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Hurricane Katrina Disaster Site Worker Course Foreword Hurricane Katrina Disaster Site Worker Course October 2005 After Hurricane Katrina (and soon after, Hurricane Rita) hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in late August 2005, numerous requests were received by the OSHA Office of Training and Education to provide a version of the Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 that would focus on the needs of responders to the hurricane. This manual is the response to those requests. The major differences in this material to that contained in the basic Course #7600 are The lesson on CBRNE agents has been eliminated A new lesson on “Overview of Safety and Health Hazards for Hurricane Responders” has been added, to follow the lesson on “Orientation to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command Systems The lesson on “Respiratory Protection” has been revised to introduce the use of respirators for mold exposure and to reduce discussion of protection for CBRNE agents The lesson on “Decontamination” has been revised to more clearly explain the role of biological agents and the need for surface decontamination using bleach Additions have been made to the lessons on “Safety Hazards,” “Health Hazards,” and “Other Personal Protective Equipment.” The Final Exercise has been revised to focus on scenarios based on natural disasters. Trainers are encouraged to include additional material and examples that are specific to the workers they are training, and to share such material both with other trainers and with the OSHA Office of Training and Education. Numerous factsheets and other print material related to health and safety in the aftermath of hurricanes and floods have been produced by various government agencies. These can be used as supplemental handouts or to further identify topics that trainers may want to emphasize during the sessions. Major sources of such materials include iii

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Hurricane Katrina Disaster Site Worker Course

ForewordHurricane Katrina Disaster Site Worker Course

October 2005

After Hurricane Katrina (and soon after, Hurricane Rita) hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in late August 2005, numerous requests were received by the OSHA Office of Training and Education to provide a version of the Disaster Site Worker Course #7600 that would focus on the needs of responders to the hurricane. This manual is the response to those requests.The major differences in this material to that contained in the basic Course #7600 are

The lesson on CBRNE agents has been eliminated

A new lesson on Overview of Safety and Health Hazards for Hurricane Responders has been added, to follow the lesson on Orientation to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command Systems The lesson on Respiratory Protection has been revised to introduce the use of respirators for mold exposure and to reduce discussion of protection for CBRNE agents The lesson on Decontamination has been revised to more clearly explain the role of biological agents and the need for surface decontamination using bleach Additions have been made to the lessons on Safety Hazards, Health Hazards, and Other Personal Protective Equipment. The Final Exercise has been revised to focus on scenarios based on natural disasters.Trainers are encouraged to include additional material and examples that are specific to the workers they are training, and to share such material both with other trainers and with the OSHA Office of Training and Education.Numerous factsheets and other print material related to health and safety in the aftermath of hurricanes and floods have been produced by various government agencies. These can be used as supplemental handouts or to further identify topics that trainers may want to emphasize during the sessions. Major sources of such materials includeThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/hurricaneRecovery.htmlThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.aspThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/flood/The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

http://www.epa.gov/katrina/The National Institute of Environmental Health and Safety (NIEHS)www.wetp.org

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