Natural Disasters: Response, Cleanup & Safety for Workers
The following is a list of emergency response resources for workers at natural disaster sites.
General Resources
- NIOSH Emergency Response Resources - Natural Disasters
- NIOSH Emergency Response Resources - Disaster Site Management
- NIOSH Ergonomics & Musculoskeletal Disorders
- NIOSH Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Emergency Response Workers
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Preparedness & Response
- Mass Casualty Preparedness & Response
Flood & Hurricane Cleanup & Safety
- Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders
- Health Recommendations for Relief Workers Responding to Disasters
- NIOSH Recommendations: Storm and Flood Cleanup
- Interim Guidelines for Fire Fighting Operations in the Hurricane Katrina Response
- Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes, OSHA
- Worker Safety After a Flood
- Animal- and Insect-Related Hazards
- Preventing Chain Saw Injuries
Wildfire & Fire Cleanup & Safety
- NIOSH Fighting Wildfires
- NIOSH Emergency Responders - Firefighters, Emergency Medical Personnel, Other First Responders
- Worker Safety During Fire Cleanup
Extreme Heat
Tsunamis Cleanup & Safety
Electrical Safety
- NIOSH Electrical Safety
- Worker Safety in a Power Outage
- Electrical Safety and Generators: Preventing Electrocutions Associated with Generators Plugged Into Household Circuits
Carbon Monoxide Safety
Handling Human Remains
- Interim Health Recommendations for Workers Who Handle Human Remains
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations Manual
Personal Protective Equipment
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