November 2, 2005—Informational materials produced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are helping employers and workers better address safety and health hazards associated with hurricane cleanup and recovery.
OSHA safety and health experts have already developed 37 fact sheets and eight “quick cards”—two-sided, 4-by-9 inch cards with safety and health tips—on hazards such as molds and fungi, downed electrical wires, and general decontamination, to name a few. Thousands of these “tools” have been printed, laminated, and put in the hands of cleanup and recovery workers throughout the Gulf Coast area.
In response to specific requests from workers and employers, OSHA is developing more cards on demolition, hydrogen sulfide, lead in construction, permit-required confined spaces, struck by hazards during hurricane recovery, and tree trimming. Additional information on other topics will be developed on a continuing basis and posted to the agency’s Hurricane Recovery page.
