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Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 4 Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines for Structural 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 gives guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE), focusing on required...

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Main Author: Willis, Henry H. (auth)
Other Authors: Castle, Nicholas G. (auth), Sloss, Elizabeth M. (auth), Bartis, James T. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2006
Subjects:
Medicolegal issues
Technology: general issues
Health Sciences
Technology
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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 gives guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE), focusing on required modifications to responders' typical PPE ensembles because of the duration of response and the need to prevent exposures to likely hazards from pathogens, airborne dusts, and gaseous hazardous materials.
ISBN:MG425NIOSH
9780833041029
9780833039071
Access:Open Access

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