Natural Disasters: Response, Cleanup & Safety for Workers
The following is a list of emergency response resources for workers at natural disaster sites.
On this page:
- General Resources
- Flood & Hurricane
- Wildfire & Fire
- Extreme Heat
- Tsunamis
- Electrical
- Carbon Monoxide
- Handling Human Remains
- Personal Protective Equipment
General Resources
- NIOSH Emergency Response Resources - Natural Disasters
- NIOSH Emergency Response Resources - Disaster Site Management
- NIOSH Ergonomics & Musculoskeletal Disorders
- NIOSH Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Emergency Response Workers
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Preparedness & Response
- Mass Casualty Preparedness & Response
Flood & Hurricane Cleanup & Safety
- Interim Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders
- Health Recommendations for Relief Workers Responding to Disasters
- NIOSH Assessment Tools for Occupational Safety and Health in Hospitals, Health Departments, and Shelters Involved in Response to Hurricane Katrina
- Interim Guidance for Healthcare Professionals Advising Travelers to Hurricane Affected Areas in the United States
- Interim Guidelines for Fire Fighting Operations in the Hurricane Katrina Response
- Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes, OSHA
- Worker Safety After a Flood
- Animal- and Insect-Related Hazards
- Preventing Chain Saw Injuries
Wildfire & Fire Cleanup & Safety
- NIOSH Fighting Wildfires
- NIOSH Emergency Responders - Firefighters, Emergency Medical Personnel, Other First Responders
- Worker Safety During Fire Cleanup
Extreme Heat
Tsunamis Cleanup & Safety
Electrical Safety
- NIOSH Electrical Safety
- Worker Safety in a Power Outage
- Electrical Safety and Generators: Preventing Electrocutions Associated with Generators Plugged Into Household Circuits
Carbon Monoxide Safety
Handling Human Remains
- Interim Health Recommendations for Workers Who Handle Human Remains
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations Manual