Protecting Emergency Responders: Volume 4: Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines for Structural Collapse Events

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• Personal Author:
  Willis, Henry H. ; Castle, Nicholas G. ; Sloss, Elizabeth M. ; Bartis, James T.
• Description:
  At the request of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the RAND Corporation undertook research and analyses to develop guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE) for emergency responders to a large structural collapse. This work is motivated by the experiences of responders from the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center (WTC), and the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The primary purpose of this monograph is to serve as a technical source for incident commander guidelines that have been developed by NIOSH for broad distribution to the disaster management and emergency responder communities. In this monograph, we characterize response activities and expected hazards, and develop guidelines for PPE following the collapse of a multistory commercial or residential building. We focus on the first days of response, because it is during this time that the hazards, uncertainty, response intensity, and logistical challenges are greatest. Precautions and PPE intended for chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attacks are not within the scope of our investigation. During the first days following the collapse of a multistory building, responders and response managers rely on information that is readily available, such as visual cues or knowledge of the building's structural materials, contents, and occupants. The guidelines in this monograph translate this information into actionable steps responders can take in selecting, using, and maintaining PPE. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Environmental Health
  • Health Personnel
  • Lung
  • Lung Diseases
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Respiratory System
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Personal protective equipment
  • PPE
  • Guidelines
  • Emergency equipment
  • Emergency responders
  • Rescue workers
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorism response
  • Emergency response
  • Emergency management
  More +
• Series:
  Protecting Emergency Responders
• ISBN:
  9780833039071
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Book ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  113 pdf pages
• Volume:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060241
• Citation:
  Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, MG-425-NIOSH, 2006 Apr; :1-81
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Performing Organization:
  RAND Corporation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181881/cdc_181881_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 481.52 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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