| Document ID (ISN) | 101206 |
| CIS number |
03-372 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0029-7917 - Occupational Health |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Thornbory G. |
| Title |
A case of when, not if |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2002, Vol.54, No.6, p.19-20. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article reviews some of the papers that were presented at a conference entitled "Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism - An introduction for occupational physicians" held in London, United Kingdom, on 17 April 2002. It discusses the psychological and physical effects of terrorist attacks, as well as the role of occupational safety and health practitioners in ensuring that appropriate hazard evaluations are undertaken and preventive strategies implemented. Emergency workers are exposed to physical contaminants at the attack sites, and may suffer from psychological effects long after the attack. It is recommended that occupational safety and health plans take the risk of terrorist attacks into account, and that enterprises coordinate their plans closely with government agencies at the local and national levels. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
emergency organization; plant safety and health organization; industrial physicians; terrorism |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
harmful substances; radioactive substances; hazard evaluation; conference; psychological effects; biological hazards; role of government; chemical hazards |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Violence and terrorism
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