:personal protective equipment guidelines for structural collapse events
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Henry H. Willis... [et al.]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Santa Monica, Calif.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Rand,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxvii, 83 p. ill. 25 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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"MG-425-NIOSH"--Cover.
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"Volume 4."
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Fourth in a series of monographs on emergency responders' protection.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-83) and appendix.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Protective clothing
Emergency medical personnel United States- Safety measures
Structural failures
Industrial safety
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
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HD7395
Book number
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C5
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P76
2006
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Willis, Henry H
Rand Corporation
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)