labor in North Carolina perform their work safely. For details about the department's programs. call 1-800-LABOR-NC or. in the Raleigh area.733-7166 Th,· :\ppn·n1in·:•d11p .,nd T,;1111111:,.: l~11n·.111 l':,0ni••l1 .. 11.d 1111111111,r, ·• lirn;ttl Lingc ul ;1ppn.·nt H-,-... lup pro~r.1111, d,·,1:.:,111-d 1,, 1 r.11,, !"l" rtl·,·,iLtrl•h·\·t·I cr:1f1\,1,rkt·f, l11 1111·,·t 1i1t· d•·1n.::u!-.. ,: 111,h,,1., ,,--l,,, hi~h-,kdl,·d \,11.-kf•f:--In l~t~lf~ .tl,n,, ... 1 ~ tH111, 1111,." .... \,1-11· ,•nri,11,·d 111 thc,1· 1,ri\,1t,· 111d11,1,., . ..;i:11p•11l,·rl 1,1,,:..,;,_1111 ..... \,l,1tl1 .,re .<uLl11,r11.,·d unclt-r ., l1U<J ,1:011-l:1" 1·11.111,-d ·,, . .,.1,1,l. 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Boiler Safety The Boiler Safety Bureau enforce,; the Uniform Boil.,,-and Pressure Vcssc:1 :\n of North Carolina. This law_ whii:h became effective in I 97(i. l'\pandcd i:ovcrage of :::tatutcs that had cxisttcl . since 1935. Th1.: tiureau regulates the construction. 1nstallat1on. repair. alteration. ,nspcction, use. and upcrat1on Qf vessels ,uli-JCCt t,, the l;,w The bureau conduct;; period1r 111;pcct1on,; ,,f ,·esseb unrlcr 11., iurisdiction and moniwrs in;;pt:ct1<•n report_.; by certified in,-:urance company inspectors. The bureau main-tains rC'cord;; concerning the ownership. location. and conditwn of boilers and pressure vessels being operated and issues oper· ating certificates to boiler owners and operators whose equip-ment is found to be in compliance with the act More than 84.000 boilers and pressure vessels currently are on record with the bureau Drug Testing Regulation The General Assembly in 1991 enacted into law the Controlled Substance Examination Regulation Act, which protects individ-uals from inadequate controlled substance examinations both before employment and on the job. This act sets out minimum procedural requirements to be followed by employer;; whr1 choose to test employees and applicants for drug use. The act provides that examiners have the option of performing on-site screening tests for prospective employees. All other employee drug screening;; are to use only appro,·ed laboratories when conducting t'\aminallons. All positive initial-screening result., must be rnnfirmed b\' very specific laboratory procedures Tlw 1-:1,-, ;.t .. 1 :11111 .\11111:<1·1111·11t I h-v1n· ll11rc;111 is rc;;ponsohlc fur 11,.. rrup,·r 11i-1.dl.1t lull .111d .;;,(1· up1:r:1l.11111 .. r all dcva\01·s. csc-;dat•ll' \, .. rkn1.,n • 1, .. , .. , ... d,11111," .111t·r,. nu,nng walks. t1<.:n.-tl p<1:--:-:...:n;..:,·1 tr;1111w:n·, .,11111,,·111,-111 rid.-,;_ 1111.:lmcd railways. and liftin~ clc••n·, f.,, p,-.. pl, •·-,,1, ,i".,1.,1,t..-, th:,t o,p1·r;1ll· in puhhc cstahh~h111r·nt.-1cxn·pt i,-d1·1 .ti 1,11,ld111:.:,• .111d pnv;,Lt:: places of employment. i\lnn· 1h.rn !."! !1111 111-1 .. -ct11•1b .,.-" PHHlucted annually tiy this tiun:.111 "1t,d1 '" -1 .,,,,i,: : .... k i1.-I'•·• '"d" ,,1fcty cod1: mspcctu,n pro,;ra111 "' :•1.~s It 1111\, ''I"'' i11· ... 1111,lt-r .1 L1,, p;hN.:d h~ the General As:--c111hh 111 I~'-"" \!1. 1••=••;,.,1,, .. : p,·,,1111 \,,111ung lo creel any cqu1pn1t.·11t ,:11d,·1 1 h!. l,;11 ,·.,,i .... i1111,,i11.'l111n ,·-'r<·pl ,,niuscnic:nl rid<.:!'. 11HJ.""I ,uhm1t pl.111-.,nd ,1ppl1<·,1t11111s li,r approval prior to install;itu)n _.\ny 011np~1n, 11r 1w, ...:,111 "·.,11tin:,.: l•• operate amuscn1cnt devices : ... rcqu,n·d l" -111111111 ;1 l11c1tlf1n 1u;1,ce in writing to the bureau·' Haleigh oll,r,· ;ol 11·.t,;l_ Ii,·,.-d:-1ys prior Lo the intended date of opcra-111111 The h11rc.1u "·ill ,s.,ut· an installation permit. which must be f~btc·d un th1· l"h ,olt· .'\II 111.:w in;;tallations. as well as all alter-al101b to l'Xbtong 1:quq1111,·11t. arc inspected. In addition. bureau p<'rsonncl cuncluct regular. p1.:riodic inspections of all ride oper11ting c4u1pmcn1 ,n thl' ~tatt· and 111,-pecl amusement rides before they 11pcr,llc at each l111:~1t1nn 1::mploy<:rs. institutions such as churches. ;md p1watc 1nd1l'lduals who <it-sire technical assistance in selecting ;md 1nswlh11g -.de hllmg dt',·1<.:c,-for people with disabilities may ;-;rqum· h(•lp 1.-.. 111 th<: bu1·eau. The bureau also offers architects and huilders a "<:rvitc of ,·evicwing plans for code compliance on pro· t"><•sed insLallat,on;; of elevators and related equipment. Employment Mediation The Employmc:nt Medi:ni.,11 Bureau directs the department',-efforts to rcsoh-e c,rnflicb between employees and managemem ,n· tlw ,,;orkplacc Crei'lt('d by the General Assembly in 1941. "the. bureau has sought t<1 brin~ about voluntary, amicable. and expeditious setth:mcnt ,,f dispute:; between employers and employees that otherwise are likely to result in strikes, work slowdowns. or lockouts. Conciliation and mediation are i:ion-bmding processes whereby parties to a labor dispute seek the a:;sistance of a neutral third party to help them settle their dif-ferences. Arbitration is II procedure whereby parties, unable to ag-ree on a solution to a problem, indicate their willingness to be hound by the dci:ision of a neutral third party. The department maintains a panel of highly qualified and experienced individuals who are available to arbitrate controversies and grievances. Labor Standards The Labor Standards Bureau administers and enforces the 1979 North Carnlina Wage and Hour Act, the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act. and statutes regarding the employment of youths under 18 years of age. The state's Wage and Hour Act consolidates four previously separate state laws covering minimum wage. maximum hours. wage payment, and child labor Minimum wage. overtime. and youth employment prn,·1s1ons generally apply to all North Carolina businessc;; that arc not ;;ub_ject to the l.i.S. 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Thtr'l: ;1n· d;11I\ ,,nd \\1.·('kl, !11111, ... 11·,,:,, l1rc:~1k re4u1n.·r11enls. anci ;1dd1uon.-d "·11!'~ l11n1t.,11,,;~, ;,,: ,,ncl l.'l-y1:ar-old workers Y(luth-;ig,· l:Z ;111cl ).; ,n.,·. 1:mploycd for new~paper dcll\-C:n. ft,r ,d11ch ;i _,·.,uth ,.-n,;,! .. llll'nl ccrtific<1tc h not rcqu1rccl Emplonncnl li11· u,:1111-1::H: age 12 1s gencrnll\ not pcrm,ucd Full and p;1rto;1I t·xc·m;,11,, from the youth t·mployment rcqu1remc1n, 1111d1.:r th,-.111 ., grctnled for cc1·ta1n occup<1t1on:-. ::;lu.:h ;1., th11.:---t· 111 .1.~r;lliil1; and domestic work The bureau in,·e;;ug,tli:, "·11rk1.:r t·111:1pl.111; and collects back wages due employee; The bureau also enforce., the f<ctal1;,t111·,· E,npl .. , 111, :Ii I>· criminatwn Act This I !19:Z l,,w prr,tcct., c111plu,·,'<'=-"·h .. 111 -~ .. -fa1Lh file or 1111uatc an 1114u,n· 1n rclat11,n t,, "·11rk1•r_, r .. 11q,.-,;at1on claims or c\crc,,-e th,·11· right., 111Hl1·r , lw "I :it<-, i lq ;, ;; tional Safety and Health Act. the Mint· :--,lli·t, and Hc;,ith _.\, or the Wage and Hour Act lnvesugau>r-1111part1c1lh· ,-,.,m1, all written complaints filed with the dcp,1rt111l'11t uncll'r th,·.-,, If a complai,nt docs not ha,·e merit :1 n;:il1-111--111-!1·1:1-, i;;sued to the cc,mpla1n:rn1. wlw mil< th,-n pur,u,-!h•-, I., through litigation. If the comrlaint 1, f,,u,1d 1 .. h(· · ... .i,d co·. t liureau. the department ;iuempt:; conc,1,;,ur,n 1.h.-.. ud1 i:1!,,r:11 mean~ prior Lo i'.'su1ng a nght·tO·SUl' lt·ti.:r or tak1n:: ~:~,· l·": plaint to court. Mines and Quarries The Mine and Quarry Bureau enforces the I ~75 M111c Safe and Health Act of North Carolina and conducL-, a broad progra of inspections. education and training, technical assi;;tance. a1 consultations to implement provisions of the act. Prcl'iOU$ No1·· Carolina laws on the operations and inspection of mine,; a1 quarries in the slate date back to 1897. In 1977 the Li. Congress enacted the federal Mine Safety and Health Ac requiring mine and quarry operators to meet specific standar, designed to achieve safe and healthful ~orking condition$ f. the industry's employees. The Mine and Quarry Bureau ass10 operators in complying with the pro,·i::'1011:' or the fcd.:-r11I ~ that require them to train their cmploye<:::' in ,;afc work111g pr cedures. Some 460 private sector mines. quarries. and s11nd a1 gravel pit operations employmg more than 4.500 ciuzcn:; a under the bureau·s jurisdiction The bure;iu also inspect~ :tlia doned surface mines for the protection 1,f the !!l'nl'rnl puhl, promotes rockhound safeLv. and conduct,; an c-:q.>li.1,-1,t•; ,;,(,_. course for anyone h11ndhng or us111g l'Xpl11,1\"\·, What Do North Carolina Employers Think About Apprenticeship? ·"All our Apprentice graduates ~ince 1984 continue their elT]ployment with N'IP. Some graduate Apprentices have continuep their education, resulting in promotions to technician positions. The Apprenticeship Program ranked very high with our employees in terms or opportunity and morale_·· · J. DeWill Pace. Senior Manufacturing Engineer AMP Incorporated. Greensboro. NC ··Apprenticeship Programs have contributed significantly to improvements in our productivity, product quality and plant safety. Safety performance has improved eighty percent in the last five years. M M. I Ha.ms. Engineering/Maintenance Man.age,· PCS Phosphate. Auro,a. NC MThe need for skilled people continues to grow. These needs can be met through Apprenticeship Programs where both companies and employees gain benefits The sponsor company provides growth opportunities while building a strong work force, and the Apprentice earns and learns skills they will keep for life. M Doug Hudgston. Tool Room Supervisor . Pass & Seymour. Concord. NC _._.->~The Ndrlh ·C:-aietid~W~~eship Program has . ':a!l_owc~~frffi,tqt@!6~{~i(~ at the skill l~vel we 'need fo::stay ~orn~tltiVe:At)he same time, it ~rves The tillr!1Sf~1~ r ,r"_:.~:.,-":•MThe N6rth'Ca;dliW1Y;A;ppretitkeship Program has proven to be an unequaled resource fo~ the technical training;arld_ s\<!l~t9~0P.n:i~nt of our ~~cy =~r=t&~gi:';~1;=!~~u~~ among program participants. Robert H. Brown. Personnel Director Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Inc.. Kinston . ."fC Here Are Just A Few Of Over 800 Apprenticeable Trades Registered With The North Carolina Department Of Labor ~u1lc11ng c,nc1 Cun-.P•Jr!1nn ltiHh.":i, i•,,,,=-tl,:•,., r .,.,, .. ,·: ,'\l\..,i....'-. : . . ',. '\ i.~ ,. ,. !....;t..·• :·,(0,1:, f1bf>-.1y!~~ .... 1\.i.,, i', 1...;ldL•cr Heavy Equtpff•f;nl ( I:•· lnsuldtOt' Ldnd Surveyor L,ne Erector Linoleum dnd C1UpC'l: .;.•:' Locksmith Millwright Pa,nter Pipcfitter/P1umbe• Powerline Technte,dr: Reinforcing Ironwork.er Stained Glass Glatter 5:ructural Jronwo,ker lndustridl TrddCS Autorriott~ M.ac.h1rusr Cloth Cuning Mdch,ne Ope, dlO, CNC-Lnhe-MdchiniSl Com~/CorreclOl ((onven1,01,dl) Electric Molor Rep.,ue, Fork Lift Mcchdnic Gage Mdke, Granit'.' 5.dwcr (Rotary ':)d...._,, H~dvy Equipment t-\t-t;hdn,r lmdge Assembler lnduStrkll Cdr~mer lndustridl Mdc:hi~ Repc,,rer lnsuu~nt ~han,c Loom Fixer ,'\achinc F~ TechntCian -~st· , ----"°Mainle<lance Mechanic: Mold M.,ke, Moulder Machine ()per alor Plant M.ointc:nance Mechanic Quality Contiol Technician Saw Filer Scanner Operator Sheet Metal Fabricator Tool and Cutter Grinder Tool and Die Mak.er Toolmaker Water Plant ()pcn,tor Wcklcc ScMc-cTradcs Aircraft Electrician Aircraft Mechanic Auto Body Rep,,irer Auto Technician Awning Mak.er Bak.er l\:nd(·1y !•~cr,n,,,<J,1 1°1,!11,·,r; l\1t_, r,.•~.:1),r.-:11 f-_qu1pJtw111 11.'..·,:t.r,u ,.-:· t\o(.Jk 8,11d':r Mdrt11r11• ( )pt·rrt!u: i ~u-.111(·-.', --·~\ hn ,._ . ..,. 1'-\1·• ! .,):--,• ( ,_,,·,i._ I i,_,l('i (Jt1<.J J...'1·,1,,11:,11. (vhn(1('' ~-,J~'t:"(.I!,: f>t-ntol lc·r hn1<.•01, I kvcl(>{HT"l{:llldl l1•rlH:1~·1..-::• U,csel ln1'":< :,,.,n ,""\t.·1 : 1c:111• OryClcane, Electric Ap?iidnc.:e Servit er Electrical lns1tumcn1 J.lepa,!e• ElectrontC Techn,cian Farm Equipment Mech<Jn,c Flor al Designer Front End Mechdnic Fuel ln1e-ct10n Servicer Funeral Serv.ce r'umiture Upholsterer Cas Applidnce Senncer '.Jolfcourse Technician Gunsmith Health Care Technicidn Jeweler "larine Equopment Mechdnic ."\eat Culler Motor Boat Mechanic Motorcycle Mechanic Qfr,ce Machine Rep,,ir Offset Press Operator Optical Technicidn Opticidn Parts Clerk Photo Retoucher Photo Stripper Photographer Photolithogr apher Phototypcscuer Operator Pncudra.:lics Systems Mechdnic , Printing Press ()pcralO< Rad"K> Repaire, Rad"K> Tclevision Repairer Refrigeration Mechanic Rotogravure-Pr!:SS Operator Sewing Machint Rcpaire, Sign Technician. Surgical Technician Traffic Sig~ Repain=r Truck and Trailer-Body Repairer Truck OriYcr (Multi-Rear Axle) Vcnding Machine fo,\cchanic Web Press ()pcralo( .. X-R.ay Technologist_ Public Employment Trades Deputy Sheriff Fore Medic Ftrerighter Paramedic Public Safety Officer Police Officer fur A Complete Listing Of Apprenticeable Trades, Contact The North Carolina Department Of Labor At 1-800-LABOR-NC 8.000 copies o( this public dor::un,,enl IL~ prinred di" cost of S /687.00. o, 2 I< per C0P<J. -~ I I I I I I I '. 1: I I I ~ I I I I I I I What Is Apprenticeship? ·\11p1<·111,cc<;h1p ,~ d v• ,!,i:11.11·. ~v<.lcn, (J{ cmµloyc<· i1(:1111:1\1 11 l<1nd.unc--.•,n 1!11 1,,!· 1:.111111\Cj w11h 1cchn1cdl ,n,t, 1H..lu ,,, lhc per<,(>11 lca111111q 1tw 11,HI•· ,s called the Arp,c•nfl< ,· ,1:1d "l,11a_Jhl !Jy d sk1llnl w111i-.,·1 , ailed a )ou111u:1111,Jt1 rill' ll'< i1111,_JI !'cluCdl1(1r, :11c1v tw ,Jrt>v1ded by e,ther the . employer. a local comrnun,ty collc.:gc or technical ,nst1tute · rn through correspondence courses The programs usually take J to 4 years to complete and require at least 144 hours ol related instruction per year Wages typically begin at about one-half the Journey· North Carolina ·s Apprenticeship Program serves a diuerse population. including c..uomen. minorities. youths. and dislocated workers. man rate {but never less than the mini-mum wage) and rise as the Appren-tice progresses. Apprenticeship Programs are registered with th~ North Carolina Department of Labor Apprentice-ship and Training ijureau. The Bureau provides free assistance to the employer and the Apprentice. and certifies the training program and the newly-trained graduate. What Industries Use Apprenticeship? The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration currently recognizes over 800 occupations as apprenticeable trades. While nearly every industry can benefit from the Apprenticeship Program. here are some of the more common categories, with examples of trades in each. . ' ~: ' '.\. 1! 1\li ,1· i I ii II II~ :\,,:! ! :;1 !1'1 j. ;• ,j '. )11 ( J11(1!1; ·, It ·1 '. Ii ti~ l,°!I · 'l, .. · .-.. \_ 1.; :, : : 1· ·~ \1 ., •:• l~I;~_ ~}.J .. . _~.: ---'t--~ /~ ·1t •,1• i',,r, .\\t·dH ,ii l1·t 11:~1•-•dfl ~ 't ;, : ; .• :, 1( \' I, ·1 I'' l L' 1.:: l :,\,·, :1 .:I !~, !,Id'> I i,•c:1:1 (_u11· i,., i,1111 ltlf! ; .;. ,. :!,,; Elc.:c1r,,,ar. • Hr,rklavc• ldrp<:ntc.:1 r1ur:1tw1 ·P,refittt:1 \Veld,·• How Are Apprenticeship Programs Set Up? Together. the employer (or group of employers) meets with the Departm.ent of Labor to develop the Stand,11ds ol Apprenticeship ... These include (I) a·dm1nistrative practices. (2) schedule of work processes. (J} related instruction program. and (4) wage schedules The Department of Labor works with each employer to create a flexible program tailored to that employer·s needs. Upon approval of the program by the Department of Labor. the employer recruits employees who enter into a Apprenticeship. by virtue of ,ts success in preparing skilled workers. helps North Carolina compete more c{lectwely in rhe glol>dl economy dnd contribure~ ro rite sr,Hc , L'Co11c~111c cin·do111•1c11: l -~ ! ~tt . ~ \,,,-r •ll~n .-·\pp1 c-nt ,ce:-s: i;; :1ql(·c1Ylt"·!1: -.•:1Hi i~•· I l -,..-':;,,;.,.. .. ··-· ·-------·-.--.. ---... jH11q:<1::1 -.;>• lll:...,(11 ; I' ,;)lt!l'v ,/ j'.H•jl ,_;~i·' :i,.1111 \!11· .·.1 ,ti--",t•; r_J; Iii(: c,11pl11\·(·t_' ,HJII·'·· l:, ·.•✓•tr!-,. d! d':',-.,1q;•1 '.<J..,.j,,'.") t111(1 : 11:fJii 1>< r,·idt(·(! 1;1....,!I•_,, lt•_.· f',.,,.-.d11 r-,i,r·;· ,ev1ews check 1he employees advancement and evalualt ;,eo•l ,ncreases A Department Con~ultani ,<; also available to P"'"'.Jc assistance and monitor the programs compliance w,th t:--.e agreed upon Standards Once tra1n1ng ,s complete. the Department ol LabrJr issues a nationally recogniled (c,1,i,l·,11,· 1,( Cpi;•i(·;,,,,. '' · the program graduate Why Establish An Apprenticeship Program? Apprenticeship is an excellent way to _obtain high-quality. skilled craftspersons. Employers direct the training. so Apprentice employees become familiar with the employer's work processes. equipment and P<;>licies during the training program. While some of the training provided is generalized instruc-tion. reports indicate more than half of the skills learned in Apprenticeship are company specific. So the sponsoring employer certainly receives great benefits. Employers who offer career advancement opportunities such as Apprenticeship, report higher morale. better motivation and increased job satisfaction. If Apprenticeship sounds promising to you. call the North Carolina Department of ue .-g;;. ! .., .. o~ ~'&Im -: . ;;; 'it:;_;~"o·,· i'ccccc• , 11i·: ';fl=j~~};i~~t .:::,'fl!., ,.. ~·Ii'~ ~ u{:3 .. --::-,, -..,·• •· .. ~,,cc,::,·-" --· .. ~~ ~-" f · ·>:i' l~ ."-....... ./, /:-J.. f.Y,,l~:;;:; , I \Y-t? . . . ,"fJ ;y i t,\pert~ agree. Apprentin-~hi;; /liJ:< lht?' (){)(t'i1tia! lO bcn,-:"i: nutrrL,ouS indusuic~. !h:.._·.~~.in1 n1ce1i11g the need~ oi ,:·.:,,,,p,, rue~ ,111d cititc,i:s ~el..i:•,: i1:,1i• q11<1li1y goods anJ :;;e,ncc:~ Labor at 1-800-LABOR-NC. and one of our representatives will be happy to discuss how Apprenticeship can benefit vou. High School/Youth Apprenticeship Program One way companies remain compet,t,ve ,s tn ,nve~1 ,n the quality ol their employees. and the H,gh Schor,1 Youth Apprenticeship Program helps them clo 1tia1 I>;,, 11,dustry-dr1ven educallon and career training prr,q1arn lets companies participate in the training of students before they enter the workforce. which reduces employer-turnover and the cost of training and retraining new employees later: How Does It Operate? • The apprentice en_ters a high school /youth apprentice-ship in their junior or senior year. • The apprentice works on a part-time basis during the school year and full-time in the summer • The apprentice·s work-based learning is monitored and evaluated by the employer • Related academic and technical instruction ,s coord, -nated by the school to connect work-based and school-based learning. • After graduating from high school. the student moves into an adult apprenticeship program and continues his/her education. usually at a local technical I commu-nity college. • When the apprentice successfully completes the required number of hours of work-based learning and related classroom instruction, certification of occupa-tional and academic mastery is awarded. • The apprentice has the option-Of entering the work-force:and / or continuingllis./ her education. "The NC Apprenticeship Program· is a perfect vehicle for pa!fp'efing the employer with.the '9<:al school system. Community College, and the State·: This unique censor -tium gives the best students a fast track to a successful career in many traditional occupations and gives partici-pating companies first pick of these great candidates. At ACCUMA Corporation. we believe the future leaders of our company and industry can come from this program·· Robert D. Bowbeau. Engineering Mandger ACCUMA Corporation. S1a1esu,lle. NC I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill APPENDIX 1-E WARREN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ETG Environmental, lnc./BF A Environmental, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I PRESS RELEASE Warren County Economic Development Commission 130 N. Main St., P.O. Box 804, Warrenton, NC 27589 Contact: Allen Kimball Phone: (919) 257-3 I 14 FAX: (919) 257-2277 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EDC WORK PLAN FOR '98 ., Warrenton, NC, March 13 --The Warren County Economic Development Commission devoted a part of its last two meetings toward the development of a strategy and work plan for 1998. At its October meeting, the Commission met with representatives of the Research Triangle Institute(RTI) to discuss strengths of weakness of the county and how these factors impact on economic development. The R TI is conducting a strategic study for the Research Triangle Regional Partnership(RTRP) to determine the focus of the RTRP marketing effort. Warren County is of course one of the 13 counties in the RTRP and as such can take advantage of the guidance that the study will contained. Based on the focused effort of the October meeting, the EDC them devoted a portion of its meeting in November to reviewing the work of 1997 and discussing several goals for the 1998 year. The Commission noted the success of the effort to acquire natural gas and the fact that work should began in 2Q98. The Commission heard an update on the water efforts within District I and the water and sewer efforts for the DOT Welcome Center Project. This project will of course provide water and sewer capability to both the Oine and Wise exits on I-85 and aid in the economic development of those two areas. The Commission was please with the expansion effort made earlier in the year at Cochrane Furniture and the opening of the Warren Comers Shopping Center. Together they provided a number of new jobs not only to the primary breadwinner of the family, but to a number of young people seeking part time employment. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I In looking forward to the new year, five items were targeted for emphasis by the Commission. They include: l) Working with the Warren County School System, there is a need to conduct an early spring job fair to insure that students are aware of the industries and the job potential within the county. 2) Recognizing the huge tourism potential, and based on the use of the 1-85 Welco_me Center, the lake recreational area and other attractions, there is the need to reach the more than 2,000,000 visitors stopping in the county each year. Thus the need to have some form of a travel brochure on the county available with a target date of May and National Tourism Week. 3) As a drawing card for this tourist potential, there is the need to develop an outlet for Warren County Handicrafts currently produced through the cottage industry effort. 4) Continuing to work with.the county effort to bring water, sewer and natural gas to the Manson Road interchange, there is a need to develop interstate accommodations to this exit on 1-85 as a priority and to give assistance to the development of the remaining three exits. 5) Continue our work on industrial recruitment with focus on two areas: a. There is the need to begin the development of a formal industrial park. b. There is the need to recruit at least one industry providing SO jobs or two industries of 25 jobs each. These goals seem attainable and the Economic Development looks forward to working with various elements of the county and municipal governments, merchants associations and others for these accomplishments. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Warren County Economic Development Commission kla-r .·.·· EDC Update email: edc@vance.net February 4, 1998 / Volume 3 Warren Comer,; Spearheads , Retail Growth . Warren County's newest retail project of some S5 million investment is well on its way lo creating the projected I SO new jobs. Elsewhere across the county a new restaurant, drugstore, automotive supply store, mini-storage facilities, real estate offices and boat storage facilities are all being added. Local SA rs Rising Warren County High School students' SAT scores are up 18 points this year: 71 points this decade. Portends a very train- able workforce! New Tax Incentive for Historic Preservation In January 1998, residential proper- ties joined commercial properties eligible for a taxt credit of 25 percent. To be eligi- ble, properties must be listed in the Na- tional Register of Historic Places or a contributing property in a National Regis- ter historic district. Properties of both types are available in the county. 18 ACRES PRIME INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Water. Sewer. Natural Gas and Rail. 2 Miles lrom lntemate Wouldn't you drive 1 hour to save $60,000 an acre7 New Industrial Growth t-J,, l~t c.:U C fL•'Jt, PO Box 804, Warrenton. NC 27589 919-257-3114 carpe diem (ka:rpe di 'em) {Latin, seize the day} make the most of present opportunities With I 5 million visitors stopping annually al the NC Welcome Center located on 1-85 and the county's parks which are part of Kerr Lake State Recreation Area. the 6th largest tourist attraction in the state, not to mention all the antique hunters and history buffs coming to Warrenton each weekend, Warren County has fantastic opportunities for tourism developers! Four I-85 interchanges, 45 minutes from the 1-95 corridor and ad- vantageously positioned at a midway point for travelers heading from northeast metro· politan areas to Florida attractions make Warren County a natural choice for development as a vacation stopover-better yet, a destination' Our calendar is filling with cultural and civic events drawing larger crowds each year. From the Lake Gaston Seafood Festival and the Haliwa-Saponi Pow-Wow to our "down home" downtown festivals and parades, visitors are treated to enriching and en- joyable experiences. And then there's access to over 70.000 acres of sparkling water in Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake and all the recreational opportunities such as bass 11shing , tournaments. sailing regattas, camping and swimming' Entrepreneurial Spirits! Commercial/Tourism Developers! WHERE ARE YOU?! Infrastructure Improvements in the Works for Muc~ of Warren County Water, Water, Everywhere! ' Construction is well underway on the ex1ension of public water into the county's rural areas. · FronJier Utilities to Provide Natural Gas to Warren Soon, industries will have yet another reason to locate in Warren County. The North Carolina Utilities Com- mission awarded rights to Frontier Utilities to bring gas to the county in the first quarter of '98 , NCDOT To The $4 million contract for the 1st District will be fol- lowed by signups in the 2nd District, and engi- neering work in the 3rd District. These waler projects represent ap- proximately $15-20 million investment. Pallets <,f pipcs ou oil "·"rk•11c,1 Wulen US 158 Welcome Cent.er in so11th1Fester11 lf"orr,·n ( ',uul!i A North Carolina De- Contracts are expected to be awarded m early '98 for the NC Department of Transportation's $2 million extension of water and sewer to serve 2 of the county's Interstate 85 interchanges, as well as the North Carolina Welcome Center in Wise. An additional project is underway for an- other exit on 1-85. partment of Transportation project will provide a 4-lane divided highway connec- tion between 1-85 and 1-95 across the northern part of the state, adding luster to Warren County's excellent existing road system that Expansion A4anagement Magazine describes as emblematic of NC's outstanding transportation network Atlantic General Packaging makes a 60.000 ft expansion for a new line of wire-bound boxes. Centre Warehouse is 1.-------------------------------- lcascd to a Virginia firm planning 10 use AVAILABLE !:~:;~~~17"'~q,r,y~i~'.' ,~~: _ ,--~!'![9 ~;:f,:;E~~~~~;:?;~1~, st.ruction scheduled for ,98 18. B I sq ft of high quality office space 4 (R'xX'l oock-hei!!ht doors. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan APPENDIX 1-F .. i "' .. ~ THE RURAL CENTER · ·· ETG Environmental, lnc./BF A Environmental, Inc. Warren County PCB Landfill ] March2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I FACT SHEET The Rural Center The Rural Economic Development-Center was established in 1987 to lead the state's movement to build economic strength in the state's 85 rural counties. The center is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the development of innovative, but practical strategies to prepare the state's rural communities to prosper in the years ahead. In pursuit of this mission, the center 1 ) conducts research into rural issues; 2) tests promising rural development strategies; -3) advocates for policy and program innovations; 4) trains and informs rural leaders; 5) secures and directs resources to rural communities; and 6) administers business finance and community development programs. Highlights Access to Capital. To accelerate the growth of small and medium size businesses, the center joined with 27 North Carolina banks, the General Assembly, and members of Congress in 1994 in launching the North Carolina Capital Access Program. The program is expected to produce $32 million in business loans. Loans for Micro Businesses. To boost self-employment and growth of rural areas' smallest businesses, the center established the N.C. Microenterprise Loan Program, now the largest micro lending program in the nation. Through funding from the General Assembly and Ford and Mott foundations, the program has made loans worth more than $3 million and is operating in 78 counties. Infrastructure Improvements. To help rural communities upgrade their water and sewer facilities, the center joined with the legislature in establishing the Supplemental and Capacity Grants Fund. The fund has provided $ 7 million in matching grants to 100 organizations, allowing them to obtain $15 7 million in federal grants. These grants will result in $130 million in private investments and more than 9,100 jobs. Work Force Preparation. The center worked in partnership with educators in Richmond County to demonstrate an advanced training program for high school and community college students called TechPrep. The program is now operating in nearly all North Carolina school systems, reaches 100,000 students, and serves as a model for schools throughout the nation. I I I I I I 1. :.-·- ' .· I··.·•· ·. ·' Ii\ , ~~-~ ~?. ~~-: f ii:i, . ·=· -. I I: I I I .,. ·, .,•:i · .. ,·L _: '>HN f .lMFROM THE RURAbCENlER! 'i . . . .· .. ~ . .. ;~ . . .· . -. . nd ~,,-.,_, . an · rnirium :11.~!k·:: ".;~· .. ··· · ·····.ds•~--: · . , .. · 'cc>. ,. ,c ,_;_ . . . rus· ~!'Id the ain9l:IN~ ~-,,., i;.;.;!! ,; · < ._ .. }Catril_l~-~i_,~ni:f}o_.tner ·;;t_ --~---._,n..;~?s,t:,..:· ·. ·: ,_, ·. . .·/,,•.,.. .., ·. '"· , • . •.·.-.• · .. · ~-,~~liD --" i--rallocatecf S5 00 .. -· : ·on contact person;).?~ pages. $15.00. . . :,.\)}ai.L : '•:·~::-···-·L:~•-:-·---·· ···-. " .• :;)·c,_, ,;,·.• .. "):C·,•· L Quantityit"~r:-: .,:. Amounr;$·'"0' ·. ":-•·~l~::. ----... -·-____ ··. ~_;-. :;;;-:t:~.:3: .... ---. _-_______ -_-__ -_-_-__ -_____ J ,,:.s, ;·-.,'.,· . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I RURAL ROU1 ES Forum speakers outline nine challenges facing rural North Carolina National rankings consistently place North Carolina's business climate at or near the top on a variety of measures. For Tom Bradshaw there's just one problem. "Not everyone has shared the benefits," he said, referring to the gap between the state's urban and rural areas. Bradshaw, chairman of N.C. Citizens for Business and Industry and vice chair of the Global Transpark, kicked ofi the Rural Center's annual forum last month. Approximately 250 rural leaders from across the state attended the.event Nov. 5-6 in Raleigh. After teasing the audience about impending news of investments in the Transpark, Bradshaw outlined· two of the major challenges he sees for improving the economic and social conditions of rural North Carolina. In a plenary session that followed, moderated by center vice chair Valeria Lee, other North Carolina leaders honed in on additional challenges facing rural communities. Challenge No. 1 Compete globally Not so many years ago, people in Raleigh considered Durham to be their major competitor, Bradshaw recalled. That was at a time, too, when the South benefited from "runaway companies" that located here because of low taxes and low land costs. Those days no longer exist. "Your job," Bradshaw said, "is to recognize there really is one economy: a global economy." Challenge No. 2 Invest in infrastructure The key to North Carolina's current prosperity goes back to the Clean Water Act of I 971, Bradshaw said . That act unleashed a flood of federal money that enabled local communities to build the water and sewer systems that led to business and residential growth Today, many North Carolina communities are faced with conditions similar to those they saw in 1970 environmental threats and building moratoria resulting from inadequate infrastructure "We need $11 billion in water and sewer improvements, but we couldn't get a SI billion bond issue out of the legislature," Bradshaw said . He called on the legislature, in the next short session . to ,end the bond referendum to a statewide ballot we Speakers 011 11t1s,· z I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Speakers from page 1 Challenge No. 3 Grow and retain existing business North Carolina has become the No. I state in recruiting business by creating a coalition oi government, business and academia to support industry, N.C. Secretary of Commerce Norris Tolson said. What all must remember, though, is that recruitment is only a small part of the picture. "We must retain and grow existing industry," he said, "because 80 percent of new jobs come from companies already here." Challenge No. 4 Recognize the demands of leadership. Billy Ray Hall, president of the Rural . Center, encouraged the audience to consider the paradox faced by rural leaders: unlimited demands and a limited set of fellow leaders. "In rural North Carolina, interesting things happen to leaders," he said. "They grow up, do well and get promoted to other areas .... We · grow our children and educate them, and they leave to go to other places to work." As a result, rural leaders who stay in their commun_ities· may have to shoulder a burden that elsewhere would be shared by 15 or 20 people. Challenge No. 5 Solve rural transportation problems. Growing companies need workers, and a low unemployment rate makes it difficult to fill positions. The solution lies just out of reach, said Ann Gaither, chairperson of J.H. Heafner Tire Company. "There are people in the community who would make good employees if they could get there, but they don't have reliable transportation," '>he said. What's needed are rural transit programs that are cost-effective and that recognize commerce doesn't stop at the rnuntv line. "It will take some turf wars ," she sa id, "but we need to rethink this." During a forum break, Winfall mayor Fred Yates greets Commerce Secretary Norris Tolson and Kelly King, chairman of the Rural Center board of directors. Challenge No. 6 Preserve the integrity of rural life. Gaither operates a company that is the leading tire distributor in the Southeast and that just doubled its size by purchasing another company in Los Angeles, but she has no plans to move the company headquarters from Lincolnton. She loves living and working in rural North Carolina. In the push to build rural economies, she said, people should remember to preserve what's good . "What we pay attention to will define who we are in rural North Carolina," she said. Challenge No. 7 Raise the level of education. Nearly every North Carolina citizen lives within .10 miles oi a community college or satellite campus. opening wide opportunities ior technical and liberal arts education for both rural and urban residents. But ··rurJI and urban residents art· not equivalent when they sta rt so it's a greJter ch;illengl' to take them (rural residents! forv.ard ... said \tartin Lancaster. the \\\ll'm\ nl'w president. Although rural co111munitiL'S arc making progress in edutJt1<H1,tl achievement . the\· Cll lltinuc ((l !all further lleh111d relatil't' to url1a11 .irea, Challenge No. 8 Close the gap. In the midst of overall state prosperity lie pockets of longstanding neglect and disenfranchisement, said Abdul Sm Rasheed, president of the N.C. Community Development Initiative, Inc. "There is great unemployment and a great mismatch between industrial recruitment and the skills of individuals," he said. "We need to meet people where we find them." One solution for community development corporations is to build businesses from within, he said. but even those efforts must be tied in to the larger economy. Challenge No. 9 Lend a hand. Rural Center Chairman Kelly King reflected on his own fortunes and those oi others attending the forum, people who grew up priming tobacco but now wear business suits and work in offices. Whether they live in the counlr\ or in a city. he said, they share both tht' opportunity and responsibilit\' to improve conditions in rural \:orth Carolina. Morally. he said . it i~ right tor those who have prospered tti gi1l' l1ack t1 the rnmrnunity. "Economical!\ ·· ill' ,:11d "it is a mandate because \\'hillt'\l'r bu siness vou are in. vou will 1w1 l'r Ill' able to do anv better than till' (1>11ditiP11 i11 wh1d1 vnu llperatl' " I I I I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I Forum Workshop Highlights 3 Encouraging Entrepreneurship Workshop moderator: Albert A. Delia, assoc,ate vice ch,mcellor and director of Regional Development Services, East Carolina University; Panelist: Brent lane, principal investigator, ECU study of successful rural entrepreneurs. Unicorns could become a growth industry ior rural \orth Carolina. A study of small, fast -growing companies may help rural economic developers encourage their growth. The companies are nicknamed unicorns because they are largely invisible. They often operate out of obscure quarters, thev sell to markets outside the local community, and with small management teams, their owners and operators tend to be too busy to participate in local civic life. Unlike the mythical animal . however, these unicorns are real. They account for about 3 percent of all North Carolina companies, but 40 percent of all new jobs created in the state. An ECU study identified nearly 400 firms in the state's 85 rural counties that fit the criteria for unicorns, including local headquarters and at least S2 million in annual reviews, and found them to be widespread. Among the general findings: • The average company was 10.6 years old and had S7.-:i million in annual revenue and 59 employees. • Nearly 30 percent of the companies were in manufacturing. • North Carolina's traditional industrial base, including textiles and wood products, provides fertile ground ior these growth companies. • Company founders tend to be established industry veterans. and most are long-time residents of the communities in which they build their companies. • The companies' revenue growth is faster than job growth . • Local financing spurs their development. Location decisions may grow out of local advantages, such as a natural resource or local expertise, but also may be based on the quality of life. Cost factors seldom play a large role. The economic impact of these companies is greater than the number of employees would indicate because: • They sell higher value-added products and services. • The export market brings monev into the communitv. • Local headquarters keep wealth in the community. • Local financing distributes wealth throughout the local economy. For these reasons, communities would be well-served to encourage unicorns' growth. yet existi ng economic de\'elop111t·11t plans seldom suit their needs. Because the companies need tll accommodate fast growth, lor nampl e. the companies are unlikely tenants for th e shell buildings that manv corn111u11it1l·, promote. In addition, most gmt·rn11H:'nt -backed incenti\·c programs are targeted toward bu siness and industry that L"rt-.1tl· significant numbers of jobs; L1111rnrn s. in contrast, focus on re\·enue growth and have not hl'en LJualilied ior incenti\\' packages. ,t·c Workshops (/1/ /'"-"' -1 Most memorable quote: Senator John Kerr J Sen. Kerr speaking at "Clean Water" workshop. To his right, Sen. Charles Albertson, moderator. "Down our way -·there are thr~e things I think most of us take on faith. One is that so long as you make your peace with your god before you die, even at th~ latest hour, you'll be saved. Two is that if you turn on that tap, you'll getsafefclean drinking w,~.ter. And ~ee 1s that if you 1 i flush the john, it will Work. They don't know where it will go, but they believe that. "Those three things have one thing in common: Nobody wants to pay the price to ensure that any of these things will happen. Nobody gets really interested in making atonement before they get sick. Nobody wants to give to the church. And nobody wants to pay for water and sewer." I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Forum Workshop Highlights 4 Balancing Jobs and the Environment Workshop moderator: Billy E. Caldwell, associate director, N.C. Cooperative Extension Service; Panelists: Mike Williams, director, NCSU Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center; Steve Hodges, extension leader, . NCSU Department of Soil Science; Larry G. Jahn, wood products specialist, NCSU College of Forest Resources. The best way to handle North Carolina's animal waste problem may be to make money from it. That applies not only to hog waste lagoons, but also to litter from poultry houses, carcasses of dead animals, and feathers, bones and other assorted remnants at processiflg plants. All of these products are potentially valuable resources that can be turned into nutrients for animal feeds, fertilizers and fuel. Animal waste issues consumed a large part of the workshop discussion. While acknowledging some problems, however, participants praised the environmental protection efforts of farmers and foresters. They said, for example, that 95 percent of the state's foresters comply with best management practices designed to protect the environment and that more than 4,200 people have taken a course required for operators of animal waste lagoons. With both animal waste and agricultural runoff, the essential problem is that farmers are "importing" more nutrients-that is, bringing more feed and fertilizer onto the farm-than they are "exporting," through sales and shipments. The NCSU Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center is evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility of SO different projects for turning what is currently farm waste into valuable resources. The development of these resources is expected to create many new small businesses in rural areas European producers provide some models. Denmark, where hog farms are more highly concentrated than in North Carolina, collects manure at centralized facilities and turns it into iuel. A large poultry producer in The Nethl'rlands has learned how to profit from it\ waste . It uc;es dri ed poultrv litter to l"fL'Jte a IL'rtilizcr specificalh suitl'd to the James Sears, Rural Center board member, engages in debate during forum. requirements of French vineyards. After a year of operating the waste-recovery system , the producer was making more money off manure than eggs. Previously, it had been faced with closing down a 400,000 layer operation because it couldn't meet tight ammonia emissions standards. Farmers and foresters, however, are not the only ones facing environmental conflicts. Cities, golf courses, homeowners and industries also are players, and problems will only worsen so long as development is encouraged without consideration first being given to environmental impacts. Increasing Exports Workshop moderator: Carol Conway, director of international programs, Southern Growth Policies Board; Panelists: Raymond Farrow, managing director, World Trade Center North Carolina; Scotti Clements, assistant vice president for international banking services, First Citizens Bank; Robert B. Green, president, HG International Corporation. North Ca rolina manufacturers lag behind their potential in exports. . .\!though the state ranks eighth in manufacturing capacity, it is only the l 0th largest expo rter. Currentlv U percent ni the state domestic product comes ir()fll l'.\()Orts. lv1o5t ioreign sales now go to Canada. J;1pan ,111d \-lexico. but the greatest future growth i, L'-'pected in countries whcrl' thl' middk classes are growing. such as 'iouth \fril•;1_ l'nl;1nd and .-\rgenti11.i . Economic development planners should encourage exports, which account for one-third of all economic growth. Exporting companies also tend to offer higher -paying jobs. to adopt more advanced technologies and to be more efficient. Several pieces of advice were offered to would-be exporters. • For infonnation on getting started, check out the U.S. and N.C. departments of Commerce, the N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Centers. the World Trade Center, the N.C. World Trade Association, and N.C. community colleges, which offer classes in exporting. • Develop a marketing and sales plan. and start slowly -with one or two markets. Among the factors to be considered are products. pricing. packaging. finance, insurance and method of shipment. • Technology can be the great equalizer. Individuals can do a great deal of research on markets and goq~rnment services through the Internet . • Establish a relationship with a bank with international expertise. • Network. Meet other expo rters at conferences and seminars. • Get help. Although \·ou ca n do it ;1 ll vourself. the details of shipping. custom ~1ocu mentation and pavment µroccdurcs cm be complex and time-co nsuming: therefore. consider working through a rl'putabll' internati()11al tradin g cnmpall\ or np()rt management t()ill(l,111\·. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Forum Wor op Highlights · 5 Ensuring Clean Water Workshop moderator: Sen. Charles W. Albertson; Panelists: Sen. John Kerr; John R. (Bobby) Blowe, Construction Grants and Loans Section, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Jerry Perkins, Public Water Supply Section, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Tim Richards, assistant director, Western Carolina University's Mountain Resource Center; John Soles, director, N.C. Rural Water and Sewer Initiative. Forum participants attending the workshop on Ensuring Clean Water heard dramatic evidence of the need for water and sewer investments in rural North Carolina, followed by a sobering assessment of public willingness to pay for the investments. The evidence included data from the Rural Center's Rural Water and Sewer Initiative. For example: • North Carolina's 85 rural counties need about S4 billion in water and sewer investments to carry them to the year 2020. This includes S 1.75 billion in water system construction and S2.58 billion for sewer systems. • In the 30 western counties, 62 percent of the region's 6,820 miles of water lines wiH be obsolete by the year 2020. • Overall, sewer systems in western counties are handling approximately 90 percent of their permitted capacity. • Financing all of the water and sewer needs in the 30 western counties would entail indebtedness of more than S9,000 per connection. • Federal assistance for infrastructure investments has declined dramatically and today accounts for only 22 percent of water and sewer construction costs. This is down from a high of 75 percent. • Commercial banks and investment houses now finance a substantial portion of urban infrastructure projects, but low or non-existent credit ratings prevent the neediest of rural areas from taking advantage of the private market. Despite the widespread nature of the problem, public reaction has been limitrd and mostly has responded to recent environmental crises. The political climall' for cutting taxes makes government artitHl more difficult. Workshop speakers stressed that new and innovative financing must he d('veloped to meet til e need of rural con1111uni ties A $1 hilli on statewide bond i,sul' will be considered aga in in the ,pring tCI ;1ddress the prohk-111 Rural Center staffer Jean Crews-Klein helps forum participants at the Media Center. A Sound Basic Education Workshop moderator: Ran Coble, eXKutive director. N.C. Center for Public Policy Research; Panelists: John Dornan, president, Public School Forum of North Carolina; William G. (Gerry) Hancock. general counsel, Low Wealth Schools Funding and Equalization Consortium; Edwin Speas. senior deputy attorney general, N.C. Department of Justice. The N.C. Supreme Court redefined the debate over public school funding last July -refocusing the debate from funding to the quality of education being provided by the public school system. Parents and school boards in five low- wealth school districts have sued the State of North Carolina, charging that the formula for funding education violated the state constitution by denying students in poor districts an equal education. On July 24, the Supreme Court ruled that the suit should go to trial and sent the suit back to N.C. Superior Court for lull rnnsideration. The decision Cllntained three important opinions: • The funding formula does not violate thl' constitution. • lht· constitution does require the state w pru\·ide a sound basic education. • lill· constitution does not require equal oppt•rtunit\· to educational programs lin nmt tl10se necessary for a ,ound ha ~ic l0lh1Ldt llll1 . I lit· w merstone of tlm la11d111ark tin ,,1t 111 is its definition of a ,llu11d basic nlut.1t1t111 The court said a \t 1und ll<1sic nluL,1 t1lln must provide 'itud t·111, \\'1th the knowledge and skills to function in a complex and rapidly changing societv. to make informed choices about issues. to engage in post-secondary education or vocational training, or to compete with others in further education and work. Many specifics remain to be decided . Left open were questions of responsibility (how much rests with the state or counties), components (are school facilities or equipment important elements of a sound basic education), and measurements (do end-of-year tests or some other measurement determine whether children are receiving an adequate education). Final disposition of the suit is likely to be a long time off. The trial in Superior Court can be expected to begin within the next year and a hali Modernizing Our Factories Workshop moderator: J. Parker Chesson. chairman, N.C. Employment Security Commission; Panelists: Walter Plosila, former executive director. N.C. Alliance for Competitive Technologies; Thomas W. Stephenson, NCSU Industrial Extension Service; Scott Ralls, director. Economic Development Services. N.C Community College System. Na tional trends that predict smaller manufacturing employ ment could pn11 t· to be especi;1lly significan t tor \Jorth Carolina. which has the nation's higlwst percentage of workers in manufacturing Manufacturing rnrrenth· provides c1btlut one-fifth of all 10h, in ~orth Carolina. and thl'Sl' jtlhs gt'llt'r,111\· pav hetter-th ,111- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Forum Workshop Highlights 6 Modernizing from pages average wages. Manufacturing companies often anchor small-town economies. Although North Carolina factories appea r to be efficient (they account for 28 percent of tile gross state product 1. there are causes for concern. North Carolina factori es are often assembly-line operations with little R&D, and seven out of IO employ no engineer on site. This makes it difficult for companies to adopt new technologies, which may be necessary to meet modern demands for high-quality products and short turn- around times. Where modernization once meant technological investment, today it's just as likely to refer to improving the knowledge and skills of workers. In fact . at least one study has shown that high - performance companies: • Make investments in training and education. • Involve employees in decision making. • Promote team work. • Believe in information sharing. • Base compensation on performance .. Some attention is being given to the growth of manufacturing clusters as an economic development strategy. Clusters are groups of businesses in related industries. North Carolina, for example. boasts large clusters of manufacturers of wood products, automotive parts and hosiery. Hosiery provides an example of how these companies, many of which are small, ma y strengthen their futures through cooperation. Twenty-three hosiery manufacturers have formed a research and development consortium to address areas of common concern. Communicating Electronically Workshop moderator: Barbara Levine, director, Connect NC; Panelists: Herbert Crenshaw, Ir., director for economic development, BellSouth; Ion Hamm, general manager for business development, Sprint; lim Stokoe, assistant director, Land of Sky Regional Council. North ( :arolina's drive to develop till' best telcwrnrnunications infrastructure in the natinn has paid off, panelists said .. \II oi the stall'\ phone companies have committed tu providing access to thl' North C 1flllina lnlormation Highwa, l'l ann i11g lo r tile Information High11 ;1, Jonetta Bonds, Rural Center staff, shows off quilt display at "RC's Country Store," a popular feature of the 1997 forum. and for school technology improvements also has positioned North Carolina institutions to take advantage of federal initiatives, including regulations that require telecommunications providers to offer rural schools, libraries and hospitals low-cost rates: M~ny of those institutions used their plans to apply for some of the $2.65 billion in federal telecommuni- cations grants to be awarded early next year. Organizations cited for progressive use of telecommunications technology include the Guilford and Catawba County school systems, the East Carolina University School of Medicine, the Western Piedmont Council oi Governments, and Beaufort County Community College. Careful planning should be part of any technology initiatives, whether at the community or business leve l. Organi- zations and businesses should be aware that investments in technology are not one-time expenses. Instead, they should be included in ongoing capital and operating budgets. Training and cost- sharing partnerships will help make the most efficient use oi the in vestment. Telecommunications infrastructure is a consideration ior loca t1on-see king industries: 80 perce nt s;I\· it 's an important factor in thrn decision - making. It al so open s tllL' door for new industri es. The so-calil'd ilad; offi ce industries-such as ca t,illlg ~ale\ companies, rese rvat io1h CL'11tcr'i, anti data-processing center\-· .ire l'\ploding. The dark cloud hanging over thesl' developments is deregulation. It remains unclear how deregulation will affe(1 rural communities or what it will mean fllr universal service. Conquering Distance Workshop moderator: Sanford Cross, director. Public Transportation Division, N.C. Department of Transportation; Panelists: Kathy McGehee, program consultant, N.C. Division of Social Services; Terry Keene, Work First supervisor, Jobnston County Department of Social Serv,ces, Russ Kenney, Randolph County transportation director. Up to 40 percent of rural transportation needs are not being met, according to the state's Transit 2001 Commission. The search for solutions promises to be difficult. Moving Work First participants in tn the labor iorce, ior example, requirL'\ recognition that parents mav necl1 transportation to their children ·s d,I\ 1. ,ire as well as to work. Similarly, mam 1r.11h1 t plans now include groups such a,; tll1.· elderly or people on public assistami.• 1,ut others in the community also Ml' hampered by lack of transportatiun Challenges in individual coun111.·\ \ .If\ meaning no one solution is likch tll \\[ •rk everywhcrl'. Possible options irKlud,· programs !(l help low-income p1.'lll'il l1L1 \ or rent cars. volunteer transportatiL,1 1 prograrm. van pooling and ta \ hr1.-.1k, !\11 rural C(l11\lnutcrs. To be successful. programs ,;J10uld consider the n1.·nh , ,1 people ll'ilo work off-hours and \1n·k,·1 1,h and I I H 1\1.' 11·hll cross count,· I I n1.'\ t,, 11, 1rk I I I I 1. I I I I I I I I ~ I I I I I I Cleve Simpson accepts leadership award from Rural Center President Billy Ray Hall. . . Simpson recognized as outstanding leader Cleveland Simpson, chairman of the Pender County Board of Commissioners, received the first Outstanding Rural Leadership Award Nov. 5 during the ann'ual'meeting of the Rural Economic Development Organization (REDO). Rural Center President Billy Ray Hall presented the award. which was created by the center and REDO to recognize outstanding leadership efforts by an individual who has graduated from the Rural Center's leadership development program. A native of Pender County. Simpson returned home after retiring from a career that included achieving the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force and serving as professor and chairman of the department of aerospace studies at the University of Maryland and >iC State University. At home, he quicklv became involved in civic life. serving 011 the Pender County Prison Board and the Hoard of Health. the latter ih vicl' chairman. He was fir5t l'iected to the Hoard of Commissioners i11 I 4LJ-1 lhe complex challenges lacing hh wunt\ led him to seek solutiom through the Rural C:l'nter·s Rural Ecorwmic lk\el()1111H.'11t Institute. He graduated in tilt· ,pri11g tlf 199S. In addition to chairing the county commissioners,, Simpson today serves on the Governor's Jobs for Veterans Committee, the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Board, the Southeastern ·Economic Development Commission, and the N.C. Association of County _ Commissioners. He also is president of · the Currie Community Action Group, a civic group dedicated to enhancing community awareness and action in many civic areas, with special emphasis on issues relating to children. Approximately 60 rural leaders attended the REDO meeting, which inducted an address by Wayne McDevitt, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and group discussions of issues involving physical infrastructure, work force development. education, jobs, land-use planning and orderly sustainable growth . Officers elected for the new year include: Sandi Gambill. president ; Cleveland Si mpson. vice president ; Bobby Todd, secretarv; and Herman Little, treasurer. Joining the board aw Tessi Hollis. Scott Hamilton. Greg Godard , ,\1111 vVoodlord . Vicki Cogg1m. Dot Kellv and l'atrick Woodie. 21 CDCs send representatives I to Rural Center workshop on ._; fund-raising perspectives Representatives of community development corporations received insight into successful fund -raising during a workshop organized by the Rural Center. Twenty-one organizations that participate in the center's CDC program were represented at the event Nov. 5. Providing different perspectives on what funders seek were: Danyelle O'Hara, who works in program development and foundation fund- raising for the Center for Community Self-Help in Durham; Phillip Cates, a consultant in economic development and director of area development for the Salvation Army of Durham, Orange, and Person counties; and Or. Thornell Page of the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services. The workshop was the second of two technical assistance programs the Rural Center offered for CDCs this year. The workshops were organized through a partnership with the CDC Association, the N.C. Division of Community Assistance and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Another series of workshops is being planned for 1998. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Six join Bural Center board of directors; officers re-elected I Ill' Rural ( :entl'r l\oard ol I >,rector\ welrnnwd \1.\ new 111l·111l>tr, at 1b November rnlTt111g: Uassarill l>cl<irt\ l'rl·,ton , ,1 < . .iry, Btn Cray of Camden, Raeford Daughtry of \ewton < ,rovl', Barry Russell of Raleigh. Joseph Crocker of W1r1\tc111 - \akm and Larry Wooten of Raleigh . lh(' lxMrd also re-elected as officers Kelly S. King. di,rnman; Valeria l.('e, first vie(' chair; William Veed er. \t·rnnd vice chair: Katharine McKee, secretary: and Edmund \vcock. treasurer. loining the officers on the executive committee are L. H. .-\bander, Lois Britt, Sandra D. Gambill, Bill Gibson. James II. Hyler Jr.. Joseph Stanley, William W. Staton and Billy Rav Hall. president of the center. Ht.'re is more information on the new board memb<'rs Russell is executive vice president for the North CJrulina < .ommunity College System. He previously served \1\ vears a\ pre,;ident of Southwestern Community College in Svl\·a and lldd several positions at Piedmont Technical College ,n c;rernwood, S.C. Gray is supervisor of the Camden County Water I >epartment. Since retiring from a 20-year career in the US .'\rmv. Crav ,11\0 ha, hdd (lO\ltiom a\ a C.imdrn ( .c,unt v u11111111,,uH1c·r ,111d .1, tllr < .• 1111dt·n tax \UJ)t'f\·I,or ( :rrn 1-.n ,, "\'Ill' I1rl'\ldn1t ol \\ad1<1v1.i IIJlll-. .iml till' lianl-.\ ,t;1ttw1dl' ( ,,1111111JJIIt\ lk111\t·,t111u1t \ct .101111111,tr,,t,,r llt- \t·rvr\ Clll till'\ ( \.kd1L,li ( .,irt· ( .rn11mi,\lrnl .ind till· hc1Jrd Cll lrU\ll'l'\ lor Wt·\ll'fll ( :.irol111,r llrll\l'r\ity. Wooten 1, ,l\\l\t,1111 !Cl till' prt"iic.knt of the\ ( I Mill llureau Fl'deration . I k 1irt·\·H1u,I\ IJrnled tohacrn. gram tmp, Jnd \oyheam I k ha, rl'CL'11il·d many farming honor\ itnd ha\ \erved il\ tha1rr11J11 uf till' International lolMcco Cro\,·l'r,· Association l'rtston 1, tlw 111,111,igt·r Cll u1111munity dl'leloprnl'nt for Carolina l'owl'r ;ind l.ight Co . 'ihl' previous(\ worked with Hristol-Myt.'r\. 'iht II.is ,ern·d on the board ol Triangle Family Service\ and on t hl' hu,11ll'\\ ,1dvi\orv council of St. Augustine·\ College Daughtrv "d1J1rnun (If till' 'i,1111pson Count\· HoJrtl ut Cornmi\Sllllll'r\. I k t,1r111, \IKJ ,ttrl·, and Ol,ll\ Jnd operatl'~ l>aughtrv Farm \uppl, I k ll,I\ 'L'rl\:d on the 'iamp\un County Board ol Health and hetn attivl' \,·ith local tconornic development orga 1111_.tt ic111,. The new hoard mt·mht•r,; rl'place retiring members Marcy Onieal. Harold 'il'IIM\. I >al ton \.k.-\lee. Dale Ca rroll and Bert Wayne. The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center is a private, non-profit corporation whose mission is to stimulate economic growth and job creation in the state's rural areas.The center is funded by both public and private sources and is governed by a SO-member board of directors. Officers are Kelly S. King, chair; Valeria Lee. 1st vice chair, Bill Veeder, 2nd vice chair, Katharine McKee, secretary; Edmund Aycock. treasurer; Billy Ray Hall. president. Editorial staff: Elaine Matthews. editor; Gamet Bass. writer; Steve Gaj. design; Linda Schepers. production manager. Inquiries should be directed to: Editor. 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh. NC 27610: Tel.(919) 250-4314 . RURAL ROUTES is a quarterly publication with a circulation of 3.500 All nghts reserved. RURAL ROUTES ··.J,:in -P•c:1-· :· gan,z a1,:-· 4021 Carya Drive Raleigh. NC 27610 /~ 1 : ' PAID qa1e,gr. NC ;,~,ri,1 No 2?53 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill APPENDIX 1-G WARREN SCHOOL SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ETG Environmental, Inc./BFA Environmental, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I EARTH SCI ENCE 3040 SEMESTER COURSE PREREQUlSlTE: PHYSICAL SCIENCE & UIOLOGY DESCRIPTION: Earth science is a study of the earth--its matter. features. processes, and place in the universe. This class requires that students actively participate in laboratory activities, be willing to do research, and have a better than average knowledge of math Science project required CHEMISTRY 3050 SEMESTER COURSE PREREQUISITE: COMPLETlON OF BIOLOGY ANO COMPLETION OR CURRENT ENROLLMENT fN ALGEBRA II DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory survey course of the characteristics and interactions of matter based on an understanding of atomic structure. The modern framework of chemistry is emphasized. Science project required. ADVANCED CHEMISTRY 3051 SEMESTER COURSE PREREQUISITE:-COMPLETION OF CHEMISTRY & ALGEBRA II DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to prepare those students majoring in science and related fields for introductory college chemistry courses. This course expands upon the topics of chemistry and cover areas that are nonnally included in an introductory college course. PHYSICS 3060 SEMESTER COURSE PREREQUISITE: COMPLETION OR CURRENT ENROLLMENT lN ADVANCED MA TH OR CALCULUS DESCRIPTION: Physics seeks to develop an integrated introduction to the basic principles of physical laws through the presentation of specific problems. The physicists' view of the natural world is the major point of emphasis. Science project required. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 3023 SEMESTER COURSE PREREQUISITE: CHEMISTRY I DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory course emphasizing the gross structure and function of living organisms with emphasis on the anatomy and physiology of humans. This course is designed for the student who desires to know more about structure and function and who has successfully completed biology. Page 20 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ][ North Carolina COMMUNI'l'Y COLLEGES: In Training For _Y@)u More th;m '.\() vc,irs ago. '\ionh Carolina creall'd ;1 IIC" ki11d ol 1-c1111rn11i< dl'\·l'iop111clll LO(II: companv-spccific cusLOmized training. We were th<· lir,1 ,i.m· 10 recognilt' that Lrai11ing people for specific jobs in specific companies was a legitim,tLt· t·n1erprise for a responsible Jnd n:sponsin· governmem. Nonh Carolina Community Collq,:e ·, \n, I 11d11strv T1,1ining Program is a win-,,in- win situation which is as relevam to today's compln Jnd.sophrsticatcd operations as it ,-.,s Lo that first modest program in 1958. The new jobs are a --,,rn -for the community. a skilled ,111d motiv-,ned \\'orkforre is a -win -for the compam. and 11,·1, ,kill, to meet the challenges of a ne"· job are a -win -for L11e indi\idual. Good training leads a long list of advantages . .-\d\·J11t.1ges that ha\·c put :-.:onh Carolina at tlu: top_ 111 the nation for ne,, plJnL sitings in four out of the last liH· \cars. sustaining a trend that h,1s made us a leading manufacturing state. The surprising fact is th,11 no other state has a higher proportion of iL~ workforce employed in manufan111i11K 1,pcrations. Other ad,,rntag<::s that make us a hard-to-ignore option are an ideal location "·ithi11 e.tS\ reach of the world's major m;irkeL\ and the transportation systems to reach them; equitahk and consistent tax policies; some of the nation's lowest construct.ion and operating com; a public uni\"t:rsitv ')'SL<::m that is Lhl' enw of the Southeast; and an abundant. bright, and !oval workforce. In short. a dvnamic and supporti\'e business climate that makes Nonh Carolina a smart 111rn·e for rnu. No mauer where vou are in the state,_you're onlv a :W-111inute drive from one of North Carolina's 58 community colleges. The second largest system in the United States. these schools serve an average of 750,000 adults each year with a \,ide range 111 progr.ims--from a three-hour course LO a two-year associates degree. Last year more than 17:i.!M)() people were enrolled in 239 different technical and vocational cuniculums. North Carolina and You: A Partnership that Works . ·~ C ► . . . -•' -,:,:f!.111:J • • • • :c : . • ,::1:a:(1 • t C l •• • I ;, ., I II II • •• I . ~ 4 •'I • 1 : •: ~ I . : I • • .. I . i . ( I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ::i • . . C' ,:, : "We wanted festo labs. they got festo tabs We wanted robotics. they got robotics ... Rosemary h 9,n HutnJn Resources (Tl Automotive Asheville NC "We are convinced that there is no belier way of leveraging tax dollars than by applying them to training resources the way the Department of Community Colleges d oes. Paul Jadot GenerJI Manager 81umoar1ne,. Inc. Mebane NC ·we were up to speed at least six months ahead of projections ... Auvalene MaGee T111ining aad Eduu lion fir<t Data Cltanone NC ■: • • ,11111• ■ '. n: ■ • ~-] . :11 .. 1 • rr • 1)1 II '.t . ... • IJC • •• . I .. ,~ l'II I C1 • ,l '1 ; I ••• If the question is workplace traini @J. How do community colleges deliver this training to companies? .-\II u-.t111111g program, ;m· acl111inosu·ncd h,· th<'. <·0111n11111ity college sen-ing the arc;, 111 1d11d1 1h1· rompan, 1:--loc.tt<:<I. nu, l<t<.-a.1 one-i111-<111<· co111u-uion gua.raruecs cnns1~1nt auc-ntion .111<1 pn1111p1 n·sprn,.,.·. (;,••cl tuwunn st·nicc clrin,s our hus,nc,,. just lik<C it clues yours. One cli,isirn, 111 1111· w,;te111 · s n,nu~,I olfi, ,. ,s dedicated exclusi,dv to 111<'.t'.ling vour iraining needs. f'l1t· npnw111 ('(i .tnd prujcet·tt·stecl pr.,fe,sionals in this otlin· h<"lp 1he local collq.(l'S design and r,pn,111· rn<1<t1111nd tr.ii11i ng progr;un, ti,r·nr" and expanding u,rnpanit'". ~ Who's eligible for this workplace training service? You ,trL.if "'"" co111p;111\· neates a1 k;Lst I'.! ne" production johs in the st;ne. lk,1 "'.,II.'"" <.111 1.;1kt· ach.int.tgt· of th,, J1,;ud-,,inni11g program ;it no charge. & Who pays for the training? Tht· Sut,· ,,r \onh C.irohna finances this progr,un completely. There are no ft·dnal hands 111111l1t·cl Th,· \onh ( :arolina lt-gislature .ippropriau:s monn directly to the Department of ( :1111111111n111 Collegn t.,r tht· cxd11s1w purpose of pr0\1ding this innov.itivc training hcnefit 111 ,w,, .mcl tcxp;mding ruanpanit'<. ~ Who determines the content of the training program? Wt· do--t<'!(t·thn. Tlw li nal desi!(ll is th,· result of a partnership between you and us. Our industnal training 'JK"Oalists ,,ill ,isi1 one of mur existing operations to swdy tht· J"h skill,. ,,11rk schedules. produniun prnces.scs and an\' 01her pertinent v.iriablcs. Then. in consulution hith 11,ur production and training personnel. we·ll prepare a proposal based on your specific training needs. e What kinds of jobs can this program address? The ,·ersatilil\· of ,,ur ,,orkplace training sci.ice is ,inually unlimited. Flexible and rnstom- designed it c.in accommodate almost anv job found in a manufacturing or scnice compan, If t _joh c;m he defined and arranged into a logical learning sequence. we can tr.iin someone to do it • How long does the training program last? A., long as it needs to. There are no arbitrary limits governing the length of a single course or the dur.11ion of an entire project. Length of courses is detennined by the namrc of the jobs and the skills thev require. The duration of the project is dctcnnincd primarily by your workforce size and your hiring schedule. Some progr.ims can be completed in a few weeks: others mav la.st a fe"· ,ears • Who furnishes the instructors? Typical!,·. compani6 prefer to use some uf their own experienced personnel as instructors. In other ca.St's. th,· loc,I w llcge ma,· a"-'ign some uf its regular faculty or recruit special instrnn, ,.-,. Rel(ardkss uf 1,l1<·rt: th,·, ,·ume from. all instrunurs are paid by the st.ate. There· s e,·en an ;ollo1,,11Ke ff.,r in:r-tn1ctor,;; tc,1 trdn:1 10 and fron, your existing locations. ~ Do instructors rece ive any special training? Because we hdien· instrunors are the single most critical element in the 1r;11n1ng pron·,s. each pruspeniH: in,trnnor is encouraged to participate in an instruc1or developmem ,,11rksh11p These seminars usmlh· t<St l\,'o to (i,·tc da,-'< and are conducted at no cost to 1·011 b,· our <1;111' den:I, 'l"nt·nt spn1:ili,is. ...,. I[ ••• :t 1::a lli"lll•• ii I •l ■ I :I . ... ,. 1•-.1 . '; I ••• : II • • • I •· I I : : I I • I [C' ■ .. •• r1 :l • :It • . ·--' -• 11 • : : . • .. ( ,[• 1 . • • ■: . • 1: :11 I •• .. .,~ I • • . • I . 1: . • • . • llll•l' ll . : . II • 1-,11: ., •• • : . . I . :l 1:a--.: • L:" . •l .... , 11 . r•• . , .. •"'L:" : ~, '.◄ .,,. I 1111l :a 1: ,: .f'!I: ."'l~:IC L"lr'•11 •• L"ll"ll:tl •11 :◄ :•I I c~~= ll •l j • : . ,, . •• • • I . . ~ • I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ng, talk to the folks who invented it. @ Must trainees be employed by the participating company while in training? :'lio1 rn·n·, .... nh·. < l11r 1r;,i11111g -.:n-1n· olkrs a ,-dric.:ty of c.:mpl0\ment/c.:nmllmen1 op1ions no1 fo1111d 111 man,· otht:r ,1;11,·, Emplrn·<-c, Gm h,· trained lx:fore thq.-re hirt:d (prt:·<:mplovmen11r.iining) "' ;1her 1hn.-n· hir(·d (po,1-e111plrnmr1111r.iining). Usually. progr~n,s an· desi)(ned to induck both options. Tins , .. ·r-.;1tili1v ;illm,, '" to resrMmd tu almost any workpl;te.-situation. Our c.:xpen stall ,,·ill help n ,11 ·S<·lnt I h1: appn ,;,c It 1hat be,t suil5 vour needs. ~ How are trainees recruited and selected? '-ionh Carnlin.i ·s "·,,rkplan· 1rami11)( St:nice makt's a conscious 1:ffon not tu infringt· on vour righ1 of S<·lt'ni,,n. l\111 to h.-lp ,nu find the best possible emplovees. our [mplovment Securi1y ( :om mission "·ill n:cn111. snn:n Jncl rekr 10 you those applicanl5 who mee1 ,·mir criteria. l'rc.:-c.:111plorn1(·111 cla.,sc.:s can ;,IS<, he dn dkctive selection tool. 6 Are trainees paid during the training period? The an5"·er tu this depends 011 "·he1her you use pre-emplovment or pos1-employment training. During pre-emplo,ment das.<es. trainees are not paid. But by definition. post-employment cla.sses are conducted al\t'r the trainc.:t,-are hirc.:d and on your pa\Toll. So. in neither case do we pay trainc.:es· ,,-dges. fJ Does the state provide any equipment? Yt·s. \\'e can prCl\ide ,1andard t'quipment normally associated with ,·ocational and technical training (la1hes, welcling machines. measuring instrumenl5. comp_uters. etc.). However. you are expected to furnish arl\' equipm<·n1 specialized to your particular p'roducLs or processes. $ Does the state provide any training aids, such as videos and manuals? We certainh do. Our '.\-kdia Development Office uses an extensive network of award-winning communications proft'ssionals tu Krite and produce video programs and training manuals. Working closely with you. our specialisl5 tailor materials 10 support your training goals. Since you ..,;11 have sole ownership and control of these materials, you may be asked to share the costs. {t Is there a provision for classroom 111aterials? All c;lassroom materials such as tcxl5. workbooks and some computer-based packages are provided bv the state. 1\dditionally. we ma,· negotiate a reimbursement of up to 50% or non~lvageable production materials used in the training effort. f) How long may a company qualify for this state assistance? Our workplace tr.tining sen ice ,,-a., developed to encourage companies w crea1c more jobs for '.\:orth Carolinians. So. Ir.tining "ill continue as long as you crea1e new jobs. Anv expansion tha1 produces additional johs ,,ill reani,,ue our training sen,jce. wht'ther i1·, another shift. an enlargerl plant or a ne"' produn lim·. \\'{.-re here to help vou gro,, ~ Any more questions? Just ask ... Joe E. Sturdivant. Dir<:nor. Business & lndus111· Senices, \C C.om111uni1, College Svstem. 200 West Jones Str<:ct. lltki)(h. '<C 27603-1337. phone: (9191 n3-70:i I. fax: (919) 73'.}-0680. /11s becoming increasingly clear thal above lax incenlives and all the other gimmicks. Iha/ a good vocational training program and a willing workforce are the best attractions that a state can offer and North Carolina has both ... Oon KmU Human Resources Leno1 Cbina Kinston NC .. The main thing was the training issue for us. II seems to be an exceptionally good program. Rudy Williams Manager. North American Operations The Schlegel Corporation Reidsville NC "With the commitment of the state to provide training to our new employees. we have been and will be able to expand our business further. " Robe~ F. Oeaelbach Employee Relations Manager Stabilus Gastonia NC :I • 1; : .. ~· •• • ■ ■• ,,, =· [4 • ..... ----~, = .-11...~ . :,,. ,, •::t·I• II 1•1 • .. 1(1 ,;414,-"' • • IC : ., -•1: • • 1::: • . •• l}a::JI: I ::t· l·l• I : ,. . I .. •• C1 • • ~ : ':I •• . . II • . 4 . ... ,.1 ::1,1 I ■• I I . . • •II :i I • I .. 1:, : C . : • :◄ : ~-• '·1:--. . I II.JI: . re • • . ~,--• . [C • .,.~11· • .1 ..... • l • I : C' I I I -~ 14 ~1£'111 ., 1 r,r•'ll:l • ,_ 1: I~. IC . : 4. 11'.•1,1 • ~ t I:, · 1::a11u , ,! • •::i• I ·11•11° 111 I =l • 11"1 ::if•IIIC ,1 :~:Jo't 111 I. L-,lll' II Ill ICJII •1 •1 :C' ,;t 11 '.1•1••· 114 ~' ;;i ' ,, . •: . • • C .C I I •I ,, ., ... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ]Ml COLLEGE S\'STDI Since 1958, North Carolina has invested approximately $80,000,000 to train more than 300,000 people for over 3,200 new and expanding companies. Wherever you go in North Carolina you'll find a community college ready to help you discover and apply creative, practical solutions to your workplace training puzzles. Pnb!i,hcd Al1~,1,1. l~l~tJ :\nrth Caroluu Dql:U1n1l'nl of Communir. Colkgt·, 2.\0il/1 copit'-.hert· prin1t·d <ti 3 co-.t of Sti!l'FI. or S.24 ·mp~ RubtTl \\'. S::ou. P11.:!<lick111. !\nrth C.1rolin.i Communit~ Collt'gt· S~~lt·m Afli1 n1;1tht• Action!Equ;,1 Oppo11unih I.mplo~l'r The Original: North Carolina's Industrial Training Service Community Colleges Working/or You COMPANIES SERVED 1992·93 .... .... ,,,.,1 .. ,,,.-.1. .... .. 1991 ·92 _ .... .... .... ,l llr,,•tt·,1., .... 1111:61 1990·91 .... ........ , l U• !'l••,.·,1. .... 1111:11 1989·90 .... ........ lf\' p,,.,.·~'" .... 1111:11 1988·89 .... ........ I~; p,, . .,;, '., .... MIii Ill 0 10 20 BY PERCENTAGE DOLLARS INVESTED 1992-93 -$$$ 1991 -92 $$$ 1990·91 $$$ 1989-90 --$$$ 1988·89 $$$ KEY: .. New M -Expanding .. .. ! l Ill I I ! .. .. i I Ill .. .. .. I I i I .. .. ··1· .. .. ..... ! ' ' 30· 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 1 2 J 4 5 6 9 10 IN MILLIONS PEOPLE TRAINED 1992 93 1991 -92 1990-91 --♦ 1989-90 1988-89 ~i ♦ tt~ t t♦ i j I 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 IN THOUSANDS I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill APPENDIX 1-H NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ETG Environmental, Inc./BF A Environmental, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I RALEIGH February 12, 1998 REPORT NORTH .CAROLINA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 1307 GLENWOOD AVENUE -SUITE 162 RALEIGH. N.C. 27605 (919) 828-6501 AND 828-6542 George Reed , Editor Summary of News from the General Assembly Uninsured Children Some 223,000 children in North Carolina lack health insurance of any kind. About 139,000 of them live in families making less than 200% of the federal poverty line. Under legislation passed by Congress last year, North Carolina is eligible for almost $80 million in federal money to be used to provide health care for these children. The state must put up another $27 million an_d come up with an acceptable health care plan. This plan can involve expanding Medicaid or._ setting up a separate. state program or some • combination of the two. North Carolina tias until _ Septe~ber 30 to submit and get approval for a pla·n, or 1t w,11 lose this year's money. Medicaid offe,rs the advantage of already being set up. It operates efficiently and has real bargaining power in negotiating prices with providers. Opponents of Medicaid expansion don't like the fact that it is an entitlement (which means the state must cover all who are eligible). If the non-entitlement method is used, the state can stop paying for health care if its money runs out. A quirk. in the federal law means that the only way to cover the children of public employees is by Medicaid expansion. A separate state program cannot cover them. A proposed plan from Secretary of Health and Human Services David Bruton would cover all children in families making up to 200% FPL. Children of public employees would be covered by Medicaid. Everybody else would be in a Medicaid ·took-alike" that would have the same benefits but would not be an entitlement. A counterproposal was been offered by Rep Lanier Cansler (R-Asheville), who argues that more time is needed to study the financial impact of the state plan. His proposal is to raise Medicaid limits so that all children over one year of age are covered up to 133% FPL. (Children under one are already covered up to 185% FPL.) Under Rep. Cansler's proposal, this plan could be submitted for federal approval, thus guaranteeing that North Carolina not-lose this year's money. A more complete plan, covering additional children could be submitted at a later date. Suggested Action-Contact your legislators and ask them to support Sec. Bruton's plan. The issue has already received extensive study. Uninsured children need access to health care now. There's no reason for them to go without health care when federal money, which has been collected from taxpaying North Carolinians, is so readily available. Blue Cross Conversion Blue Cross has come out publicly in support of the creation of one or more foundations, funded by the company's stock, to be used to meet the health care needs of North Carolinians. This, of course, would take place only if Blue Cross decides to convert to a for-profit company. While this is an important step for Blue Cross to take and sounds like what health care advocates and the philanthropic community have been calling for, details remain to be work.eel out. Most importantly, the foundation(s) must: 1. receive 100% of the stock. 2. be completely independent of Blue Cross. 3. have a broad health care purpose. And More ... For details on these issues. plus info about electricity deregulation and juvenile justice, please read on . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I children above 150% of FPL: $3 for physician visits, $5 for outpatient hospital visits, $3 for drugs, and $20 for non-emergency visits to emergency rooms. 6. Extensive outreach lo locate uninsured children. 7. The children of public employees would be covered through an expansion of Medicaid which only covered them. As you evaluate the proposals regarding a State Children's Health Insurance Program, here are some points to keep in mind: • There are some real advantages to Medicaid expansion, as opposed to a separate plan. The system is already in place and operates quite efficiently. (Administrative costs are about 4%.) Because of the number of children involved (435,000 already on Medicaid), it has significant purchasing power in negotiating prices with providers. The primary objection to a Medicaid expansion is that it is an entitlement and that the state might be committing itself to more spending than it expects or wants. But the General Assembly could always vote to make changes in the program to reduce its costs. And one could argue that children should be entitled to adequate health care. • The children of public employees need to be covered. State employees in the bottom ten pay grades have minimum salaries ranging from about $16,000 to about $19,000. There are about 22,500 employees in these categories. To cover children not already eligible for Medicaid, the cheapest option is to pay about $2,600 for coverage under the State Employees' Health Plan. Children of public employees need health care just as much as children of those in the private sector. It would be unconscionable for the state to create a system that excludes the children of its own lowest-pai_d employees. • The l,)enefits .pack~ge should be as complete as that offered by Medicaid. This especially impacts children ·with special needs. The benefits package for the State Employees Health Plan (which could be used as a benchmark if the state chooses to set up its own SCHIP plan) does not cover eyeglasses or hearing aids. In addition, some therapies are not available to children with developmental disabilities unless the therapies will produce significant improvement. Therapies which maintain a current level of function and therefore prevent a regression in ability would not be covered. . • All children in the same family need to have the same benefits and the same coverage, whether through a Medicaid expansion or through a separate SCHIP program. Imagine the confusion of having one child eligible for Medicaid (with one set of benefits and participating doctors) and another. older child (with a different set of benefits and doctors). Proposal in Trouble -Action Needed In last week's meeting of the Governor's Commission and this week's meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health Care, an alternate to Dr. Bruton's plan has surfaced. Rep. Lanier Cansler (R-Asheville) has expressed concern that SCHIP plans are moving too fast, that more time is needed to study the financial impact of SCHIP. His proposal is to raise Medicaid limits for children 6-18 to 133% FPL, submit the plan for federal approval so that this year's money can be drawn down, and then prepare and submit a more complete plan at a later date. Of course, the problem with this proposal, even assuming that Dr. Bruton's plan is finally adopted, is that it means that many of our state's uninsured children will continue for months or a year without the access to health care that they need, at a time when federal money is available to pay most of the cost of covering them. This is money that has come from North Carolinians, through income and other federal taxes; there's no good reason for it to go to help kids in California or Arkansas. And, as noted earlier. the SCHIP issue has already received months of intensive, high-level study. It's hard to imagine what additional information could be gathered that would make a difference in the final program. At least three bodies will have input into the decision about SCHIP. They are: Governor's Commission: Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker Sen. Tony Rand (D-Fayetteville) Sen. Bill Martin (D-Greensboro) Sen. Jim Forrester (R-Stanley) Rep. Jim Black (D-Matthews) Rep. Lanier Cansler (R-Asheville) Rep. Leo Daughtry (R-Smithfield) Joint Legislative Oversight Committee: Sen. Tony Rand, co-chair (D-Fayetteville) Rep. Lanier Cansler, co-chair (R-Asheville) Sen. Jim Forrester (R-Stanley) Sen. Wib Gulley (D-Durham) Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R-Concord) Sen. Beverly Perdue (D-New Bern) Sen. Bob Rucho (R-Matthews) Sen. Leslie Winner (D-Char1otte) Rep. Joni Bowie (R-Greensboro) Rep. Debbie Clary (R-Cherryville) Rep. Jim Crawford (D-Oxford) Rep. Theresa Esposito (R-Winston-Salem) Rep. Edd Nye (D-Elizabethtown) Rep. Thomas Wright (D-Wilmington) Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on HHS: Sen . Bill Martin, co-chair (D-Greensboro) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Vol. 55, No. 3 October 1997 North Carolina Council of Churches Jubilee Project Sets Sail Mi. Barbara Z. Earls.and Rev. Charle; M. Smith Mi. Kathy Putnam and Mr. Wayne M. Weatheri On che cumulcuous ocean or welfare reform, chac giganric and grudging deconscruccion or public assistance co che needv in our cime, one small and crim crafc has sec ics face againsc che scorm. Chriscened che Jubilee project or che Norrh Carolina Council or Churches, ic seeks co navigace boch the current or mercy and che scream of fUSCICe. As described by ics direccor Barbara Earls, an act ivisc social worker and Uniced Methodisc , Jubilee meecs with church leaders and Deparcmencs of Social Services co enable joinc auion in che face of changes in che welfare syscem. Jubilee documenrs what cht churches are already doing co allev1J1t poverry and provides training for helpers and advocaces from che faith communirv. lcs biblical name jubilee reminds chat the righceous co1~mun1Cy aces co eliminate poverry racher than welfare. In Levicicus and Deuteronomy. the Jubilee year ulb for forgiving debcs. freeing slaves. return111 ~ properry co ICS original owners. and allowing land co lie fallow and rtsr Practically. according co ics c1_1arcer. Jubilee incends "co build caparnv among Norch Carolina churches .111J faich groups co exercise che cwo le<•\ of our faich cradicions-mercy and r~l,e( for 'che lease among us· and ch e prophetic call w leaders co rct"u,n 110111 oppres~ion .. ; le gachei-s che voices or religious communicies co cell che cruch abouc whac chey can and cannoc do in che face of governmenc cucbacks. le documenrs che successes and failures or welfare reform. The summer or 1997 saw Jubilee accive in Wilson Counry. rhe ftrsc or ics counrv projeccs. As funding permics, Wilson will be joined by Bladen, Caldwell. Clay. Durham, Guilford, and Hereford counries. Each counry projecc begins wich a local advisory board- including WorkFim parcicipanrs and other communiry scakeholders who guide organizing and documenracion. In \X/ilson. communicy leaders were concacced by Kachy Pucnam, Jubilee field coordinacor, and Wayne Weachers, Jubilee summer inrern who is also President of che Black Seminarians Union ac Duke Divinity School. Wcachers surveyed churches co find our whac cheir resource needs were and whar chey were already doing co assisc poor people. He found an array of services 111 place, including day care, vouch programs. che CROP walk. 1 un,porcacion. financial assistance co Lhurch members and the broader u1111mun1cv. help wich miniseries chac opcr;Hc a shelcer and soup k1Cchen. cunscrucuon wich Habicac !"or I lu111an11\·, and assiscance for m1gr.inc fJ rinworkcrs. Most ch urchc·~ ~u ;,.l'ved wished co increase cheir work wich poor people, and half of chem wanred more training for cheir congregacions in order co do so. The Wilson communicy has decided co hold monrhly meetings. In Augusc, church leaders heard presenracions from Deparcmenc of Social Services Direccor Glen Osborne and WorkFirsc coordinacor Susan Parker. The lacrec introduced four women who had moved from welfare co work, and thev recounced some of che joys and plCfalis of gecring off welfare. One was a 59 year old grandmocher who had landed a decenr job buc was subsequencly laid off; she also has no cransponarion or help co look after her eleven year old granddaughter afcer school. A mother of rwo children who spenc seven years on welfare. which gave her $272 a monch. now earns $31 I a week a1 a cemporary job. which she hopes will become permanenc. A third woman goc a full cime job afrer five years on welfare and began w buy a house; now she is anxious because she was cu1 back co pan time work and has s111ce been laid off. The fourth woman's husband got a 106 in Smithfield bu1 had no driver's licensr and no cransporcacion 1herc from Wilson; he was unable 10 f111d a1101h cr employee who 1raveled co Srni1hl1cld from Wilson .ind could give him a r,de. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I WELFARE REFORM AND THE CHURCH A Study-Action Guide on WELFARE, WORKING, AND POVERTY IN NORTH CAROLINA Produced by Project JUBILEE of the NC Council of Churches. ll~flt:liillatr- Mail this form to JUBILEE, 9257 Chapel Hill Road, Cary, NC 27513-3612. 919-460-7666 NAME: ______________________________ _ CONGREGATION/GROUP: _______________________ _ ADDRESS: _____________________________ _ PHONE(S): _________ _ FAX, E-mail: ______________ _ NUMBER OF COPIES NEEDED: _____________________ _ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I requirement of a charitable trust. A group of non- profits has gone to court to recover assets which the non-profits say are owed to the public. Maine has passed a law requiring Blue Cross (and other non-profit hospital and medical service companies) to place at least 90% of their assets in a charitable trust if they convert. New York -Empire BCBS formed several for-profit subsidiaries and announced plans to convert its assets to those subsidiaries. Empire would then become a tax-exempt charitable foundation. Empire has offered to transfer 100% of the initial stock of the for-profit company to the charitable foundation, with the understanding that the foundation would reduce its ownership in the for-profit over a period of years. Virginia agreed to let its Blue Cross merge with a stock corporation, only requiring $175 million (of a value of $1 to $1 .5 billion) be placed in the state's treasury, not even in a charitable foundation. The Commission's meeting last week included surprising and encouraging testimony from Ken Otis, CEO ofBCBS. In prepared remarks, Otis stated: "(A)t the time of conversion, we would support the creation of one or more foundations, funded by stock, for the charitable purpose of serving the health needs of North Carolina citizens." He added that Blue Cross had corne to this conclusion after a "fresh, comprehensive study of the conversion issue," and he recommended California as a model. But, as noted by Adam Searing of the Health Access Coalition, "It's not over yet, folks." Or, as Sen. Tony Rand noted, "The devil is in the details.· Issues that need to be watched include: 1. Charitable trust of 100% of Blue Cross value. While Otis talked of "the value· of the company, he never said the words ·one hundred percent". The clear implication of what he said was that he was talking about the full value, but no one on the study commission asked him to state it specifically. The win-win situation for both Blue Cross and the foundation is simple: Blue Cross gets to keep 100% of its assets to continue to provide health coverage to its customers. and the foundation gets 100% of the stock created in the conversion to continue the non-profit public service mission of Blue Cross. 2. Any foundation created should be independent. The money from this foundation comes as a result of the investments the public and philanthropists have made over the years in the nonprofit NC Blue Cross. (The NC Health Access Coalition has learned that the early 5 assets of Blue Cross came, in the 1930's, from a variety of philanthropic sources, including a $25,000 grant from the Duke Endowment and thousands of dollars in credit extensions and cash from Duke and Walts Hospitals, both of which were non-profit.) A charitable foundation created with this money needs lo be totally independent of a new for-profit Blue Cross. 3. Any foundation should have a broad health mission. This foundation, in keeping with the principles on which NC Blue Cross was established, should seek to improve the access to health care for all North Carolinians. However, remember that a foundation like this can be expected to last a century or more. The health needs of North Carolinians may be much different 50 years from now than they are today . That is why a broad mission to improve health, coupled with a strong, independent, and publicly representative board, will allow the foundation to identify key health needs of our State as the years go by and address these needs in the best ways possible. · Voting members of the Study Commission are: Sen. Tony Rand, co-chair (D-Fayetteville) Rep. Leo Daughtry, co-chair (R-Smilhfield) Sen. Betsy Cochrane (R-Advance) Sen . Howard Lee (D-Chapel Hill) Sen . Beverty Perdue (D-New Bern) Rep. Jerry Dockham (R-Denton) Rep. Lyons Gray (R-Winston-Salem) Rep. Bill Hurte~ (D-Fayetteville) Mr. Tom Lambeth (representing philanthropies) Dr. Chartes Sanders (representing the business community) Dr. Carolyn Ferree (representing the medical community) Mr. William Patterson (representing Blue Cross) Electricity Deregulation Deregulation of the sale of electricity is one of the most complex issues coming down the pike. While legislative proposals are not likely before the 1999 session, a committee is busy gathering infonnation. About ten states have already adopted deregulation plans, and there seems little debate at this point that North Carolina will join the list sometime. Currently the sale of electricity is a regulated monopoly. For example, in the area served by Duke Power Company, only Duke can sell electricity. The bottom line on deregulation is that it would pennit many companies which generate electricity to sell their electricity throughout North Carolina. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill APPENDIX 1-1 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL (NEJAC) ETG Environmental, lnc./BFA Environmental, Inc. March 2000 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I healthtinder(r) -National Envrrorunental Justice Advisory CouncLI h~gJthfinde~® organization resource details National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Organization URL(s) mail to: environmental-justice-epa@epamail. epa. gov. http://es.epa.gov/oeca/oej/nejac/ Other Contact Information Acting Director, Office of Environmental Justice 401 M Street, SW (MC 2201A) Washington, DC 20460 (202) 501-0740 (FAX) (202) 564-2515 (Voice) (800) 962-6215 (Voice) Description Page l ot I The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) is a federal advisory committee that was established by charter on September 30, 1993, to provide independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on matters related to environmental justice. The NEJAC is made up of 25 members, and one Designated Federal Official (DFO), who serve on a parent council that has six subcommittees. Along with the NEJAC members who fill subcommittee posts, an additional 39 individuals serve on the various subcommittees. http://www.healthfinder.gov/text/orgs/hr2722.htm 12/8/99 I Environmental Justice Small Grants Program wysiwyg://62/http://es.epa.gov/oeca/oej/grlink I .html I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1- 1 ~f~E CECA Ollca al &folCll..t and ConipllMce Au■- USEPA Environmental Justice Grants: Small Grants Program EJ Community/ University Partnership (CUP) Grants Program State and Tribal Environmental Justice (STEJ) Grants Program Environmental Justice Through Pollution ., Prevention (EJP2) Grants Program Grants Offered By EPA EJ Fact Sheet --Small Grants EPA Grant -Writing Tutorial &EPA Vnitod~~n En,iro<1mo!'<lal Prlll•cuon Ag«1cy Environmental Justice Small Grants Program OVERVIEW The Office of Environmental Justice's Small Grants Program was established in 1994 to provide financial assistance to eligible community groups (i.e., community-based/grassroots organizations, churches, schools, other non-profit organizations, local governments, tribal governments that are working on or plan to carry out projects to address environmental justice issues. The guidance provided below outlines the goals and general procedures for applicants and awards. Fiscal Year 2000 (October 1, 1999 -September 30, 2000) In FY 2000, EPA's Office of Environmental Justice will make available approximately $1 .6 million to assist community-based/grassroots organizations and tribal governments working on local solutions to local environmental problems under: the Small Grants Program._ Of this amount, $600,000 is available for superfund projectironly. The ceiling for any one grant is $15,000 for non superfund projects or $20,000 for superfund projects. Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 3, 2000 to qualify for the FY 2000 program. For further information about this program, please visit EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/grants.html or call our hotline at 1-800-962-6215. • Office of Envi ronmental Justice Small Grants Program - Application Guidance FY 1999 (pdf format) • 1998 List of Small Grant Recipients (pdf format) • 1997 List of Small Grant Recipients (pdf format) • 1996 List of Small Grant Recipients (pdf format) • 1995 List of Small Grant Recipients (pdf format) • 1994 List of Small Grant Recipients (pdf format) • Success Stories: Emerg ing Tools (pdf format) . s~~i!;\~iii;;y EPl..l:f<>ineI!~f Last Updated: November 17, 1999 11/23/99 4:02 PM I I I I I I I I .I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill APPENDIX 1-J NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES ETG Environmental, lnc./BF A Environmental, Inc. March2000 I - 1 The I 1 NIEHS 1 Worker I 1 Education • ·· and I 1 Training 1 · Program I I The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences I I - I I I I in Cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy A Program That Works I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Hazardous Waste Worker Training In its first decade, the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) brought together over 100 organizations to train nearly one million workers throughout the country in hazardous waste operations and emergency response . Under WETP, community colleges, government agencies, community-based organizations , academic institutions, labor unions, and labor-management groups have formed training partnerships in all 50 states . Training under WETP has been provided through cooperative agreements with the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Emergency Response and Hazardous Materials Training Emergency responders are trained under WETP to save lives, contain hazardous materials incidents, and protect themselves and others from harm in the case of a HazMat disaster. Over thirteen million hours of essential , life-saving training have been delivered to workers in all 50 states. Innovative teaching techniques and course materials developed under NIEHS grants are now being used by trainers across the country. I I I I . .. ... ' ' . . . ' . . . . . . . · .. ·.·_.·.,.· .•.·. • .. _ _.. -~-~;~~x--:;:-:_· _._: _:_:.-_; ::-·:·:··_·.·: · :::.;·:;~✓;~~~'.:-;;: ~ -·· =:··~:;s:;; _ _.;~(-~.:; x~\;_:k£W:;~,..,;::.✓,./4~;. ~~:;.; ::;;;?~1%1W£-?mL- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Minority Worker Training Program The Minority Worker Training Program (MWTP), besides delivering hazardous materials training to a wide range of workers throughout the country, helps trainees develop basic life skills, literacy skills, and job skills necessary to compete in a changing labor market. I -~.·.:·~ I .. ;/.'-' . -:~ ! ; I ": I I I I I I I I 1·-···· I I I 'I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Superfund Job Training Initiative Partnerships involving NIEHS, EPA, and community-based organizations have provided specialized training to people living around Superfund sites. Since partnerships began in 1996, the program has worked to revitalize communities and guide minority youth along job paths in the field of environmental remediation. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Strengthening Communities I I I I i ~ ~ l I I .:1 ,I I I I I I I I I I I I The Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) Today, millions of Americans have jobs that bring them into regular contact with hazardous materials. These include dangerous by-products generated by the nation's industries, as well as toxic waste removed from "Superfund" or other highly polluted sites. When hazardous materials are transported off-site for treat-ment, storage, or disposal, members of the general public may also be put at risk. In 1986, Congress created the Worker Education and Training Program (WETP), a nationwide grants program, administered by Jhe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), to train current and future hazardous waste workers and emergency responders. In toxic dumps, contaminated . urban a_reas, nucle~u weapons complex facili-ties, and _abandoned factories across the-country, WETP-trained workers perform dan-gerous and difficult jobs every day. Their train-ing ensures that cleanup will be performed safely, in such a way as to protect people present at the site as well as members of the surrounding community. Almost one million American workers have been trained under WETP. A program that works An independent review panel that evaluated WETP found it "fulfills its legislative mandate, produces high-quality training, and is making a significant contribution to hazardous waste worker training nationally." Businesspeople, academics, and policy makers credit the program with minimizing the number of fatalities, injuries, illnesses, and accidents that would otherwise have accom-panied the nationwide increase in hazardous materials (HazMat) work and traffic. "NIEHS provides excellent training resources to enhance worker knowledge of safety and health," says Stew Burkhammer, Principal Vice President and Manager of Corporate Environmental, Safety and Health Services at Bechtel. "Employees who have utilized the training under the NIEHS program seem to be safer workers. They understand why contrac-tors are requiring them to work safely. And they share the benefits of that training with their co-workers who have not received that training ... For Bechtel and other safety-con-scious contractors, the benefits of employing NIEHS-trained employees show up in lower accident rates and reduced workers' compen-sation premiums. Those in turn provide con-tractors a better opportunity to win bids against contractors who have chosen not to utilize NIEHS training programs." '' f 1-1-f'( -~ -, l] 1 i I ~ --~ ~ ~ i __ ll ..... iii I . ~ ~-1--'()· -~ ~ ½ ~ . . ,_ t. ~ S-{ /~l ·· t. i\ ,_.,., r-~, _, ,,. •' t, ..... --·' ~ iifi'iif•§f·•: ;?:·¥i6ei/=:~-,1~~~'!..:.;;.~~~~\~*'-~.,;~,·~z-.•:.·:·~•;--:.•_.:,..._....:_.0~-'.,-.-.:,..:.~..;.:.~ .. ,:,<!•··••;••·· ,. •. ..,_ •.• ·-• v. •·········~. · •· I I A "win-win" proposition I I I I I I I I I For the nation: fewer cases of work-related accidents and illness There is "a high probability that occupational injuries and diseases are being prevented as a result of the NIEHS program, and the prevention of even a few catastrophic events easily justifies the investment in training." -The Dement Commission. For economically disadvantaged youth: new, life-enhancing opportunities "I used to work in a barber shop. Now I'm a carpenter's apprentice. This program has dou-bled my earning capacity in a year." -Carpenter's apprentice, New Orleans, Louisiana, trained under the MWT Carpenter Apprenticeship Program. For communities: a way to revitalize neigh-borhoods contaminated by pollution For workers: the knowledge needed to pro-tect themselves and their families from the risks of hazardous materials '1Before HazMat training, I used to] walk over corrosive substances that left rocks clean ''This training means I will be able to help and then wear the same boots to walk through keep future generations from becoming the house over carpeting where my baby poisoned by lead." -Environme~tal tech~ici~n, daughter was learning to crawl. I would never I trained by DePaul University, Chicago, llhno1s, do that now." -Railway carman, trained by under WETP-EPA SuperJTI. The George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Silver Spring, Maryland. ...... ·~-·-· .. · ... ·--·-· . -· ~ .. • • ~· •· • ..,· .• -.... .:.~~✓-< For businesses: lower accident rates, and savings on workers' comp premiums "For Bechtel and other safety-conscious con-tractors, the benefits of employing NIEHS-trained employees show up in lower accident rates and reduced workers' compensation premiums ... " -Stew Burkhammer, Principal Vice President and Manager of Corporate Environmental, Safety and Health Services, Bechtel. Id ] _ ate, proc, . ._Jee~__. ~ . ... t}·] (J tl l • ~ I . . . ,_-. ·, -·-. . ~ . ~-' .--• j .. I I-> .. ( I I I t~ _ · ~ l . _ _,1__ ·--~~* , .. -_ _L ":-:<"~ (--,,_ j-·11· -'_ --l--_ ·1 " 7_ • • • . . _;, -. _---. -I :': -l ~· C "' . "'-'•" ----~-•---·-····•·--,V.•C,• ii If ! ~1 -•--t, I l A , "-,l,j ,;,t,._ ~ -~ ![ (f -1 ' 1 ! J. ..;· ---.· ~ .. ··-•:•.-----~/ .. -.~---. I I I I I r ·-,--~~ ... -~....--.-.-~--(""-:-".~:-... ··--···:·-·-··· ·-......... ~---:---:--:-·--:--~----,.......:---.. -.-.--:-Setting trends nationwide Besides seNing as a model for the development of hazardous materials training courses through-out the country, WETP has surpassed all of the objectives set forth by Congress. The program has addressed every target group identified by the legislators, as well as other workers covered by u.s: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. The NIEHS awardees have conducted courses in all 50 states. WETP has led the way in developing innovative curricula based on the use of "worker trainers" and hands-on, site-specific training. These results have con-sistently been achieved at a cost that is negli-gible compared to_ the expense associated with most commercially available HazMat training programs. Workers and businesspeople alike say WETP has dramatically reduced the number of serious injuries, illnesses, and cited safety violations reported at workplaces invotved in the program. Nationwide, although the number of hazardous waste and emergency response workers has grown sharply, the number of work-related HazMat injuries and accidents has remained low, a fact attributed by many to the positive impact of the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program. The independent review board that evaluated WETP in 1995 found it "cost-effective pecause the costs of even a small number of work acci-dents quickly add up to more than the yearly cost of the entire NIEHS training program ... [In] one case, the costs associated with an incident involving the improper operation of an incinerator reached an estimated $50 million in medical expenses, lost wages, and environmental damage. By contrast, the NIEHS program costs approximately $20 million per year." 7; R< t,'l s~ I I I I I I I I ~ ! f I ~ # ;~ ;~-I l~trl r'.'a II~ . -i _!(_ I r ~ ~; I ~--I I I I Today: • nearly one million people have been trained under NIEHS grants to universities, commu-nity colleges, trade unions, joint labor-man-agement organizations, and grass-r~:)OtS worker health and safety groups; · • over 150 cutting-edge health and safety courses have been developed by the recipients of these grants, the NIEHS awardees; • over thirteen million hours of essential, life-saving training, much of it hands-on and demonstration-based, have been delivered to workers in all 50 states. i-:?-; k~ ~~~~. r . i~i ·.• ~' #{· t ~ ,··._7 ..ii . -l..1 ft, -~· +• '\~ ;.;.. -~ ., :)~ ~,.>' ';~ ;/~! :-~1 ,;v ,)l',1 .. ~r-•,. :t i Jl, ;-i,-,j ' ,~,;)i----3.,: ·i jj i,i: / -<~---' ' . ~ \ f,}: 'd t~ 1-i ~ ~ ~. 1..i~ ""· :·· ..... ,--·-• d' ;,:;,_.-~. /Y·. l ._ill_(_'~}. i~ ·_·.· :·_ .. g ;:~ ,;!r---~ ~ i;';!'J i!f' ~ ~. I~'. , . ,-~ ~~ ,1.:,, /· ~ -• ./ '7>'1'-... ~--¼--.... !-J -,~c~· ,·. ~.;;. -i t·-,,,_-· Iii 1~$-ij l-'tf,, e%.,} -~ ,Ar Ii-·' I ; ,{~ t}, 1141 {t·-~J, {:_i: --·-. .~~ 1:,. if .•-;.i ~.: t~ ---~.\~i & :~*~rE :J' .,.\/ ~· -~ ... ;-,. f( [,l f ( I~ f ,. 1, 1·"-,·':'·•·· I I I I :l 1 ~-~/"'\_, ,--~ 1·· __ -/·1 Ki s~ I~ ct·-_I __ l -_ , to tJheft -., c>c1 cl to keep c Protecting communities ... "In most of the area people slept with their windows open. They had no awareness at all of the spill until the next morning, when they woke up with chest discomfort, burning eyes and difficulty breathing." - A doctor describes the symptoms experienced by local residents after the July 1991 metam sodium spill in Dunsmuir, California, when a train car rup-tured, spewing 20,000 gallons of toxic herbi-cide into the Sacramento River. Part of WETP's work is training professional emergency response teams a_nd others who may be called upon to act in an emergency. In Dunsmuir, California, railroad workers, untrained in emergency response, were first on the scene of the chemical spill. They tried to recover the rail cars involved and suffered long-term health damage as a result. Local police, who directed the evacuation of residents, were not equipped with protective gear, reportedly so as not to alarm the community. Residents were inappropriately evacuated to a . high school located in the wind path of the · toxic fumes. Prison.inmates, untrained and without protective gear, were told to wade into the Sacramento River, in direct contact with the spilled pesticide, to collect dead fish and other debris. In each case, inadequately •• ., .,:-.:-:::,~:_.";:-:~•~~:',":-""":"'i,• ..... •.~--,;;•~·•A•., .. -._ • ~ •.; • trained individuals exposed themselves and others to harm. Protecting those present at the scene of hazardous materials incidents is the focus of many courses developed by the NIEHS awardees. Two HazMat spills in a Northern California hospital were ~afely contained in 1999 by workers trained under an Nll=HS award to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Education & Support Fund. In one case, the blockage of a major sewage line flooded several areas of the hospital with raw sewage. Workers who had completed an 8-hour awareness I --lj. l! ___ , ·-<:;; __ ,,-----..-f. t,g·--~~ f ~ ti ' ~-! . _ID. -~ ~ ~ ' ~ ' / ~ j_ I ✓-~ 1 (-,:I.__ ~-~----_ 1_ ,.--.... ~ ~Ai--,, r_ )~~ '"-_,? .ifi I I I -,,, I ./ -_j!_ __ .. !L }L • .. , " ---class_ conducted by the SEIU at Kaiser Permanente facilities were among the first to respond: they secured the area and called -for the appropriate personal protective equipment.The second incident involved a spill of steris, a chemk:al used to sterilize hospital instruments. Again, workers who had completed the NIEHS-supported training course were first on the scene: their prompt response protected patients and other hospital workers from the potentially harmful effects of the spill. :iney, 1(_t]ew to raJ)1a1y sana ~ind JJI1(l\/ent :the oil fror11 rt; r ... and the envtr-onment -, .. t 't ~: I : J It ~,-I.I<,. } I II 1---,i :I ·:: ;. 'f1 ~-11 1· -1··1 .l 11 I.· . -I. f . IJ1. ,_. ' l: , I; . i 11· \ : .. ~, Members of the Duluth Fire Department were participating in a course run by the AFSCME Training Institute, one of the NIEHS awardees, when a major benzene spill occurred. The city was sealed off and evacuat-ed. A trainer assumed the role of "on-site supervisor," while the fire fighters, using air monitoring equipment supplied in the training program, took to the streets as the official emergency response team. quluth City offi-cials, impressed by the way the emergency had been handled, decided to extend the pro-gram to other municipal employees, including workers of the Duluth Department of Water and Gas. A short time later, these same work-ers responded to an oil spill on a major road leac_jing into Duluth. Thanks to the training course, they knew tQ rapidly'sand the road to keep ~rs from sliding and prevent the oil from running off into the ground. ... .,,: The benefits of training can be expressed in terms of lives saved and injuries and illnesses averted; they can also be measured in terms of property protected. A case in point: the explosion of a 1,500-pound hydrogen system on August 8, 1992, at an oil refinery in Wilmington, California. In 1984, after a similar explosion followed by a fire at the plant I f ,,,, ,~,,,,cc .. , ·= ·. = , -.,,_-7-: = , ,_,,, -,-. ~ I~: .. ' I I burned for 24 hours, company management and the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union (OCAW, now PACE) introduced an emergency response training plan under the auspices of the NIEHS program. The company also purchased emergency bunker gear to aid in isolating fuel sources and started holding monthly drills for workers and the local fire department. Experts present at the scene in 1992 confirmed that thanks to the training, workers knew how to protect themselves, the company, and members of the surrounding community from harm. ~ .... Z . . ::-:-. \ f 1! ' i ~-~ ··-:· I I I I I --~-:·. r ~ --.J::_; ~:,:;._ , '":-'.: (·~ ,iiif;fi,{; -c' ~:-;; 'lJ\~t,~/11 Reducing the risks Workers who handle toxic substances clearly face high levels of risk. In creating WETP: Congress targeted three categories of Americans in need of special coverage: • workers involved in hazardous waste site cleanup; • workers involved in the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste; • emergency responders. Developing and delivering training to these groups is complicated by their varied nature: included are scientists and backhoe operators, factory workers and chemical workers, health inspectors and laborers, fire fighters and emergency medical technicians. The educa-lional levels of cleanup workers are also var-ied, and training providers must ensure that complex information can be delivered effec-tively, even in cases when English is not the trainee's (g§tive language. .:~+1/ ,<.Jt-Jf!" if ,t(~ The risks faced by workers at hazardous waste sites are especially numerous and complex. They may include chemical expo-sure, fire, explosion, oxygen deficiency, radia-. tion, electric shock, and heat stress. People responding to toxic spills or cleaning up long-buried waste often encounter mix-tures of unknown materials: for example, rail-road workers trained under one NIEHS grant say they are routinely exposed to "dirty dirt," piles of earth contaminated with unidentified hazardous materials, sometimes including radioactive waste, shipped by rail to be treated and stored. Another target group addressed by WETP is comprised of workers with "collateral" HazMat duties: these include chemical work-ers who may be called upon to respond to leaks, spills and other emergencies in plants, hospital workers exposed to medical waste, and sanitation workers, who may come into contact with unlabeled HazMat containers in the course of trash collection, or with toxic ft.Jmes during waste incineration. ~ I' '~--: .•, -. . ~ :J-If]: ,{>:' :{ 1· if .. I I I I I I I :;Iv i~/~, ~.,.~;:.~,1 I I 1, 11 I ;;tis~Jimg lives > .. ri:}ci,,:i:15:t :.:t·ttfi{rislcs of confined. spaces , .• • ""'1ll<.ut r:-'.1:~ ~~~:, :);:_ _ Ty/,q,1§flw, York 'be~artment of Trans1portation ?trt::WdrRfrslwere saved from almost certain death ••r••·•• ___,_c., when-remembering what they had learned in a course conducted by the New York/New Jersey Consortium, an NIEHS awardee-they hesitated before undertaking a job that would have required them to enter a confined space. Because air does not move in and out of con-fined spaces freely, deadly gases may be trapped inside. Remembering what they had learned in the training course, the Department of Transportation workers got monitors to test the air before entering. They found levels of hydrogen sulfide gas that would have been lethal without respirators. The dang~rs of digging up long-buried waste While doing cleanup work at a military site, a worker traine~by The Midwest Consortium discovered 40dtJlinders of pentaborane. When he consited reference materials that comi:nend~Jn th~.,tra_i_~g,q ,;~lass, . . _ ..,,,,.t,ateri~hhad 5~'1~ lid oc etifuel and,could ignite """"''·· sly · .~;. rker walf;ao~o imple-1 is@ afid nd hanctffrfg~r~;'e-sa~g hi . : w_~_2 lif~~a···nd th. e.;,Jf s of rs a\ithe site ,.,. . """· ~ ,!l--:\ "":.~~:rttf~·'t! :f. ·:,,~,,-:r~··?'::r· .... _ ....... , .. -:,--I I I I Training for emergencies On February 24, 1997, a fire broke out at a metal company in Toledo, Ohio, when a hose broke, spilling hydraulic fluid over red hot steel bars and high voltage equipment. The workers had been trained by the United Auto Workers International Union. They immediately began to evacuate the plant. 'We were very fortunate not to have anybody hurt," said the UAW plant chairman. "It was due to the training, the alarms, and people's knowledge of how flammable hydraulic fluid is ... " J.; --~-~\~ -~t~~~rt~~~i-'.·: -., !i~ .·.,;...:.•?,'·;· • .:•;.;_ · . . '!: -~-:..,,.-lf 11 I lj ·i j I r: j: ,~~»-•~"'"' . " .. '• , •...... ·· Ii\ ~ . .-·_ i:-t~}(: i:, ·1c·.•······•··•··. ~. r.· 1 .. tf ?:'i·,·· -1--:.-. :_ ": .. :_.. ':. =·---.. 1,.::--... :'-. \: .-I I "·•····.,. ttttij •~fil'.·· :~,~~,t i• _,_-:-~~~f_Z~~\~-?:-:-~~~~-:-:---· ~-~:-~. __ ;~_--.' :·-_· .· . -.--.. ~-~ --. ~ --. :.·-; .... ,. . . . ------. ·:_·. -·, Partnerships make it work Within the framework of WETP, small businesses have joined forces with universi-ties and government agencies, labor unions have forged partnerships with managers and contractors, community colleges have estab-lished a national training 9onsortium. A variety of organizations have undertaken joint devel-opment of site-specific curricula to address the differences in preparation, language and work skills that may characterize individual trainee groups. The California/Arizona Consortium, for example, is a partnership of academic institutions that develop courses and deliver training in Spanish as well as in English. To fuel such alliances, representatives of corporations, small business, labor, academia and government meet twice a year for health and safety workshops. Participants in the January 1997 workshop called WETP a "win-win" proposition that benefits workers, busi-ness, and government agencies alike. In the words of former WETP director Denny Dobbin, "High quality health and safety train-ing for workers involved with hazardous mate-rials is good public policy. It enhances job skills, helps reduce health care costs by pre-venting work-related injury and illnessli\iij~---contributes to a cleaner, safer environm~,tlt ... " ttfrj;Jt;" ,c,:J•.:· Here are just a few examples of the many partnerships forged under WETP: • DOE, contractors Lockheed Martin and MK Ferguson, and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters: the group logged 2.5 million "safe man-hours" in the cleanup of DOE's Oak Ridge Reservation nuclear weapons site; • Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Laborers-AGC, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Union of Operating Engineers: each year, this joint venture helps Foster Wheeler save thousands of dollars per worker in training and other costs; • Webb Tools, Inc., and DePaul University: a hazard communication and HazMat training program delivered by the University to the company's 200 workers, most of whom spoke only Polish or Spanish, convinced OSHA to halve penalties for health and safety violations previously levied against the company; • Libbey Inc., the American Flint Glass Workers Union, the International Chemical Workers Union Council, _an· International Association of Machinists' local and a Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers local: the five have trained ___ ~0 worker-trainers at Libbey's Toledo, Ohio, &.~hreveport, Louisiana, plants; this grou~,eine~i~~-n~w-delivering site-specific , ">,.~ealth ~ safety:,Jra1rnng to workers and • --"HfQh CfUality health and satety1 I ~ it ~ f f ii ~ '"· 1f = . ! ' + . .;.<"'°~"' i . .· .• -~ .· ' \j. ;-., #-.fr.;;;,,, .· ,.;.-4'~ V e~'"''""-l-. I ~,,..~~ \1 if R'.¼,-.. 1 ·;; ff. ,,,_,.,.-"'·· r·· : ■ topics includi~g ! r ;~,"i ~ n I. n g--o~. r· \f, If J r 'k· t~~ , ,~~ 1 ,· 1 \ 1 c j~~ 1 '\ 1 t-.-. ,! t 1 &itined spaces, ~ .,,.,..,,,..A,. I '" . i' V V I . -~ ~ "'-.J " "' ,,. ~ ---,: ea \:; •,c..,.,olP 11<,-,.,i-'t lentation of i'knoxville work-~ Mechanical ■e Knoxville ,.the United lalth and ,gram of life .t, ~nd haz-1:>w-mcome lea joined ~ment an ti in its Marcus f tlsirmingham, ~mpof rled Union (now lyee-run I d with tn hours ent" ' ,.Training Fund :ti., have trained 1~:!;,t ars. T,-::·:_._-_-, .. :.-.-.·· \ . . . . . . . . . ~~-"~~ i~ i'. .h h I t ff i •i wit azaraous ma er1a1s i'-J good public policy. It enhances. job skills,· helps reduce health care costs by preventing work-related injury and illness and contributes to a cleane .! ', '•: 1 ~.,,; 'c i•!':'.·'IBh,/li'J;l;t(,:: '-1\;~~"_S~;, "<' '' _ enl/11-o· nm ~: :~ .• :-, ~I~---~-. [ .. \;1:· • . ,f~. ._,.,,..,_,,,,, ■ ■ II l~~l-. '-,_:~,.~•-<: ·:c::..><'. ., .. ..,_= ~t -: I I ;,:; :. ~-__ · •• t 1· I ,~· ---·-... l ! ! •.:;.; -~'?/-l \C~,~::F ~; :·, t ,0\~.;j j\!, ~ I \~:(~;fl~ 4? "~;. -:--~~ c!'c t(}~:t ;,:, ,_:{._~ -.'-f-• ... ;·· ~~"t'i "M d I" . I ·a e , ... &urr1e,u a . t~,J ·. f" '·-~ ~"· . ,. :}·';:-_i -'-~ f:· -~., '; --~-'.·· ~-. . < 7 -hi'keepi{!g with c:~ngress;'._~ objective tbat W~IP"'.,~,eie a~ theirai!g~er for h?zard~cHS materials training throughout the country, the NIEHS awardees have developed over 150 HazMat and emergency response ~ours~s on Copis ran!'f ~'1ml1§f>EJ:~8lab~tertt~ntjo . a1ardous · ast . site in9a,~etionfrhe cog,er:-toffles of . TH . · wt~ely J8slg by \otl"jer . ~rams df colTurt~ncThae"'prlct;ca1 ~p,onstrauons, site-specific training, and the ·use of peer trainers: these are course leaders who are or who once were employed, in a non-supervisory capacity, in one branch or another of hazardous waste handling or emer-gency response. The extensive use of peer trainers in NIEHS-supported programs represents a· break with much of established training prac-tice. Most of the peer trainers have been involved in the transportation, handling, or storage of hazardous waste for at least 10 years, and have been in the workforce, on average, about 15 years. Some NIEHS programs rely mainly on full-time worker train-ers, others on part-time worker trainers still employed in industries with hazardous waste. Some are curdculum·-qriveq, relying on learn-ing materials that anyone can use, with mini-mal training, to deliver a consistently excellent training course. Others seek to provide trainers with enough skills and knowledge to ensure that they can offer an excellent course with whatever materials are at hand. "B't1~~~13~t',~:f~:~:;::.:'.',;\':;::~~:~sY-·•ff¾{t?~~cf~"3°0;'~~;.,d,,c,.",·!,"'.'>··••·' .,-:-~~--7~C'C'~·· ---Among the reasons for using peer trainers: • they have high credibility with most workers; • they build leadership skills and help create "safe_ty watchdogs" in the workforce; • they can often deliver the same training as professionals with emphasis on the most pressfng safety issues and at lower cost. Training takes place in the classroom, in break areas, or on the job. By enlisting HazMat workers as trainers and taking advantage of their practical knowledge of and direct experience with dangerous materials and processes, these programs raise the quality of training. Using worker trainers helps make safety a widely accepted shop f!oor practice. All the NIEHS awardees require that their trainers complete a variety of basic courses in adult education and teaching techniques. Some programs offer annual refresher training on an optional or a mandatory basis. Many programs provide networks to help trainers st~y _in contact with each other and with ,I~ . ,,e:••_· training mentors. ~ ,,rt~ ~l!,ii':•-;.x,--.,~~-. ~ i ~ r, B ~ ~i ~ ..~71. -~ ~-~o'ilolialP--1 rtJ. .. ~ , .... ?} ·t -d; 2· ----. ·-· ••.•···-·-·---·--·-~it .. ·;~, ~·l .. .. ,.. -~~~-~~· ·i\:._~:<-~ 'it .. ,-.-: ,;!~ I I I I I I I I I I I l~ ' ~'i;:,t'i";:, .,_... ;f~.. . -,~.-.it~ -·. · __ , lhnovat,ile. t;itlnih~ ril~J_hJds in~clti-d eit1: :'i:, fj ,· § ~ ij(' c,!«;: f'• ,,.~, ti i\. ·,_ . i_scena • ~se,; stuaies . ..1:fn<lless:0ns ~~>-,re,, .. ~~ ~ •ftfi!w. ~1"'1t$ ~ ~.,,._ ·Y · learne om a.dual events; · -· • small group activities; • teaching with examples from popular culture or current events; • risk mapping ( developing a visual guide of hazards at work or at home) or body mapping (pinpointing aches and strains on the body); • incorporating visual information, like pictures, videos, slides, movies, and CD-ROM; • hands-on activities; • demonstrations; • first-hand work and shop experience for reinforcement; • advanced training technologies including computer and Internet-based learning. 1·:·.c:--:;,-:::·:::'( :'\·;:::.::-~::·:·-:?~-•--.: ._,._, •:: :_. . :: '. ::-'>/:-·,c. _. ...... I I I ,.~ ;f · ·.-./'.:-~ >:-f::.·~1 J//.~-J. , ;,H.~lging trlineys dr~w ~rofessi<tpally.is a'.·cor} nsr,~td'iJ~ of i~e{~l~S p}ogramJi,\n ~~am'pleibf th& cofnmitff,erit'11is irhe lf!.Jationar.~rainersw ~w· Exchange," a series of biennial workshops, held specifically for trainers, to address topics ranging from right-to-know laws to participatory training, and from literacy issues in hazardous waste training programs to the use of computers and distance learning. '' ~ J 'r.,"/ j fj ~f~: l1 ti @I ~ ~:--:\ '"i-~-..•. :--'~ ~-~•~.:;:.~;_~ ,~~t·· ':'.~~~%?>': ~ ·:~ ·7-:,!'-_ ~ • t?' ~ft._ .. •-.· ~ ., -;-~ .. 1· '.".\''' J ~ If ' A.~=~-• ~f -: -~~ 1 ~ ; ,._>i-" k\1F 'Z:~"t~ ,. J~ ) IJ I ' I. I 1. 1-........ -.... -~--. -.· ... .·: ;i:\:s:i;t!~~1lf •}fs''i½t;t\t 3&· . ::;/;.·-If ., If I I I r. -:: .:: \. :c:i/Jilt:" .. _ .. ·.,._:·. ·_:·.·.:.·· .. ·' ·.·.·.· .·.·-:.· [ I ' _i --~.ill ~. fli ff ~;i. ;t ;qj:. 5)•~1-, ~~~: -=~ (~;,J __ .. -~,\: .~ .... ,--... ~ -;,..-/'~-·'-<,,,. ·-· &. fii,_ a·,•~;,_>-"-· •~i.--·-11, ':"1"~.l,,•'• .... T:-'\;:-1: -~ "j. ~~ ~~~.r••,t"i'°!.P.. ~ \ -·--=-~-...:.~:--~:!f~ t~:~A-~.-: ~: -: ::---: ·= :-~ · :·7 -.:< ~-~ :::=-.:~~:~:~--=--~:::-~~-~':'-?:-.-:-: :-:: :--:-?:--~':· ... ~'"-. !<.: . ~ . . . r • .-:-----. • . • • The EPA Program Congress created WETP to deal with clec3:nup and emergencies associated with hazardous waste removal, containment, and emergency response, in areas including the highly polluted Superfund sites listed on EPA's National Priorities List, other public and privately owned contaminated sites, treatment storage and disposal facilities, and transporta-tion networks. -r l j ;: _j,t_. .,, ~ ~ . \ :'I,~ ~;: ..-~i -t). __ "'-· ,~ '.., ~:_"?' .• ·<c, ,1Jl.·>·c • , .. j -~ -·~ f -ilti,, ~ ~~-, I I ! f Many of the nearly one million workers trained under the interagency agreement between NIEHS and EPA have worked on Superfund sites, some come into contact with hazardous materials transported from these sites, while others have worked at "RCRA" industrial treatment, storage and disposal facil-ities. Many other ·workers trained under the EPA program have found jobs at urban "Brownfields." The New England states, for example, are home to nearly 100 Superfund sites and 49 Brownfields pilot projects; the New England Consortium, one of the NIEHS awardees, has provided HazMat training to over 11 ,000 people . ·-~\t. .-rr . ;.'t;? ~ .. 'i/.' 1~-t~f J -~ •~. '.. ~f,A,, ~\t .<''""'·~-,~ 'W: r a .. . ·~] r:~ ~-.... ;(~~ ·I -~,, ~,~;~_ -d--'-.f f. ;~ '-if•· '··••;i:--~-"! ' .. ;~,,.,, . -~{ j ' '~ ). -i , ')-~~ ' ,~·-·••··": :.:..:c •; ,;;;.,;, .. : "''"-'~~---. " ............ ~ •..•. ....; . ' ., .... .....;;~~•-c. ..... ,_ .. . -----l f II Health and Safety Training at DOE Sites 11;, -' li I Ii -~. :i 11 l ~ 11 ·; I J: ii 1 Ii 1 : l . ~ . I i lr7 i ) ~] I ' ll (· t I I f ,. I I I I I Throughout the Department of Energy (DOE) complex, a vast cleanup effort is under:. way. Tens of thousands of DOE employees -as well as workers employed by the Department's contractors -regularly undergo safety and health training to reduce the risk of their being exposed to hazardous materials and hazardous waste. The NIEHS Worker Health and Safety Training Program has operated in the complex since fiscal year 1994 under the terms of an interagency agreement, providing training to DOE and contractor employees working in construction, industry, and transportation. _ _tw: .··-.. ·::-. ... -,.~--.... ·:·_,_·, ·_,:· ... As of 1998, more than 70,000 course. participants had been logged .in. NIEHS-supported HazMat classes throughout the DOE complex. Approximately 1.2 million contact. hours of hazardous materials training were delivered by the awardees between 1994 and 1998 alone. During this period, dozens of •···•~·~·,.o .. c_:.. C ··-.c -,., ... ·>CS•"'"•:e••Yc.~·.,,:•=•O•.,:'-'C•'", ,.:.•.·.s,,:.-,, • ..;.. .• •-:..·-"'•·"'-'--,._.,.,:;.~ .,._,·.·,s-•··•·~•'•>·•';..• --~ -~ .. · ·.•.·,•.• • ... •• • ·-•· •·· ' I '1 i; different courses were offered, in categories including emergency response, radiation, HazCom and· lead and asbestos abatement. Overall, the NtEHS awardees have provided trai11i".g -~t_ n:ro.re than 30 DOE sites. ,~ ----r-~~ ?l; =;r,,._~ 8 ~*}; 'ii.,~.;.,. ~ ~ --1· .~._. ~--.~ '1 -~ I~,,.,,,,, .. ff l ,,) ·, i~-..,,_._ ~t]:: .~-'!(~~it ;,~~ -~ ~~ • -'if" """'" W,¼~ t'ff '-:~, ~j-~if,J . ~ ~ ~j ~,_,~' ~IL I r! .JL ··, · 1~~ ~ .f . ~~~' i ,l " •• ✓·-,, • , •. . ff f.;~; ··1 ~I ... . ' .. -~ ~ ~t ~---= f'.:i ~,.~ -~?-; .J;f' -=-.,;tfJ1 . ~ l f • ' I I I I I.=;:.-.. ,,.:, .: .•. ' f I . : I I ! I ,. '.' ~-;·. . . . --i-.1:W/?I<;:: 1; '. ' I I I I t I I ! •;II! r I .. , I ~· I >:; l ' ' ;: ·~ ;1~ -· .,' ! / "I'm grateful to Jackson State Universtity and the Minority Worker Training Program for giving me the chance to get a job that pays enough money for me to take care of myself and my two children.• orit ~'.l 'tl \J 11 -Robin Carter .•.-::=-~y~-=--:~-: :--::::--:::-:--:-•:;:-:·• -:--:---:-"!:"'~~~~~~?~~~~~~ ....... --; ••~vA•_,,"'.".., A"-•#• ••••.:-'•=-~~-~::-•.--.• .. ~~:,.::-~~~:V.?<:", ,•• ~---~-•,:,•.:--.• The Minority torkerTraining Program (MWTP) Seven ofthe NIEHS award~es focus in whole or in part on training low-income, minority youth for jobs in envifonmenta.l reme-diation. Besides delivering HazMat courses to a wide range of workers throughout the coun-try, MWTP helps trainees develop the basic life, literacy, and job skills necessary to com-pete in the labor market. The MWTP awardees are: Alice Hamilton Occupational Health Center, Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Clark Atlanta University, DePaul University, Jackson State University, Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund, and the New Jersey/New York Consortium. By the end of its third year, the program had recruited and trained almost a thousand young· adults .in worker health and safety for environ-mental cleanup. To date, MWTP has targeted 12 cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. r ~ ~ ''i'' In fiscal year 1998, 240 minority students received over 146,000 contact hours of train-ing in 20 subjects. One hundred and fifty-six of them are now employed, a placement rate of 65%; some of _the remaining 35% have gone on to higher education. The jobs they · hold are in the environmental field, in general construction, and in lead, asbestos and haz-ardous waste remediation. Eighty-four percent are African American, 14 percent are Hispanic, one percent are Pacific Islanders and one percent are Asian, including Cambodians and Laotians. According to data compiled by one awardee, the New York/New Jersey Cons9rtium, wages earned by its trainees equal or exceed the total costs of training. Graduates of the 1995-96 and 1996-97 pro-grams have earned significant incomes: the earliest graduates earned a median annual income of $17,215, before benefits, with a maximum of $44,315. Over the course of two program cycles, the students earned a com-bined pre-benefit total of $386,000, roughly equal to the total award to the Consortium for a single year of training. ~ f> ~-t 1 }~ ~· f,l f'> t;; ~ ~ ~ .. ' t~ f jf {-; ··"' ( ;)' "• f)~ i'l ?l I -'. I I ' \.J i,_,,,, y i, I ' ~ -' \i,, I. t; I I I ' • • • ram ·! . . . . -. I. r. ,·. ~,,:,<vt1'c;-)','-~.·:'·''·':-:':·-'~~·~::'.?"\~::::-::::':.:'-'.~'~?,,,::::::,~-::-•~:~~'-':.:-::;,-::-·::,:f-c.·,?.•,.•.,.···c· I I I ·~·.·\ .. J/ \) \. i SuperJTI r· ;. ~; iw'1 ,Ii i ~ i { '~ t. 1 ,~ I; ' ; Super JTI, a project of the Office of Community lnv9lvement for the EPA Superfund Program, has partnered with --WETP to provide training to people living around Superfund sites across the country. Since the partnership began in 1996, the Super JTI program has been particularly successful in revitalizing communities suffer-ing from urban blight and in guiding low-income minority youth along job paths in envi-ronmental remediation. It recruits young peo-ple between the ages of 18 and 25 in commu-nities where there are Superfund sites, pro-vides them with environmental technician training predominantly through WETP, and then helps them find jobs in the reme~iation industry. Trainees, residents of the community, and contractors all benefit from the pro-gram. The trainees learn new career skills while earning wages, and participate in rebuilding and revitalizing their communities. The program strengthens the local economic base and increases worker skills while restoring the environment. '/ J ... f .... ; (t~ ! \} ':'•· Through the interagency agreement with EPA, NIEHS has made additional awards for , the development of environmental job training programs targeting people of color at 11 of the 16 Brownfields Showcase Communities. Thirteen MWTP programs are now operating on Brownfields pilot sites. In one alliance, NIEHS awardee Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund has joined forces with the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, the Coalition for a Better Acre, the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, and Lowell Public Schools Adult Education Program. The city of Lowell, a Brownfield Showcase Community, contains a Superfund site and 97 other hazardous waste _sites. Trainees include African Americans, Cambodians, Laotians, Colombians, Puerto Ricans, Chileans and West Indians. :J ;f _/ :-· : .. ;,. ,... .. -. -...... ...: I I I I I 1--.-... · .. [1:;111 ;:·.·: ~ ·_. .. <· <-t--· .·\ :: < · .. •• Jt----,,-; : .· H:C:.· ... . . i)/. .··.-· ··.<:: ... ::; •'·· l1ijj!;~til%li11~;hl~t::ir:~~t< I•.; ... ;..·>: f f3···· I I I i ! The need for HazMat workers and emergency responders is growing --<. .t~·;. ·~ ~ ..... ' Cleaning up the nation's hazardous waste sites will require the labor of millions of Americans in all 50 states. A report prepared under the auspices of WETP in 1996 predicted that: • approximately 3.5 million job years will be associated with direct cleanup of hazardous waste sites in all 50 states; • in 1999 and 2000 alone, demand for remediation workers is expected to grow by 60%; • more and more hazardous waste workers are going to be needed over the next 15 years to support scheduled cleanup activi-ties at Superfund sites and DOE installations. .!'.:. . ., 11 .. ,, '~ / l;;i ,,. ,. ·., ,,_rr . '1 ... ,t -~t ~l:~::~<, --., >?,· ~-~>' -t~ ·t ,tf.t ··,,~. ":_1~ .. ,~,~.,,-, . .,,,_::.. -~ ~,·-ii~ t I~ ; ~ ·. ; i:,.;, ', Jl -. --•"' --~--Jl. . }.•.( ·•· L "!.,t\ ','j, -~-~ t: -~~~~ ... ~~~-:-.-~-_':-'::,-~ :---~-.:-~·--... ~-;.....,_~--~---., ·: .. ~~:R-~{ ~<--~-: ~ :f1\~~~:::-7'--:t:7S-t ... :-.'8~_:f:f<".':<!::-··"-.;-~~~:~-.:·.~--;-.-.. 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I n e C LI r r I CU a c_, at a O tJ rt ~ -1·. --------------------------------llJI IILO.LIUI I .:>C,I Vl\.,C, IUI LJlnl ll ,un, VVlJI "'"'' llJl ,,., l JI l Jr11 llf t"!lJ lJV II ,r: I , ,.., I .nc::a, 111\.11 IUIU.>C I IICIII 110111.> a YVCU .>IIC --··:.:, -~ An information/communication service for NIEHS and its awardees is provided by the · National Clearirighouse for Worker Safety. Biannual workshops organized by the Clearinghouse on various aspects of worker safety and health .training are attended by The Clearinghouse maintains a web site that features: Ii r :11: : fl •• ! and Health Training for Hazardous Materials, Waste Operations, and Emergency Response. The Clearinghouse, located in Bethesda and Silver Spring, Maryland, stores copies of curricula developed by the awardees . under the NIEHS grants. Copies of the curricula are distributed at cost to universi-ties, private training groups, foundations, government agencies, and the general pub-lic. A curricula reading room, open to-the · public, is maintained by the Clearinghouse at The George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Silver Spring. the (--·~-.. ;,~\ /j. i.'" _.,.' '-~ ·-r,~ ,. ·. ~ !ii ~--,,,., ----L ·~. _ _.,,, '>« .. technical experts, academics, and representa-'.tives of government and industry. The Clearinghouse exhibits at trade shows and conferences, and provides a travelling exhibit to awardees for use as a display at local or national trade shows and conferences. It con-ducts research in key areas including regional and local labor markets for hazardous waste workers, outcomes of safety and health train-ing, and training evaluation. Part of its work involves responding to requests from awardees and government agencies for infor-mation on worker safety and health training. The Clearinghouse prints and distributes a monthly Newsbrief, as well as an annual com-pent'i'm of safety and health articles by the ~IB!S awardees and by others associated With tie Worker Education and Training ~iog~m. ,,.~ t"\· . ~ I . ·: ~. .-:~_ ¥/. ;-l:J • ~ i~-"\i ",I ---·. ! ~ ~ ,. "ik ~ . ..;,, . kl?::· ·, ~,..---·-·--,~ ff' ;{ .: ) ~\ e. ~~ ,~-·-_ --r( .. •----"'· ___ ,· ... ··,, .. _ ,~1 I l "1 ·. ·-t ~? ..;:_ ~~~__....,.-~J ~ ... ~,· ,._ .-,',1 .•• !~? _,; t·-r_·_·-···•~. 1fy•_·_·_. -···, . / ~1"-~-' .,,. ,;.:----__ _,, . "'· t. r I'~ rt~.-~J ·?!. I I I I -□--.l! --rr4 -~ ,.-_-_.:,'.: • ·-... :_..(-'J' I_~, ~ ~~ ! r~ t .-:•~! ; t~! .. ::. "· __ __ _Ji_. l¼,__ _ ---"-_ ·-. _ ... ....... c:-...... • •• : •• _~-. -~ ..... '.~ •. :·-~~---: • .. '. ··ii·, ~it,,' ~$; -.:"t· -,, I g}t_ -5_.;~--,--.-• an on-line curricula catalogue that lists the safety and health courses provided by awardees under the NIEHS grants; • an on-line version of its monthly Newsbrief, on hazardous materials, waste operations, emergency response, pollution prevention, environmental justice, and the impact of training on employers and employees; • access to WETP publications and links to important health and safety data and resources. -,-, ' -~ .. .;;.? I ·-•-;t-: -.. of. ;~~{ I --·· ... ,, ,i:i .( ·, m: '1.~.._ ; ...... q.~t t • 'i!• t~ '-a-~,,.. I l :~ f ,,,: ,.;._ . .... V. .('-~J.s, JJ _ .... '· ,-r~f ~:' ,~f · .. -~: :,:~-❖~.-•••... ·_·:<O"'.•-·.·-·•··-I I I I I I ~\x':t;: £{,.,,.,., .. I I I 1· I i\~~!;:?j.;'•f 1)~?' ,]'/\~i ·••·• ;;~-/~!·G)j?,):, i ~-r .. I I I l I WETP Awardees, Alice Hamilton American Federation California/ Arizona The Center to Protect Past and Present Occupational Health of State, County, and Consortium Workers' Rights Center, Silver Spring, Municipal Employees Telephone: 310 794-5964 (grant formerly under These organizations Maryland Telephone: 202 429-1228 Email: mpbrown@ucla.edu the auspices of have received NIEHS Telephone: 301 565-4590 Email: OSHA@AFSCME.org The Carpenters Health awards to develop and Email: bc74@umail.umd.edu University of California, and Safety Fund) deliver training courses. Coalition of Black Trade Los Angeles, Labor Telephone: 202 962-8490 NIEHS encourages Alaska Health Project Unionists Occupational Safety Email: bcameron@cpwr.com consortium arrangements and Health Program to minimize duplication Boilermakers Greater Cincinnati (LOSH), Lead Agency Alice Hamilton of efforts, provide wider International Union Occupational Health Occupational Health geographic coverage, Center Alaska Health Project Center/Roofers, Silver and reduce administra-International Union Spring, Maryland of Bricklayers & Allied University of Maryland-Arizona State University tive costs. Craftworkers/lMI Baltimore Carpenters Education University of California-and Training Institute Howard University, University of Berkeley, Labor (CETI), Lennox, Washington, DC Massachusetts, Lowell Occupational Health California Program Maine Labor Group WashCOSH, Cypress-Mandela on Health Washington University of California-Training Center, Davis, University Oakland, California North Carolina Extension Committee, Insulation Industry Occupational Safety University of California-International Apprentice and Health San Diego and Training Fund/Asbestos Workers UNITE (Textile Workers) Rio Hondo Community College, Los Angeles International University of Maryland Brotherhood of WashCOSH, Boilermakers, Iron Ship Washington Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers -·· -• ··---:-.-••• ·:-:-• \·-~.:--.:•~ :·--··-· ... · ·.---.-..... "":'..,,~. ~ . ..-.::~ .. :'?:'. ::'-'!'-t-t'--•:"':-!'-·-.......... ~~Jl!'-~!• .... ":.."·<YSC•??S;:0.--!'>•!-?"·-""'.'"· .. ':'· ........... ·•• ·• --· ., .... •.• · ~--·--.~,.......,-,=--.--.~•;---::-----:-.-----. --·· --.-•·.-·~--. -. -.-~"T"'·-~--.-.--:--:-:---·-··. ·, International National lronworkers Brotherhood of Painters and Employers and Allied Trades Joint Apprenticeship Training Apprenticeship and and Journeyman Training Fund Upgrading Fund International Training Operative Plasterers' Institute for the Sheet and Cement Masons' Metal and Air International Conditioning Industry, Association Alexandria, Virginia Opportunities Louisiana Regional Industrialization Council Center-West (OICW), of Carpenters Menlo Park, California Merrick Community Tennessee Regional Services, Council of Carpenters/ St. Paul, Minnesota Local Union #50 National Association UBC Health & Safety of Minority Contractors Fund (Carpenters) University of Cincinnati Utah Carpenters JATC Willamette Carpenters Training Center, Portland Oregon t ll .·····.·.-~ J ------•--.------. ____ ....;..·· . -., ............ :. .... .,_ ..-,.•--.:• -~ t Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia Community College Consortium for Health and Safety Training, Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI), Cedar Rapids, Iowa .......... -· DePaul University, Chicago ', ;> ~: Telephone: 404 880-6911 Email: ejrc@cau.edu Center to Protect Workers' Rights Laborers-AGC Training Fund Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana • . 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I I I · Telephone: 319 398-5678 Email: pbernts@kirkwood.cc.ia.us 75 communities and colleges throughout the United States Telephone: 312 362-6020 Email: treed@wppostdepaul.edu Center for Workforce Education, Parkside, Illinois George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Silver Spring, Maryland Telephone: 301 439-2440 Email: railway@erols.com International Association of Fire Fighters, Washington, DC Telephone: 202 737-8484 Email: HazMatnDC@aol.com ~ an International Chemical Workers Union Council Center for Worker Health and Safety Education · Telephone: 513 621-8882 Email: info@cwhse-cn.ccmail.compuserve.com American Flint Glass Workers Union Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Greater Cincinnati Occupational Health Center International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers USWA Rubber/Plastic Industry Conference USWA Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers Division United Steel Workers of America University of Cincinnati ~ ~: ~~' ~.,,:~. ·(, ,j l-o;,;:\_,~" .~~ ·~ . ~~1-. International Union of Operating Engineers Telephone: 304 253-8674 Email: hazmat@iuoeiettc.org Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi Telephone: 601 968-8257 Email: galice@stallion.jsums.edu Laborers International Union of North America (Local #145) University of Alabama-Birmingham r . ----... --·------------· Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund Telephone: 860 974-0800 E-mail: cherieikson@laborers-agc.org dmcdanlel@laborers-agc.org International Brotherhood of Teamsters Laborers Health and Safety Fund of North America Young Community Developers, Inc., San Francisco, CA Northern California Teamsters Apprenticeship Training Fund, Rancho Murieta, CA Greater Dwight Development, Corp., New Haven, CT University of Massachusetts Lowell Jobs For Youth Boston Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition For a Better Acre Lowell Public Schools Midwest Consortium Telephone: 513 558-0528 Email: alerdilr@uc.edu Greater Cincinnati Occupational Health Center Indiana University Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, Wisconsin Michigan State University Southeast Michigan Coalition -Occupational Safety and Health University of Illinois University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Minnesota University of Tennessee ,~·~--,R. < t:···· :, ~f '::j ·1· ~) ... :: :{~: t~: j ;: i .l I I I I I I ,,:. I I I I I I I .i . l;;t;1~·::\,iii:r:tt uc·t·f' ?ii•t,;·t'!\) I I I I I The New England Consortium Telephone: 978 934-3257 Email: tnec@uml.edu Connecticut Council on Occupational Safety and Health Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health New Hampshire Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health Rhode Island Committee for Occupational Safety and Health University of Massachusetts-Lowell Western Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health New York/New Jersey Consortium Telephone: 732 235-9452 Email: mrosen@umdnj.edu Hunter College, School of Health Sciences, New York New Jersey State Police New York Carpenters Labor Technical College New York City Environmental Justice Alliance New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health State University of New York at Buffalo University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) (formerly Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union and United Paperworkers International Union) Telephone: 615 831-6775 Email: dstephens@isdn.org The Labor Institute, New York University of Massachusetts, Lowell Seattle Fire Department Service Employees International Union Telephone: 202 898-3200 Email: Borwegeb@seiu.org New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health University of California, Los Angeles, Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program United Auto Workers International Union Telephone: 313 926-5563 Email: uawhs@earthlink.net University of Michigan, Ann Arbor .. .....,.., -. 'F. .-1 ' ). 1· _:· .. -~~.' --~ ___ l ____ _.4 -·-..,,. -~~ V<I-.-, ' "-4 i: . •. ? . ·l ; ·.·..;,-. .,,-:-: t.;...-. Thanks to the NIEHS awardees for their contributions of text and photos to this report. --.; ...... , :--:-~ t-:~--:-:~~' .--.-::~ ... ...: ~ ... ':'!·':'!-:'f-'~:s:::. ~---":----···-.-. _.., ...... -.x.-~:---------:-.,.7~-----~---~-,-....... ~~,,-.-University of Alabama at Birmingham Telephone: 205 934-8015 Email: hilyer@uab.edu Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Birmingham International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Furniture and Machine Workers Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) .. ~•-·• , --~:~--~ ... '-,. Design by Glenn Maurer Graphics . ..... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Worker Education and Training Program National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 111 TW Alexander Drive Maildrop EC-25 Research Triangle Park. NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541 -0303 Email: wetp@niehsrnh.gov Web Site: http://www.rnehs n1h gov/wetp Joseph T. Hughes Jr., Director Sharon Beard, Industrial Hygienist Patricia Thompson, Program Analyst Joyce Hill, Secretary National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training Under the auspices of Ruth Ruttenberg & Associates. Inc . and the George Meany Center for Labor Studies 5107 Benton Avenue. Bethesda. MD 20814 Telephone: (301) 571 -4226 Fax: (301) 897-5848 Email: chouse@dgsys com Web Site: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/clear him 1999 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Outreach and Involvement Plan Warren County PCB Landfill APPENDIX2 LIST OF POTENTIAL VENDORS, SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ETG Environmental, lnc./BF A Environmental, Inc. March 2000 ----- I I I PCB Landfill Construction List of (:ontractors/Suppliers and Vendors . ·• . -* I Temporary Housing/Hotels and Motels Budget Host Inn I North Garnett Street Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-2013 I Comfort Inn 112 Parham Road Henderson, NC 27536 (352) 438-8511 I Days Inn 1052 Ruin Creek Road I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-4041 Holiday Inn I 200 Sims Street Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-6300 I Howard Johnson 200 Parham Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-7001 I Quality Inn IH 85 & Parham Road I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-1126 Scottish Inn I 1759 North Garnett Street Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-6172 I Colonial Inn 315 7 Georgia Road, US 441 , 23 South I Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-6600 Barber's Motel I 3108 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-2444 I Carolina Motel 625 Georgia Highway Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-3380 I I I I Country Inn Town I 277 East Main Street Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-4451 I Days Inn 1320 East Main Street I Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-6491 Forest Cove Cottages I 75 Forest Cove Road Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-6855 I Franklin Motel 17 West Palmer Street Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-4431 I Franklin Square Motel 660 Highlands Road I Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 369-8039 Franklin Terrace I 159 Harrison A venue Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-7907 I Ivy Bed & Breakfast 331 North Main Street Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-9300 I Fencing Contractors I Franklin Fence 120 Chavasse A venue Henderson, NC 27539 (252) 438-5960 I Hargrove' s Fencing/Installing 3 70 North Lee A venue I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-5341 I Fence Rite Fencing 23 7 Buckskin Lane Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-4501 I American Heritage Fence Co. Wake Forest, NC (919) 554-2848 I I I I Tools -1 NC Repairs I 2836 US 158 Bypass Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-8164 I Kennametal Inc. 139 Warehouse Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-4163 I Safety Consultants I Cary Pacific Technologies Inc. 541 7 Denberg Lane Raleigh, NC 27615 (919) 387-3366 I Dimensions IN Occupational 6512 Six Forks Road #402A I Raleigh, NC 27615 (919) 676-2877 L A Weaver Company I 308 East Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 832-6242 I North Carolina Operation Lfsvr 1500 Carson Street Raleigh, NC 27608 (919) 831-3006 I Safety & Health Consulting Service 4904 Waters Edge Drive #240 I Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 851-1446 I Employment Agencies/Clerical Employment Security Commission 945 West Andrews Avenue #D I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-6129 I Griffin Staffing Service 900 South Garnett Street #A Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-9956 I Employment Security Commission of North Carolina 109 South Hall Street I Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-3230 I I I I Industrial Staffing, Inc. Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-5188 I Monarch Services, Inc. 113-1/2 Main Street Oxford, NC (919) 693-9195 I Staff Mark 323 South Chesnut Street I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-3888 Oils -Fuels I Rosemart Food Stores 1205 West Andrews Avenue I Henderson, NC 27536 Amoco Food Shop (252) 431-0698 I 230 East Macon Street Warrenton, NC 27589 (52) 257-1461 I ODOM Motor Service 120 North Main Street Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-3998 I Warrenton Exxon 223 South Main Street I Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-3944 Bowers & Burrows Oil Company I 136 Partin Street Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-0181 I CHEX Heating Oil 220 Flemingtown Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-3176 I Falkner Coal & Oil Company I 109 East Spring Street Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-4213 I Mc Cracken Oil & Propane Company 560 Dabney Drive Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-7158 I I I I Little River LP Gas I 946 West Andrews A venue # A Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 430-0900 I Rose Oil Company Highway 158 West Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-7141 I AAA Gas & Appliance 632 North Main Street I Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-3010 I Ameri Gas 2946 US Hwy. 158 N Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-5713 I Equipment I C.G. Alston Backhoe & Septic Route 4 Box 593 I Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 438-0226 Duncan-Parnell Inc. I 201 Glenwood A venue Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 833-4677 I OCE Engineering Systems 4000 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 781-6688 I Dominion Equipment & Supply Co., Inc. 585 Industry Drive I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-9300 Fax# (252) 492-7789 I Harris Equipment Company P.O. Box 565 Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-1376 I Barn Construction Equipment 560 Saterwhite Point Road I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-1259 (252) 438-6058 I Mechanical Engineers I I I I Henderson Insulation Company RR 1 Box 56F Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-1223 I Atlantic Coast Mechanical Inc. 5804 Lease Lane I Raleigh, NC 27613 (919) 718-6945 I Bolton Corporation 919 West Morgan Street Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 828-9021 I Capital Mechnical Contractors 1032 Hammell Drive I Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 834-9995 Cecil Davis Plumbing Inc. I 2413 Paula Street Raleigh, NC 27608 (919) 821-5666 I Century Contractors, Inc. 2640 Yonkers Road #0 Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 833-5998 I Frank's Maintenance 204 Grand A venue I Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 851-8738 Inline Plumbing Contractors I 819 Purser Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 779-7501 I MCC Mechanical 5 504 Commercial A venue # 10 Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 881-1188 I Rowland Contracting Inc. 3812 Tarheel Drive #C I Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 875-8463 Southern Comfort HV AC I PO Box 17084 Raleigh, NC 27619 (919) 874-0868 I Triangle Test BALANCE/ANALYSIS I I I 3313 Eagle Trail I Raleigh, NC 27615 (919) 848-3249 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Depend-O Insulation Company 2694 Vicksboro Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-4259 I Hughs Insulation Inc. 72 Eileen Court I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-6918 Quality Insulation Company I 132 Carey Chapel Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-3711 I Insulation Technologies PO Box 90784 Raleigh, NC 27675 (919) 787-3107 I Insulating, Inc. 1212 Home Court I Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 772-9000 Fore Most Insulation Company I 8628 Barefoot Industrial Road Raleigh, NC 27613 (919) 782-6126 I Ellington Insulation Company 2004 Brentwood Road # 11 . Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 876-4052 I Complete Building Solutions 6010 Triangle Drive I Raleigh, NC 27613 (919) 785-0067 I All County Contracting, Inc. 8400 Lakewood Drive Raleigh, NC 27613 (919) 847-3726 I 31-W Insulation Company 4718 Fayetville Road I Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 662-9980 Electrical Contractors I Ark Electric 125 Hoyl Lane I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-6827 I I I Bill Newton Electric I 133 Ranes Drive Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-7641 I Martin's Plumbing & Heating Co. 140 South Main Street I Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-3847 Chavis & Son Electrical Services I RFD3 Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-2021 I Satterwhite Electric 211 Brodie Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-6879 I Jeffries Electric Co. 45 Cokesbury Court I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-3313 Mid-South Electric Service I 2707 Dabney Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-2076 I Weeks Construction Co. 266 Welcome A venue Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-4319 I Wilson Electric Co. of Henderson 217 South William Street I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-1118 I A B Electrical Service Company Raleigh 10220 Six Forks Road Raleigh, NC 27615 (919) 846-9614 I A L Beach Electric Company 3237 Banks Road I Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 779-6259 Jimmie Ikner Electrical Services I 526 Old Warrenton Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-8704 I I I I Holt Coleman Electric I RRl Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 456-4488 I Code Electric Inc. 3301 Glen Royal Road I Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 787-4655 Contact Electric of Raleigh I 330 Dupont Circle Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 831-2993 I Electric Express 1310 Fairview Road Raleigh, NC 27608 (919) 743-3300 I Electrical Equipment & Supply I Electrical Equipment Company 1410 Diggs Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 828-1510 I Triangle Electric Supply of Henderson 336 E. Montgomery Street I PO Box 1315 Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-1159 Fax# (252) 492-3133 ·, I Power Equipment Plus, Inc. PO Box 1529 I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-4121 Fax# (252) 438-2221 I TCT Rentals 4979 NC39 Hwy. South Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-3665 I Security Consultants/Security Guards I AHNER Security, Inc. Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-7181 I ABF/Sentry Watch Inc. 4938 Windy Hill Drive #A I Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 872-8878 I I I Alarms Plus I _ 3200 Glen Royal Road #107 Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 881-8279 I Murray Guard Inc. 5400 Glenwood A venue Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 782-6226 I Pinkerton Security & Investigation I 3117 Poplarwood Court Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 850-0084 I Security Forces, Inc. 5209 Oak Park Road Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 787-0749 I Staff One 21 Glenwood A venue # 105 I Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 856-0800 Allied Security Inc. I 100 East Six Forks Road #303 Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 781-8822 I Employee Security Company 624 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 833-3000 I Faulkner Security 5720 Creedmoor Road I Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 510-4040 Contractors/General I Ashland Construction Company 460 Atlantic A venue I Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 872-7500 Franklin Construction I PO Box 123 Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-8679 I H. G. Reynolds PO Box 209 Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-3071 I I I I Wilson Sawyer General Contractor I 656 Walter Powen Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-2529 I Vance Construction Company 4197 Raleigh Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-0028 I Fax# (252) 492-2410 J.L. Williams Construction Co., Inc. I 1200 Spring Valley Lake Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-6970 Fax# (252) 492-9953 I C & C Enterprise Inc. of Warren County 314 South Garnett Street I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 431-0997 I Johnson's Block & Concrete Co., Inc. 1873 NC 39 Hwy. South Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-6028 I McDaniel Construction Co., Inc. 624 Corbitt Road I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-7385 Quality Plus Services, Inc. I RFD9 Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 430-1369 I Ruby Collins Inc. 280 Regional Water Lane Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-2358 I Terra Form Construction, Inc. 513 Yadkin Street I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 430-3779 Excavating Grading Hauling I K.H.P Trucking/Landscaping, Inc. P.O. Box 129 I Macon, North Carolina 27551 (252) 257-1026 Fax (252) 257-3400 I I I I KEARNECO I 214 Louisburg Road Warrenton, NC 27589 (919) 257-4105 Mobile (919) 4 30-994 5 I Faulkner Grading & Landscaping Inc. 45 Faulkner Town Road I Henderson, NC 27589 (252) 492-7703 Pearce's Backhoe Service I 525 Welcome Avenue Henderson, NC 27589 (252) 492-7228 I Harris Equipment Company OFC Warrenton-Norlina Road Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-1376 I Food Services/Restaurants I Ann's Kountry Kitchen Norlina Road Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-1180 I Burger Barn 328 East Macon Street I Warrenton, NC 275-2368 (252) 257-2368 Hardee's I Highway 158 Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 527-1111 I Subway Sandwiches & Salads 305 East Macon Street I Warrenton, NC 25789 (252) 257-3700 Warren Restaurant I 139 South Main Street Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-1306 I Gray's Gourmet 2107 North Garnett Street Henderson, NC 27589 (252) 492-1424 I Kerr Lake Caterers 73 7 Rock Mill Road I Henderson, NC 27589 (252) 438-4494 I I I I Pinkney' s Bakery & Catering 811 Carver School Road Henderson, NC 27589 (252) 492-7524 I Southern Caterers 501 Wakefield Avenue I Henderson, NC 27589 (252) 430-0173 Sanitation/Sanitary Supplies I Janitorial/Cleaning/Garbage Collection Waste Industries, Inc . I Baltimore Road Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-9240 I Waste Industries, Inc. 520 West Ridgeway Street Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-9299 I Waste Industries, Inc. Highway 43 I Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-9299 Palmers Cleaning Service I 111 West Franklin Street Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-2553 I North Henderson Janitorial Service 429 Vanco Mill Road I Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-3224 Williams Janitorial Service I 307 Kings Road Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-5307 I Toilets -Portable Baily Company I 520 Skenes A venue Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-1964 I A Fresh Potti 649 Lake View Road Henderson, NC 2 7 5 3 6 (252) 438-8588 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Risk Environmental Construction Support S.S.T., Inc. 3 3 Brickyard Run Warrenton, N.C. 27589 Fax# (252) 257-2440 (252) 257-2566