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FRA Should Report on Risks to the Successful Implementation of Mandated Safety Technology

Domestic Preparedness January 18, 2011
Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based train control system designed to prevent some serious train accidents. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) completed this report, which discusses railroads’ progress in developing PTC and the remaining steps needed to implement it, the benefits of and challenges in implementing other safety technologies,

ATSDR: Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual

Domestic Preparedness January 5, 2011
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) determines public health implications associated with hazardous waste sites and other environmental releases. ATSDR has written this manual to provide guidance to new and experienced health assessors when performing the variety of tasks associated with the public health assessment process. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHAmanual/index.html

GAO: Aviation Security

Domestic Preparedness December 3, 2010
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued the following report: Aviation Security: DHS Has Taken Steps to Enhance International Aviation Security and Facilitate Compliance with International Standards, but Challenges Remain. The GAO highlights the ongoing threats to aviation security discussed in the report, and the need to coordinate U.S. security

Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation & Certification Program

Domestic Preparedness September 30, 2010
The purpose of the PS-Prep (Private Sector Preparedness) Program is to enhance nationwide resilience in an all-hazards environment by encouraging private sector preparedness. The program will provide a mechanism by which a private sector entity – a company, facility, not-for-profit corporation, hospital, stadium, university, etc. – may be certified by

CBRNE 2010

Domestic Preparedness September 29, 2010
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USFA and IAFF Release Study on Fire Service Respiratory Diseases

Domestic Preparedness September 17, 2010
The United States Fire Administration (USFA), in partnership with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), has announced the release of Respiratory Diseases and the Fire Service, a report discussing the findings of a long-term study intended to examine and improve the occupational health of firefighters. http://www.iaff.org/hs/Respiratory/RespiratoryDiseases_andtheFireService.pdf

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Key Private & Public Cyber Expectations Need to Be Consistently Addressed

Domestic Preparedness August 31, 2010
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has completed this report, which addresses: (a) threats to computer-based attacks; and (b) the impact on the critical infrastructures they support. Addressing these threats depends on effective partnerships between the government and private-sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10628.pdf

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2883 Highway 71E

P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

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