Terrorism Response
(General)
Protecting Emergency
Responders, Volume 3: Safety Management in Disaster and Terrorism
Response
Background and recommendations for improving safety management at large-scale
disaster sites. Covers natural and manmade disasters, including terrorism.
See Protecting
Emergency Responders Volumes 1 & 2 for more information
on terrorism response.
Safeguarding
Building Ventilation
Guidance for Filtration
and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect Building Environments from Airborne
Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 2003-136
Provides preventive measures that building owners and managers
can implement to protect building air environments from a terrorist release
of chemical, biological, or radiolgical contaminants.
Protecting
Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological
Attack
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 6, 2002 / 51(35);789
Guidance for Protecting
Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological
Attacks
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 2002-139
Preventive measures that building owners and managers can take to protect
building air environments from a terrorist release of contaminants.
Anthrax
NIOSH Irradiated
Mail Topic Page
Contains information on OPM reports and Health Hazard Evaluations conducted
in response to requests from postal employees, federal workers, and
Congressional employees.
Protecting Workers from Anthrax
Infection- Response from NIOSH
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2002-142
Summary of NIOSH efforts to develop sampling procedures, recommend effective
interim protective measures, safeguard workers, assess the effectiveness
of decontamination, and disseminate information in the aftermath of the
October 2001, anthrax attacks.
Occupational
Health Guidelines for Remediation Workers at Anthrax Contaminated Sites
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 6, 2002 / 51(35);786-789
Comprehensive Procedures for
Collecting Environmental Samples for Culturing Bacillus anthracis- Revised
April 2002
Plan for Investigating Environmental Contamination, Methods for bulk,
sterile swab, suface wipe, HEPA vacuum, and air sampling
Evaluation
of Bacillus anthracis Contamination Inside the Brentwood Mail Processing
and Distribution Center --- District of Columbia, October 2001
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, December 21, 2001 / 50(50);1129-1133
Anthrax
in the Workplace: Risk Reduction Matrix (OSHA)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dep/anthrax/matrix/index.html
Advice for employers in assessing risks, suggestions for protective equipment
and safe work practices.
OSHA
Anthrax E-Tools
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/anthrax/index.html
Provides information on anthrax, including its potential impact on the
workforce, and development and implementation of emergency action plans.
Protecting Investigators
Performing Environmental Sampling for Bacillus anthracis: Personal Protective
Equipment
Information on assessing biological hazards, guidance for choosing appropriate
protective equipment.
CDC Interim Recommendations
for Protecting Workers from Exposure to Bacillus anthracis in Work Sites
Where Mail Is Handled or Processed
IGuidance for implementing engineering, administrative, and housekeeping
controls; advice for mail workers.
Interim Recommendations for
Firefighters and Other First Responders for the Selection and Use of Protective
Clothing and Respirators Against Biological Agents
Recommendations for selecting personal protective equipment for biological
agents.
Bioterrorism-Related
Inhalational Anthrax: The First 10 Cases Reported in the United States
(CDC)
Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 7, No. 6 — November-December 2001
Chemical Hazards
NIOSH Chemical Agent Information
Includes NIOSH Emergency Response Cards, information on Cyanide, Sarin,
Nitrogen Mustard, Sulfur Mustard, VX, other chemicals.
The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (ERSH-DB)
Developed by NIOSH for the emergency response community, The ERSH-DB contains accurate and concise information on high-priority chemical, biological and radiological agents that could be encountered by personnel responding to a terrorist event.
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
and Response (CDC)
Includes preparation & planning, chemical and biological agents, emergency
contact information, more...
A Guide for Evaluating the Performance
of Chemical Protective Clothing
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 90-109
Outline of the selection process for CPC, including examples.
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical
Hazards (NPG)
Source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred
chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals.
International Chemical Safety
Cards (WHO/IPCS/ILO)
Summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their
use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories,
agriculture, construction and other work places.
Acute Exposure Guideline
Levels (AEGLs)
EPA web site describes dangers from exposure to airborne chemicals and
recommends guideline levels for short-term exposures to airborne hazardous
substances.
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/
Bloodborne Infectious Disease
Bloodborne Infectious Diseases
Topic Page
Includes needlesticks & sharps, management and treatment guidelines,
surveillance, engineering controls & personal protective equipment,
links to other BBID sites, more...
How to Protect Yourself From Needlestick
Injuries
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 2000-135
En
Español
Q & A about preventing needlestick injury and infection.
World Trade Center Response
Protecting Workers at the World
Trade Center Site - Response from the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 2002-143
Summary of the NIOSH effort to address workers' needs in the aftermath
of the terrorist attacks.
Worker Survey Results
Use
of Respiratory Protection Among Responders at the World Trade Center
Site - New York City, September 2001
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September
11, 2002 / 51(Special Issue);6-8
Impact
of September 11 Attacks on Workers in the Vicinity of the World Trade
Center - New York City
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 11, 2002 / 51(Special
Issue);8-10
Air Sampling
Summary Report to the New
York City Department of Health: NIOSH Air Sample Results for the World
Trade Center Disaster Response
Findings for Asbestos, Carbon Monoxide, Particulates,
Hydrocarbons, more...
Environmental
Studies of the World Trade Center area after the September 11, 2001
Attack
External Link: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0429/
Report describes the results of an interdisciplinary environmental characterization
of the World Trade Center (WTC) area after September 11.
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:
World Trade Center Response
Funding
Funding for State Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response
Opportunities for integrating state occupational health activities into
bioterrrorism planning.
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