NIOSH Update: NIOSH Warns of Hazards of Flood Cleanup Work

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Confined Spaces Disaster Planning Electric Injuries Electricity Emergencies Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Explosions Floods Hazardous Substances Natural Disasters Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Relief Work Safety Safety Management

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Disaster-planning; Emergency-shelters; Environmental-hazards; Hazardous-materials; Hazardous-waste-cleanup; Electrical-hazards; Explosive-hazards; Health-hazards; Protective-measures; Protective-equipment; Confined-spaces
• Source:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-123, 1994 Jul; :1-4
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00221800
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• 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 ]