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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Identify Innovative Research Needs to Foster Improved Fire Safety in the United States.
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363.3770973 22
Publication Date
2003
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LaTourrette, Tom, 1963-
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363.1 22
Publication Date
2003
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Willis, Henry H.
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363.3481 22
Publication Date
2006
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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). The partial or complete collapse of a multistory building creates an array of physical, chemical, and biological hazards. The most significant uncertainties are the composition and magnitude of the hazards present in the postcollapse environment. Although hazard monitoring can reduce these uncertainties, this type of monitoring will not be available during the first few postcollapse hours. The guidelines focus on three issues that present unique challenges in the response to a multistory-building collapse: (1) protection from biological hazards; (2) protection from inhalation of hazardous materials; and (3) required modifications to responders' typical PPE ensembles because of the duration and intensity of the response. However, selecting and purchasing appropriate PPE does not alone ensure safety; the guidelines also address the need to provide adequate supply of equipment and training so that it is used correctly.
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DVD 641.555 FAS
Publication Date
2007
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Fast food is everywhere, not only in popular national franchises, but in hotels and full service restaurants as well. This program explains first hand the techniques used in fast food, from grilling, broiling and frying. Each method is demostrated and explained including safety tips being highlighted throughout. Various tools and procedures are also shown including discussion on pizza and Mexican food. Fast food jobs are a great entry to the food service industry!
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Video disc
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Harries, Jane.
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362.709 22
Publication Date
2006
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Based on work done in secondary schools by the NSPCC, this PSHE curriculum resource gives young people the information and skills necessary to keep themselves 'safe'. Focusing on personal safety, the book addresses key issues such as emotional health and well-being, the ability to access help and support and family, social and sexual relationships. Each section contains a comprehensive facilitator's guide.
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Wilner, Andrew N.
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616.853 22
Publication Date
2003
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Electronic Resources
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Hansen, Bill.
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642.4 HAN
Publication Date
2005
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"Off-Premise Catering Management, Second Edition is the revised and updated edition of the practical guide to planning, executing, and managing an off-premise catering business. Recommended in its first edition by the National Association of Catering Executives as a useful study tool for their certification exams, Off-Premise Catering Management features the latest information on catering trends and management techniques, as well as updated guidelines to law and food safety."--BOOK JACKET.
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Landree, Eric.
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363.32593880973 22
Publication Date
2006
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How much data regarding U.S. anti- and counterterrorism systems, countermeasures, and defenses is publicly available and how easily could it be found by individuals seeking to harm U.S. domestic interests? The authors developed a framework to guide assessments of the availability of such information for planning attacks on the U.S. air, rail, and sea transportation infrastructure, and applied the framework in an information-gathering exercise that used several attack scenarios. Overall, the framework was useful for assessing what kind of information would be easy or hard for potential attackers to find. For each of the attack scenarios, a team of 'attackers' was unable to locate some of the information that a terrorist planner would need to gauge the likely success of a potential attack. The authors recommend that procedures for securing sensitive information be evaluated regularly and that information that can be obtained from easily accessible, off-site public information sources be included in vulnerability assessments.
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Electronic Resources
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Farley, Donna.
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610 22
Publication Date
2007
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RAND has contracted with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to perform a longitudinal evaluation of the full scope of AHRQ's patient safety activities and to provide regular feedback to support the continuing improvement of the initiative over a four-year evaluation period. This interim report presents an update on the work RAND has performed during FY 2007 for the practice diffusion assessment. The assessment encompasses five specific analytic components: (1) development of a survey questionnaire to use for assessing adoption of the safe practices endorsed by the National Quality Foundation, (2) community studies of patient safety practice adoption and related activities, (3) continued analysis of trends in patient outcomes related to safety, (4) lessons from hospitals' use of patient safety tools developed by AHRQ, and (5) a second fielding of the hospital adverse event reporting system survey.
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Electronic Resources
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Byers, Jacqueline Fowler.
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610.685 22
Publication Date
2004
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This book provides readers with both a foundation of theoretical knowledge regarding patient safety as well as evidence-based strategies for preventing errors in various clinical settings. The authors' goal is to help clinicians and administrators gain the skills and knowledge they need to develop safe patient practices in their organizations. Key topics include:.: An overview of evidence-based best practices for patient safety; Clear explanation of important patient safety policies and legislation; Innovative uses of technology such as computerized provider order entry, barcoding medications,
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Electronic Resources
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Botrill, Geoffrey.
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621.310420289 22
Publication Date
2005
Summary
This book provides the reader with an understanding of the hazards involved in using electrical equipment in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres. It is based on the newly adopted international IEC79 Series of Standards that are now harmonizing and replacing older national Standards. Explosion-proof installations can be expensive to design, install and operate. The strategies and techniques described in this book can significantly reduce costs whilst maintaining plant safety. The book explains the associated terminology and its correct use - from Area Classification through to the selection of explosion-protected electrical apparatus, describing how protection is achieved and maintained in line with these international requirements. The IEC standards require that engineering staff and their management are trained effectively and safely in Hazardous Areas, and this book is designed to help fulfill that need. A basic understanding of instrumentation and electrical theory would be of benefit to the reader, but no previous knowledge of hazardous area installation is required. *An engineer's guide to the hazards and best practice for using electrical equipment in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres. *Fully in line with the newly adopted international standards, the IEC79 series. *Clear explanations of terminology and background information make this the most accessible book on this subject.
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Electronic Resources
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Stevens, Rosemary, 1935-
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362.10973 22
Publication Date
2006
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In our rapidly advancing scientific and technological world, many take great pride and comfort in believing that we are on the threshold of new ways of thinking, living, and understanding ourselves. But despite dramatic discoveries that appear in every way to herald the future, legacies still carry great weight. Even in swiftly developing fields such as health and medicine, most systems and policies embody a sequence of earlier ideas and preexisting patterns. In History and Health Policy in the United States, seventeen leading scholars of history, the history of medicine, bioethics.
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