Climate change has caused an increase in severe weather patterns. Wind gusts, extreme temperatures, and extreme precipitation can cause floods, structural damage, or power loss to toxics-using facilities, leading to risk of chemical disasters. The goal of our project was to assess the effectiveness of the MA Office of Technical Assistance and Technology’s (OTA) climate change resiliency and chemical safety program. The program supports the Toxics Use Reduction Act and consists of trainings and confidential site visits. We defined criteria to determine program effectiveness and interviewed and surveyed program participants to gain feedback on their experiences. We used this feedback to develop recommendations to improve the future trainings, site visits, online resources, and feedback.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Johnstone, Shaye Elizabeth
• Gardias, Przemyslaw Marek
• Cannata, Matthew John
• Sullivan, Daniel James

Subject

• Well-Being
• Industry
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101118-145047

Keyword

• Climatic changes
• Product safety

Advisor

• Tuler, Seth

Year

• 2018

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance

Date created

• 2018-10-11

Location

• Boston

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright