Emergency preparedness and response

Hazards Ahead Managing Cleanup Worker Health and Safety at the Nuclear Weapons Complex. U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. Washington, DC U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993, pp. 3, 13. 

Management Perspectives on Worker Protection During DOE Hazardous Waste Activities. U.S. Department of Energy, June 1996, p. 4. 

Webster s II New Riverside University Dictionary. Boston Houghton Mifflin, 1988. 

Handbook for Occupational Health and Safety During Hazardous Waste Activities. Office of Environmental, Safety and Health Office of Environmental Management, 1996, pp. ES-3, ES-4, 1-1, 1-5, 1-6, 2-3, 2-7, 3-1. 

This directorate seeks to utilize all scientific and technological advantages when securing the homeland. The following assets help meet the DHS mission (1) DOE CBRN Countermeasures Programs, (2) Euvironmeutal Measurements Laboratory of DOE, (3) National BW Defense Analysis Center of DOD, and (4) Plum Islaud Animal Disease Center of the Department of Agriculture. 

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Environmental management system documentation Document control Operational control Emergency preparedness and response Checking and corrective action... 

Improved Operating Procedures 11. Segregate process waste waters from stormwater systems. 12. Optimize the frequency of tank and equipment cleaning. 13. Prevent solids and oily wastes from entering the drainage system. 14. Establish and maintain an emergency preparedness and response plan. 

For the chlor-alkali industry, an emergency preparedness and response plan is mandatory for potential uncontrolled chlorine and other releases. Carbon tetrachloride is sometimes used to scrub nitrogen trichloride (formed in the process) and to maintain its levels below 4% to avoid fire and explosion. Substitutes for carbon tetrachloride may have to be used, as the use of carbon tetrachloride may be banned in the near future due to its carcinogenicity. 

Prepare and implement an emergency preparedness and response plan. Such a plan is required because of the large quantities of ammonia and other hazardous materials stored and handled on site. 

A pesticide formulation plant should prepare and implement an emergency preparedness and response plan that takes into account neighboring land uses and the potential consequences of an emergency or accidental release of harmful substances. Measures to avoid the release of harmful substances should be incorporated in the design, operation, maintenance, and management of the plant. Pollution control equipment employed in this sector include baghouses for removal of particulate matter and carbon adsorption for removal of VOCs. 

Emergency Preparedness and Response 173 11.5.1 Emergency Response Organization... 

The Department of Homeland Security is designed to be comprised of four main divisions Border and Transportation Security Emergency Preparedness and Response Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures and Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. In addition to the responsibilities described above, the new department is intended to ... 

Implementation and Operation. Documented procedures must be in place to control and monitor all of the ways in which the company impacts and interacts with the environment, including emergency preparedness and response. This includes an assurance that employees are trained and competent in their jobs that may interact with the environment. 

Kalnins, R. V., Emergency Preparedness and Response, Symposium on the Characterization of Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Polymer Systems, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, 1986. 

Major industrial accidents must be prevented. National systems for emergency preparedness and response should be developed in all countries. 

Describe the key elements of your hospital s emergency preparedness and response roles and polices to other agencies and community partners. 

Source. Emergency Preparedness and Response Competencies for Hospital Workers. Columbia University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy. Retrieved from http //www.nursing.hs.columbia.edu/institutes-centers/chphsr/hospcomps.pdf... 

Gebbie, K. (2001). Corepublic health competencies for emergency preparedness and response. Retrieved July 12, 2006 from http //www. nursing, hs. Columbia, edu/institutes-centers/ chphsr/index.html... 

Barach, P., Rivkind, A., Israeli, A., Berdugo, M., Richter, E. (1998). Emergency preparedness and response in Israel during the Gulf War. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 32(2), 224-233. 

U.S. Department of Justice. Guidance about basic areas of emergency preparedness and response that for people with disabilities as developed and implemented by local authorities. Gontact http //www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/ emergencyprep. htm... 

Locate and review the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response section of the CDC Web site (http //www.bt.cdc.gov). 

Based on your past and current experience and education, what do you see as your role in an emergency preparedness and response plan ... 

Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing. (2002). Position paper Public health nurses vital role in emergency preparedness and response. Atlanta, GA Author. 

Rowney, R., Barton, G. (2005, September). The role of public health nursing in emergency preparedness and response. Nursing Clinics of North America, 40(3), 499-509. 

CAPT, United States Public Health Service Director, Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC... 

Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Primary Care Physician... 

Hoe, S., Sprensen, J.H., and Thykier-Nielsen, S. (1999) The Nuclear Decision Support System ARGOS NT and Early Warning Systems in Some Countries around the Baltic Sea, Proceedings of the 7th Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness and Response, September 14-17, 1999, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Emergency Preparedness and Response Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases. In addition, many public health diseases are included that may require differentiation from terrorist biological events, such as Avian Influenza, Chickenpox and West Nile Fever. 

In 1984, one of the most notable process incidents occurred in Bhopal, India, at a plant owned by Union Carbide. On December 3, 1984, methyl isocyanate (MIC) was vented to the atmosphere from a vent gas scrubber after a run away reaction overwhelmed the scrubber. It is reported that more than 2500 people died and 20,000 people were injured as a result of exposure to MIC. The subsequent investigation showed that the run away reaction occurred in the MIC tanks after water was reportedly intentionally added to the tank. The safety systems, a pressure relief valve, a vent gas scrubber, and a flare were reportedly poorly maintained. The relief valve worked to vent the pressure, but the scrubber was overwhelmed, and the flare was down for maintenance. This incident highlighted several loss prevention areas that needed improvement. The first was mechanical integrity. No strong preventive maintenance effort appeared to be in place. The second was emergency preparedness and response. It appears that while the plant was built 1.5 miles away from the community, zoning problems allowed the community to expand to the plant limits. It does not appear that much effort was made to work with the community on commimication/notification or evacuation needs. ... 

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