Currently, NLM is not updating the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) website, and is limiting updates to the Disaster Lit database to COVID-19 related data collection tools found in the DR2.
We are no longer adding links to other new disaster-related information. The content of select resources from Disaster Lit will be digitized and made available through Digital Collections and Bookshelf.
Annotation:This 10-page reference guide was developed by a White House National Security Council federal interagency working group, and was designed to educate and prepare hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response teams. The guide includes chemical and physical properties of fourth generation agents (FGA, also known as A-series or Novichok nerve agents), as well as detection, firefighting, personal protective equipment, and decontamination recommendations for situations when responding to a known or suspected fourth generation agent incident. This guide will assist HAZMAT response teams develop specific guidance and training to enhance overall preparedness efforts....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 17-page guidance document explains the training requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), identifies those employees who must be trained, and provides a tool to help hazmat employers determine what type oftraining and training environment may be best for their employees. Hazmat transportation includes handling, moving, and responding to emergency situations while hazardous materials are in transportation....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 229-page handbook fills the critical need for authoritative technical information on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) respiratory protection devices (RPDs). The information presented will assist any user of CBRN respirators to improve selection, use, and maintenance, but it is particularly useful to those individuals responsible for administering respirator protection programs or developing training programs. The handbook is intended for organizations that use CBRN respirators in emergency response applications (e.g., fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and corrections officers)....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This course, updated in 2018, is intended for healthcare workers in a hospital environment who may need to respond to an incident involving a contaminated patient on the operations level. The course has four modules: Toxicology and Health Safety Basics, Reference Materials, Personal Protective Equipment for First Receivers, and Decontamination of Exposed Patients. HAZMAT Awareness for Healthcare Providers is a prerequisite for this course....[See more] [See less]
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This four-page chart provides the markings, labels, and placard signs for hazardous materials. It includes a page on General Guidelines on Use of Warning Labels and Placards.
Annotation:This online six-module course from the National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) provides an overview of the concepts of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) issues, including a review of the National Library of Medicine resources and tools that provide health-related information for supporting planning, response, and recovery from the effects of these potential hazards. It includes a review of WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders), CHEMM (Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management), and REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management)....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This one-hour, eight-minute webinar discusses prehospital chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) environments; prehospital CBRNE medical approaches; casualty treatment; medical operations; and decontamination operations. It details the different kinds of threats, and CBRNE medical risk reduction strategies....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This Web page provides information and materials from a meeting on March 29-30, 2017, for Worker Training Program (WTP) awardees to provide program updates, exchange information regarding training, and discover new areas of interest to awardees. The workshop built on the program's work in technologies to enhance HAZMATtraining programs, exploring the types of technologies that are being used inside and outside of classrooms and the generational differences that impact learning and training....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This web page provides information, presentations, and meeting notes from the Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) Fall 2003 Awardee Meeting and Technical Workshop, held on December 3-5, 2003, for training professionals from around the country who receive funding from WETP to deliver hazardous waste worker and emergency response training to target populations....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This two-hour, six-minute training for first receivers discusses general principles of decontamination, recognition of and response to hazardous substances, emergency response plans, and types of personal protective equipment, hazards to providers, and decon....[See more] [See less]