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Format: 1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition: 184th ed.

ISBN: 0-8330-3603-3 , 1-4175-0668-7

Content: Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, medical emergencies, terrorist acts, and numerous other emergencies. The authors examine the hazards that responders face and the personal protective technology needed to contend with those hazards. The findings are based on in-depth discussions with 190 members of the emergency responder community and are intended to help define the protective technology needs of responders and develop a comprehensive personal protective technology re

Note: "Prepared for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health." , "RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute." , Cover; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; STUDY TASK AND PURPOSE; HOW THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED; LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY APPROACH; DEFINITIONS; SCOPE OF STUDY; ABOUT THIS REPORT; Chapter Two OVERVIEW OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONDER COMMUNITY; SERVICES IN THE EMERGENCY RESPONDER COMMUNITY; EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES; EMERGENCY RESPONDER INJURIES AND FATALITIES; SUMMARY; Chapter Three PROTECTING FIREFIGHTERS; IMPROVING STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING ENSEMBLES; REDUCING PHYSICAL STRESS; IMPROVING RESPIRATORY PROTECTION , IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIESIMPROVING PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY; Chapter Four PROTECTING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RESPONDERS; LACK OF SPECIALIZED PERSONAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RESPONDERS; HAZARDS AND TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL; Chapter Five PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONDERS; CHALLENGES OF PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONDERS IN THE LINE OF DUTY; HAZARDS AND TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONDERS; Chapter Six PROTECTING HAZMAT AND ANTI-TERRORISM RESPONDERS; CONVENTIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE PROTECTION , TERRORISM PROTECTIONChapter Seven SYSTEMS-LEVEL PROTECTION ISSUES; COMMUNICATIONS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LOCATION TRACKING; HUMAN FACTORS; Chapter Eight PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS; THE ACQUISITIONS PROCESS; STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION; LOGISTICS; RISK-SPECIFIC VERSUS UNIVERSAL EQUIPMENT; MUTUAL AID AND INTEROPERABILITY; Chapter Nine PUTTING COMMUNITY VIEWS TO WORK; COMMUNITY PRIORITIES; POLICY ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE; Appendix A DISCUSSION PARTICIPANTS; Appendix B DISCUSSION PROTOCOL; REFERENCES , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-3295-X

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (98 p.)

ISBN: 0-8330-5115-6

Content: Nuclear power is receiving renewed interest because of its low greenhouse gas emissions. However, if nuclear power is to be sustainable option for the United States, methods for managing spent fuel that meet stringent safety and environmental standards must be implemented. This report examines technical and institutional approaches to spent fuel management and highlights policy implications of pursuing alternative strategies.

Note: "MG-970-RC." , Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Untitled; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Where We Are Now, How We Got Here, and the Decisions We Face; The Current Situation; Historical Background; Confronting the Problem Anew; Objectives and Approach of This Monograph; Chapter Two - Technical Approaches to Spent-Nuclear Fuel Management; On-Site Storage; Spent-Fuel Pools; Dry-Cask Storage; Evaluation of Extended Reliance on On-Site Storage; Centralized Interim Storage; Evaluation of Centralized Interim Storage; Advanced Fuel Cycles; Uranium Resources , Proliferation RiskWaste Management; Evaluation of Advanced Fuel Cycles; Permanent Geological Disposal; Evaluation of Permanent Geological Disposal; Comparison of Technical Approaches; Safety; Security; Technical Obstacles; Public Acceptance; Cost; Chapter Three - Review of Institutional, Statutory, and Regulatory Arrangements; Overview of Current Institutional Framework; Assessment of the Current Framework; Organizational Competence and Capacity; Performance of Decision Processes; Considerations for Moving Forward; Chapter Four - Policy Implications of Alternative Strategies , Expeditiously Proceed with Yucca MountainDevelop Centralized Interim Storage in Conjunction with Permanent Geological Disposal; Pursue Advanced Fuel Cycles; Maintain Continued On-Site Storage; Implications for Spent-Fuel Management Policy; References; Back Cover , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-5108-3

Language: English

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Format: XXVI, 92 S , ill , 26 cm

ISBN: 0833029673

Series Statement: MR / Rand 1324

Note: The research ... was conducted by RAND's Science and Technology Policy Institute, under contract ENG-9812731"--T.p. verso , Includes bibliographical references

Language: English

Keywords: USA ; Bergbau ; Technologie ; Innovation ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Prognose ; Bergbaubetrieb ; Innovation ; Informationstechnik ; Bergbaubetrieb ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Finanzierung ; Risikoverteilung ; USA ; Bergbau

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Format: XV, 31 S.

ISBN: 9780833045577

Series Statement: Rand Corporation technical report series

Note: Includes bibliographical references

Language: English

Keywords: USA ; Arbeitssicherheit ; Berufskrankheit

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: XXVI, 121 S. , graph. Darst.

ISBN: 9780833042354

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series

Note: Analytic methods -- Consequences of allowing TRIA to expire -- Consequences of requiring insurers to offer terrorism coverage for both conventional and NBCR attacks

Language: English

Keywords: USA ; Terrorismus ; Versicherungsschutz ; Staat ; Risikohaftung ; Graue Literatur

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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ISBN: 0-8330-7970-0

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-7652-3

Language: English

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ISBN: 0-8330-9627-3

Content: "The United States relies on a number of infrastructure systems--roads, the electric grid, ports, telecommunications networks, refineries, and the like--for carrying out basic social and economic functions. Disruptions of these systems could impose potentially significant economic, social, environmental and national security consequences. This report serves as the technical documentation and reference document for the data, methods, and analytic approach used in the analysis of national exposures to infrastructure from natural disasters. The analysis includes 11 natural hazards and five infrastructure sectors. Analytic findings about current and future exposures of infrastructure in the United States drawn from this data analysis are documented in a separate report. The report documents how each infrastructure type and hazard is represented in data sets to act as a reference for any use of the data. For each analyzed hazard, this report includes a brief background that describes potential infrastructure impacts, and relevant metrics; a list of sources used in compiling hazard data; an overview of existing methods and applications or modifications used to analyze regional exposure to varying levels of hazard severity. When analyzing infrastructure exposures with this data, it is important to understand this information to ensure that the analysis results reflect the scope, precision, and completeness of the data. Failure to appropriately use the data could result in analysis that misrepresents exposures. The report also provides an overview of all hazard and infrastructure data used to complete this analysis. Analytic findings about current and future exposures of infrastructure in the United States drawn from this data analysis are documented in a separate report"--

Note: Preface -- , Figures -- , Tables -- , Summary -- , Acknowledgments -- , Abbreviations -- , Introduction: , References -- Chapter 2. , Climate-Adjusted Hazards: , Coastal Flooding: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Extreme Temperature: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Meteorological Drought: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Wildfires: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Hazards Without Climate Adjustment: , Earthquakes: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Hurricane Winds: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , Riverine Flooding: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Tsunamis: , Data Sources: , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Tornadoes: , Data Sources: , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Landslides: , Data Sources -- , Analysis Methods -- , References -- , Infrastructure Data Collection Process -- , Approach to Characterizing Infrastructure Vulnerability to Hazards.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-9458-0

Language: English

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Format: 27 S

ISBN: 9780833050953

Series Statement: RAND Corporation technical report series

Content: In an effort to increase the availability and affordability of insurance for catastrophic events, the Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act was introduced in Congress in 2009. One of the arguments in support of this provision is that it lowers insurer costs, which lowers premium rates, increases the number of residents who buy catastrophe insurance, decreases the uninsured loss in disasters, and, ultimately, decreases federal disaster-assistance spending. The California Earthquake Authority, a state-managed catastrophe-insurance program that would qualify for the loan guarantees, sought an estimate of the potential magnitude of this effect for earthquakes in California. As part of the analysis, the report examines the price elasticity for earthquake insurance and relationships between earthquake-insurance coverage and loss compensation. We find that catastrophe obligation guarantees would reduce federal disaster-assistance costs by $3 million to $7 million for every $10 billion in total earthquake loss. Our findings show that changes in insurance coverage would have to be dramatic to have an appreciable impact on uninsured loss and disaster assistance. This result suggests that other avenues for increasing earthquake-insurance coverage, including offering new earthquake-insurance products that provide more-attractive options for consumers, might warrant consideration

Content: In an effort to increase the availability and affordability of insurance for catastrophic events, the Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act was introduced in Congress in 2009. One of the arguments in support of this provision is that it lowers insurer costs, which lowers premium rates, increases the number of residents who buy catastrophe insurance, decreases the uninsured loss in disasters, and, ultimately, decreases federal disaster-assistance spending. The California Earthquake Authority, a state-managed catastrophe-insurance program that would qualify for the loan guarantees, sought an estimate of the potential magnitude of this effect for earthquakes in California. As part of the analysis, the report examines the price elasticity for earthquake insurance and relationships between earthquake-insurance coverage and loss compensation. We find that catastrophe obligation guarantees would reduce federal disaster-assistance costs by $3 million to $7 million for every $10 billion in total earthquake loss. Our findings show that changes in insurance coverage would have to be dramatic to have an appreciable impact on uninsured loss and disaster assistance. This result suggests that other avenues for increasing earthquake-insurance coverage, including offering new earthquake-insurance products that provide more-attractive options for consumers, might warrant consideration

Note: Includes bibliographical references

Language: English

Keywords: Kalifornien ; Erdbeben ; Versicherung

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Format: xi, 90 p , ill. (some col.) , 28 cm

ISBN: 083306861X , 9780833068613

Series Statement: RAND Corporation conference proceedings series

Note: Proceedings of a workshop held in November 2011 in which experts in the field of regulatory analysis and terrorism risk assessed the benefits of terrorism security regulations , "Prepared for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Industrial Economics, Inc , "Homeland Security and Defense Center , Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90)

Language: English

Keywords: USA ; Grenzschutz ; Terrorismus ; Bekämpfung ; Aufsatzsammlung

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Format: XXX, 125 S. , graph. Darst.

ISBN: 9780833046215

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series

Note: Includes bibliographical references , Description of injury and disability compensation for public safety employees -- What is known about the safety and health of public safety employees? -- Characterizing current strategies for reducing occupational injuries and illnesses -- The health of public safety workers relative to other workers -- Work-related disability and disability retirement among public safety employees -- Conclusions and policy implications.

Language: English

Keywords: USA ; Polizeibeamter ; Feuerwehrmann ; Verletzung ; Risiko ; Lebensgefahr ; Arbeitssicherheit