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National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
Environmental Protection Agency National Response Team’s “Guidance for Managing Worker Fatigue During Disaster Operations” From the National Response Team’s website: “This Technical Assistance Document (TAD) the first of two documents created by the National Response Team (NRT) to address worker fatigue during large-scale disaster operations, such as those following the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9-11 attacks, anthrax contamination, the Columbia Space Shuttle Recovery, and Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. This document is intended to serve as a hands-on manual to assist organizations with the development of programs and plans to address fatigue issues among disaster workers.” From the National Response Team’s website. Incident Action Plan – Briefing Paper: This two page document summarizes lessons learned from the Exxon Valdez oil spill regarding transparency in the Unified Command system. Photos of fishing vessel with vacuum truck aboard during the ‘89 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill  Fishing vessel Defiance towing boom and sucking up oil with a vacuum truck aboard in 1989, Northwest Bay, Knight Island, Prince William Sound.  Closeup picture of the fishing vessel Defiance in 1989 with sewage vacuum truck aboard. Tom Copeland reported, “We tightened up the boom by pulling the rear boom forward past the forward boom end. You can see the sucker hose down in the oil that is inches thick.” Nearshore Response
(added to Oil Spill Prevention and Response page) The above letter discusses options for nearshore response resulting from lessons learned after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The above portion of the STAR manual describes oil spill response strategies using fishing vessels for nearshore oil recovery. Alaska Oil Spill Commission Appendices added to Citizen Oversight page
Above are links to the final report and executive summary from the Alaska Oil Spill Commission’s study of the wreck of the Exxon Valdez. Available for download from Alaska Resources Library and Information Service. University of Alaska Fairbanks’s School of Fisheries and Oceans Science UAF has set up a page on their website with resources for the Gulf Of Mexico oil spill. The page includes a link to a legal research report titled: Recommendations for an Improved Oil Spill Prevention Regulatory System. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Resources:
This history of the settlement, damage assessment, and restoration following the Exxon Valdez spill was researched, written, and designed by Joe Hunt. Available for download from Alaska Resources Library and Information Service. Compiled by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, this document contains links to a variety of important documents related to the Exxon Valdez. Available for download from Alaska Resources Library and Information Service. Alaska Oil Spill Commission
Above are links to the final report and executive summary from the Alaska Oil Spill Commission’s study of the wreck of the Exxon Valdez. Available for download from Alaska Resources Library and Information Service. |
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