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Corporate Authors:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Description:
The recommendations provided in this interim information focus on issues specific to the Deepwater Horizon Response and do not address issues common to all hurricane responses. For more information on storm/flood and hurricane response, consult the NIOSH website at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/flood.html.

This interim information is intended to assist employers and workers in preventing work-related injuries and illnesses during hurricane response. Additional information may be found in Tasks 1, 3, 6, 13 and 14 of the OSHA General Personal Protective Equipment Sampling Matrix found at: http://www.osha.gov/oilspills/oil_ppematrix.html

Hurricane response activities can present a number of hazards for response workers. The 2010 hurricane season brings concerns about protecting emergency responders, debris removers and others from exposure to oil-contaminated waters as a result of the Deepwater Horizon fire, explosion and continuing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Accidents, Occupational
Cyclonic Storm
Emergency Responders
Occupational Exposure/adverse Effects
Petroleum Pollution/adverse Effects
Safety

Series:
NIOSH interim information
Document Type:
Pamphlet (or booklet)
Name as Subject:
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
Genre:
Guidance
Place as Subject:
Gulf of Mexico
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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