NIOSH Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance Primer

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• Personal Author:
  Bernard, Bruce P. ; Shugart, Jill M. ; Sarmiento Rodriguez, Luisa ; Williams, Steven C. ; Dowell, Chad H.
• Description:
  This document provides a step-by-step guide for implementing the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) framework to protect the health and safety of emergency response and recovery workers. It supports all phases of deployment - pre-, during, and post - includes example forms that can be used as-is or modified, helps identify operational gaps, and facilitates participation in research. It is designed to be used alongside the ERHMS Technical Assistance Document.
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency preparedness; Emergency response; Emergency responders; Disaster recovery; Disaster response; Surveillance
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Atlanta Region [OSHA]
• 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:
  164 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Castro, Kenia ; Heumann, Michael ; Varandani, Nikita ; Weber, Angela M. ; Whelan, Beth
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071054
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2025-107, 2025 May; :1-155
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• 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-512:8cd1465e836357aeff41cd5404212fc8218d8a2293f38274875a04e293a33bc9cb0cf26ff1d18205d8b7e9f73399dcf401745d511e9874b1db9504eb6d50466c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257830/cdc_257830_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.33 MB ]