Tag: Emergency Responders

First responders, ambulance corps

COVID-19: First Responders Must Be Notified of Coronavirus Exposure

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Mar 31, 2020 COVID-19

Updated: Mar 31, 2020

Healthcare facilities and public health officials now must inform emergency responders when they have been exposed to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. On March 27, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) updated its list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases to which emergency responders may be exposed (85 Federal Register 17335).

HAZWOPER: What You Need to Know for Emergency Responders Training

By Clare Condon Apr 21, 2015 Training

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Emergency responders must be trained before their participation in emergency response operations. Their training must be based on the functions and duties they will be expected to perform. Examples of activities emergency responders could be involved in include: Responding to the spill of a highly toxic substance from an overturned 55-gallon drum Responding to a […]