NIOSH Warns of Hazards of Flood Cleanup Work

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Hazards facing flood workers associated with cleanup activities were discussed. NIOSH investigated several work related deaths from electrocution and suggested steps to prevent future electrocutions. Carbon-monoxide (630080), musculoskeletal hazards, thermal stresses, heavy equipment, structural instability, hazardous materials, fire, drowning, confined spaces, power line hazards, agricultural hazards, stress and fatigue were discussed. These hazards were described and steps for reducing the risk associated with these hazards were given.
  
  DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) ; 94-123
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Floods Natural Disasters Relief Work Safety Management
• Source:
  NIOSH update
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  4 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00221800
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b4aae146cab83ee02faf43b09082c434d561aa5125bba8494cca246bc03469ef3560f6206c4eb6a0a89f43e083c0cb78e8044812f4b3fe1cd93144afb3745c1c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21293/cdc_21293_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.49 MB ]