Friday, January 21, 2005


Dear Friends,

Following U.S. NIOSH update is forwarded on behalf of their Occupational and
Environmental Health Team in response to the earthquake and tsunami in
Southeast Asia . Please note that the documents (bookmarks) listed below
were also saved under OUR LINKS at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flood_relief_aid_2002/links

Sincerely,

Andrew Cutz
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Andrew Cutz, CIH
Moderator, Flood Relief Aid List
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flood_relief_aid_2002/


FOR (Y)OUR INFORMATION & REFERENCE ...

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg J. Kullman (U.S. NIOSH) <GJK1@...>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005
Subject: Occupational and Environmental Health Communications

Dear Colleagues

This E-mail message follows previous communications from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Directors Emergency Command Center
(DEOC) and is sent to provide information and guidance documents on CDC
occupational and environmental health and safety efforts in response to
the earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia (CDC Operation Earthquake).
Attached for your information are several guidance documents developed
by the CDC in response to Operation Earthquake:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/response.asp

--- Cleanup & Safety Guidelines ---

* Cleanup of Flood Water (September 11, 2004)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/cleanupwater.asp


* Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (January 5, 2005)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/carbonmonoxide.asp


* Animals & Mosquitoes After a Flood (June 30, 2004)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/animals.asp


--- Handling Human Remains ---

* Disposing of Liquid Waste from Autopsies in Tsunami-Affected Areas (NEW!
January 17, 2005)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/pdf/tsunami-autopsyliquidwaste.pdf


* Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PED/ManejoCadaveres.htm
From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)


We hope this correspondence and information will be of assistance in
addressing occupational health and safety needs in the region. If there
are specific needs that our team or others in the CDC could provide
assistance with, we would appreciate your E-mail reply or phone call (to
Jennifer Hornsby-Myers <ezh7@...> at +1-404-498-2583(work)
or +1-404-975-9925(cell).

Additionally, if there are other occupational health or safety leaders
in the region who could benefit from this information, please forward or
reply with an E-mail address and we will send accordingly. Thanks for
your assistance.

Sincerely,

Greg J. Kullman, Industrial Hygienist
CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Directors Emergency Operations Center
Occupational and Environmental Health Team

Phone Number: +1-304-285-5959
Email: GJK1@...

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EMD Forwarded by Andrew Cutz, CIH (Friday, January 21, 2005)