Industrial Hygiene

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This paper discusses the role of public health officials who work together in reaction to a natural disaster. It specifically discusses the resources and efforts required following a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. The paper focuses on the main industrial hygiene concerns that exist and the role of the environmental manager. It is written from the perspective of the person to whom the environmental manager will be reporting.

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"One of the more immediate concerns would be the initial cleanup effort. I would need to create a team of individuals dedicated to providing the best possible cleanup service, from sanitizing air vents to scrubbing floors. Moreover, our technicians would need to assess the post-cleanup environment to determine whether it was safe for working and operating after the disaster. Given that I oversee hazard assessment, and all safe entry and cleanup procedures, I would demand that special attention be paid to any public areas and especially the surgical suites and clinical laboratory, if they were intended for immediate use. Because of restrictions on personnel and funding, I would focus our cleanup efforts on those rooms and areas that were intended for immediate use and only be secondarily concerned with areas that were to remain unused until further notice from administrative personnel."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Informational Booklet on Industrial Hygiene. US Department of Labor. Retrieved online July 9, 2008 from http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3143/OSHA3143.htm#How%20do
• "Personal Protective Equipment Plan." University of Rochester. Retrieved July 9, 2008 from http://www.safety.rochester.edu/ih/ppeplan2.html

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