Workers hired by BP shovel oil and sand along a 700-yard long strip of oil that washed up on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
BP is building a team of 4,100 Qualified Community Responders (QCRs) to help with clean-up efforts in oil-contaminated areas in Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Gulf Coast.
What do QCRs do?
A. QCRs are responsible for cleaning oil-contaminated shorelines. Activities may include: carrying or handing materials and supplies,wiping or washing oil-covered items and removing trash and other debris.
Q. I am already certified for oil spill clean-up and I would like to use my training to help as a QCR, but I am employed. Can I be a QCR?
A. The primary focus for training efforts for QCR positions is on unemployed individuals.
Q. I am employed part-time and would like to be a QCR. Can I be a QCR?
A. The primary focus for training efforts for QCR positions is on unemployedindividuals.
Q. How much will QCRs be paid?
A. Individuals chosen to be QCRs will be compensated for both the training session and processing time (which is expected to be approximately 10 hours of time in total). When, and if, they actually do beach clean-up, QCRs will be paid $18/hour; supervisors will be paid $32/hour.
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