OSHA Seeking Comments on Best Practices Document for “First Receivers” of – Mass Casualty Victims

UKIAH -- Fed-OSHA is inviting comments on a draft publication, "Best Practices for Hospital Based First Receivers of Victims of Mass Casualty Incident Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances."The publication is intended to provide hospitals with practical information for developing emergency management plans to protect emergency personnel when contaminated victims of mass casualty events are brought into the hospital.So-called "first receivers," as distinguished from first responders, a