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Author Stahl, Dana l

Title Health and Safety in Emergency Management and Response
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (499 p.)
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Chapter 1 Safety in Emergencies and Disasters -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 9/11 Response -- 1.3 Deepwater Horizon -- 1.4 Emergency Responders -- 1.5 Toxicology: How Do We Know What Causes Cancer or Other Health Effects? -- 1.6 Principles of Injury and Illness Prevention -- 1.7 Safety Management in Incident Response -- 1.8 Safety Officer Qualifications -- 1.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 Applicability of Safety Regulations in Emergency Response -- 2.1 The Occupational Safety and Health Act
2.2 State Plan States and Territories -- 2.3 Tribes -- 2.4 Safety Requirements in Fire Departments -- 2.5 Safety Requirements in Law Enforcement -- 2.6 Additional Federal Safety Regulations -- 2.7 Safety Expectations in the National Preparedness Goal and Supporting Frameworks -- 2.8 OSHA, ESF #8, and the Worker Safety and Health Support Annex -- 2.9 Safety in State Emergency Management Plans -- 2.10 Liability in Incident Response -- 2.11 Multiemployer Worksites -- 2.12 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Types of Emergencies and Disasters, and Related Hazards -- 3.1 The All-Hazards Approach
3.2 Hazardous Materials Release or Spill -- 3.3 Severe Weather -- 3.3.1 Extreme Heat -- 3.3.2 Extreme Cold -- 3.3.3 Winter Storms -- 3.3.4 Thunderstorms -- 3.3.5 Hailstorms -- 3.4 Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, and Windstorms -- 3.5 Tornados -- 3.6 Floods -- 3.7 Landslides -- 3.8 Earthquakes -- 3.9 Volcanic Eruption -- 3.10 Tsunami -- 3.11 Fire -- 3.11.1 Chemical Exposures in Firefighting -- 3.11.2 Additional Hazards to Firefighters -- 3.11.3 Wildland Fires -- 3.12 Transportation Incidents -- 3.12.1 Aircraft Incidents -- 3.12.2 Rail Incidents -- 3.13 Pandemic -- 3.14 Radiological Incident
3.15 Terrorism Attack: Chemical or Biological Release -- 3.16 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 Regulatory Requirements and Their Applicability in Emergency Response -- 4.1 Hazard Communication -- 4.2 Personal Protective Equipment -- 4.3 Respiratory Protection -- 4.3.1 Respirator Selection -- 4.3.2 Medical Qualification for Respirator Wearers -- 4.3.3 Respirator Fit Testing -- 4.3.4 Respirator Care and Maintenance -- 4.3.5 Substance Specific Requirements -- 4.4 Blood-borne Pathogens -- 4.5 Fall Protection -- 4.6 Excavations -- 4.7 Confined Space
4.8 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) -- 4.9 Noise exposures -- 4.10 Sanitation and Temporary Labor Camps -- 4.11 Operation of Heavy Equipment -- 4.12 General Duty Clause Citations -- 4.13 Heat -- 4.14 Traffic Control -- 4.15 Ergonomics -- 4.16 Fatigue -- 4.17 Food Safety -- 4.18 Summary -- References -- Chapter 5 Safety Training for a Response -- 5.1 Respirators -- 5.2 PPE -- 5.3 Blood-borne Pathogens -- 5.4 Noise -- 5.5 Chemical Hazards (General) -- 5.6 Chemical-Specific Hazards -- 5.7 Asbestos -- 5.8 Lead -- 5.9 Silica -- 5.10 Hexavalent Chromium
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Subject Emergency management -- Safety measures
First responders -- Health and hygiene
Emergency management -- Safety measures.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781119561064
111956106X