Disaster Recovery
DON’T WAIT FOR THE BIG NE
If you’ve ever lived anywhere near a coast, you’ve likely experienced the devastating power of a Hurricane. Through wind damage, widespread flooding, and power outages, these massive storms cause significant damage to communities, lives, property, and businesses; especially on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. Not only do they cause significant damage to infrastructure, but they also damage the economy as well. Companies spend millions of dollars and countless man-hours cleaning up, repairing, and restocking their facilities, causing a glut in the supply chain and creating product shortages and high prices as the industry works to meet the need.
In this catalog we have supplied some resources from OSHA and Honeywell to help guide your preparation, and please see our safety equipment offerings starting on page 4 to ensure you’re ready for the next big storm.
OSHA Hurricane Preparedness and Response Hurricanes are a form of tropical cyclones that are capable of causing devastating damage to communities. Hurricanes are storm systems with circulating air and sustained wind speeds of 74 miles per hour or higher. The strongest hurricanes can have wind speeds exceeding 155 miles per hour. Areas on the Atlantic Coast, near the Gulf of Mexico, as well as parts of the Southwestern United States are vulnerable to hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to November and peaks between August and October. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins mid May and also ends in November. This page provides information on hurricane warnings, hazards that hurricanes cause, and precautions that workers and employers should take after a hurricane has occurred. Links and Resources The Preparedness Page outlines the warnings and watches used for hurricanes, including the five categories used to rate the strength of a hurricane. The page also contains information on creating evacuation plans and supply kits. The Response/Recovery page features a link to OSHA’s Hurricane eMatrix, which features information on hazard exposures and risk assessments for hurricane response and recovery work. The information in the matrix is organized based on the types of activities performed so that it is easy for workers to identify the precautions they should take based on the tasks they will be performing. OSHA and NOAA are working together on a public education effort aimed at improving the way people prepare for and respond to severe weather . This page is designed to help businesses and their workers prepare for hurricanes , and to provide information about hazards that workers may face during and after a hurricane. Employer Responsibilities Each employer is responsible for the safety and health of its workers and for providing a safe and healthful workplace for its workers. Employers are required to protect workers from the anticipated hazards associated with the response and recovery operations that workers are likely to conduct. For additional information on Workers’ Rights, Employer Responsibilities, and other services OSHA offers, visit OSHA’s Employers Page , Workers Page and Publications .
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