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Protecting emergency responders. Vol. 4, Personal protective equipment guidelines for structural collapse events / Henry H. Willis... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2006.Description: xxvii, 83 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0833039075
Other title:
  • Personal protective equipment guidelines for structural collapse events
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.3481 22
LOC classification:
  • HD7395.C5 P76 2006
Contents:
Introduction -- The need for PPE guidelines : learning from the WTC tragedy -- Characterization of post-structural collapse hazards -- Emergency response to structural collapse -- Guidelines for emergency responders' PPE ensembles -- Logistics, use, and maintenance issues at a structural collapse -- Remaining challenges for protecting emergency responders at multistory-building collapse events.
Summary: This monograph serves as a technical source for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) incident commander guidelines for emergency response immediately following large structural collapse events. It characterizes response activities and expected hazards, and develops guidelines for selecting appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). -- Pg. 4 of cover.
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Prepared for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-83)

Introduction -- The need for PPE guidelines : learning from the WTC tragedy -- Characterization of post-structural collapse hazards -- Emergency response to structural collapse -- Guidelines for emergency responders' PPE ensembles -- Logistics, use, and maintenance issues at a structural collapse -- Remaining challenges for protecting emergency responders at multistory-building collapse events.

This monograph serves as a technical source for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) incident commander guidelines for emergency response immediately following large structural collapse events. It characterizes response activities and expected hazards, and develops guidelines for selecting appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). -- Pg. 4 of cover.

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