[CPEO-MEF] Occupational health and safety at Hanford (WA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Beating the Heat at Hanford

Worker safety in the heat of summer can be a challenge on any outdoor 
project, even under the best of circumstances. But what happens when the 
circumstances turn challenging?

by Mike Berriochoa
Occupational Hazards
August 31, 2006

For CH2M HILL, concern about the heat takes on new dimensions as 
employees perform their work on the Department of Energy's Hanford site 
in the hot and dry Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington. Workers often 
find themselves involved in challenging projects wearing multiple layers 
of protective clothing as well as respiratory protection, including 
self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).

While physical conditioning, proper planning and preparation go a long 
way toward warding off problems caused by the heat, often extra measures 
to keep workers safe and productive are required.

The Hanford site is home to the nation's largest volume of radioactive 
and chemical waste, a byproduct of producing nuclear materials for the 
nation's defense. While the defense mission at Hanford ended more than 
two decades ago, the site is now one of the largest environmental 
restoration projects in the world. Teams of workers are aggressively 
cleaning up and disposing of the radioactive and chemical waste.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.occupationalhazards.com/articles/15580

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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