Hurricane key messages for employers, workers, and volunteers

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Event: 2017 Hurricane season
  
  Today’s Date: October 9, 2017
  
  This key messages document is for internal and external use. It contains the messaging that has been cleared for use in developing other materials related to this emergency response.
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are working with federal, state and local agencies as well as global health partners in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
  
  Protecting the health and safety of responders and volunteers by preventing diseases, injuries, and fatalities is a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Emergency Preparedness and Response Program priority (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emres/default.html). This document focuses on key messages for employers, workers, and volunteers responding to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. It will be updated as new information becomes available and will be distributed regularly. Please share this document with others as appropriate.
  
  NIOSH_Emergency_Responder_Key_Messages.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cyclonic Storms Emergency Responders Natural Disasters Relief Work Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  22 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:32d19e067d29e282c60c6e43a4175f3756c69cd97df277c191d024f881200484606f1e42c9b69bd6b0fac6c5a3399606e26b030cd49ac38a8018ca275829744c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49041/cdc_49041_DS1.pdf
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