OSHA mobilizes to respond to Hurricane Katrina aftermath.(A VIEW FROM WASHINGTON)

Plant Engineering, October, 2005 by Williamson, Sherman

As part of the U.S. Department of Labor's response to Hurricane Katrina, OSHA has deployed safety and health professionals to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to provide technical assistance to recovery workers in their ongoing efforts along the Gulf Coast of the United States.

OSHA has teams of professionals in the devastated regions to help ensure that the restoration of power and telecommunications facilities and infrastructures are completed safely. The agency has been contacting major power companies in the affected areas to provide safety briefings to employees at power restoration staging areas. OSHA's teams are also focusing on safety and health issues for workers involved in debris removal and a variety of construction projects. And, OSHA is...

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