EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE RESOURCES
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Workers are a common denominator at any disaster or novel emergency event. Protecting the health and safety of these workers by preventing diseases, injuries, and fatalities is a NIOSH Emergency Preparedness and Response Program priority. This can be accomplished by ensuring that responder safety and health is addressed systemically during all phases (pre-, during-, and post-deployment) to make certain only qualified, trained, and properly equipped personnel are deployed. The topic areas below contain guidance to assist employers and responders to achieve the goal of worker safety and health during responses.
In addition, the NIOSH Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Portfolio is part of a research portfolio that sets the goals and develops plans for worker safety and health research advancement and collaborations.
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NIOSH Emergency Preparedness and Response Topics
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Responder Safety and Health
- Emergency Responders
- Disaster Site Management
- Emergency Response Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS)
- Fire Fighters Resources Directory
- Terrorism Response
- Respirators and Personal Protective Equipment
- Disaster Science Initiative
- Emergency Preparedness for Business
- Ryan White Act
- Ebola and Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Traumatic Incident Stress
- Emergency Medical Services Workers
- Fentanyl: Preventing Exposure to Emergency Responders
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Natural Disasters and Hazards
- Natural Disasters
- Storm/Flood and Hurricane/Typhoon Response
- Earthquakes
- Wildfires
- Heat Stress
- Cold Stress
- Chemicals
- Anthrax
- Long Work Hours and Fatigue Training
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NIOSH Disaster Response Efforts
- World Trade Center Health Effects
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
- Radiation Dispersal from Japan
Key NIOSH Emergency Response Resources
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NIOSH Programs
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Portfolio
- NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
- National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
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Publications and Products
- NIOSHTIC-2 Search Results for Emergency Response
- Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) NRT Technical Assistance Document and Guide for Key Decision Makers
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- Protecting Emergency Responders Vol 1-4
- Health Hazard Evaluations from Hurricane Katrina Response
- The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database
Other Government Resources
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Federal Offices and Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- American Red Cross
- National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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State, Local, Tribes, and Territories
- FEMA: State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management
- FEMA: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
- Page last reviewed: September 9, 2014
- Page last updated: December 3, 2014
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Office of the Director