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Worker Safety and Health Support Annex to the NRP

"One team, one goal...a safer, more secure America"

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How Was the Annex Developed?

• Created concurrently with the development of the NRP

• OSHA worked with CDC/NIOSH, the NRT, DHS/FEMA and others to obtain broad based support

• Principles based upon Lessons Learned from WTC and Anthrax

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Purpose

• Provide guidelines for coordinating responder and worker safety and health support activity during potential or actual Incidents of National Significance.

• Describe the actions needed to ensure that threats to responders safety and health are consistently anticipated, recognized, evaluated, and controlled.

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• Workers at an Incident of National Significance are exposed to a variety of hazards, whether they are responding to a natural disaster or a terrorist incident

• Experience from World Trade Center and Anthrax attacks show that safety and health assets need to be better coordinated.

A Worker Safety and Health Annex Is Needed because…

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• Responder and recovery workers are often focused on public safety and health.

• For responders to perform their duties effectively and to ensure an efficient response and recovery-- worker safety and health must be a high priority

A Worker Safety and Health Annex is Needed Because…

“Save lives and protect the health and safety of the public, responders and recovery workers” NRP – Top Priority Planning and Assumptions

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Coordination of responder safety and health assets is often needed …

– Where there are large or multiple sites– There are complex incidents with many

responders and many safety and health assets

– Incident Command may be overwhelmed by a wide range and large number of hazards

– Incidents may present unique hazards, e.g. WMD

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A Worker Safety and Health Annex Because …..

The Unthinkable Could Happen Again!

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A Worker Safety and Health Annex Because ….

• Power Restoration

• Debris Management

• Temporary Roofing

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“Risk Much to Save Much” Does Not Apply Here

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Food and AgricultureInsular Affairs

Cyber Response

Terrorism Response

Biological Response

Nuclear/Radiological Response

Logistics

ESF #10 – Oil & Hazardous Materials

ESF # 9 – Urban Search and Rescue

ESF #8 – Public Health & Medical Services

Science and Technology

NRP Changes and Updates

ESF #7 –Resource Support

ESF #15 – External Affairs

ESF #6 – Mass Care, Housing and Human

Services

ESF #5 – Emergency Management

ESF #4 - Firefighting

ESF #3 – Public Works and Engineering

ESF #2 – Communications

ESF #1 - Transportation

ESF #14 –Long Term Community

Recovery, Mitigation, and Economic Stabilization

ESF #13 –Public Safety and Security

ESF #12 - Energy

ESF #11 –Agriculture and Natural Resources

Private Sector Coordination

Financial Management

Worker Safety and Health

Support Annexes

Emergency Support Function

Annexes

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Terms and Definitions

Appendices

BASE PLANJFO, PFO, IIMG,

HSOC

NRP Annexes

Hazardous Materials Response

Catastrophic Incident Response

Incident Annexes

Volunteer & Donations Management

InternationalCoordination

Public Affairs

Tribal Relations

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Annex Coordinating Agency:

Department of Labor/Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Cooperating Agencies:

Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Defense –

- USACE

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services

- NIOSH, ATSDR, NIEHS

Department of Homeland Security

- USCG, FEMA

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• Typically Incidents of National Significance (INS)

• Focused on WMD Incidents but could have utility at large natural disasters

• Coordination of Incident Worker Safety and Health Technical Assistance

• Core assistance modeled after assistance provided at WTC

• Does not cover public health and safety

Scope

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Policy

• NRP Emergency Support Function (ESF) #5 Emergency Management activates the Annex or activation can be requested by an individual ESF

• Worker S & H annex does not replace the responsibilities of organizations to provide for the safety and health of their workers

• On-Scene Pragmatic, Consistent and Accurate Responder and Worker Safety and Health Risk Management

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Policy• Premised upon cooperative and proactive

work with responders prior to and during response

• Acknowledges that agencies retain their authorities

• To provide advice and technical support to the Incident Safety Officer within the ICS established

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Pre-Incident Coordination

Coordination through existing organizations and committees e.g. NRT

Creation of an NRP Worker safety and health support coordination committee

Pre-incident planning guidance development and distribution

Work with other organizations that develop and fund responder training to ensure their curricula are consistent in content and message for each responder level

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Concept of Operations: Coordinate Incident Response Support/Services

•Site Specific Health and Safety Plan development Hazard assessment and site characterization (worker exposures)

•24/7 Personal airborne exposure monitoring

•24/7 Site safety monitoring

•Worker Medical Surveillance/Monitoring e.g. lead, asbestos, silica

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Concept of Operations: Coordinate Incident Response Support/Services

• PPE program development & implementation

• Worker Exposure Data Management

• Labor Union and Contractor Coordination

• Site – Specific Training

• Psychological First Aid i.e. CISM

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Challenges Ahead

Integrate Annex policy and concepts within the Federal Interagency Response Community

- At all levels

Exercise these concepts and refine the Annex policy

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The New NRT Worker Safety & Health

Subcommittee

Genesis:Genesis: The 2004 Co-Chairs Meeting The 2004 Co-Chairs Meeting Discussions on S&H and the need for ESF # 10 Discussions on S&H and the need for ESF # 10 specific supportspecific support

Mission:Mission: To Identify and Address issues To Identify and Address issues related to Worker Safety & Health During related to Worker Safety & Health During Response and Recovery OperationsResponse and Recovery Operations

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NRT Worker Safety & Health Subcommittee

• COMPOSITION & FORMATCOMPOSITION & FORMAT

- Co-Chaired by EPA and OSHA

- Membership Representative of the Broader NRT – USCG, HHS, ATSDR, NIOSH, USACE, NIEHS, CPWR, UMDNJ- Rutgers, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

- Existing ESF # 10 Worker Safety and Health Committee Incorporated

- Monthly Meetings

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NRT Worker Safety & Health Subcommittee

Overall GoalOverall Goal::

To be an NCP/ESF 10 Focused Responder and Worker Safety and Health Interagency Coordinating Body

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NRT Worker Safety & Health Subcommittee

Current Initiatives:Current Initiatives:

- Technical Seminar on WMD/CBRN issues affecting Respiratory Protection of Responders and Recovery Workers

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Evolving Issues that May Lead to Evolving Issues that May Lead to NRT Action ProposalsNRT Action Proposals

*Safety Officer Responsibilities / Qualifications Under the NIMS

*PPE Ensemble Harmonization... - HAZWOPER’s A-B-C vs. NFPA 1994 1-2-3

*Using OSC Spill Reports to Proactively Address Safety and Health Issues

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QUESTIONS??

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OSHA Resources Available to Support an Emergency Response

• 1100 safety and health professionals; 260 Certified Professionals (CSPs, CIHs, PEs, Structural Engineers, MDs, & CHPs)

• ICS and CBRN trained professionals• Health Response Team Comprised of

Seasoned Professionals • Four (4) Specialized Response Teams for

CBRN• ER/RRT Coordinators in every Region who

participate– Regional Response Teams (RRTs) and– Regional Interagency Steering Committees (RISC)