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Annotation:The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Worker Education and Training Program held a workshop in Mobile, Alabama, in May 2011 that included a broad range of participants who were involved in the DeepwaterHorizon response. This workshop report summarizes their views of what worked and what did not work as the basis for improvements in preparedness for future disasters. Specifically, workshop findings and recommendations focused on three topics: community engagement and community health, training quality, and monitoring and surveillance of cleanup workers....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:The explosion on the DeepwaterHorizon disaster oil rig on April 20, 2010 resulted in the death of 11 workers and injury to another 17 workers. In the weeks and months after, as large amounts of crudeoil released from the Macondo Well, tens of thousands of workers engaged in on- and off-shore containment and clean-up activities. Addressing concerns about the potential effects of the spill on human and environmental health in the Gulf, including potential risk to response workers, prompted an unprecedented response from agencies all across the Federal government. The purpose of this report is to evaluate those response activities, and in light of knowledge gained, identify ways to improve response in the future....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:The explosion of the DeepwaterHorizonoil rig in April 2010 and the consequent Gulf OilSpill have raised many public health questions. In order to assess the public health effects, it is important to understand the components and characteristics of oil. This two-hour course will provide information about crudeoil, weathered oil, and dispersants. Public health aspects related to exposure to air contaminants, seafood, beach advisories, and workersafety will also be discussed....[See more] [See less]
Access Notes:
Site requires free registration.
This training can be found in the Public Health Foundation TRAIN Learning Network at: https://www.train.org/main/course/1028405/.
ID:5364. From: Disaster Lit®a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Annotation:Thousands of workers responded to the onshore and offshore cleanup activities of the April 21, 2010 DeepwaterHorizonoil drilling rig fire. The Unified Area Command reported over 45,000 workers at the height of the response. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) supported the Unified Area Command in establishing a systematic roster of workers participating in response cleanup efforts. NIOSH developed this prospective roster with the following objectives: (1) to create a record of those who participated in the DeepwaterHorizon response cleanup activities, (2) to collect information on the nature of their projected work assignments and training received, and (3) to create a mechanism for contacting them about possible work-related symptoms of illness or injury, as needed. This report summarizes those efforts....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This page contains four reports on illness and injury data that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released consecutively over the course of three months following the DeepwaterHorizon/BP oilspill. The reports cover data that was collected from April 2010 through July 2010. The reports give a basic overview of illnesses and injuries of workers responding to the oilspill. Report titles included: NIOSH report of BP Illness and Injury Data (July 12, 2010 & June 30, 2010) and NIOSH Report of DeepwaterHorizon Response/Unified Area Command Illness and Injury Data(July 27, 2010 & August 13, 2010)....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This page provides information about the voluntary roster of response workers who registered with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts following the DeepwaterHorizonoilspill in 2010. According to the reports, the number of workers that were rostered as of October 2010 was 55,512 across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Also included on the page are roster forms, a roster summary report, and procedures for recruiting volunteers in PDF format....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 59-page document is the fourth Health Hazard Evaluation Interim Report to evaluate potential exposures and health effects among workers involved in DeepwaterHorizon Response activities, following the well site explosion in April 2010. It includes an evaluation of vessels of opportunity, evaluation of health effects in workers performing oil skimming from Floating City #1, and evaluation of source control vessels Development Driller II and Discoverer....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:These guidelines provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are designed for response workers, volunteers and their supervisors who were deployed during the DeepwaterHorizonOilSpill in 2010. The document provides information about the impacts of crudeoil and dispersant on human health and how to protect against them such as the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and respirators. Recommendations for preventing heat stress, fatigue and traumatic stress are included as well as an appendix that includes studies from oil tanker spills....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This resource provides guidance for health professionals who provide primary care to workers or volunteers who may be involved with the DeepwaterHorizon response. The recommendations describe a plan for pre-placement evaluation to gather medical information on workers prior to beginning oilspill response work. The evaluation is designed to provide health professionals with guidance on the important elements of such a pre-placement evaluation, and help health professionals identify individuals with health concerns that need to be addressed....[See more] [See less]
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This is guidance for DeepwaterHorizon response workers to help protect themselves from potential exposures to dispersants used to combat the oilspill.
