A guide for assessing community emergency response needs and capabilities for hazardous materials releases

• Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program, United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Battelle Memorial Institute
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2011.
• Series: HMCRP report ; 5.
• Subjects: Hazardous substances > Risk assessment.; Emergency management.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781621982326; 1621982327; 9780309155458; 0309155452
• ISSN: 2150-4849 ;
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (111 pages in various pagings) : illustrations
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

"[This Guide] presents comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on assessing hazardous materials emergency response needs at state, regional, and local levels; matching state, regional, and local capabilities with potential emergencies involving different types of hazardous materials; and assessing how quickly resources can be brought to bear in an emergency. The methodology described in the Guide is designed to be scalable, allowing the implementation results to be aggregated at the local level up through regional, state, and national levels. Also, the Guide is designed to connect as many components as possible to already-established standards, guidelines, regulations, and laws, so that the Guide will remain current as these underlying components are updated. In addition, the Guide discusses appropriate means for maintaining currency of the information over time. The Guide and accompanying spreadsheet tool (on the attached CD-ROM), which leads planners through the assessment process, will be most useful for local jurisdictions that have limited resources and expertise in hazardous materials emergency response planning"--Foreword.