Insights into the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Program

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• Personal Author:
  Burrer S ; Delaney, Lisa J. ; Dowell, Chad H. ; Shugart J ; Victory, Kerton R.
• Description:
  Emergency response and recovery workers might be exposed to multiple hazardous conditions and stressful work environments when responding to a public health emergency. Previous emergency events have demonstrated that significant gaps and deficiencies in responder health and safety continue to exist. Ensuring the health and safety of emergency response and recovery workers who might be exposed to hazardous conditions and stressful work environments when responding to a public health emergency should remain a top priority. The National Response Framework contains a Worker Safety and Health Annex detailing responsibilities for safety and health during major emergencies, including roles for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) such as exposure assessment and personal protective equipment determination. The NIOSH Emergency Preparedness and Response Program was created in 2002 following the events of 9/11, which included attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and the anthrax letter terrorist attacks. Here, Victory et al share insights and information about environmental health programs, trends, issues, and resources. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Education Emergencies Emergency Responders Environmental Exposure Health Promotion Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Anthrax Disease Prevention Emergency Preparedness Emergency Response Environmental Health Exposure Assessment Exposure Levels First Responders Hazards Health Programs Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Public Health Risk Factors Safety Belts Safety Measures Stress Surveillance Training Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0022-0892
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  30-32
• Volume:
  82
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056849
• Citation:
  J Environ Health 2019 Jul/Aug; 82(1):30-32
• Contact Point Address:
  Kerton R. Victory, Environmental Health Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-20, Atlanta, GA 30329
• Email:
  kvictory@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Environmental Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bb89bb51d4b232c488e6eb36b2810afa559ca22d14addd3fb439493baa92a787b950c638e22e344c66d93d90bab6a7944a8160a509e88de3fc45fefdd4616a0d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214347/cdc_214347_DS1.pdf
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