Fire/Emergency Response
Don’t Blow It! Hurricane Preparedness Starts with You!
It’s that time of year again! The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30. ...
New Government Safety Data Initiative Promises Insight into Nation's Public Safety Activities
The White House Office of Science and Technology has launched Safety.Data.Gov, a new government initiative that aims to provide better access to federal safety data and foster innovative ideas that could impact public safety...
Americans Reveal Their Post-9/11 Public Safety Concerns
A decade after 9/11, half of Americans now feel less safe in their day-to-day lives, and 52 percent believe attention to emergency preparedness is no greater now than it was in 2001, according to Federal Signal's 2011 public safety survey...
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Emergency Preparedness and Response
OSHA and its State Plan partners help set and implement national safety and health standards for emergency responders. Foremost among these standards is the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard of 29 CFR 1910.120(q).
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