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September 14, 2005
Katrina Workplace Safety and Health Resources
Reprinted from Confined Space
Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes
And although you wouldn't know it from OSHA's hurricane-related materials, workers have a number of rights under the Occupational Safety and Health ActNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Hurricane Katrina Response: Storm and Flood Cleanup
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP): Hurricane Katrina Resources
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Hurricane Katrina Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Hurricane Katrina Health & Safety
Department of Homeland Security, which also includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
OTHER RESOURCES
Effect Measure has a number of good postings on Katrina-related public health issues like mosquitos, Information about infections, E. coli and God's role in the disaster.
The Labor Department has a webpage addressing Hurricane Recovery Assistance, including information about recovery jobs and Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Finally, the New Orleans Times Picayune is still publishing from a college dorm room after its offices were inundated by the flood. Check it out.
Posted by Jordan Barab at September 14, 2005 07:32 AM
