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Author : Claire Austin,Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Wildland fire suppression
ISBN : 289631296X
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Forest fire fighters
ISBN : 2896312978
Author : Brian J. Sharkey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fire fighters
ISBN : MINN:31951D02179764Z
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Smoke
ISBN : MINN:31951D02973490K
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : UCBK:C086893914
"This document contains a summary of 30 Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs) related to fire fighting that involved a site visit between 1990 and 2001, categorized by the focus. Of the 30 HHEs, 7 were related to respiratory health effects and safety and health programs and procedures, 8 to diesel exhaust, 5 to forest fire fighting, 6 to chemical fires, 2 to communicable diseases, 1 to arsenic poisoning, and 1 to inspecting fire scenes at buildings with chromated copper arsenic (CCA)-treated lumber ... none were related to noise exposure"--P. iii.
Author : National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri,National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine,Health And Medicine Division,Board On Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Respiratory Protection for the Public and Workers Without Respiratory Protection Programs at Their Workplaces
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309271371
Individuals in the United States and Americans abroad are exposed to inhalation hazards from a variety of sources, and these hazards can have both short- and long-term adverse effects on health. For example, exposure to wildfire smoke, which contains particulate matter and toxic chemicals, can lead to respiratory problems, increased risk for heart attacks, and other adverse health outcomes. Individuals also may be exposed to airborne infectious agents through aerosol or droplet transmission, and as demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the individual and public health consequences of these exposures can be severe. Storms, floods, and hurricanes can increase exposure to moisture-driven hazards, such as mold, and to accidental releases from production facilities or transport vehicles that may result in chemical exposures. The current regulatory system is focused primarily on ensuring access to respiratory protection in occupational settings characterized by well-defined hazards and employer-employee relationships. With this narrow regulatory focus, the respiratory protection needs of the public and many workers are not being met. As climate change increases the incidence and severity of wildfires, hurricanes, floods, infectious disease outbreaks, and other phenomena that impact air quality and human health, it is imperative that the United States ensure that the respiratory protection needs of the public and all workers are met. Recognizing the urgent need to address the gaps in the nation's ability to meet the respiratory protection needs of the public and workers without workplace respiratory protection programs, this report makes recommendations for a framework of responsibilities and authorities that would provide a unified and authoritative source of information and effective oversight for the development, approval, and use of respiratory protection.
Author : Brian J. Sharkey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : MINN:31951D02179782X
Author : Scott F. Walter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Fire detectors
ISBN : 1423528360
Personnel who fight wildland fires are limited to the amount of protective equipment that they can carry with them. Bulky respiratory protection devices are considered extraneous to a smoke jumper who must carry all their tools and living necessities on their backs. In addition, respirators cannot filter out carbon monoxide, a significant airborne hazard from wildland fires. Instead, personnel are trained to recognize and avoid inhalation exposure situations eliminating the need for respiratory protection. Most of the personnel who fight wildland fires are augmentees who are often poorly trained, lack experience, and are inadequately equipped to safely respond to the fire. In addition, wildland firefighters often lack the experience of responding to a large fire. Lastly, inhalation exposure conditions (concentrations, wind speed, wind direction, etc.) vary with each wildland fire encountered, which increases the exposure potential. Most studies of the inhalation hazards from wildland fires indicate individual exposure levels of measurable contaminants were below the permissible exposure limits (PELs) established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with an incident overexposure rate of approximately 5 - 10 %. These exposures were attributed to lack of worker training or awareness of the existing inhalation hazard. The primary health effect reported was upper respiratory and eye irritation (mainly from acrolein, formaldehyde, and particulate matter exposure). For comfort, workers often wear scarves and bandanas to reduce the discomfort of smoke exposure. For eye protection, some workers may wear goggles with limited protective capacity.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Environmental Health Services, Research, and Medicine,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309499903
California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources for responding and rebuilding, and receive less assistance from state, local, and federal agencies. Because burning wood releases particulate matter and other toxicants, the health effects of wildfires extend well beyond burns. In addition, deposition of toxicants in soil and water can result in chronic as well as acute exposures. On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The workshop explored the population health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity consequences of increasingly strong and numerous wildfires, particularly in California. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309683845
To address approaches to the respirator approval process in the current landscape for both occupational and non-occupational use of respirators, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health convened a virtual workshop, Current Issues in the Assessment of Respiratory Protective Devices: Nontraditional Workers and Public Use on August 4â€"5, 2020. Additionally, the workshop considered gaps in respiratory protection for outdoor workers and the general public. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.
Author : Tee L. Guidotti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319230696
This book is an overview of the hazards of firefighting, the health risks of exposure to combustion products that characterize firefighting, the science behind interpreting these risks for purposes of identifying diseases as work-related, and the legal and policy implications of adopting legislated “presumption” for purposes of compensation. The emphasis of the book will be on the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, traumatic hazards, and disabling psychosocial adjustment following major incidents. Several new studies have appeared recently, including the largest study of firefighters ever done, by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). They evidence supports the conclusion that firefighters face significant occupational health risks in addition to the obviously severe safety hazards.
Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt,Roger D. Ottmar
Publisher : Ecosystems Research Alliance
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCR:31210022825549
This paper reviews and summarizes literature about smoke exposure and the resulting adverse effects among wildland firefighters.
Author : Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031504464
Author : Richard J. Mangan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : MINN:31951D02179756Y
Each year, the incursion of private residences into wildlands increases the potential for the devastating loss of important natural resources and private property from wildfire. Structural and wildland firefighters are working side-by-side in a setting that is not typical of their traditional workplaces. These wildland-urban intermix fires have proven to be a special risk to the safety of the firefighters battling them. In the 1990gass alone, firefighters have been seriously injured or killed on intermix fires in Arizona, California, Utah, Kentucky, and other States. This report discusses key areas of concern for firefighter safety in the wildland-urban intermix: command and control, mix of forces, access, civilian population, personal protective clothing and equipment, and special hazards.
Author : National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Carbon monoxide
ISBN : IND:30000090340252