About TNEC

The New England Consortium (TNEC) is the New England region’s model worker health and safety training organization.  Since, 1987 TNEC has provided dynamic hands-on, participatory health and safety training.  With simulated work tasks and mock incidents, students gain a better understanding of work site hazards and how to properly respond in an emergency situation. In addition to the open enrollment curricula, TNEC is able to custom design trainings to address the needs of hazardous materials specific to a client’s work site.

TNEC is one of 20 national programs administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).  In collaboration with the School of Health and Environment  and based in the Center for Health Promotion and Research of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, TNEC draws upon a wealth of worker health and safety knowledge.

TNEC's courses meet or exceed the OSHA 1910.120 standard for protecting hazardous waste workers and employees who respond to hazardous material emergencies in their workplaces.  Upon completion of each course, students receive a certificate and a wallet card that document their training.

Courses are delivered at TNEC’s Training Center at UMass Lowell or at a company's site anywhere in New England.