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Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Conducting Building Assessments

Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Conducting Building Assessments. Presentation Objectives. Know why environmental health assessments are conducted in buildings Identify building components and function

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Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Conducting Building Assessments

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  1. Environmental Health Training in Emergency ResponseConducting Building Assessments

  2. Presentation Objectives • Know why environmental health assessments are conducted in buildings • Identify building components and function • Develop an awareness of building assessment processes, specific response issues, and closeout needs • Introduce concept of building-related public health hazards and how they play into building reoccupancy and recovery decisions

  3. How Do Disasters Impact Buildings? • Function affected • Critical services reduced or eliminated • Acute and chronic exposure to health risks • Long-term infrastructure costs

  4. Major Concerns • Are building-related public health hazards present? • How do these hazards impact building occupancy or purpose? • If impacted, how can the hazard be abated to allow reoccupancy and relicensure?

  5. Partners during Building Assessments • Building owners • Building support services • Administrators • Engineers • Permitting/occupancy authorities

  6. Roles for Environmental Health Staff • Assessment • Evaluating the indoor environment (may include sampling and monitoring) • Consultation • Public information • Planning • Liaison activities

  7. Equipment Needs for a Building Assessment • Standard EH survey tools • Flashlight, camera, multiuse tool, etc. • Moisture meter • Basic IAQ meter • Environmental sampling supplies • PPE and protective clothing

  8. Safety Concerns for Building Assessment Activities • Safety of team • Situational awareness • Knowledge of building, contents, and hazards • Communication/contact needs

  9. Why Conduct Building Assessments? • Why does a building exist? • Physiologic needs • Psychologic needs • Must evaluate components holistically, not individually

  10. Primary Activitiesfor Building Assessments • Plan the assessment process • Conduct the assessment • Document all information • Communicate findings and recommendations

  11. Building AssessmentProcess • A 3-step assessment process • Chemical, physical or biological hazard present in the building? • Does a pathway exist to transport the hazard to the occupant? • If so, can the exposure be quantified?

  12. Building AssessmentBuilding Components - 1 • Building envelope • Structural components

  13. Building AssessmentBuilding Components - 2 • Building envelope • Structural components • Interior furnishings and appliances

  14. Building AssessmentBuilding Components - 3 • Building envelope • Structural components • Interior furnishings and appliances • Utility infrastructure

  15. Building AssessmentBuilding Components - 4 • Building envelope • Structural components • Interior furnishings and appliances • Utility infrastructure • Occupancy specific

  16. Building AssessmentBuilding Components - 5 • Building envelope • Structural components • Interior furnishings and appliances • Utility infrastructure • Occupancy specific • Building surroundings

  17. Building AssessmentRe-occupancy and Recovery • Public health hazard exists now or in future? • Does hazard or remediation impact building use? • Disaster need considerations • Use Recommendations

  18. A Few Things About Mold… Take-home points: • A visual walkthrough will give you all the information you need • Look for mold growth and water damage • Find moisture source(s) and eliminate them • Remove mold growth • Porous surfaces? Dispose and replace • Impervious surfaces? Clean and disinfect • Should you sample for mold? • Typically not indicated for emergency response

  19. Mold References • CDCNationalCenter for Environmental Health: http://www.cdc.gov/mold Cleanup and remediation, general information, mold-related issues • EPA: http://www.epa.gov/mold - mold references for public health • Minnesota Department of Health: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/mold/links.html • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments • OSHA: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/molds/index.html Mold-Related Problems in the Indoor Workplace

  20. Assessment close out with owner/operator Assessment close out with permitting authority Building AssessmentClosing out

  21. Speaker Information Robert Maglievaz, MSPH, RS, CIH Volusia County Health Department 1845 Holsonback Dr. Daytona Beach, FL 32117 386.274.0697 robert_maglievaz@doh.state.fl.us LT Jasen M. Kunz, MPH, REHS, RS U.S. Public Health Service Office of Health and Safety Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 404.639.3419 JKunz@cdc.gov

  22. Questions?

  23. Exercise

  24. Exercise 1

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