Health and safety in emergency management and response / Dana L. Stahl.
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TextPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c 2020Edition: First editionDescription: pages cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781119560975
- 363.34/80289 23
- HV551.2 .S726 2020
- Cataloging Notes: 20250826 STAMIU-0199STAMIU-0199
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Safety in emergencies and disasters -- Applicability of safety regulations in emergency response -- Types of emergencies and disasters, and related hazards -- Regulatory requirements and their applicability in emergency response -- Safety training for a response -- Industrial hygiene and medical monitoring -- Psychological hazards related to emergency response -- Safety officer duties during an incident response -- Assistant safety officers, technical specialists, and other safety support roles -- Integrating safety into emergency planning -- Safety in drills and exercises -- Safety in continuity of operations.
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"This book familiarizes personnel serving as Emergency Managers, Safety Officers, Assistant Safety Officers, and in other safety-relevant Incident Command System (ICS) roles with physical and psychosocial hazards and stressors that may impact the health and safety of workers and responders in an All-Hazards Response, and ways to minimize exposure. This book provides knowledge on regulations and worker safety practices to the Safety Officer with an emergency responder background, and provides the tools for the Safety Officer with an industrial hygiene or safety professional background that help them be successful in this role. In order to work together effectively, it is important that anyone responding to an emergency be familiar with all standards and protocols. Topics include: Overview of Safety in Emergencies, OSHA's Role in Emergency Response, Emergencies and Related Hazards, Safety and Regulatory Requirements, Safety Training During a Response, Industrial Hygiene and Medical Monitoring Requirements, Psychological Hazards in an Emergency Response and Behavioral Health Management, The Role of the Safety Officer, The Role of the Technical Specialist, Incorporating Safety in Emergency Planning, Safety in Drills and Exercises, Safety in Continuity of Operations"-- Provided by publisher.
Cataloging Notes: 20250826 STAMIU-0199STAMIU-0199
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