Research findings on community and organizational preparations for and responses to acute chemical emergencies.
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TextLanguage: ENG Series: Article (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; 171Publication details: 1984Description: 5p., 3 refsReport number: CommercialSubject: Chemical accidentsSubject: Disaster preparednessSubject: Disaster researchSubject: Emergency planningSubject: Field studies were conducted on preparedness planning in 19 communities around the United States; an additional 20 field studies were undertaken of responses in the emergency time periods of incidents involving chemical explosions, fires and spills. Using a sociological framework which indicated relevant variables and factors, intensive interviews were obtained from over 400 respondents. In addition, considerable data was gathered from participant observing and document collecting. The data were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed, and a general theoretical model of preparedness and response was derived. In this paper the major findings about the sociobehavioral aspects of disaster preparedness for and of the organizational and community responses to chemical disasters are briefly sumarized.
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Reproduced from Proceedings Symposium on Chemical Emergency Preparedness Seminar. Metepec, Mexico; Centro Panamerican Ecologia Human y Salud, 1984; pp337-341
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Field studies were conducted on preparedness planning in 19 communities around the United States; an additional 20 field studies were undertaken of responses in the emergency time periods of incidents involving chemical explosions, fires and spills. Using a sociological framework which indicated relevant variables and factors, intensive interviews were obtained from over 400 respondents. In addition, considerable data was gathered from participant observing and document collecting. The data were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed, and a general theoretical model of preparedness and response was derived. In this paper the major findings about the sociobehavioral aspects of disaster preparedness for and of the organizational and community responses to chemical disasters are briefly sumarized.
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