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Hurricanes / Floods

  
3M Technical Data Bulletin: Above the Shoulders PPE for Flood Recovery and Clean-up, Issue No. 184 [PDF 72 KB]
3M JobHealth Highlights: Respiratory Hazards During Hurricane Cleanup [PDF 306 KB]
Q&A: Potential Hazards and Respiratory Protection After a Hurricane [PDF 36 KB]
 
The following are a few of the resources available from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding flood hazards and mold clean-up. There are many other resources available including information from your state and local health departments.  
Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes (OSHA) [Website]
Floods and Tornadoes: Keeping Disaster Site Workers Safe During Cleanup and Recovery Operations (OSHA) [Website]
Hurricane and Flood Recovery (CDC) [Website]
Floods (CDC) [Website]
Mold After a Disaster (CDC) [Website]
Mold Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes and Major Floods (CDC) [Website]
Population-Specific Recommendations for Protection From Exposure to Mold in Buildings Flooded After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (CDC) [PDF 163 KB]

Heat Stress

 
3M JobHealth Highlights: Heat Stress [PDF 215 KB]
Occupational Safety & Health Administration's Safety and Health Topics: Heat Stress
Provides a guide to information regarding the recognition, evaluation, control, and compliance actions involving heat stress. 		[Website]
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Heat Stress (CDC)
Lists NIOSH articles and publications on heat stress. 		[Website]
Cal OSHA: Heat Illness Prevention Standard T8 CCR 3395
Discusses Cal OSHA Standard T8 CCR 3395 that pertains to heat stress. 		[Website]
Mine Safety & Health Administration's Heat Stress: What to Do...
Provides multiple documents related to heat stress in the mining industry. 		[Website]
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Article on Heat Stress (CDC)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article "Heat-Related Deaths Among Crop Workers--United States, 1992-2006" 		[Website]
Tips for Reducing Workers' Heat Load
Dealing effectively with heat stress can increase workers' comfort, safety, and productivity.		 [PDF 4 MB]
USDA Fire Service: Heat Stress
Explains the risks of heat stress, and what the firefighter should do to minimize those risks. 		[Website]

Diacetyl
Diacetyl Sampling Information [Website]
Information from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) [Website]
Information and Guidance on Diacetyl Hazard Determination, Control Measures, Employee Training and Applicable OSHA Standards. [Website]
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Flavorings-Related Lung Disease
This topic is a resource for findings and recommendations by NIOSH to reduce the risk of bronchiolitis obliterans associated with occupational exposures to flavorings.		 [Website]
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Flavorings-Related Lung Disease - Exposure Control
This document provides NIOSH recommendations for reducing exposure to diacetyl, including respiratory protection.		 [Website]
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Flavorings-Related Lung Disease - Exposures to Flavoring Chemicals
This document reviews flavorings, diacetyl, and analytical measurement methods for measuring exposures to diacetyl. 		[Website]
OSHA Announcement [Website]
OSHA Bulletin [PDF 320 KB]
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