Training - Biomedical Waste Management Training provided to Health Care Administrators, Environmental Health Professionals and Solid Waste Managers 

Hosted a workshop on "Communications for Environment and Development" in Trinidad, in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Information Centre.

Edited and published water conservation booklets entitled "Dr. Oplet Says" in conjunction with Providence High School, Trinidad.

Training - Trained representatives from Trinidad and Tobago in Advanced Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment.

Training - CEHI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Family Affairs and Gender Relations of St Lucia, the Caribbean Development Bank, Pan American Health Organisation, Health Caribbean and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, hosted a training course in Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA).

It was designed to develop the skills of health and planning officers and private consultants in the preparation and review of environmental health impact assessments related to both public and private sector projects.

BASEL - Work began in earnest on the BASEL Inventory of Spent and Outdated Chemicals in the Caribbean Region. The project is being conducted in seven countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica.

Environmental Health Risk Assessment - Conducted an Environmental Health Risk Assessment at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Trinidad examining the nature of the industrial pollution, the nature of human exposure and the nature and perception of health effects and concerns. Focused on the effects of air emissions, industrial effluents and noise pollution.

Safe Drinking Water - Carried out a training workshop on the Fundamentals of Safe Drinking Water.

Water Quality Improvement - CEHI collaborated with PAHO, the US/EPA, NSF International and the Caribbean Basin Water Management Programme (CBWMP) in conducting a Workshop focused on Water Quality Improvement in the Caribbean from the 23-25 June in Trinidad. This was followed by a two-day Strategic Planning Workshop for Water Quality Improvement which developed a programme matrix.

Development of educational material - The two sets of training materials (a Student Package and a Trainer's Manual) on Industrial Chemicals and Wastes in the Automotive Mechanic Industry and the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry which were developed by the Institute in 1996 were piloted in two technical institutions in Barbados and St. Lucia in early 1997. In March 1997, an evaluation of the materials was conducted, and the findings were quite encouraging. To ensure wider utilization of the materials, a Train-the-Trainer Workshop for six additional countries (Antigua/Barbuda; Belize; Bahamas; Dominica; Jamaica; Trinidad & Tobago) was also conducted.

Training - The Institute jointly organised a one-week course in "Operation and Maintenance of Waste Water Treatment Plants", along with the PAHO and WASA. Over 30 local government officials and sewage treatment plant operators benefited from the training course, including one from Tobago.

Training - The Institute trained four government representatives, including one from Tobago, in the "Management of Sanitary Landfills".

Conference Support - The Institute supported the attendance of three local students at ReCaribe'97, the Wider Caribbean's first annual Recycling and Waste Reduction Conference, held in Trinidad and Tobago. The Institute also co-sponsored the Conference.

Waste Management - The Institute provided documentation to assist the Environmental Management Authority in the development of national standards for waste waters for Trinidad & Tobago.

The Institute also trained two Ministry of Health staff members and one staff member of the Tobago House of Assembly in the " Operation and Maintenance of Waste Water Treatment Plants".

As a follow-up to this training, the Institute provided audio-visual material to the Ministry of Health to allow in-house training of Public Health Inspectors.

The Institute co-sponsored a Workshop on "Port Waste Management", organized by the Trinidad & Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited. It also provided a resource person for the workshop.