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Books on: earthquakes safety

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Illusions of Safety: Culture and Earthquake Hazard Response in California and Japan

Book by Risa Palm, John Carroll; Westview Press, 1998

Subjects:

Disaster Relief--California--Planning--Public Opinion, Disaster Relief--Japan--Planning--Public Opinion, Earthquake Hazard Analysis--California, Earthquake Hazard Analysis--Japan, Earthquakes--Califiornia--Safety Measures--Public Opinion, Earthquakes--California--Public Opinion, Earthquakes--Japan--Public Opinion, Earthquakes--Japan--Safety Measures--Public Opinion

Collections: Entire Library

...of Safety -ii- Illusions of Safety Culture and Earthquake...Earthquakes in the United States and Japan...Tobin, California Seismic Safety Commission. 1 Earthquake...States Introduction Earthquakes elicit some of the most intense...
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Just in Case: A Passenger's Guide to Airplane Safety and Survival

Book by Daniel A. Johnson; Plenum Press, 1984

Subjects:

Aeronautics, Commercial--Passenger Traffic, Aeronautics--Safety Measures, Survival After Airplane Accidents, Shipwrecks, Etc

Collections: Entire Library

...and I remember one intriguing safety briefing card which instructed...disasters as plane crashes, earthquakes, tornados, mine explosions...that could affect passenger safety, then you, the passenger...attendant and studied the safety information card. Since paying...
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Reforming the Workplace: A Study of Self-Regulation in Occupational Safety

Book by Joseph V. Rees; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1988

Subjects:

Industrial hygiene--Law and legislation--United States, Industrial safety--Law and legislation--United States, United States--Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Collections: Entire Library

...OF SELF-REGULATION IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Reforming the Workplace A STUDY OF SELF-REGULATION IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY JOSEPH V. REES UNIVERSITY OF...self-regulation in occupational safety / Joseph V. Rees . p. cm. - Law...
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Music of the Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders

Book by Ron L. Morton; Plenum Press, 1996

Subjects:

Earth Sciences--Popular Works

Collections: Entire Library

...OF THE EARTH Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders MUSIC OF THE EARTH Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders...Music of the earth : volcanoes, earthquakes, and other geological wonders...
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Reporting on Risks: The Practice and Ethics of Health and Safety Communication

Book by Jim Willis, Albert Adelowo Okunade; Praeger Publishers, 1997

Subjects:

Health In Mass Media, Health Risk Communication

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Health and safety risk issues such as AIDS, hazardous waste disposal, airline disasters, and health care policy frequently dominate the news and require a new level of sensitivity and expertise on the part of journalists. This volume focuses on a study of the trends in risk reporting and offers ...
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Health and safety risk issues such as AIDS, hazardous waste disposal, airline disasters, and health care policy frequently dominate the news and require a new level of sensitivity and expertise on the part of journalists. This volume focuses on a study of the trends in risk reporting and offers guidelines on how to report the dangers of these risks more accurately. It also examines the ethical implications of reporting risks to the public. This work will be of interest to those studying communication, specifically in the areas of ethics in journalism and public health and medical reporting.
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Journal Articles on: earthquakes safety

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Disastrous Relief

Journal article by Richard Worf; Harvard International Review, Vol. 22, 2000

Subjects:

Assistance in emergencies--Management, Earthquakes--Safety and security measures, Emergency management--Planning, Izmit, Turkey--Natural disasters, Turkey--Natural disasters

Collections: Entire Library

...indicating a high probability of earthquakes near Izmit and Istanbul. The...was more concerned for its own safety than the safety of Turkish citizens. Soon after...had no incentive to act in the earthquakes aftermath. Inconsistencies...
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Fundamental Reform in Public Safety Communications Policy

Journal article by Jon M. Peha; Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 59, 2007

Subjects:

Digital television--Laws, regulations and rules, Emergency communication systems--Laws, regulations and rules, Emergency communications systems--Laws, regulations and rules, Public safety radio service--Laws, regulations and rules, Public safety radio services--Laws, regulations and rules

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...free from congestion because it is available only to public safety. Thus, there may be cases where this is preferable. Satellite...because they cover vast regions, and they are immune from earthquakes, hurricanes, and most terrorist attacks. Thus, they may play...
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Tall Building Safety

Journal article; Architectural Science Review, Vol. 45, 2002

Subjects:

Architectural design--Methods, High rise buildings--Safety and security measures, Tall buildings--Safety and security measures

Collections: Entire Library

Tall Building Safety. Egress from buildings was a simple matter as long as they were...were competently designed for expected structural loads, including earthquakes, and for fire resistance. While there was a significant loss of life...
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Earthquake Failure of Reinforced Concrete Buildings: The Case of the 1999 Earthquakes in Turkey

Journal article by Ercument Erman; Architectural Science Review, Vol. 47, 2004

Collections: Entire Library

...Raporu (Marmara and Duzce Earthquakes Engineering Report) Minpa...deprem.html> 20. SEISMIC SAFETY COMISSION: Seismic Safety...Lessons Learned From Recent Earthquakes in Turkey, Greece and Taiwan, CSSC 00-03, Seismic Safety Commission, 1999, viewed...
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Weathering Natural Disasters with a Net of Safety

Journal article by Ilene R. Berson, Michael J. Berson; Social Education, Vol. 72, 2008

Subjects:

Disaster planning--Study and teaching, Emergency management--Study and teaching, Instructional materials--Usage, Social science education--Curricula, Teaching--Equipment and supplies, Teaching--Usage

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...information on disaster safety, and provides updated...winter storms, and earthquakes. The site also provides...questions on volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes...the disasters to safety on the island. FEMA...resources/crisis_safety/naturaldisaster...provides resources on earthquakes, epidemics, hurricanes...

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Magazine Articles on: earthquakes safety

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On Shaky Ground: After a Devastating Earthquake a Year Ago, Residents of Coastal Towns in Southern Peru Have Been Evacuated from Their Homes on Grounds of Safety. Meanwhile the Property Developers Have Moved In

Magazine article by Fred Pearce; Geographical, Vol. 74, June 2002

Subjects:

Disaster relief--Management, Earthquakes--Peru, Floods--Peru, Natural disasters--Social aspects, Peru--Natural disasters, Tsunamis--Environmental aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...mass evacuation, can often provide the best protection from earthquakes. In Peru last year the timely establishment of 15 emergency...European Union funding, across southern Perus earthquake zone. Safety in poverty Sometimes the poor survive best. In the 2001...
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The Right to Safety: Building Safe Schools for Children

Magazine article by Ben Wisner; UN Chronicle, Vol. 42, December 2005

Subjects:

Earthquake engineering--Analysis, Earthquake engineering--Reports, Earthquake engineering--Standards, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development--Reports, School buildings--Design and construction, School buildings--Safety and security measures, School buildings--Standards

Collections: Entire Library

...colleagues and I reviewed the safety of schools in the worlds seismically...building collapses due to earthquakes. Our estimate seemed too high...Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquakes Project in the Asia-Pacific...December 2004. 4 School Seismic Safety: Falling between the Cracks...
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Threat of Terror Impacts Workplace Safety: Occupational Hazards' Readers Report That, as a Result of Sept. 11, the Demands on Their Time Have Increased, but So Has the Importance of Occupational Safety and Health

Magazine article by Todd Nighswonger; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 64, July 2002

Subjects:

Industrial management, Occupational health and safety--Management, Occupational safety and health--Management, Safety engineers--Surveys, Terrorism--Influence

Collections: Entire Library

...Workers also have shown an increased interest in general safety training. "I think we had fairly comprehensive plans before 9/11. We had always considered hurricanes, earthquakes, major fires and -- after June last year -- floods," Kastensmidt...
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The Human Dynamics of Injury Prevention (Part 3): The Thinking and Seeing Components of People-Based Safety: People-Based Safety (PBS) Offers a More Comprehensive Approach to the Human Dynamics of Injury Prevention Than Behavior-Based Safety (BBS), Because It Does Not Ignore Thinking and Perceptual Processes

Magazine article by E. Scott Geller; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 68, December 2006

Subjects:

Injuries--Prevention, Workers--Safety and security measures, Wounds and injuries--Prevention

Collections: Entire Library

...terrorism, food preservatives, environmental pollution and earthquakes). Most practical from an intervention perspective is the observation...group statistics. This suggests a shift in format for group safety presentations. Specifically, safety meetings and interventions...
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Why Do Schools and Hospitals Collapse in Earthquakes?

Magazine article by Ben Wisner, James Lewis; UN Chronicle, Vol. 40, September 2003

Subjects:

Hospitals--Design and construction, Hospitals--International aspects, School buildings--Design and construction, School buildings--International aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...me in January 2001 when the earthquakes in El Salvador and Gujarat...internationally accepted standards of safety for schools and hospitals...hospitals collapse during moderate earthquakes. A middle-income developing...destructive capacity of some earthquakes. Until techniques are more...

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Newspaper Articles on: earthquakes safety

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Quake Buries 900 Students; Flight to Safety: A Girl Suffering from Shock Is Evacuated from Her College in Chengdu by Fellow Students. Some Buildings Reportedly Shook for Two Minutes and Cracks Appeared

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 12, 2008

Subjects:

Earthquakes--China, Earthquakes--Safety and security measures, Elementary school students--Safety and security measures, Universities and colleges--China, Universities and colleges--Safety and security measures

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Quake Buries 900 Students; Flight to Safety: A Girl Suffering from Shock Is Evacuated from Her College...earthquake area lies on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau.Earthquakes are common in Chinain March one with a 7.2 magnitude struck...
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Panda Watchers Taken to Safety; Tourist Says 'Mountain Exploded' as Earthquake Struck

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), May 17, 2008

Subjects:

Earthquakes--China, Earthquakes--Safety and security measures

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Panda Watchers Taken to Safety; Tourist Says Mountain Exploded as Earthquake...earthquake struck have now been airlifted to safety, according to the Foreign Office. The...have reached, a nurse was pulled to safety after being trapped for 96 hours in...
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JOY AS QUAKE WOMEN FOUND; Wirral Tourists Are Airlifted to Safety in China

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), May 15, 2008

Subjects:

Disaster victims--Safety and security measures, Earthquakes--Safety and security measures

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

JOY AS QUAKE WOMEN FOUND; Wirral Tourists Are Airlifted to Safety in China. Byline: By KEVIN CORE and MICHELLE FIDDLER THE...000. But earlier today the two Eastham women were airlifted to safety. Speaking from her home in Eastham, Mrs Hales daughter Christine...
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JOY AS QUAKE WOMEN FOUND; Wirral Tourists Are Airlifted to Safety in China

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), May 15, 2008

Subjects:

Disaster victims--Safety and security measures, Earthquakes--Safety and security measures

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

JOY AS QUAKE WOMEN FOUND; Wirral Tourists Are Airlifted to Safety in China. Byline: By KEVIN CORE and MICHELLE FIDDLER THE...000. But earlier today the two Eastham women were airlifted to safety. Speaking from her home in Eastham, Mrs Hales daughter Christine...
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3 Strong Earthquakes Hit Northwest Japan; 2 Killed, 100 Injured

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 24, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Japan; 2 Killed, 100 Injured. TOKYO (AP) Three strong earthquakes shook northwestern Japan within a span of minutes on Saturday...Telephone lines were severed and the jolt triggered an automatic safety device that halted most railway services, broadcaster NHK...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: earthquakes safety

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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...earth. Seven astronauts were killed in this second shuttle mishap, and focus was once again directed toward the issues of the safety of the space shuttle and the dynamics of the decision-making process at NASA. Despite vocal opposition to military action from...
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Red Cross

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...million dead, the hurricane that hit Honduras in 1974, and the earthquakes in Armenia (1988) and Turkey (1999). The American Red Cross...services to the armed forces and veterans, and public health and safety programs. The nationwide Red Cross blood program is a comprehensive...

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