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Title Protecting emergency responders : lessons learned from terrorist attacks / Brian A. Jackson [and others].

Publication Info. Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2002.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 89 pages).
Series Conference proceedings ; 176
Conference proceedings (Rand Corporation) ; 176.
Funding This report was conducted by RAND's Science and Technology Institute. ENG9812731
Contents Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: The terrorist incidents -- ch. 3: Performance and availability of personal protective equipment -- ch. 4: Information and training -- ch. 5: Site management for personal protection -- ch. 6: Recommendations for moving forward -- ch. 7: Concluding remarks -- Appendix A: Organizing partners -- Appendix B: Conference participatns -- Appendix C: conference agenda -- Appendix D: Summaries of plenary presentations.
Summary Based on a 2001 conference held in New York City that looked at ways of improving health and safety for emergency workers who respond to terrorist attacks. It is intended for managers and decisionmakers to help them understand the working and safety environment associated with such attacks.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Note Print version record.
Subject Personal protective equipment.
Industrial safety -- Congresses.
Employees -- Safety measures -- Congresses.
Protective Devices.
Emergency Medical Technicians.
Occupational Health.
Rescue Work.
Risk Management.
Terrorism.
United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fire Science.
MEDICAL -- Occupational & Industrial Medicine.
Employees -- Safety measures. (OCoLC)fst00909208
Industrial safety. (OCoLC)fst00971664
Protective clothing. (OCoLC)fst01079632
Genre/Form Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
Added Author Jackson, Brian A., 1972-
Rand Corporation.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation)
Note At head of title: Conference proceedings
Other Form: Print version: Protecting emergency responders. Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2002 083303149X (DLC) 2002401509 (OCoLC)49567193
ISBN 0833032577 (electronic bk.)
9780833032577 (electronic bk.)
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