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10 ways OSHA’s Emergency Response Plan protects worker’s health and Safety
United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration works closely within the National Response Framework and is part of the National Response Team. When large scale incidents overwhelm local assets, the NRF Worker and Health Support Annex step in to provide assistance.
- Identify and assess worker health and safety hazards present at the incident site and in the environment
- Assessing the resources needed to protect workers and identifying the sources available to meet these needs
- Providing technical expertise in industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health, structural collapse engineering, safety engineering, radiation safety, biological and chemical agent response, and occupational medicine
- Managing the creation and implementation of a site specific health and safety plan (HASP)
- Monitoring and managing worker safety and health hazards through on-site identification, evaluation, analysis, and mitigation, including personal exposure monitoring
- Providing assistance with developing, implementing, and monitoring the personal protective equipment (PPE) program
- Selection, use, and decontamination of PPE
- Coordinating the collection and management of exposure and accident/injury data to identify trends and facilitate data sharing
- Coordinating and providing incident-specific response and recovery worker training
- Assist with the development and distribution of educational materials about preventing and mitigating hazards
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