Health hazard evaluation of Deepwater Horizon response workers / Bradley S. King, John D. Gibbins.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

King, Bradley S., author.

Gibbins, John D., author.

Contributor:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, issuing body.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), issuing body.

Health Hazard Evaluation Program (U.S.), issuing body.

British Petroleum Company, sponsoring body.

Series:

NIOSH health hazard evaluation report ; 2010-0129-3138.

Health hazard evaluation report ; HETA 2010-0015 = 2010-0129-3138

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010--Health aspects.

BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.

First responders--Health and hygiene--America, Gulf of.

First responders.

First responders--Health and hygiene--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Oil spills--Health aspects--America, Gulf of.

Oil spills.

Oil spills--Health aspects--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Hospital care.

Risk assessment.

Occupational Exposure.

Petroleum Pollution--adverse effects.

Hospitalization.

Risk Assessment.

Gulf of Mexico.

risk assessment.

Oil spills--Health aspects.

Gulf of America.

United States--Gulf Coast.

Medical Subjects:

Occupational Exposure.

Petroleum Pollution--adverse effects.

Hospitalization.

Risk Assessment.

Gulf of Mexico.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 20 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Atlanta, Ga.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Hazard Evaluation Program, 2011.

Summary:

The April 20, 2010, explosion and collapse of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the release of millions of barrels of oil into Gulf waters. The response to this disaster involved the efforts of tens of thousands of workers in a variety of capacities across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Texas, and in the Gulf of Mexico itself. The diverse work included oil and tar ball removal from beaches, oil skimming and booming near shores, burning of surface oil near the source of the oil release, surface application of dispersant by vessels and aircraft, and containment and recovery work on vessels at the release site. This final report summarizes our evaluations made during the course of the offshore and onshore HHE investigations and describes the conditions and characteristics encountered during the event. Overarching conclusions and recommendations drawing from the entirety of the HHE investigations are also presented.

Notes:

"HETA 2010-0115."

"August 2011."

Includes bibliographical references (page 17).

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (NIOSH, viewed April 18, 2018).

OCLC:

757726127