Accountability and Assessment of Emergency Drill Performance at Schools

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• Personal Author:
  Kubicek K ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Wong M
• Description:
  Many schools throughout the United States are mandated to hold drills, or operational exercises, to prepare for fires, earthquakes, violence, and other emergencies. However, drills have not been assessed for their effectiveness in improving preparedness at schools. This mixed-methods study measures the quantity and the quality of drills in an urban school district in Los Angeles. Compliance with California mandates was fair; most schools barely met requirements. Drills were not used as opportunities to improve procedures. Sites neither conducted any self-assessments nor made changes to procedures on the basis of performance. Suggestions include developing realistic simulated exercises, debriefing, and better school accountability for drills. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Disaster Planning Education Emergencies Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Administrative Procedures Author Keywords: Disaster Preparedness Compliance Disaster Planning Disaster Response Effectiveness Research Emergency Egress Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness Emergency Response Evaluation Humans Policy Qualitative Analysis Quantitative Analysis Safety Monitoring Schools

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• ISSN:
  0160-6379
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Iowa ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  105-114
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062452
• Citation:
  Fam Community Health 2009 Apr-Jun; 32(2):105-114
• Contact Point Address:
  Marizen Ramirez, PhD, MPH, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  marizen-ramirez@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Family & Community Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0119111ec2f61d188cbdd433c46c2732a58dc43f6cc46e99741145ff72e5e7062db42b4c63d86a6a42bba8454175a2fc3e65e62622bd226a39403a87ca35bfb0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225698/cdc_225698_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 150.63 KB ]