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 health hazard evaluation was issued July 12, 2010. Below is a summary of the main findings and recommendations from this report.

Seventy-one percent of visits to the Venice, Louisiana, Branch Infirmary during June 2010 were for conditions requiring initial triage, first aid, and/or over the counter medication. Other than symptoms related to working in the heat, and exacerbations of existing medical conditions due to a variety of reasons (heat, lack of continuity of care, etc.), the evaluation did not reveal unrecognized or unreported occupational illness.

NIOSH recommended that BP continue to work with local, State, and Federal agencies to strengthen their system to collect and analyze infirmary illness and injury data. BP should also continue to follow its Heat Stress Management Plan, provide hand washing stations, hygienic showers, and restroom facilities/portable toilets to limit the potential for disease transmission.