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Maritime ResourcesCOVID-19 Information and Resources for WorkersNIOSH COVID-19 Information for WorkersInterim Guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected COVID-19COVID-19 and Personal Protective Equipment: Questions and AnswersNIOSH has developed web pages on a wide variety of workplace hazards, including many that are present in maritime industries. While most are not focused specifically on maritime industries, the exposures are similar across multiple worksites. The following directory of relevant NIOSH pages has been organized into six general hazard categories **(below)**.General Hazard CategoriesChemical Hazards
	**Beryllium –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/beryllium/
**Hydrogen Sulfide –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hydrogensulfide/
**Methyl Ethyl Ketone –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/methylethylketone/
**Managing Chemical Safety in the Workplace –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/chemicals/
**NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/
**Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/81-123/
**Phosphine (fumigation) –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/phosphine/
**Styrene –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/styrene/
**Skin Exposures –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/skin/Environmental Hazards
	**Cold Stress –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/coldstress/
**Heat Stress –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/
**Occupational Asthma –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/asthma/occasthmaprevention.html
**Outdoor Workers –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/outdoor/
**UV Radiation –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/sunexposure/default.htmlErgonomic Hazards
	**Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomics/
**Ergonomic Interventions in Shipyards –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomics/ergship/
**Musculoskeletal Health:**
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/research-rounds/resroundsv3n6.html#d
http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2017/12/21/holiday-2017/
http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2017/12/19/msd-series-3/Respiratory Hazards
	**Abrasive Blasting –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/blasting/
**Aerosols –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/aerosols/
**Asbestos –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/asbestos/
**Confined Spaces –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/confinedspace/
**Lead –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/lead/
**Occupational Asthma –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/asthma/occasthmaprevention.html
**Welding and Manganese –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/welding/Safety Hazards
	**All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-167/default.html
**Decompression Sickness –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/decompression/
**Deck Safety –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/decksafety.html
**Electrical Safety –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/electrical/
**Falls Overboard –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/fallsoverboard.html
**Falls Prevention –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/falls/
**Machine Safety –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/machine/
**Rollover Protection –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/aginjury/crops/default.html
**Traumatic Injury –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/injury/
**Vessel Disasters –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/vesseldisasters.htmlPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE)
	**Eye Safety –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/
**Noise Exposure –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/
**Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/pfds.html
**Personal Protective Equipment PPE –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ppe/ https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/protclothing/
**Respirators –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/respirators/default.htmlWorker Health and Well-being
	**Aging Workers –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/productiveaging/default.html
**Cardiovascular Disease –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heartdisease/
**Musculoskeletal Health :**
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/research-rounds/resroundsv3n6.html#d
http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2017/12/21/holiday-2017/
http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2017/12/19/msd-series-3/
**Stress –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/stress/
**Tobacco –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/tobacco/
**Total Worker Health –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/twh/default.html
**Workplace Violence –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/violence/
**Young Workers –** https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/youth/Top of Page
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  May 7, 2020						Source: 	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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