NIEHS/WETP KATRINA RESPONSE UPDATE

Katrina Landfall

August 29, 2005

Katrina

Landfall

August 29,

2005

Katrina PowerPoint

Available

September 1, 2005

Katrina Response PowerPoint

• Produced September 1st by NIEHSClearinghouse and posted on the web.

• Has become the most widely used safetyand health awareness program in the Katrina disaster zone.

• Promoted as available for any organizationto adapt.

• Originally in English, but translated intoSpanish and Vietnamese.

• Updated almost daily for first severalweeks (currently version 10).

NIEHS Katrina Booklet

• Designed to accompany Power Point

• Available within days of PowerPoint

creation via the web

• Available in a print layout version with

crop and registration marks for printers.

• Brochure can be printed in color or

black and white to save costs.

• Available in English and Spanish

• Can be ordered from NIEHS directly

from the WETP website through IUOE

rricane Response Initiative

Version 11 - 10/27/05

NIEHS Hu

Safety Awareness forResponders to Hurricanes:

Protect yourself while helping others

Huớng Dẫn An Toàn Cho Công Nhân Thu Dọn Sau C n Bảo

Bảo Vệ Chính Mình khi Giúp Đỡ Người Khác

NIEHS – Operaciones de auxilio tras el paso de Katrina - Versión 10 - 9/23/05

Protección personal y ayuda a los demás: consideraciones de seguridad para participantes en operaciones de

auxilio del Huracán Katrina

Katrina Orientation Booklets

English

Spanish

Vietnamese

Downloadable from http://www.wetp.org

Katrina

Landfall

August 29,

2005

Katrina PowerPoint

Available

September 1, 2005

NIEHS

Activated

October 11,

2005

NIEHS is Activated with Mission Assignment

October 11, 2005

Katrina HASP Training Requirements

OSHA Katrina HASP contains the following training requirements:

All agency and contractor personnel engaged in response operations must be trained to recognize and avoid hazards.

This training is composed of several elements:

• General training for disaster site workers

• Site-specific training

• Task specific training, including any mandated training requirements

• Pre-deployment and pre-job briefings

• Site-specific training includes an overview of conditions specific to the locales where the employee will be deployed. Task-specific training includes items such as hazard communication, PPE, use of tools, safety at elevations, etc. Training that is mandated by various agencies, such as OSHA, EPA, USCG, DOT, etc., shall be provided in accordance with those agencies’ guidelines.

Landfall

August

29, 2005

NIEHS

Activated

October 11,

2005

NIEHS/POC

Biloxi, MS

October 12,

2005

Katrina PowerPoint

Available

September 1, 2005

HMTRI

Biloxi, MS

October 14,

2005

HMTRI-KIRKWOOD

National Response Plan

Health and Safety Annex Mission Assignment

Training provided on:

Work Zone Safety

CPR/FA/AED

Safe Tree Removal

Asbestos Awareness (2 hour)

Asbestos Awareness (8 hour)

General Hazard Awareness

QA and Inspector Hazard Awareness

Driving Hazard Awareness

Forklift Training

Forklift Operator Training

PA Building Inspector Safety Awareness

National Response Plan

Health and Safety Annex Mission Assignment

Mississippi Training Accomplishments

October 14, 2005 – February 28, 2006

Over 440 hours of Instruction!

Over 8000 Responders Trained!

Landfall

August

29, 2005

NIEHS

Activated

October 12,

2005

NIEHS/POC

Biloxi, MS

October 12,

2005

HMTRI

Biloxi, MS

October 14,

2005

Katrina PowerPoint

Available

September 1, 2005

CPWR

New Orleans, LA

November 8, 2005

NIEHS/POC

Baton Rouge, LA

November 7, 2005

Censo

red

National Response Plan

Health and Safety Annex Mission Assignment

Louisiana Training Accomplishments

November 13, 2005 – February 28, 2006

Over 224 Hours of Instruction!

Over 738 Responders Trained!

Landfall

August

29, 2005

NIEHS

Activated

October 12,

2005

NIEHS/POC

Biloxi, MS

October 12,

2005

HMTRI

Biloxi, MS

October 14,

2005

CPWR

New Orleans, LA

November 8, 2005

NIEHS/POC

Baton Rouge, LA

November 7, 2005

Katrina PowerPoint

Available

September 1, 2005

Second Supplemental

Baton Rouge, LA

February 22, 2006

NIEHS Field

Office

Baton Rouge,

LA

Field Office

Additional Mission Assignment Organizations

NIEHS Katrina Training Team in Baton Rouge, LA

February 22, 2006

Landfall

August

29, 2005

NIEHS

Activated

October 12,

2005

NIEHS/POC

Biloxi, MS

October 12,

2005

HMTRI

Biloxi, MS

October 14,

2005

CPWR

New Orleans, LA

November 8, 2005

NIEHS/POC

Baton Rouge, LA

November 7, 2005

Second Supplemental

Baton Rouge, LA

February 22, 2006

NIEHS Field

Office

Baton Rouge,

LA

Katrina PowerPoint

Available

September 1, 2005

June 1, 2006

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