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Workshop on PPE for Healthcare Workers
The Institute of Medicine Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic held a scientific workshop on February 22, 2007, from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. The workshop, 'Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers in the Event of Pandemic Influenza: Next Steps and Research Directions', took place in the Lecture Room of the National Academy of Sciences at 2100 C Street, NW, Washington, DC.
External Link: http://iom.edu/?ID=39679
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Personal Protective Equipment
for Workplace Safety and Health
In response to a request from the National Personal Protective
Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) at the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has formed
a standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace
Safety and Health.
External Link: http://iom.edu/workplacesafety
FEMA
External Link: http://www.fema.gov/fema/first_res.shtm
National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
External Link: http://www.mipt.org/
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
External Link: http://hazmat.dot.gov/
Office of Response and Restoration
External Link: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
RAND - Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: A Quick Guide
External Link: http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1731.1/
U.S. Army Technical Escort Division
External Link: http://www.omems.redstone.army.mil/default.aspx?site_id=128&page_id=314
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
External Link: http://www.csb.gov/
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
External Link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Chemical Protective Clothing, OSHA Technical Manual
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_viii/otm_viii_1.html
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Respiratory Protection, OSHA Technical Manual
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_viii/otm_viii_2.html
U.S. Fire Administration
External Link: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/hazmat/hazmat.shtm