Agency Role
Federal Emergency Managed and coordinated Federal Government response. Provided
Management Agency funding for response including cleaning of building exteriors and cleaning
of indoor residential spaces.
U.S. Department of Performed various activities related to worker health and safety, which
Health and Human included:
Services • Assessing jobs and work locations for health potential hazards.
National Institute for • Helping site managers select appropriate equipment for sampling, use it
Occupational Safety and properly, and institute procedures for analyzing data.
Health • Helping select appropriate personal protective equipment and coordinate
deployment of respirators.
• Developing procedures for cleaning and sanitizing respirators.
• Developing and disseminating written guidelines for worker safety and
health.
• Conducting health hazard evaluations to assess worker health.
• Providing technical assistance to NYCDOH to develop voluntary registry
of individuals who worked at, lived near, or responded to the WTC
attack.
U.S. Department of Provided various types of monitoring and health assessment support,
Health and Human including:
Services • Assisting EPA and other agencies in sampling dust and air at Ground
Agency for Toxic Zero and evaluating data to assess health risks.
Substances and Disease • Providing technical assistance to NYCDOH on environmental medicine,
Registry • Participating in the World Trade Center Environmental Assessment
Workgroup, which was made up of representatives from ATSDR and
other Federal agencies.
• Using geographic information systems to map environmental sampling
results and other data for Lower Manhattan.
U.S. Department of Funded research and training to address health concerns resulting from
Health and Human the WTC collapse.
Services
National Institute of
Environmental Health
Sciences
71 Report No. 2003-P-00012
NYC-WTC_000145426
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NYC-WTC_000145426Source: NYC Law Department, mirrored locally
Joint announcement of a comprehensive plan by the EPA and city partners to address indoor air quality concerns in residential units south of Canal Street.