Earth Watch Report - Biological Hazards
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| 09.01.2013 | Biological Hazard | Oman | Governorate of Al Wusta, [Qarn Alam Drill site] |  |
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Biological Hazard in Oman on Wednesday, 09 January, 2013 at 21:09 (09:09 PM) UTC.
| Description | |
| An Omani oil company says it has the situation under control after 300 of its contractors at a drill site were sickened by food poisoning. Most of the workers were treated and released at a camp clinic, Petroleum Development Oman said in a statement, but some required hospitalization, Gulf News reported Wednesday. Some 62 workers were admitted and 19 were later discharged, “All those sent to the hospitals are stable and no one is in any danger,” the company said. All of the workers were employed at oil installations in Qarn Alam in central Oman, about 250 miles from Muscat. Petroleum Development Oman is owned by the state of Oman. A team from the Ministry of Health has been sent to camp to investigate the incident, officials said. | |
| Biohazard name: | Mass. Food poisoning |
| Biohazard level: | 1/4 Low |
| Biohazard desc.: | Bacteria and viruses including Bacillus subtilis, canine hepatitis, Escherichia coli, varicella (chicken pox), as well as some cell cultures and non-infectious bacteria. At this level precautions against the biohazardous materials in question are minimal, most likely involving gloves and some sort of facial protection. Usually, contaminated materials are left in open (but separately indicated) waste receptacles. Decontamination procedures for this level are similar in most respects to modern precautions against everyday viruses (i.e.: washing one’s hands with anti-bacterial soap, washing all exposed surfaces of the lab with disinfectants, etc). In a lab environment, all materials used for cell and/or bacteria cultures are decontaminated via autoclave. |
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| Status: | confirmed |
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