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Worker Safety During Fire Clean Up: Fact Sheet

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  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
  • Description:
    Workers face hazards even after fires are extinguished. In addition to a smoldering or new fire, dangers include the following:

    • electrical hazards

    • carbon monoxide poisoning

    • musculoskeletal hazards

    • heavy equipment

    • extreme heat and cold

    • unstable structures

    • hazardous materials

    • fire

    • confined spaces

    • worker fatigue

    • respiratory hazards

    firecleanupworkers.pdf

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    Text
  • Genre:
    Fact Sheet
  • Pages in Document:
    7 numbered pages
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    urn:sha-512:9391d30c1499dd87bae524aa7be03875ab3d1e67d19faa95ec0423d787a5ce9be3071ec224b9a00a634c0601ee5b1d4b71f78a9c86b3c505b9c574bb2b77d864
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