In the wake of severe flooding in West Virginia, OSHA announced that it is providing assistance to the three hardest-hit counties of Kanawha, Greenbriar, and Nicholas, which President Obama declared to be federal disaster areas. The agency will provide compliance assistance in these areas to ensure that workers engaged in flood cleanup efforts are protected from hazards.
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“We want to ensure that employers do not put their workers at risk, and workers and the general public are aware of the hazards involved in flood cleanup work,” said Richard Mendelson, OSHA’s regional administrator in Philadelphia. “Personal protective equipment and other precautions are necessary to prevent serious injury, illness, and even death.”