June 2007 - Hurricane Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established a Web site that focuses on hurricane issues. The main site, entitled "Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes," provides extensive information on hurricane operations and is available at http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/hurricaneRecovery.html.

A new section, entitled "Hurricane eMatrix," provides information on many of the most common and significant hazards that response and recovery workers might encounter when working in an area recently devastated by a hurricane. The "Hazard Exposure and Risk Assessment Matrix" highlights a number of tasks and operations associated with disaster response and recovery. The Matrix is designed to help employers make decisions during their risk assessment that will protect their employees working in hurricane-impacted areas.

The "Hurricane eMatrix" is available at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hurricane/index.html.

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