NIOSH Interim Guidance for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals: Chemical Exposure Assessment Considerations for use in Evaluating Deepwater Horizon Response Workers and Volunteers
NIOSH Interim Guidance for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals: Chemical Exposure Assessment Considerations for use in Evaluating Deepwater Horizon Response Workers and Volunteers
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.
August 2011 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 2010-0115 & 2010-0129-3138The April 20, 2010, explosion and collapse of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform in ...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
07/02/2010 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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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)
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Workers and volunteers may experience stress and fatigue when they respond to environmental disasters, both natural and human-caused. As a Deepwater H...
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July 26, 2010 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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Recommendations contained in the Interim Guidance will be updated as more information about exposures is collected and assessed in relationship to the...
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7/26/10 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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Document features a table of potential hazards to oilspill response workers. The potential hazards include: Cardiovascular disease; Heat stress; Traum...
2010/07/22 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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...
2010/07/23 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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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)
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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...
2010/10/15 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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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
2010/12/29 | Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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On May 28, 2010, BP requested a health hazard evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response workers. The ninth in a series of interim reports from this hea...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
December 2011 | NIOSH Numbered Publications
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Following the unprecedented federal response to the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH...
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6/2012 | NIOSH Numbered Publications
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"Hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking' is a process used_to 'stimulate' well production in the oil and gas industry. It is not a new process, but its use...
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