NYC DOHMH Alert #22: Guidance During Wildfire Smoke

"Please see the email chain below from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Health. Wildfires in Canada are impacting our Region and air quality indices are forecasted to get worse tomorrow. Please include the effective that steps workers can take to reduce the effects of wildfire smoke into your safety briefings and toolbox talks while these conditions exist. This link can help monitor your local air quality conditions:  www.airnow.gov "

Links from email:

https://a858-nycnotify.nyc.gov/notifynyc/

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/eode/mask-guidance-smoke.pdf

airnow.gov

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/eode/aqi-guidelines-general.pdf

(Shared from yesterday's email update from Richard Brown - OSHA)