Interim NIOSH training for emergency responders: reducing risks associated with long work hours.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Boudreau, Yvonne A. ; Brinker KA ; Butler, Corey R. ; Caruso, Claire C. ; Dalsey EJ ; Funk R ; Methner, Mark M. ; Swanson N
• Description:
  The intended audience for this training is emergency responders who may need to work longer than normal day shifts. This training program was developed for emergency workers who deploy to work at disaster sites caused by weather, earthquakes, epidemics, and other catastrophic events. This training gives strategies to reduce risks from fatigue due to the need to work long day shifts during the emergency response and recovery operations. Although certain parts of your deployment will be unique, others are more universal: 1. Deployment can be a very rewarding experience. 2. Deployment can mean extended and unusually long shifts. 3. During deployment, it is important to remember your own health. This online training addresses the last two points and will help you take care of yourself while deployed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergencies Emergency Responders Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Training; Emergency-responders; Emergency-response; Shift-work; Shift-workers
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office ; WSO - Western States Office ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-60
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045473
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2014 Nov; :1-60
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248270/cdc_248270_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]