Occupational hazards of fire debris cleanup are the hazards to health and safety of the personnel tasked with clearing the area of debris and combustion...
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occupational hazard is a hazard experienced in the workplace. This encompasses many types of hazards, including chemical hazards, biological hazards (biohazards)...
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Firefighting (redirect from Fire-fighting)
firefighting topics, organized by subject area Occupational hazards of fire debris cleanup United States Air Force Fire Protection - United States Air Force Firefighting...
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Firefighter (redirect from Fire fighter)
structural and wildland fires. Safety hazards of fire cleanup include the risk of reignition of smoldering debris, electrocution from downed or exposed...
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Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (redirect from Rescue workers in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks)
going through the front doors because of falling debris and falling people. Standard evacuation procedures for fires in the World Trade Center called for...
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Firefighting in the United States (category Occupational safety and health)
years of service). Occupational hazards with fire debris cleanup Smokejumper "How today's public fire departments were born from private fire brigades"...
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Housekeeping (category Articles needing cleanup from December 2022)
workplace housekeeping and Industrial housekeeping, which are part of occupational health and safety processes. A housekeeper is a person employed to...
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Cleaner (category Secondary sector of the economy)
leaf cleanup, snow removal, etc. In some places, groundskeepers or a separate company may do outdoor work. Porterage (internal deliveries; movement of equipment...
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Burn pit (category Occupational safety and health)
large-scale burn pit operation. The effects of burn pits seem to be similar to that of fire debris cleanup. The Department of Defense estimates that 3.5 million...
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2017. "Fire Hazard of Polyurethane and Other Organic Foam Insulation Aboard Ships and in Construction". US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and...
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Asbestos (category Occupational hazards)
the material. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has standards to protect workers from the hazards of exposure to asbestos in...
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Emergency management (redirect from Prevention (hazards))
telephone network. Cleanup during disaster recovery involves many occupational hazards. Often, these hazards are exacerbated by the conditions of the local environment...
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Indoor mold (category Occupational safety and health)
exacerbation of occupational asthma in adults. Similarly, studies in children have shown that infants in homes with mold have a much greater risk of developing...
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Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks (redirect from Health effects of September 11, 2001 attacks)
among rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers, and the pulmonary fibrosis death of NYPD member Cesar Borja. Increasing numbers of cases are appearing in which...
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Oil spill (category Technology hazards)
affect the everyday lives of humans through secondary consequences such as increased fire hazards and the potential closure of beaches, parks, and fisheries...
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Redevelopment Division (RRD) established cleanup criteria for groundwater used as drinking water of 70 ppt of PFOA and PFOS, individually or combined....
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2013 Washington, Illinois, tornado (category Tornadoes of 2013)
have a chance of getting aid from the federal government." — Gary Manier FEMA told Manier and other state officials that debris cleanup occurring beyond...
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Dust explosion (redirect from Dust fire)
flying debris. The sudden release of energy from a "detonation" can produce a shockwave, either in open air or in a confined space. If the spread of flame...
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2008 Georgia Imperial Sugar refinery explosion (category Industrial fires and explosions in the United States)
grounds of the Port Wentworth plant. U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational safety...
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Polychlorinated biphenyl (redirect from Health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls)
– polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's): potential health hazards from electrical equipment fires or failures (with reference package) (Report). 2020-09-29...
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Nuclear labor issues (category Nuclear weapons program of the United States)
irradiation a large area of Europe, in particular Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The cleanup of the radioactive meltdown debris involved 600,000...
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World Trade Center Health Program (category National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
debris; and other workers or volunteers who assisted in the rescue, recovery, debris cleanup or related services. Members of the New York City Fire Department...
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Mercury (element) (redirect from Density of mercury)
treat mercury as an occupational hazard; both OSHA and NIOSH, among other regulatory agencies, have established specific occupational exposure limits on...
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Asbestos and the law (category Occupational safety and health)
counts included obstruction of justice, money laundering, mail fraud and bid rigging, all related to the asbestos cleanup. On January 11, 2006, San Diego...
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Mercury poisoning (redirect from Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds)
Hatter: Occupational Hazards of Mercury". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. An Account of the Effect of Mercurial Vapors on the Crew of His Majesty's...
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Police officer safety and health (category Occupational safety and health)
Police officers face various occupational hazards such as poor ergonomics that can cause musculoskeletal problems, exposure to infectious diseases and...
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British nuclear tests at Maralinga (category 20th-century military history of the United Kingdom)
significant radiation hazards still existed at many of the Maralinga sites. It recommended another cleanup, which was completed in 2000 at a cost of AUD $108 million...
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Lead poisoning (category Occupational diseases)
for cleanup of contaminated soil. Workers' education could be helpful as well. The major treatments are removal of the source of lead and the use of medications...
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Chainsaw (redirect from History of the chainsaw)
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Current Intelligence Bulletin 38: March 29, 2983. Retrieved December 22, 2008. Carbon Monoxide Hazards from Small...
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intervention strategies regarding occupational health and safety issues. During 2003–2013, the annual rate of occupational fatalities significantly decreased...
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