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Article: New Approach Needed to Protect Emergency Responders
- Article from:
- Professional Safety
- Article date:
- August 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright American Society of Safety Engineers Aug 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Better planning, training, coordination and management procedures are needed to protect emergency responders at the scene of terrorist attacks and disasters, according to a new study released by the Rand Corp. and NIOSH. The study proposes a new approach that would make protecting the safety and health of emergency responders-including police, firefighters and ambulance crews-a key priority in coordinating the overall response to terrorist attacks and major disasters.
Currently, each agency that sends emergency responders to an incident takes responsibility for safeguarding its own workers. Because terrorist attacks and major disasters often draw personnel from several departments in nearby ...