OSHA and its
State Plan partners help set and implement national safety and health
standards for emergency responders.
Foremost among these standards is the Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response standard of 29 CFR 1910.120(q).
Specialty topics include: Chemical, Biological, Bioterrorism,
Radiation, Personal Protective Equipment, Training and Educa-
tion, Equipment.
What
standards apply?
- OSHA
- Other Federal
What
tools are available for responders?
- First Responders
- First Receivers
- Skilled Support Personnel
- ....More...
What
tools are available for general worksites?
- Emergency Action Plans
- Evacuation Matrix
- Fire/Explosion Matrix
- ....More...
How
does OSHA support the National Response System?
- Worker S&H Annex
- NRP
- NEMP
- Inside the Green Line....
- ...More....
What
additional information is available?
- DHS, DOL/OSHA
- White House
- CDC/NIOSH
- NIEHS
- USPS
- .....More...
This information is important for every news person to understand and
use in their field operations.
How emergency responders act, and the guidelines that they understand
and operate by, are part of the “vocabulary” needed,
not only to stay safe, but to get the story. If a newsperson can
identify the people who do what at an event, they will save time
by getting to the people in charge. Such courtesy will also grant you
brownie points with responders who get to know you as a
professional and courteous participant in gaining the understanding of
an event, “key” in interpreting just what is happening. It’s
not always as it first appears.
This website will remain “on point” with the statement that well
educated and trained TV newspeople have the ability to
cover accidents and tragedies because they have awareness of what each
of the responder groups need to do. They know where
the “action” is, what to approach, and what to stay away from.