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EHS Today Responder Safety
Current issues and trends in homeland security, emergency response, responder safety and critical infrastructure protection.
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A paper published in the July issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine examines NIOSH’s role in protecting first responders following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in an effort to improve health monitoring and surveillance for workers responding to disasters.
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September 11, 2001 – 9/11 – is an iconic date for Americans. Most of us can remember where we were and what we were doing on that date.
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According to an Olin Business School professor at the Washington University in St. Louis, a waffle chain, of all places, demonstrates that companies vulnerable to supply-chain disruptions from natural disasters can gain a competitive advantage by implementing strong risk management plans.
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In the confined work spaces found in chemical plants, paper mills, refineries, underground mines and utility passageways, the air may be contaminated with toxic or combustible gases or suffer from a lack of oxygen. Regulations call for the monitoring of these environments.
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On July 1, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act went into effect to provide treatment and services for first responders suffering from negative health effects following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Unlike firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center attacks in 2001, a new study published in the June issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine reveals that 95 percent of officers in the Emergency Services Unit (ESU) of the New York Police Department who responded to that event show no long-term decrease in lung function.
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