Policymakers and health care professionals have little evidence on which to base their decisions when allocating scarce resources during such events, the new AHRQ report finds.
The three busiest weeks on the calendar of the Texas Engineeing Extension Service are coming up this month.
More than $971 million in Hospital Preparedness Program and Public Health Emergency Preparedness grants are included in the 2012 cycle.
Planning ahead before summer outdoor activities is the right idea, Regional Administrator Beth Freeman said.
The final allocations are for seven FY2012 Preparedness Grant programs; the total is nearly $1 billion below the FY2011 allocations, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.
Photoluminescent technology provides a new level of safety, as well as egress lighting.
The NIOSH director always draws an appreciative audience at safety and health conferences. He urged the industrial hygienists to involve themselves in international standards and to prepare for new challenges.
The 425-page document is based on recommendations of Witt Associates in the aftermath of the stage equipment collapse during a storm in August 2011 that killed seven people.
The plan remains to deconstruct it. Leaders of the Anglican diocese and architects are touring some of the world's great cathedrals to develop ideas for rebuilding.
Three orders issued in March will be finalized in August after the comment period. They are not mandatory, but U.S. nuclear plants will need approval to follow a different compliance approach.
Don't rely on shelved response plans in an actual emergency.
It would have required owners of structures that have sustained multiple flood losses to pay a higher premium if they declined an offer of funding to eliminate or reduce future flood damage.
National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes retired and a new acting administrator is taking over May 29, but U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe says this doesn't end the matter.
Developers of the Tokyo Skytree expect more than 25 million visitors annually. The design & engineering firm has called it “a pinnacle of safety in earthquake-prone Japan.”
The $11.8 billion deal "creates a game changer to serve the electrical industry," said Alexander M. Cutler, Eaton's chairman and CEO.
An Emergency Response Plan Tool enables program members to build a customized plan to help their employees know their roles in the first 24-72 hours of an emergency.
Greg Biffle is a member of the Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet and a regular blood donor, according to the American Red Cross, which announced his No. 16 car will bear the names of 33 blood donors during the May 19 race.
The Missouri Department of Insurance is warning residents whose insurance claims are incomplete that many policies contain a 12-month deadline for consumers to receive full compensation.
Studying the effect of on-site medical clinics on employee benefits and continuously evaluating limits on residents' hours are proposed in two resolutions to be considered at the House of Delegates 2012 Annual Meeting.
The Electronic Learning Community is now available to provide high-quality training for emergency responders. Its first course concerns responding to situations involving hydrogen fuels.