What Are the Operations and Hazards During Shoreline and Vessel Operations?
If you are involved in response and cleanup of weathered oil, you might be:
Exposure to any of these hazards depends on what you are actually doing and where you
are working.
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What Are the Operations and Hazards During Shoreline and Vessel Operations?
If you are involved in response and cleanup of weathered oil, you might be:
Exposure to any of these hazards depends on what you are actually doing and where you
are working.
For example, heat stress is a real concern for all outdoor activities because
the weather is hot and humid.
If you are pulling in oil-covered booms, then contact with
weathered oil, drowning, and back injuries are also concerns.
Most jobs will only involve
contact with weathered oil, which no longer has high levels of hazardous chemicals that
can get into the air.
To make sure, OSHA is monitoring the air that workers breathe for
the hazardous chemicals common in oil and dispersants, as well as other chemicals like
carbon monoxide.
To date, no air sampling by OSHA has detected any hazardous
chemical at levels of concern.
What Is Your Employer Required to Do?
1.
Train you on the hazards of your job in a language that you understand.
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