Companies Advised on Minimizing Risks during Torino Winter Olympic Games
Vance has provided Olympic security services since the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea, and has successfully protected major corporate sponsors through...
Orange County's Mobile Command Post Features Communications Interoperability
Their new Urban Area Command Post will link up day-to-day and emergency communications, serving the citizens of Orlando, Orange County and the surrounding...
Pentagon Study Links Fatalities to Body Armor
The report found that up to 80 percent of the Marines killed from upper torso wounds could have been saved if troops had been provided with additional...
CEO Calls for Enhanced Homeland Security Effort
In an article published on HuffingtonPost.com and Yahoo News, McMillen said, "If I could have one wish for the New Year, it would be that our elected...
National Study on School Disaster Preparedness Shows Many Schools Not Ready
The results of "Mass Casualty Events at School: A National Preparedness Survey" were published in the Jan. 3 issue of Pediatrics, the official journal...
HHS Releases Checklist to Help Businesses Prepare for a Pandemic
The checklist was presented at a Business Roundtable meeting with chief executive officers of leading companies in Washington, DC. "In the event of a...
Emergency Tools, Everyday Uses, Real-Time Help
By Mark Henderson Emergency response leaders have many difficult situations to consider, and many more difficult choices to make. Planning the response...
OSHA Offers New Online HAZWOPER Guidance Document
HAZWOPER applies to employers and workers who may be exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances and who are working in specific operations,...
NSC: Myths and Mastery of Emergency Response
"I'm not going to bad-mouth the response of the city of New Orleans," she told attendess at the National Safety Congress in Orlando this week. "because...
Hurricane Katrina: EHS Professionals Invited to Share Experiences
We're inviting EHS professionals to share their personal experiences from Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing recovery efforts. Occupational Hazards.com...
Preparing for Anything in a Challenging New World!
By Casey Hayes The events of Sept. 11, 2001 changed many things. The notion of honor in conflict was lost forever, as was the separation of targeting...
Infrastructure Protection Begins with Communication
By Sandy Smith T he critical infrastructure of the United States includes the assets and systems that, if disrupted, would threaten our national security,...
Securing the Information Infrastructure
By Alan S. Brown In April 2004, Microsoft Corp. sent out a Windows security patch. Within 18 days, hackers had used Microsoft's own information about...
Gauging the Merits of Boots
By Lt. Bill Brown, Wellington Fire District The Gage, a firefighting boot from LaCrosse FireTech, pardon the pun, had large shoes to fill. The previous...
Just Right!
It's a simple matter of physics: Moving water has the ability to transfer heat, either increasing or decreasing the temperature of the objects it contacts....
Perimeter Security: It's Not Just about Razor Wire and Guard Towers Anymore
By Sandy Smith Terry Wood, PE, CPP, is the director of Engineering and Security Applications for Wackenhut Corp. He says effective perimeter security...
The Changing Standard for Personal Protection
By Alan S. Brown Changes are coming to the personal protective clothing and respirators that protect first responders from chemical, biological, radiological...
Communication Preparedness for Emergency Response
By Greg Meacham From suicide hijackers to terror cells to dirty bombs, the security landscape has changed immeasurably since 9/11, forcing government...
Access Control: A New Type of Security Platform
by Alan S. Brown Access control has changed a lot since the days when a 200-pound bouncer with a club in his hand would guard the door, says consultant...
Homeland Security Priorities Apparent in Budget
by Alan S. Brown Two years ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) came into existence in what the Bush administration has called the largest governmental...
Detection and Radiological Threat Response
by Mark L. Maiello, Ph.D. Radioactive sources are in used routinely in industry, medicine and the military. It is believed that terrorists would find...
After the Hurricanes: What's the Right Way to Protect Workers?
Jennifer Lim of Comprehensive Health Services won't likely forget the drive she made with a medical team from Bayou Gauche to New Orleans in the wake...
Technology: The Newest Weapon in Event Planning
By Robert Wolf Before 9/11, security at major sporting or entertainment events focused on crowd and traffic control. Today, the safety concerns include...
Working with Outside Emergency Resources
Fires, chemical releases and other incidents not only can cause physical damage to a facility, but they can also put the safety of employees, outside...
Evacuation: What We Can - and Cannot - Learn from Hurricanes
Somewhere downtown, people are falling to the ground. Within minutes, the first patrol car pulls up. It's obvious there's been some kind of release, but...
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