It is essential that occupants can quickly and safely evacuate the workplace in the event of an emergency. Workers should be involved in developing and updating the emergency plan. It is important to...
The tragic events in September of 2001 have increased feelings of vulnerability and uncertainty
in this country. Thousands died at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and in the airliner that...
Fact sheet, flyers, public service announcements, guidelines, and reports on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and how to protect yourself after a disaster.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO), and the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) maintain this site that...
This report describes and recommends ways to improve alert systems in order to reduce loss of lives, property, and economic activity caused by natural and man-made disasters.
This document provides preventive measures that building owners and managers can implement promptly to protect building air environments from a terrotist release of chemical, biological or...
This book is a series of reports summarizing discussions and recommendations from a series of forums about strategies to deal with natural disaster. The focus is on changing human behavior and...
This site provides information and recommendations concerning the criteria one must consider when selecting respiratory protective equipment for work and at home.
FEMA?s inability to meet emergency housing needs is a national scandal. Victims of the
2005 hurricanes have lived in cramped, unsafe housing for more than two years. On February
14th, 2008, the C...