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Chemical Exposure Assessment Considerations for Use in Evaluating Deepwater Horizon Response Workers and Volunteers [July 2, 2010]
Oil spill response workers and volunteers may be exposed to many different chemical and environmental hazards. This document only discusses the chemical exposure portion of a comprehensive health and safety plan and is intended to provide guidance for occupational safety and health professionals involved with developing industrial hygiene sampling plans. The specific chemicals and concentrations will vary depending on the location of the oil, length of time since the oil was released into the environment, type and stage of response, materials used during spill remediation, climate conditions, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the workers' specific tasks. Obtaining accurate and useful worker exposure information is a crucial element in ensuring exposures are correctly characterized, risk is communicated appropriately, and sufficient information is available for making evidence-based decisions (e.g., PPE) to protect the health and safety of oil spill response workers. This document provides information and guidance for establishing successful oil spill worker exposure (industrial hygiene) assessment plans for chemical contaminants.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
7/8/10 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
Oil spill response workers and volunteers may be exposed to many different chemical and environmental hazards. This document only discusses the chemic...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
07/12/2010 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
Workers and volunteers may experience stress and fatigue when they respond to environmental disasters, both natural and human-caused. As a Deepwater H...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...
July 26, 2010 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
Recommendations contained in the Interim Guidance will be updated as more information about exposures is collected and assessed in relationship to the...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...
7/26/10 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
Document features a table of potential hazards to oilspill response workers. The potential hazards include: Cardiovascular disease; Heat stress; Traum...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
07/22/2010
Description:
The objective of these recommendations is to provide guidance for health professionals who provide primary care to workers or volunteers who may be in...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
07/02/2010
Description:
Dispersants are being used in the Deepwater Horizon (Gulf of Mexico) response to remove oil from the surface of water where it can be especially harmf...
2010/07/22 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
2010/06/23 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
2010/09/13 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
2010/08/26 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2010/09/01 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, BP requested a health hazard evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response workers. The second in a series of interim reports from this he...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2010/09/01 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, BP requested a health hazard evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response workers. The first interim report from this health hazard evalu...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2010/09/01 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, BP requested a health hazard evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response workers. The third in a series of interim reports from this hea...
2010/08/11 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
2010/10/25 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
2011/08/01 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
The April 20, 2010, explosion and collapse of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the release of millions of barre...
2010/07/23 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
2010/12/07 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description:
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). Th...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
07/15/2010
Description:
The recommendations provided in this interim information focus on issues specific to the Deepwater Horizon Response and do not address issues common t...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
07/02/2010
Description:
Dispersants are being used in the Deepwater Horizon (Gulf of Mexico) response to remove oil from the surface of water where it can be especially harmf...
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