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DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE
Gulf of Mexico Oil Cleanup

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NIOSH Efforts to Protect Oil Cleanup Workers

NIOSH is protecting oil cleanup workers with the following ongoing efforts:

  • Partnering with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to provide other federal and state partners, BP, and workers with guidance and educational materials for protecting response workers.
  • Conducting health hazard evaluations and surveillance of reported illnesses among workers involved in the Gulf response.
  • Developing a voluntary roster of workers to obtain a record of those who have participated and a mechanism to contact them about possible work-related symptoms of illness or injury, as needed.
  • Analyzing injury and illness data provided to NIOSH by BP safety officials to increase awareness of the risks associated with Gulf oil response work.

RESOURCES

NIOSH GUIDANCE

NIOSH/OSHA Interim Guidance for Protecting Deepwater Horizon Response Workers and Volunteers

Medical Pre-Placement Evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response Workers

Chemical Exposure Assessment Considerations for Use in Evaluating Deepwater Horizon Response Workers and Volunteers

Tips for Deepwater Horizon Workers

NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response Workers: Interim Report #1

Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Deepwater Horizon Response Workers and Volunteers

Reducing Occupational Exposures while Working with Dispersants During the Gulf Oil Spill Response

NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report on the Exxon/Valdez Alaska Oil Spill

HAZARD INFORMATION

All hazards
Benzene

Chemical dispersants
Chemical hazards
Fatigue
Fuel oils
Heat stress
Mosquitoes
Poisonous plants
Respiratory protection
Snakes
Stinging insects
Stress
Sun exposure

OTHER GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

HHS Safety and Training of Oil Spill Response Workers and Volunteers

CDC 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Selected studies on the human health effects of oil spills

 
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