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NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Training Tool <br />OSHA <br />Health Risks of Weathered Crude Oil <br />• Potential dermatitis hazard from skin contact. <br />• Inhaling oil droplets/oily particles put into the air during cleanup operations <br />can be irritating to eyes, nose, throat and lungs. <br />• Evaporation that occurs during the first 24 to 48 hours after the spill greatly <br />reduces inhalation hazards from the toxic volatile components, such as <br />benzene. <br />NOTE: Even if air sampling shows no detectable levels or <br />very low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), there <br />still may be health effects present. <br />40 WORKER EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAM <br />