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Special Event Preparedness

Featured in this issue: Health/Medical Factors Critical in Pre-Planned Events, By Raphael Barishansky; Pre-Planned Events: An Aid to Preparedness, By Joseph Cahill; Lessons Learned in Tampa: Special Event Preparedness, By Sophia Paros; Working Together – More Than Just Protecting a Venue, By Chris Weber; Air Guard Strengthens Stance for Homeland

FRA Should Report on Risks to the Successful Implementation of Mandated Safety Technology

Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based train control system designed to prevent some serious train accidents. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) completed this report, which discusses railroads’ progress in developing PTC and the remaining steps needed to implement it, the benefits of and challenges in implementing other safety technologies,

ATSDR: Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) determines public health implications associated with hazardous waste sites and other environmental releases. ATSDR has written this manual to provide guidance to new and experienced health assessors when performing the variety of tasks associated with the public health assessment process. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHAmanual/index.html

GAO: Aviation Security

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued the following report: Aviation Security: DHS Has Taken Steps to Enhance International Aviation Security and Facilitate Compliance with International Standards, but Challenges Remain. The GAO highlights the ongoing threats to aviation security discussed in the report, and the need to coordinate U.S. security

Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation & Certification Program

The purpose of the PS-Prep (Private Sector Preparedness) Program is to enhance nationwide resilience in an all-hazards environment by encouraging private sector preparedness. The program will provide a mechanism by which a private sector entity – a company, facility, not-for-profit corporation, hospital, stadium, university, etc. – may be certified by

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USFA and IAFF Release Study on Fire Service Respiratory Diseases

The United States Fire Administration (USFA), in partnership with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), has announced the release of Respiratory Diseases and the Fire Service, a report discussing the findings of a long-term study intended to examine and improve the occupational health of firefighters. http://www.iaff.org/hs/Respiratory/RespiratoryDiseases_andtheFireService.pdf

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